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News

KCPD locates missing 10-year-old boy, found safe

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is asking the public to help them locate a missing 10-year-old boy.

News

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Crash involving motorcycle leads to serious injuries in Overland Park

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A serious injury crash investigation is underway in Overland Park following a crash involving a motorcycle and a car.

Regional Politics

On Saturday, Johnson County voters started hitting the polls for Advance Voting for the...

Johnson County voters to weigh in on potential renewal of public safety sales tax later this year

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
Voters this fall in Johnson County will consider a renewal of the public safety sales tax.

News

A silver alert has been issued for a missing elderly man from Lexington, Missouri.

Missing Lexington man found safe after silver alert

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By KCTV5 Staff
A silver alert has been issued for a missing elderly man from Lexington, Missouri.

News

Merck Animal Health is betting big on De Soto, announcing an $895 million expansion Thursday...

Animal health company announces $895M expansion in De Soto

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
One of the largest economic development projects in Kansas history is coming to De Soto.

News

City of Kansas City City Manager Mario Vasquez meets with reporters after being approved for...

City of Kansas City names Mario Vasquez new City Manager

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz and Betsy Webster
The City of Kansas City has a new city manager.

Community

Families were still frantically packing as the eviction deadline approached in Aspen Place...

‘Am I scared to death? Yeah,’ Deadline hits as families still scramble for relocation after complex condemned

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
Families were still frantically packing as the eviction deadline approached in Aspen Place Apartments.

Community

Catholics worldwide are celebrating the announcement of the new Pope, even at Holy Spirit...

Excitement sparks at Overland Park Catholic school as the new Pope is announced

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Ale Espinosa
Catholics worldwide are celebrating the announcement of the new Pope, even at Holy Spirit Catholic Church here in the metro.

Community

FILE - (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

One day left for Missouri lawmakers to decide fate of nearly $50 billion state budget

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Hannah Falcon (KCTV5)
Missouri lawmakers have only one day to decide how to spend nearly $50 billion.

Community

For the first time in its history, the Country Club Plaza is being patrolled by armed private...

Plaza deploys armed security as part of sweeping safety overhaul

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Ryan Hennessy
For the first time in its history, the Country Club Plaza is being patrolled by armed private security guards.
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Crime

Gavel on sounding block

Blue Springs man sentenced to more than decade in prison for child pornography

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A Blue Springs man was sentenced in federal court Thursday for possessing hundreds of images of child pornography.

Community

An injured eagle is found in Kansas over the weekend of May 3, 2025.

Injured Bald Eagle gets second chance thanks to weekend rescue

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
An injured Bald Eagle that was found in a Kansas field over the weekend is getting a second chance at life thanks to the kindness of rescuers.

News

A gas leak closed parts of Aiken Road as the Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department...

Significant detour coming to motorists using I-435 this weekend

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
A significant detour is coming for motorists planning to use I-435 in Johnson County this weekend.

Crime

FILE

Sedalia man arrested after threatening law enforcement with airsoft gun

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Sedalia man is behind bars after he allegedly threatened to get into a shootout with law enforcement and an airsoft gun as he used an infant as a shield.

Crime

Picture shows a number of cut wires dangling from a power pole in a muddy area next to a...

Kansas City vandals damage power pole while trying to steal cables, police say

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Police said they believe someone tried to steal the wiring but ran away before police arrived.

Crime

55-year-old Craig Trussell was arrested and charged with three felony child sex crimes on...

Registered sex offender arrested in Independence, charged with child sex crimes again

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Gabe Swartz
An Independence man has been charged with a trio of felonies related to child sex crimes.

News

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election,...

Kansas City bishops surprised, optimistic with election of Leo XIV, first American pope

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Janae' Hancock and Lauren Magarino
The new pope was born in Chicago and became the first Holy Father from the United States of America.

Health

FILE

Report finds access to maternal healthcare continues to dwindle in Kansas

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A recent report has found that women who need maternal healthcare the most now have to drive the longest distances to find a provider.

