Morgan Riddell
Reporter
Morgan joined the KCTV5 team in December 2024. She was born and raised in Crystal Lake, IL. She began her journalism career at the University of Missouri, graduating in 2020 she took her first job in St Joseph.
From there, she spent three years in College Station, Texas, reporting on everything from local government and crime to the Capitol in Austin and the US-Mexico border.
She’s so excited to be in Kansas City cheering on the Chiefs and spending time with family.
“The risks they took, putting themselves in harm’s way, it mattered."
“You’ve got to have women in your organization not only to make you better, but to make decision-making better," said Royals CEO John Sherman.
Owner Dawn Eddings says the shirt sales have reached all 50 states and 11 countries.
Scammers will pose as sellers to take your money in a fast and full-cash closing.
Almost 90 mail carriers from Kansas pulled support from passersby.
More federal grant cuts, now targeting foster children.
Goode says it may have been his idea, but it takes the community to get something like this up and running. So far, 25 businesses have joined, but they want more.
The Kansas State School for the Blind has the only blind soccer field in the Midwest, and one of only four in the nation.
The funds were collected from over 3,400 individual donations through the holidays.
If it moves forward, the company would bring 2,000 jobs to the area, averaging about $125,000 in yearly compensation.
It’s fabled the story of Mickey originated from a mouse that visited Walt’s desk in the historic midtown building for a snack.
Over 200 people from dozens of nonprofits showed up to the Convention Center Tuesday to tackle uncertain future.
The first phase of the new townhomes is expected to be completed in 2027. A few residents still live at the Parade Park Homes, but not many.
Inside the now destroyed home, Rachel’s ashes. Those have been lost, along with all of the family’s memories and belongings.
Exactly one month after their hospital wedding, they welcomed baby Ariya Rae into the world.
Mayor Quinton Lucas toured the 9-1-1 Dispatch Call Center on Tuesday to see how changes have helped fill gaps in service identified last year.
WWI Museum staff responds after more than 20,000 military photos and stories identified as DEI were either removed or changed from Pentagon records.
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas plans $152 million renovation in response to direct patient and family feedback.
Though the cause has not yet been determined, neighbors said they heard a crack of lightning before flames.
The sales tax question will be on the April 8, 2025, ballot for Liberty voters.
The Read For 15 campaign has worked with more than 20,000 local students in the last five years.
The YMCA cites staffing issues at the Northland, Thomas Roque, Columbus Park, and Park Hill locations as the reason for ending their partnership.
Seth Lugo shares the personal reason why his whole family understands the importance of Ronald McDonald House as a community resource.
Thanks to increased demand for eggs, Feldmans Farm and Home store in Liberty receives a weekly shipment of chicks.
KC United for Public Safety hosted a meeting with local leaders to help tackle violence and crime prevention,
In the form of $750,000, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II was at the groundbreaking event to present the federal funds he secured.
A trucking supervisor getting vehicles registered at a Kansas Highway Patrol inspection point West of Kansas City told KCTV5 his crews are stuck at that border, and won’t be moving anytime soon.
The equipment is operated with a remote control, and powered with a diesel engine that has a battery-powered backup.
It’s an expensive time of year to have a student with graduation, school dances and preparing to have them home for the next few months.
Haefs' attorneys told the judge they need to file a continuance and push back the trial date to complete depositions.
Who doesn't love a good Guinness World Record? Now Kansas Citians can see lots up close and personal!
Neighbors say the homeowner, where the tree fell, was forced to drive through her yard to make it to work with the tree blocking her only other way out.
MoDOT spokesperson Brook Rohlfing says with the unusual conditions between rain and snow, salt isn’t helpful.
Additional local partners are expected to be announced as the project continues to move forward.
Police: A 5-year-old child is safe - the suspect who took her is dead after a night of terror ending with a woman and boy killed.
A local man with heart failure who was told numerous times he only had months to live now has a new outlook on life two years later.
The families will receive $1,600 a month to attend Open Minds, a 10-hour-a-day, year-round program.
It has been just over two years since KCMO Police Officer James ‘Jim’ Muhlbauer, his K-9 and a pedestrian were killed by a reckless driver.
Union representatives said they don’t know how many people will be laid off at Kansas City’s IRS branch.
Each day about 180 Amazon delivery drivers take off from the distribution center in Shawnee carrying up to 240 packages per truck for residents across the metro.
The Community Blood Center KC is holding a drive to not only reflect on this day one year back but also highlight the call that went into the community.
This was held at Children’s Mercy Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and included some cool demonstrations. They’re looking to bring on up to 40 new officers.
A couple originally from Kansas City now living in Montana traveled back to KC and donated a gun discovered in their family that originated in 1903.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Marketplace scams are on the rise at the same time as tax season.
KCPD Investigate as a homicide while considering the possibility of self-defense.
How Chiefs fans plan on watching the Super Bowl, many want to concentrate on what's happening.
It’s the third year the Pinners Conference made a stop in Kansas City and this year is bigger and better than ever.
Just hours after it happened, those with flights out of KCI were waking up to the news.
