Shawn Harris initially pleaded not guilty in the 2025 killing of Ming during a shootout in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. As part of a new plea deal, prosecutors will seek life imprisonment charges.

The temporary jail was supposed to be open for the World Cup, but city officials now say it probably won’t open until next year.

As we enter the third quarter of 2026, the Kansas City Police Department has reported 108 homicides, a five-year low for the department. Police credit the drop to more cops on the street, focused deterrence and collaboration with the community.

The Olivette DMV office is the worst in Missouri and the 4th-worst nationally, according to a new report. The Independence and midtown Kansas City license offices are ranked 6th and 7th worst.

Wichita police say a 34-year-old woman from Garden City has been released pending the results of a toxicology report and a vehicle inspection.

Police say they are still working to determine why a 34-year-old woman allegedly drove her truck through a crowd of people Saturday.

Organizers said their focus was on recruiting people to canvass, phone bank and register voters ahead of Election Day. Demonstrations kicked off around 1 p.m., with plans for get out the vote actions later in the afternoon.

At the first of five public listening sessions across the city, Kansas City residents gathered in a Northland community center to express their opinions about a new KCPD chief.

More children from mixed-status families in the Midwest are being separated from their parents through detention or deportation. Researchers and advocates believe the trauma of being split up predisposes a generation to health, academic and economic consequences.

More than 50,000 Evergy customers are reported without power. Clay County was briefly under a tornado warning, as the National Weather Service urged Kansas City residents to seek shelter.

Regulations for automated license plate readers have been revised twice this year by police Chief Doreen Jokerst, who took over the department in October 2024.

Restaurant, cafe, and bar workers' will rally in Kansas City and St. Louis on Tuesday for a "Bill of Rights" proposing a $25 minimum wage, paid sick leave, healthcare, and other benefits