Crime

Pablo Jones, Jayce Gatson

2 charged in connection with brutal attack after victim feared dead

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A pair of young men from Chillicothe have been charged in connection with a brutal attack that left a witness fearing the victim dead.

News

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Tax increase to pay for Raytown parks repairs on August ballot

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Voters will decide whether a 1/4-cent sales tax should replace the current 1/8-cent sales tax

News

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Early-morning crash southeast of Holden takes driver’s life

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Holden woman lost her life after her SUV veered off a rural Missouri highway during an early-morning collision.

Crime

A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper in 1978 has been granted parole.

Man convicted in 1978 homicide of KHP Trooper granted parole

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Shayndel Jones and Claire Decatur
A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper in 1978 has been granted parole.

KCTV5 Special Reports

‘They have a whole language:’ Decoding the hidden meanings behind emojis, acronyms kids use

‘They have a whole language:’ Decoding the hidden meanings behind emojis, acronyms kids use

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Zac Summers and Gabe Swartz
Tears of joy, hearts and thumbs up are some of the most common emojis people use to communicate, but the way kids use them could hold a double meaning.

Community

Christo and Jeanne-Claude directing work at the Wrapped Walk Ways project. Kansas City, 1978....

Walk Through History: Nelson-Atkins to give peek into Kansas City’s past

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is set to take visitors on a walk through history as a generous gift gives us a look into Kansas City’s past.

Crime

David A. Hogan

Missouri man charged after child reports sexual relationship to hairdresser

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Missouri man is behind bars after a child admitted to their hairdresser that they had been in a sexual relationship for years.

News

The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department honored its fallen officers with a memorial...

Honoring the fallen: Kansas City police remember 120 brothers, sisters in blue

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Morgan Riddell
“The risks they took, putting themselves in harm’s way, it mattered."

Crime

FILE - USPS

Former metro postal employees face federal charges for mail theft conspiracy

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Five former post office employees have been charged in connection with the theft of packages from those they served in the metro.

News

Basketball

New Lee’s Summit sports facility opens new options for eastern Jackson County

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
The facility will be available to athletes of all ages and for recreational teams and competitive athletes.

Crime

FILE

Former officers ordered to repay $27.5K to close misused charity funds scandal

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
Former Overland Park, Kansas, Police Department officers who resigned at the center of an investigation into misused charity funds have been ordered to repay more than $27,500.

News

Dominic Biscari's attorney released a three-page statement that raises sharp questions about...

Kansas City to consider $915K settlement for firefighter who killed 3 in crash

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Heidi Schmidt
Dominic Biscari filed for the workers' comp benefit after he was injured in the 2021 crash.

News

Merck Animal Health announced plans to invest $895 million in the expansion of its biologics...

$895M investment in De Soto: Merck Animal Health to expand biologics facility

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Greg Dailey
Merck Animal Health announced on Thursday morning that it plans to invest $895 million in the expansion of its biologics facility in De Soto.

News

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Driver seriously injured after car crashes into guardrail along I-29 in Kansas City

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A driver and passenger were taken to a metro area hospital after their car crashed into a guardrail along I-29 in Kansas City.

Crime

Maurice A. Williams, 22

Independence Officer sustains fractured vertebrae after suspect causes fall

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
An Independence Police Officer is recovering from a fractured vertebrae after a suspect allegedly caused a fall down a stairwell that took him down as well.

News

FILE

Holden woman taken to hospital after pickup flips into parked car

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Sarah Motter
A Holden woman was taken to a metro area hospital after she flipped her pickup truck into a parked car along a rural Missouri highway.

News

Merriam Grand Station Renderings

Merriam multi-use development near Ikea heads to city council for approval

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Julia Scammahorn
The Merriam city planning commission meets May 7 with rezoning on the agenda for the next phase of Merriam Grand Station.

Community

Kansas City families are growing increasingly concerned about the future of a vital utility...

‘Feeling a lot of anxiety’: Families increasingly concerned about future of utility assistance program

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Nydja Hood
Kansas City families are growing increasingly concerned about the future of a vital utility assistance program.

