Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
The Kansas Attorney General announced Tuesday that he has filed a capital murder charge against Adam Joseph Longoria, who is accused of killing teenager Alicia Debolt
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:06:46 CDT
University of Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins has left the university earlier than previously planned, university officials announced Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:34:45 CDT
A Jackson County Circuit Judge has rejected Will Royster's request for a new election. He alleged voter fraud led to John Joseph Rizzo's three-vote victory.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:07:58 CDT
The ragweed season has been long and hard this year as any allergy sufferer will attest.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:52:23 CDT
A man who was shot around 4 a.m. on South Glenwood Avenue in Independence has died, Independence Police said Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:58:02 CDT
A bicyclist and a motorcyclist were injured Tuesday when they collided around 11 a.m. at the corner of College Boulevard and Westgate Street in Overland Park.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:53:39 CDT
Kansas City Councilwoman Cathy Jolly announced Tuesday she will not seek a second term.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:34:40 CDT
The University of Kansas is mourning the death of a dance professor who fell from a New York building during the weekend.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:44:38 CDT
Interstate 35 South in Olathe was closed much of the day Tuesday as police investigated a deadly stabbing that happened right on the highway.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:05:37 CDT
Kansas City police said one person was killed Monday at a family gathering at a home at 28th Street and Highland Avenue.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:09:09 CDT
A woman was charged Tuesday afternoon with shooting her husband, who was shot in the throat, according to court documents.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:20:21 CDT
The sea horse fountains at Kansas City's City Hall got a special cleaning Monday. KMBC's Kerri Stowell talks to the conservator who describes the special process.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:02:01 CDT
President Barack Obama unveiled Monday a new infrastructure plan. Unions members at a Labor Day picnic in Kansas City told KMBC's Micheal Mahoney they like the sounds of it.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:55:38 CDT
Thieves grabbed diamonds, rings, necklaces and other items from a jewelry store on the Country Club Plaza store by breaking in through an adjacent restaurant.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:52:22 CDT
Labor unions celebrated Labor Day but admit they are dealing with declining enrollment.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:40:01 CDT
Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating after a woman said someone in a black SUV fired at her multiple times.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:44:33 CDT
Diana Radcliff was simply recounting the robbery and shootings she just witnessed to a KMBC-TV photographer. Now her story has been auto-tuned, and thousands of people world-wide have seen it.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:43:30 CDT
One person was killed Sunday in a crash involving two vehicles, according to Kansas City, Kan., police.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:30:19 CDT
Kansas City police say one person was killed Sunday night in a double shooting near the corner of East Gregory Boulevard and Prospect Avenue.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:32:40 CDT
An Independence woman says her family's pet was found hanging from a tree outside their home on Saturday morning.
Published: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:41:28 CDT