Skip to content
  • News
  • Kansas City Chiefs
  • Weather
  • Sports
  • KCTV5 Investigates
  • Meet the Team
  • Submit Photo
  • What's On
  • Watch Live
  • Home
  • News
    • Crime
    • National
    • Regional Politics
    • Entertainment
    • World Cup to KC
    • Top 5
    • Friday Night Flights
    • Found It On 5
    • Coronavirus
    • Education
  • Weather
    • 10-Day Forecast
    • Radar
    • Weather Cams
    • Alerts
    • Closings
  • KCTV5 Investigates
    • Roger Golubski
    • Wrongful Convictions
    • Medical
    • Consumer
  • Sports
    • Kansas City Chiefs
    • Kansas City Royals
    • Sporting KC
    • Hy-Vee Team of the Week
    • Hy-Vee Game of the Week
    • Kansas City Current
    • Kansas Jayhawks
    • Kansas State Wildcats
    • Missouri Tigers
    • Sports Betting
    • Price Chopper Tailgate Recipe
  • Shelter Pet of the Day
  • Living KC
    • Celebrate Kindness
    • Going With Grace
    • Lucas Oil Speedway
    • Movin' On Up
    • Now Playing
  • Submit Photo
  • Traffic
  • It's Your Health
  • Your Money
  • Aging & Style
  • Your House Your Home
  • KCTV5 Cares
  • Watch Live
  • Jobs
  • BBB Consumer Tips
  • Advertise With Us
  • Station Information
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact Us
    • NextGen TV
    • Download our Apps
    • Programming Schedule
    • Careers
    • Closed Captioning
  • Latest Newscasts
  • Circle - Country Music & Lifestyle
  • Gray DC Bureau
  • Investigate TV
  • Press Releases
  • PowerNation

KCTV5 Investigates

  • Roger Golubski
  • Wrongful Convictions
  • Medical
  • Consumer

News

Patient in hospital room

Prior authorization nightmares prompt Kansas lawmakers to consider new regulations

Updated: 14 hours ago
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A debate is raging nationally regarding prior authorization. You’re probably familiar with it. It’s a common practice in medicine today.

News

Mini-Labradoodle Henry was put down after he couldn't recover from injuries suffered in a dog...

Second dog dies from injuries from dog attack at Olathe’s Lucky PawsKC

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 9:34 AM CDT
|
By Angie Ricono
His family tried to nurse the mini-Labradoodle back to health for a week following the initial emergency surgery.

News

Bauer (right) was a 15-year-old Pomeranian-Shih-tzu mix that weighed 10 pounds. He was attacked...

Dogs attacked at Lucky Paws, Animal Control report details lack of cooperation from facility

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:15 PM CDT
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
KCTV5 continues to report on a dog attack inside an Olathe boarding facility that killed a 15-year-old Pomeranian mix named Bauer.

News

Bauer (right) was a 15-year-old Pomeranian-Shih-tzu mix that weighed 10 pounds. He was attacked...

Olathe family crushed after attack at boarding facility kills one dog, injures another

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:39 PM CDT
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
KCTV5 reached out to the owner of Lucky Paws KC who says he’s offering to pay vet bills for the dog that survived the attack.

News

Ricky Kidd (left) and Lamar Johnson (right)

Exoneree Lamar Johnson celebrates his first month of freedom

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
|
By Angie Ricono
He calls Kansas City home, at least for now.
10 Day Forecast
10 Day Forecast

Top Stories

Prosecutor to seek death penalty for man charged with killing NKC police officer
Masks now optional at North Kansas City Hospital
Johnson County Community College sees spike in student enrollment despite national decline
Missouri Department of Conservation offering permits for black bear, elk hunting seasons
Minus the animals, ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ touring for first time since 2017

KCTV5 Investigates

FILE — Three people were killed after a firetruck collided with an SUV and crashed into a...

Opting out: City doesn’t put safety system at intersection of fatal Westport crash

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
KCTV5 has learned the city has no current plans to install Opticom technology at the intersection of a fatal firetruck crash.

News

FILE — Three people were killed after a firetruck collided with an SUV and crashed into a...

Opticom: The safety system that didn’t work in KC, and the city won’t talk about

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Opticom is a traffic control system providing a green light – a right-of-way at intersections – to emergency vehicles.

