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Kansas City ends 2025 with warming temperatures, cold front in new year
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (238+ words) Windy and bitter cold to start the week, but Kansas City's warming trend is on the way. The cold may take your breath away on Monday morning, as Kansas City wakes up to morning wind chills below zero. Expect a…...
Kansas City police investigate Christmas Day shooting in the Crossroads
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (79+ words) Kansas City police are investigating a shooting reported Christmas Day in the Crossroads District near 19th and Main streets. The victim was taken to a hospital. Search location by ZIP code Kansas City police investigate Christmas Day shooting in the Crossroads…...
Kansas City police identify man shot, killed inside convenience store Tuesday night
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) Kansas City police are investigating a deadly shooting Tuesday night inside a convenience store in the 7000 block of Prospect Avenue. Officers were called to the store around 8:40 p.m. and found an adult man lying unresponsive on the floor, according to police....
North Kansas City High School shooting suspect pleads guilty to four felonies
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (143+ words) One of two brothers charged in a 2024 shooting outside North Kansas City High School has pleaded guilty. Lavondre Smallwood entered his guilty plea Wednesday during a hearing. Smallwood pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault for injuring two victims…...
SNAP in Kansas, Missouri: Interactive map shows percent of population receiving benefits by county
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (185+ words) Millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, may face challenges in accessing food aid starting Nov. 1, as the Trump administration has decided not to utilize available contingency funds to support the program. According to…...
Kansas City man faces murder and drug charges in Jackson County after two fentanyl overdose deaths
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (157+ words) A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with two fentanyl overdose deaths from 2023. Angel B. Esparza faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree involuntary manslaughter, and delivery of a controlled substance. Court records show both victims, coworkers of Esparza, died…...
Kansas City fire crews battle fully-involved apartment fire
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) The Kansas City Fire Department is working to contain a fully-involved fire at an apartment building. Firefighters responded to the area of 35th Street and Euclid Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Friday to ... Search location by ZIP code Kansas City fire crews battle fully-involved…...
Victim identified in overnight Kansas City Quality Hill homicide
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (130+ words) Police have identified the man killed in an overnight shooting at an apartment complex in downtown Kansas City. Officers responded just after 12:15 a.m. Tuesday to the Quality Hill Towers in the 900 block of Jefferson Street after reports of gunfire. When officers…...
Man who brought minor to Kansas City during Super Bowl week for prostitution sentenced
3+ mon, 22+ hour ago (153+ words) A Missouri man who transported a minor to Kansas City during Super Bowl week to engage in prostitution was sentenced Friday to 152 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced JoeMarius Green, 25, and ordered lifetime supervised release. Green pleaded…...
Kansas City, Kansas, police officers investigating early morning homicide
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (102+ words) One person is dead after a shooting on Greeley Avenue in Kansas City, KS. Kansas City, KS Police are investigating a homicide in the 1500 block of Greeley Avenue. Officers responded to the scene at 1:42 Friday morning. They discovered a male…...