Scooby-Doo, pet caricatures, and a bounce house headline a KCK fundraiser where every ticket funds free vet care.

A ribbon-cutting at Mid-County Fire Protection District marks Camden County's first anonymous surrender site, with a second box planned for Lake Ozark.

A plan is in place to relight the downtown landmark after months of negotiations over its future.

Sammie Magee's Saturday event at Prairie Star Middle School will fund a Kansas City-area healing day for children hit by gun violence.

Five severely malnourished greyhounds rescued from Oklahoma are now beginning a painstaking recovery in Leawood, with Kansas City volunteers handling medical care, feeding and comfort.

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

A personal memorial cross has vanished from an Independence tree, leaving behind broken hardware and unanswered questions.

A special-use permit could decide whether Starfish Project can open its larger Olathe location. Neighbors support the mission but remain divided over traffic and the site’s fit.

Kansas City approved up to $500,000 for emergency repairs at the North Lawn Apartments after tenants reported weeks without power, stolen wiring and unsafe units.

Loud booms across the Kansas City metro this week were likely caused by Fort Leavenworth training and a nearby transmission‑line project. Officials urged residents to monitor official channels.

A longtime Kansas City nonprofit opens a new east-side center on Aug. 1, 2026, to centralize counseling, legal help and wound care for survivors of violence. The day will include a community back-to-school celebration.

Olathe Municipal Court will accept new school supplies in lieu of qualifying traffic and parking fines through Aug. 4, offering up to a $50 credit per donor.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy rolled past Eureka as sweltering crowds lined Route 66; dozens were treated for heat‑related illness and Meramec Ambulance District called for mutual aid. No fatalities were reported.