KCTV5 Investigates

The logo for the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department.

KCFD changes red light policy following Westport crash

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:10 PM CST
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander
One of the first orders of business for Interim Fire Chief Ross Grundyson was a new directive that immediately changed requirements when responding to emergencies.

KCTV5 Investigates

Some Raytown homeowners are furious after they say a clogged sewer backed up in their homes and...

Who is responsible when a sewer system backs up?

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 3:29 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Some Raytown homeowners are furious after they say a clogged sewer backed up in their homes and the city won’t cover the damages.

News

Hattie Saltzman remembers the year insulin cost $500 a month.

‘Why did it take so long?’ Local diabetics react to insulin price drop

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 3:15 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Hattie Saltzman remembers the year insulin cost $500 a month... She’s hoping Eli Lilly's caps will spread so that all who need insulin will have affordable medication.

News

A Gladstone widow contacted our investigative team after struggling for months with Fidelity,...

Gladstone widow has enough, calls KCTV5 for help with late husband’s 401(k)

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:11 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A Gladstone widow contacted our investigative team after struggling for months with Fidelity, the company that holds her now-deceased husband’s retirement account.

KCTV5 Investigates

FILE — Three people were killed after a firetruck collided with an SUV and crashed into a...

Driver in Westport fire truck crash to ‘vigorously’ fight to keep KCFD job

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 4:32 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Dominic Biscari's attorney released a three-page statement that raises sharp questions about training and the intersection itself. It also claims the city has half-installed a safety system called “Opticom,” which would automatically change traffic lights.

KCTV5 Investigates

It’s been nearly two years since Malcom Johnson was shot and killed by police inside a gas...

Leaders want answers in Malcolm Johnson’s death

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:20 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s been nearly two years since Malcolm Johnson was shot and killed by police inside a gas station at E. 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City.

KCTV5 Investigates

The city of Mission Hills is reviewing its next steps following an incident in Peetwood Park...

Mission Hills suspends coyote trapping program after dogs are injured

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:20 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The city of Mission Hills is reviewing its next steps following an incident in Peetwood Park that left two dogs injured.

News

Lamar Johnson, center and his attorneys react on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, after St. Louis...

No compensation for Lamar Johnson, Innocence Project launches fundraiser

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:04 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson will not qualify for compensation because the case did not hinge on DNA.

News

Lamar Johnson, center and his attorneys react on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, after St. Louis...

Lamar Johnson’s murder conviction vacated

Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 2:32 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Judge David Mason has ruled to vacate Lamar Johnson’s murder conviction.

News

Graham Anderson moved to a camper for months because his utility bill skyrocketed.

Customers call out Evergy meter mix-ups say they owe hundreds

Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:39 PM CST
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Graham Anderson moved to a camper for months because his utility bill skyrocketed.

News

Lamar Johnson listens to testimony during the third day of his wrongful conviction hearing in...

Judge to announce decision in Lamar Johnson case Tuesday

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 3:38 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
It follows a week-long December hearing into Johnson’s current murder conviction of Marcus Boyd who was shot and killed on a Saint Louis porch in 1994.

KCTV5 Investigates

A local couple estimates they have $20,000 in vet bills after their dogs were caught in steel...

Plan to trap coyotes in Mission Hills called ‘cruel, unnecessary, and incredibly stupid’

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 5:17 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A local couple estimates they have $20,000 in vet bills after their dogs were caught in steel traps set at a public park in Mission Hills.

News

Galleri is self-pay — at a cost of about $1,000.

A blood test can detect 50 types of cancer, but it will cost you

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:02 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Galleri is self-pay — at a cost of about $1,000.

News

Andrew and his mother, Lana Borysov

Johnson County mother says son taken to Dubai without her permission

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:48 AM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Melonne McBride
A woman thought her son was on a day trip in Missouri. She found her car at the airport and quickly realized her husband took her son and left the country.

News

John Keith Calvin.

KCK man who worked to prove innocence dies in prison

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Just last month, his family announced his cancer diagnosis and pleaded for a compassionate release so that he could die at home or in hospice. A U.S. district judge denied the request.

News

Anne Searle was billed “retroactively” for two years of electrical use after a “meter mix-up.”

