Dr. Alla Barry was a Missouri Southern professor. A resident says a boat struck a person and left the area.

A man was killed outside a 24-hour QuikTrip on NW Englewood Road, marking the Northland's second homicide of 2026.

The man was found wounded outside an apartment building on East 88th Terrace and died hours later, KCPD says.

City council takes up a crackdown on drifting, burnouts and drag racing Tuesday; KCTV5 reported that a Blue Springs man was accused of damaging a Waldo mural during a sideshow.

KCFD launched two rescue boats before dawn to pull a fall victim off the rocky riverbank near the Town of Kansas Bridge.

Robert Prestly of Tarkio faces harassment and child pornography charges after a Nebraska arrest tied to a complaint filed weeks earlier.

Lawmakers say KDADS diverted funds while 5,357 Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities wait, some for a decade.

Rebecca Paul barricaded herself with a gun before a county tactical team helped end the standoff peacefully.

Charles “Cole” Wimes vanished near Summit Street Friday night, and police say they don't even know what he was wearing.

Shell casings but no victims or suspects greeted officers at the 5150 Roe Boulevard Walmart Friday afternoon.

Three former residents say Show-Me Christian Youth Home in La Monte forced them into hard labor and abuse. Its director had pushed a bill to loosen state oversight.

Melvin Strode left his home near 75th and State Avenue before dawn Thursday and hasn't been seen since. Police call him endangered.

The crash on U.S. 65 marked Troop D's 88th traffic death of 2026, well ahead of last year's pace.