Matt Flener

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Randy Hocking takes pride in his yard. He always clears his driveway, too, when mowing is done. But a part for his favorite gas-powered leaf blower has sat in the Kansas City, Kansas, USPS distribution center and now the Kansas City, Missouri, distribution center for more than 11 days. He wants answers. "Eleven days is ridiculous," he said. Hocking is the latest Kansas City area resident to call KMBC 9 Investigates for help with USPS trouble.

1 week ago | kesq.com | Matt Flener

By Matt FlenerClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri ( KMBC) - You may drive right by it every day. A crumbling wall along East Gregory Boulevard near Lakeside Drive in Swope Park is causing big concerns for drivers. Charlie Smith has seen the failing wall along Lake of the Woods near the Swope Park Golf Course. It's a busy stretch of road, and Smith finally saw enough. "What's under that rock holding it up?" Smith said. Smith sees too many cars go by every day.

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

I-70 BLUE RIDGE CUTOFF CONCERNS ABOUT A BUSY STRETCH OF ROAD THROUGH SWOPE PARK. WE ARE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A CRUMBLING WALL RIGHT NEXT TO TRAFFIC. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLEENER IS IN SWOPE PARK TO EXPLAIN. WE’RE HERE IN SWOPE PARK ALONG A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF GREGORY AND LAKESIDE. A KMBC NINE VIEWER NOTICED THAT CRUMBLING FACADE BACK THERE ALONG GREGORY BOULEVARD. SHE’S VERY CONCERNED. I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. CHARLIE SMITH LIVES CLOSE TO LAKE OF THE WOODS IN SWOPE PARK.

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Business owners, customers, and logistics companies across the Kansas City region are reacting to President Trump's pause on most reciprocal tariffs announced last week.Jeff Layton, president and owner of Midwest International Logistics, told KMBC 9 News he is hopeful his warehouses will remain full as companies continue to ship goods into the United States.“At the end of the day, these tariffs impact everybody,” he said.Layton said his company has seen some customers pulling back, but the...

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Kate Guimbellot wants the City of Olathe to permanently fix a stormwater drain she believes floods her home during heavy rain. The drain, just outside her backyard in the College Meadows subdivision near College Boulevard and South Woodland Street, cannot keep up during major storms. Her yard floods up to five feet deep. And Guimbellot fears the next flood. “When we know we're getting rain,” she said.