Two other children were also inside the East Shadyside Avenue home.

Phil LeVota allegedly offered county jobs to push a rival out of the 2026 executive race he'd promised not to enter.

Julianne Grace Willis, 26, pleaded guilty after a fake dating profile drew strangers to a Ulysses, Kansas home. She faces sentencing in November.

Arrowhead Stadium ditches its GEHA branding as the Kansas City Chiefs count down to their planned move across the state line.

In Gardner, Velocity Arts' master plan also includes an accredited music college and esports arena, per CEO Josh Shibler.

Kansas City voters approved $100 million for repairs at Bartle Hall, Municipal Auditorium and City Hall. The no-tax-increase bond arrives as downtown venues prepare for a busy event calendar.

A man in his 60s was found dead in an Excelsior Springs home, and police are investigating the death as a homicide. A suspect is in custody.

A woman was killed before dawn in a Kansas City parking lot near an auto parts business. Detectives are searching for witnesses, video and other evidence.

A Wichita resident is challenging the city's nearly 200-camera Flock network, arguing it tracks law-abiding drivers without warrants.

Jackson County spent $28,444 sending four officials to Hawaii for conferences, resort stays and a Pearl Harbor ceremony. The public payoff remains difficult to measure.

A Kansas City man was charged in the March shooting outside an Overland Park Planned Parenthood.

A scholarship honoring slain Kansas City teen Santino Gonzalez will help aspiring barbers pursue training and careers.

A man died after a shooting near 48th Terrace and Vermont Avenue, where police found an abandoned electric motorbike.