Alan Shope

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

FORECAST COMING UP. TONIGHT, A VISIT TO THE METRO FROM THE CURRENT ISRAELI AMBASSADOR HONORING SARA MILGRAM. HE FLEW TO KANSAS CITY TO MEET HER FAMILY, THE OVERLAND PARK NATIVE, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ALONG WITH HER BOYFRIEND IN WASHINGTON, D.C., EARLIER THIS WEEK OUTSIDE THE ISRAELI EMBASSY. AS KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE TELLS US TONIGHT, THE TRIP WAS VERY PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL. THE PILGRIMS WILL TAKE PRIDE IN WHO THEIR DAUGHTER WAS.

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

A new Memorial Day tradition began this weekend at John Knox Village, where volunteers raised about 100 American flags outside the community’s recently built Veterans Memorial. Jim Smith, a Navy veteran and volunteer, helped set up the display Sunday. “It’s always been a big thing in my family,” Smith said.

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

A Kansas hospital program that recycles and redistributes used hearing aids has reached a major milestone, fitting its 1,000th patient: 79-year-old Richard Thompson of Olathe. Thompson, who has lived with hearing loss for more than three decades, said the condition had gradually worsened to the point where he struggled to hold conversations. “First it was barely noticeable, and then it finally ended up to where I couldn't get in a conversation. I couldn't understand what was going on,” he said.

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

NINE NEWS. THANK YOU TAYLOR. AND IT’S A ONCE A YEAR EVENT OVER AT THE PAVILION NEXT TO ARROWHEAD STADIUM. THE CHIEFS USED GEAR SALE AND AS KMBC NINE ALAN SHOPE TELLS US, FOLKS WERE DRIVING HOURS JUST TO GET TO IT. I DROVE 14 HOURS FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. NOW THAT IS A DEDICATED CHIEFS FAN. I WENT THROUGH, I THINK IT’S SEVEN STATES TO GET HERE, ALL FOR THIS MORNING’S CHIEFS OLD GEAR SALE. A COMMITMENT FOR SURE. FLORIDA’S HALEY MARX SAYS SHE MISSED LAST YEAR’S SALE, BUT THAT WASN’T GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

Lake Quivira returned to normal Sunday as people lined the shores and launched their boats, less than 24 hours after a deadly boating accident. Police say one person died around 6 p.m. Saturday following a boating incident on the lake. According to the mayor, first responders began searching for the missing boat operator shortly after the accident. The body was recovered about an hour later.