A woman was shot and killed at an apartment building in the 8700 block of Countryshire Lane in south Kansas City just after noon Tuesday, according to a Kansas City police spokesperson..

Kansas City’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday advanced an ordinance that would let the city spend up to $1 million to buy the long‑blighted Robandee Shopping Center at Bannister Road and James A.

The governor’s budget vetoes included money for tutoring programs, road infrastructure improvements, workforce development, food assistance and arts organizations. "These losses are huge," says Arts Asylum director Evie Craig.

A man was killed Tuesday morning inside an apartment in the 5200 block of Oak Leaf Drive. This marks the city’s 90th homicide.

TOPEKA — A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a youth among more than 17 foster homes and two psychiatric hospitals received a life sentence in prison Tuesday without possibility of parole for half a century in the rape and murder of a Topeka preschool girl entrusted to his care.

Yet the bill offers many proposed benefits such as increased defense funding and higher child tax credits. Kansas representative Tracey Mann says the bill will “Uproot wasteful spending and prevent tax increases on average families.” Hare argues this bill only targets the most vulnerable.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Federal charges have been filed against a man accused of dealing fentanyl in Kansas City after more than 6.5 lbs. of illegal drugs were found.

Kansas State was voted the top team heading into the 2025 season. The Wildcats finished 9-4 last year and won the Rate Bowl in a 44-41 shootout against Rutgers.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a second Tuesday homicide. Officers were called around 11:45 a.m. to the 8700 block of Countryshire Lane on a shooting.

Deron Rippey Jr. is one of the best point guards in the 2026 class. The 5-star guard just cut down to a list of 12 schools, and the Kansas Jayhawks are included