Matt Flener

Kansas City

Investigative Reporter and Anchor at KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Investigative Reporter, Anchor and Storyteller at KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Investigative Reporter and Anchor at KCWE-TV (Kansas City, MO)

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Articles

Lee’s Summit IHOP workers have gone weeks without paychecks, AC

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

SUMMIT RESTAURANT WANT THEIR PAYCHECKS. IN FACT, ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE HASN’T GOTTEN PAID IN 39 DAYS. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLEENER IS AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES IN LEE’S SUMMIT ALONG 291 HIGHWAY GETTING ANSWERS. WORKERS HERE AT THE IHOP IN LEE’S SUMMIT ARE STILL GOING IN THE FRONT DOORS. CUSTOMERS ARE AS WELL, BUT WORKERS ARE NOT GETTING PAID AND THERE’S NO AIR CONDITIONING INSIDE. WHAT’S IT LIKE TO WORK IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS? IT’S PRETTY HOT.
KDOT to reduce speeds near intersection where teen died Tuesday

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

NO ONE WAS HURT. NOW TO OUR TOP STORY. CHANGES AFTER A DEADLY CRASH IN BASEHOR, KANSAS STATE TROOPERS SAY A 16 YEAR OLD DIED LAST NIGHT AFTER RUNNING A RED LIGHT ONTO 24. 40 HIGHWAY. THIS IS A STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR SEVERAL BUSINESSES. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER SPOKE TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHERE THE HIGHWAY SPEED WILL BE CHANGING.
Oak Grove daycare center closing after workers forgot boys in facility’s van, weeks apart

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Editorial Standards ⓘ A childcare center in Oak Grove will close permanently after workers accidentally left two boys in a facility van in two separate incidents earlier this year, KMBC 9 Investigates has confirmed.The closure comes as Missouri state childcare investigators, on Tuesday, placed the Hide and Seek Learning Center, 1103 SW 1st Street, on probation for one year after leaving a boy in the daycare’s transport van once in March and another boy in the same van in April.State...
Kansas City man trying to solve sewage flowing into storm drain

2 weeks ago | kesq.com | Matt Flener

By Matt FlenerClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri ( KMBC) - A Kansas City man wants a final resolution to a smelly problem bubbling up in front of and behind his house. Mark Kolosick lives in a neighborhood filled with septic tanks in far east Kansas City near Raytown and Independence. He believes one of his neighbor's septic tanks is leaking raw sewage into a Kansas City, Missouri, storm sewer. "And it stinks," Kolosick said.
Kansas City man trying to solve sewage problem in his neighborhood

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

NEXT. KMBC NINE NEWS TONIGHT A KANSAS CITY MAN IS CONCERNED WITH A PROBLEM ACROSS THE STREET. IT DOESN’T SMELL GOOD. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLEENER IS IN THE FAIRWAY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG EAST 52ND TERRACE, NEAR BLUE RIDGE BOULEVARD IN EAST KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. HERE IN FAR EAST KANSAS CITY NEAR RAYTOWN AND INDEPENDENCE, YOU CAN SEE AND SMELL A PROBLEM COMING FROM THE STORM SEWER. THEY PUT IN THESE NEW LIDS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
Independence police major files federal employment discrimination lawsuit

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

A 30-year-plus veteran of the Independence Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he and other qualified officers were unfairly bypassed for promotions. The lawsuit has similar claims to at least 10 other employment-related civil lawsuits with allegations against the Independence Police Department in the past three years. The lawsuits cite problems with the selection process for the department’s top three leaders. Maj.
South Kansas City property owner needs help again with property next door

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Ross Singer needs help with a property next door. He’s received short-term help, but he wants a permanent solution to a one-story ranch next door that is boarded up and was abandoned nearly eight years ago. “I hope something can be done,” said Ross Singer. Singer lives in a home near Harrison Street and Holmes Road in south Kansas City. He contacted KMBC 9 Investigates in 2022 after grass at the home next door kept growing high.
Email highlights Independence police chief’s request for leave

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

In late May, just one day before Independence police Chief Adam Dustman went on leave, he sent a note to members of the Independence Police Department“I have decided to take some time off to work on myself and my boys and focus on being the best version of myself and the best dad I can be,” Dustman said. Dustman, chief of the department since 2022, said he wanted to focus on his health and wellbeing.
Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman on 'requested leave,' city says

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Independence police chief Adam Dustman is on “requested leave” from the department, the City of Independence confirmed in a statement to KMBC 9 Investigates on Thursday.Chief Dustman began the leave on Friday, May 23rd. The city made no public announcement about Chief Dustman’s leave from the department until KMBC 9 Investigates reached out Wednesday evening after multiple tips about the situation.
Independence Towers Tenant Union reaches agreement with new owner

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Matt Flener

Tenants living at the Independence Towers, 728 N. Jennings Road, have announced an agreement with the building’s new owner that would end an eight-month rent strike.Residents have demanded better living standards for years at the complex.On Wednesday, the Independence Towers Tenant Union declared victory, saying residents will get new leases, with rental rates negotiated with the tenant union.