‘Just couldn’t believe it’: Utility company wants woman to pay for meter mistake

Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Anne Searle was billed “retroactively” for two years of electrical use after a “meter mix-up.”

KCTV5 Investigates

Michael Politte and Lamar Johnson

Difficult legal path to prove innocence goes to Missouri Supreme Court

Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:57 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The watchdog group “Common Cause” questions how and why innocence claims are being challenged by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

KCTV5 Investigates

Last November, Missouri voters approved recreational use of marijuana for people over the age...

Marijuana may be legal, but a positive drug test can still crush job offers

Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 2:58 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander and Zoe Brown
Last November, Missouri voters approved recreational use of marijuana for people over the age of 21. But, as one Belton woman found out, legalization has its limits. A positive THC test can still throw a wrench into your job hunt.

KCTV5 Investigates

Olathe police are expected to officially release the name of a young man shot and killed by...

Olathe mother says son was fatally shot by police during mental health call for help

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 1:04 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Olathe police are expected to officially release the name of a young man shot and killed by police Saturday night.

News

Chris Dunn is convicted in the 1990 Saint Louis murder of Ricco Rogers.

Claiming wrongful conviction, Missouri prisoner asks US Supreme Court to review case

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Chris Dunn is convicted in the 1990 Saint Louis murder of Ricco Rogers.

News

Circuit Court Judge David Mason questions Lamar Johnson as he testifies on the stand during the...

Wrongful conviction case judge: Was there ‘rush’ to convict?

Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 6:22 AM CST
|
By The Associated Press
The judge presiding over a hearing to determine if a Missouri man’s murder conviction should be overturned questioned on Friday if police and prosecutors “were in a little bit of a rush” to convict Lamar Johnson.

News

Inside a KCK church on Friday, the family of John Calvin stood and wept. It’s bad enough that...

KCK family calls for compassionate release of John Calvin

Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:31 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Inside a KCK church on Friday, the family of John Calvin stood and wept. It’s bad enough that they recently learned 56-year-old Calvin is dying of colon cancer, but he will likely die in prison.

News

Lamar Johnson listens to testimony during the second day of his wrongful conviction hearing in...

Maintaining his claims of innocence, Lamar Johnson tells his story in court

Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:59 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder in the 1994 death of Marcus Boyd.

News

Garry Lee Jackman is one of at least three men who are convicted of raping women in the...

Gary Lee Jackman, 1980s ‘Westport Rapist,’ up for parole Thursday

Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 8:31 AM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Jackman is one of at least three men who are convicted of raping women in the Westport area in the 1980s.

KCTV5 Investigates

Day 3.

Former attorneys testify during day 3 of Lamar Johnson hearing

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 5:14 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Attorneys involved in the original case testified about how they handled the case and what they would have done differently in light of new information.

KCTV5 Investigates

File.

Disgraced former KCK detective Roger Golubski appears in federal court

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:06 PM CST
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Today, a former KCK police detective was back in federal court in Topeka for a hearing on eight federal charges he’s facing.

KCTV5 Investigates

Lamar Johnson, left, and James Howard, right, at a court hearing on December 12, 2022.

Jaw-dropping testimony in Lamar Johnson hearing includes confession from self-admitted killer

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:28 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has served 28 years and has always said he’s innocent. His case is back before the courts under a new law that allows Missouri prosecutors to review old convictions and bring them back before a judge.

News

Melodie and her husband, Jerry, live with their dog, Beamer.

KC scientist manipulates memories in animals, gives Overland Park Alzheimer’s patient hope

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:51 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
His groundbreaking research could have major implications for how Alzheimer’s and dementia patients are treated.

News

Lamar Johnson has spent 28 years in prison for St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do.

A Missouri man was convicted of murder 28 years ago. Now, his case for exoneration begins.

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:03 AM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Lamar Johnson has spent 28 years in prison for a St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do.

News

FILE — The Kansas City Police Department shared photos of a semi-truck that tried going under...

Deal reached to install new warning system for Independence Avenue bridge

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 8:19 AM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A plan to install a warning height clearance curtain for the Independence Bridge is one step closer to reality.

News

City manager Brian Platt is alleged to have asked in a meeting "Why can’t we just lie to the...

Whistleblower lawsuit accuses city manager of suggesting lying to public as part of new strategy

Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 1:59 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
City manager Brian Platt reportedly asked, “Why can’t we just lie to the media?”