Kansas City Royals

While plenty of dogs were in the stands, another -- “Dexter the Dog” -- was in the press box....

Royals ‘Bark at the Park’ night features play-by-play broadcaster’s plush best friend

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM CDT
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By Neal Jones and Gabe Swartz
While plenty of dogs were in the stands, another -- “Dexter the Dog” -- was in the press box.

Health

The FDA says tomatoes from H&C Farms may have been contaminated by salmonella.

Tomatoes recalled in more than a dozen states due to possible salmonella contamination

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM CDT
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By Jordan Gartner
Two tomato recalls have been issued due to potential salmonella contamination.

Crime

Kansas City police were on the property of a Clay County tow lot for what they described as a...

‘Property crimes investigation’: Cars removed from a Northland tow lot

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM CDT
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By Betsy Webster
Kansas City police were on the property of a Clay County tow lot Wednesday for what they described as a “property crimes investigation.”

News

A property owner downtown is turning heads with a new security system trying to stop crime.

‘You are under surveillance’: Noisy parking lot security turning heads in downtown Kansas City

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM CDT
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By Grace Smith (KCTV5)
"While spending six figures to improve security was not something we wanted to do, we felt we had no choice."

Community

Time is running out for residents who were told to pack up and move out after their apartments...

‘We couldn’t do this alone’: Community steps up after residents forced to evacuate condemned apartments

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM CDT
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By Jiani Navarro and Chandler Watkins
Time is running out for residents who were told to pack up and move out after their apartments were condemned by the city on Tuesday.

Education

FILE

Deadline for Missouri budget approaches as lawmakers still can’t agree on public education funding

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM CDT
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By Hannah Falcon (KCTV5)
Missouri lawmakers are on the clock to balance the state budget, but the two chambers cannot agree on public education funding.

News

Bishop James Johnston led the homily, focusing on the legacy Pope Francis leaves behind and...

Kansas City Catholics gather to mourn Pope Francis, pray for his successor

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM CDT
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By Ryan Hennessy
The Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph held the service to honor the life of the late pontiff and to pray for the cardinals who will soon select the next pope.

Crime

File- Kansas City Police Department patrol car

Arrest warrant issued for man accused of shooting gun at his roommate

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Raytown man believed to have shot a firearm at his roommate before it jammed.

Kansas City Royals

Less than 24 hours after securing a walk-off win over the White Sox, Royals shortstop Bobby...

Witt Jr. visits 5th-grade classroom for reading program, leaving students with priceless memories

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM CDT
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By Marleah Campbell
Less than 24 hours after securing a walk-off win over the White Sox, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. traded the ballpark for the classroom.

Crime

A Lee’s Summit couple has been charged after attempting to sell a stolen camera at a pawn shop.

Court documents: Couple charged with burglary attempted to sell camera at pawn shop while it was on

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM CDT
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By Gabe Swartz
A Lee’s Summit couple has been charged after attempting to sell a stolen camera at a pawn shop.

Crime

FILE

Naked man arrested after biting dog, officer in Lawrence gas station bathroom

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
A naked man was arrested in the bathroom of a Lawrence gas station after he refused to stop pleasuring himself and bit his own dog as well as a police officer.

News

Until a vaccine in the 60s, the CDC said measles infected 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 Americans...

Sedgwick County confirms first measles case, alerts public to location of possible exposure

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM CDT
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By Angela Smith and Cale Chapman
KDHE and the Sedgwick County Health Department report a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated child between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.

News

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Driver taken to hospital after animal in highway causes 2-vehicle crash

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
One driver was taken to a metro area hospital after an “animal” in the middle of a Missouri highway caused a 2-vehicle crash.

Crime

FILE - Operation Restore Justice

205 child sex offenders, including 6 from Kansas, Missouri, arrested in 55 days

Updated: May. 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM CDT
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By Sarah Motter
Hundreds of alleged child sex offenders, including 2 from Kansas and 4 from Missouri, were arrested over the course of just over a month.
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