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Suspect in three separate apartment arsons, burglaries arrested in Lawrence
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (81+ words) Jeremiah Mangels, a junior at Lee's Summit North, is redefining strength and resilience one push at a time. February 9, 1964. The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million people ... Suspect in three separate apartment arsons, burglaries arrested in…...
Westport’s flooding problem gets a modern fix. Construction begins below ground
1+ week, 6+ day ago (201+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Where you used to park at the Westport Sun Fresh is now a gaping hole dug out as part of a larger plan to prevent ongoing flooding that's plagued the neighborhood from its inception. The construction…...
Kansas City firefighter injured while working fire in fourth-floor soybean hopper
3+ week, 1+ day ago (112+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A commercial plant fire broke out early Sunday morning, the Kansas City Fire Department reports. Crews were called to the Cargill plant at 2334 Rochester Avenue around 5:39 a.m. on January 18. A hopper containing soybeans had caught fire four…...
Four Kansas City Kansas firefighters were injured in two fires
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (49+ words) Four Kansas City Kansas firefighters were injured in two fires'KCTV Four Kansas City Kansas firefighters were injured in two fires KCTV5 2025 Rewind: A Year in Kansas City Teen organizes toy drive to comfort family after Linn County boy's death 5 rescued in…...
USPS employee charged in life-threatening shooting at coworker’s home
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (315+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Kansas City has been charged in a life-threatening shooting at a coworker's home over the weekend. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Sunday, Sept. 7, indicate that Antoinette…...
Festivals bring flavor, history and culture to Labor Day weekend in KC
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas Citians have no shortage of choices this Labor Day weekend. With pleasant weather in the forecast, three of the region's most popular festivals are drawing crowds: Irish Fest downtown, SantaCaliGon Days in Independence, and the…...
Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request for acquittal or new trial should be swiftly rejected
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (636+ words) Prosecutors said in papers filed shortly before midnight Wednesday that Combs masterminded elaborate sexual events for two ex-girlfriends between 2008 and last year that involved hiring male sex workers who sometimes were required to cross multiple state lines to participate. A…...
Man admits he tried to smuggle 850 turtles in his socks worth $1.4 million to Hong Kong
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (191+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " A New York resident has admitted he tried to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong by shipping them in boxes labeled "plastic animal ... Wei Qiang Lin, a Chinese national…...
Shawnee resident heads to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest as youngest competitor
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One local Shawnee resident is taking the world stage this Fourth of July. Cameron Meade is heading to Coney Island to go against the pros at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest this Friday. The rookie…...
Top Dog! Shawnee Days sends two qualifiers to national hot dog eating contest
8+ mon, 5+ hour ago (226+ words) SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) -Results are in. Radim Dvoracek and Jocelyn Young are headed to Coney Island! They are the male and female hot dog-eating qualifiers from the Old Shawnee Days qualifying competition in Shawnee, Kansas. The two won eating 29.5 and…...