New bill aims to expand after-school programs

The push for new approaches comes as federal afterschool funding faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration has ...

Bowen Tower tenants win rent cuts, eviction dismissals after 4-month rent strike

Tenants also say they won nearly $45,800 in rent debt cancellation through court proceedings during the strike. The Union ...

Missouri debates major shift from income tax to sales tax

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri lawmakers are debating whether to fundamentally change how the state collects taxes by ...

Kansas City considers ban on small liquor bottles and beer in high-crime areas

The proposed ordinance would affect liquor up to 35% alcohol in containers under 7 ounces, including half pints. Single-serve ...

Mother pleads for answers 20 days after teen killed walking home from school

His mother, Qusha Barbee, said he was walking home from school when someone took his life.

City will issue $50 fines and tow vehicles that block streetcar routes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City will begin enforcing transit-only lanes along the Main Street corridor starting Sunday, issuing fines and towing vehicles that block streetcar routes.

Former Grain Valley police officer sentenced for child sexual crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A former Grain Valley Police Department officer was sentenced Wednesday for a pair of child sex crimes. August P. Gildehaus, 30, of Blue Springs, was sentenced to 20 years in ...