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Heritage festival at 18th & Vine celebrates African American culture

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

Kansas City's 18th and Vine District bustled with upbeat music, the smell of barbecue and chatter as people took to the streets celebrating African American culture Saturday afternoon. Booths filled with colorful art and handmade crafts lined the streets as the powerful voices of a gospel choir led the day's main stage events.
Rollover crash leaves SUV driver seriously injured in south Kansas City

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in south Kansas City Saturday, police said. Officers responded around 2:44 a.m. to eastbound Interstate 470 near Hillcrest Road on a reported collision. A white Chevrolet Tahoe allegedly sped east on I-470 when the driver failed to turn at a curve in the highway, according to a crash log. The Tahoe traveled off the left side of the road and hit a guard rail.
Kansas City paramedic injured during altercation in back of ambulance

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

A paramedic was injured while transporting a patient to a hospital Friday morning, according to the Kansas City Fire Department. Just before 10 a.m., officers with the Kansas City Police Department responded with firefighters to a "crew emergency," said Riley Nolan, a fire department spokesman. An altercation allegedly took place between the paramedic and a patient in the back of an ambulance, Nolan said. The fire department did not say what led to the altercation.
Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by an SUV in east Kansas City

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

One person was left with serious injuries when a car collided with a pedestrian in northeast Kansas City Thursday, police said. Officers responded to a reported crash just after 10 p.m. at Independence Avenue and Brighton Avenue . According to a crash log, the pedestrian was allegedly walking on the double yellow line in the middle of Independence Avenue when they were hit and knocked to the ground by a red Chevrolet Blazer traveling west.
One man shot to death, another injured at southeast KC apartment building

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting at an apartment building in southeast Kansas City Thursday, police said. Officers responded to a call for a disturbance and the sound of gunshots just after 10 p.m. at the 4300 block of Northern Ave. They found a man outside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead, said Sgt. Phil DiMartino, a police spokesperson.
Kansas City, MO, Paramedic Injured in Altercation with Patient

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Kendrick Calfee

A paramedic was injured while transporting a patient to a hospital Friday morning, according to the Kansas City Fire Department. Just before 10 a.m., officers with the Kansas City Police Department responded with firefighters to a “crew emergency,” said Riley Nolan, a fire department spokesman. An altercation allegedly took place between the paramedic and a patient in the back of an ambulance, Nolan said. The fire department did not say what led to the altercation.
Suspect charged with murder in Midtown Kansas City stabbing

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

Kansas City Police Department homicide detectives review the scene where a man was found dead in the parking lot of an apartment building June 12, 2025. The man's official cause of death was under investigation, but police ruled the death a homicide. Kendrick Calfee A Kansas City man is charged with murder in connection with a fatal stabbing in Midtown last week, court documents show. Johnny X.
16-year-old dies in crash after truck collides with car in Basehor

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

A teenager was killed in a wreck late Tuesday night in Leavenworth County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log. Troopers responded to the crash around 9:15 p.m. at 155th Street and State Avenue in Basehor. Preliminary information from troopers shows that Cody L. Lamping, 16, was driving a 2005 Toyota passenger car south on 155th Street as a 68-year-old man drove a 2017 Chevrolet pickup truck west on State Avenue.
Suspect in custody after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Shawnee police

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee

A suspect is in custody after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Shawnee police in Shawnee Tuesday, police said. Officers responded just after 5 a.m. to West 67th Street and Lackman Road for a 911 call about the sound of gunfire. When officers arrived at the scene, the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds in the direction of officers, said Emily Rittman, a police spokesperson. A Shawnee officer returned fire toward the suspect, but no one was struck during the exchange, Rittman said.
'No Kings' rallies remain peaceful in Kansas City. Here's what protesters had to say

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Kendrick Calfee |Caroline Zimmerman

Two hours after Kansas City's "No Kings" protest was scheduled to end, many demonstrators remained at Mill Creek Park chanting, banging drums and hoisting handmade picket signs in the air as cars passing by honked.