News

Cats v. Robots Volume 1: This Is War

ACLU sues Independence School District over library policy on certain book removals

Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:15 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
The lawsuit comes after public debate and the permanent removal of Cats vs. Robots Volume 1: This is War.

News

FILE - The Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns play during the first half of an NFL...

Home of the Chiefs: Both sides of state line debate football team’s future

Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 6:30 PM CST
|
By Brad Stephens
Royals ownership has confirmed it plans to move the club to a new downtown stadium, which gives the Chiefs options.

KCTV5 Investigates

A Kansas City, Kansas, man is sharing his horror story about what he says he endured at the...

‘I thought I was going to die:’ KCK man accuses Golubski of Russian roulette

Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:26 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A Kansas City, Kansas, man is sharing his horror story about what he says he endured at the hands of disgraced KCK Detective Roger Golubski.

News

One year after his release, Kevin Strickland is embracing all of the joys of life he had to put...

A year after release, Kevin Strickland reflects on life on the ‘outside’ and gives thanks

Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 4:00 PM CST
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
One year after his release, Kevin Strickland is embracing all of the joys of life he had to put on hold for 43 years.

News

Families and advocates question the lack of action and point to other communities that did mass...

New plan to review Golubski’s old cases is met with criticism

Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:18 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
“Who better to clean their own house than those who are involved in it?” KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman said during a press conference this afternoon.

News

Former Kansas City, Kansas Police Department Det. Roger Golubski was charged in a grand jury...

KCK police plans to review retired detective Roger Golubski’s old cases

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 8:48 PM CST
|
By KCTV5 Staff
Roger Golubski remains on home arrest while awaiting court proceedings on the federal charges he’s facing.

KCTV5 Investigates

We are getting an eye-opening look at horrific allegations at Missouri's Agapè Boarding School.

New court filing details allegations of rape, abuse, suicide attempts at Missouri’s Agapè Boarding School

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:39 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
We are getting an eye-opening look at horrific allegations at Missouri's Agapè Boarding School.

News

Lonnie Davis Sr. was attacked on Oct. 5 and died days later in the hospital.

Family wants murder charges after senior punched, stomped inside courthouse

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 3:46 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono
Lonnie Davis Sr. was attacked on Oct. 5 and died days later in the hospital.

News

FILE — The grand jury indictment alleged Golubski provided protection to the other three named...

Roger Golubski, others accused in sex trafficking at KCK apartment complex

Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 3:31 PM CST
|
By Greg Dailey and Angie Ricono
Victims alleged multiple accounts of rape and sexual abuse, along with kidnapping and threatening of teen girls at the Delevan Townhomes Apartments.

KCTV5 Investigates

Sawyer Rangel and Shawna Rangel.

Doctors warn parents about rising RSV, influenza cases

Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:23 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
We are still weeks away from the start of winter, but a common winter threat is making an early appearance and it’s not alone. Influenza is also hitting earlier than normal. COVID-19 is still hanging around, too.

KCTV5 Investigates

FILE - Eric DeValkenaere, a Kansas City, Mo., police detective, who shot and killed Cameron...

KCPD Detective Eric DeValkenaere asks higher court to overturn his conviction

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:45 PM CST
|
By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander and Emily Rittman
Eric DeValkenaere was convicted of armed criminal action and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb. The shooting took place back in December of 2019.

KCTV5 Investigates

Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt held a midseason news conference Monday, Nov. 7.

Clark Hunt confirms Chiefs investigated after Britt Reid crash

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:23 PM CST
|
By Cyndi Fahrlander
During a midseason news conference, Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt was asked about Britt Reid.
News
Station Information
Programming Schedule
Our Apps
Weather
Meet the Team
Watch Live
Jobs
Sports
Advertise With Us
Aging & Style
Sign Up for Newsletters
KCTV5 Cares
Careers
Your House Your Home
  • KCTV
  • 4500 Shawnee Mission Parkway
  • Fairway, KS 66205
  • (913) 677-7211
KCTV Public Inspection File
KSMO Public Inspection File
kim.edney@kctv5.com - (913) 677-7126
KCTV Children's Programming
KSMO Children's Programming
FCC Applications
EEO Public File Report
Closed Captioning/Audio Description
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Advertising
Digital Advertising
A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc.