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1 day ago | kmbc.com | JoBeth Davis

LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BY LISTENING TO BRITTANY. YES, I WILL GIVE YOU THE LATEST FORECAST. YOU KNOW IT’S FRIDAY. HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE. AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND WE ARE IN FOR A FEW MORE RAIN CHANCES TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO START TO DRY OUT THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY ALREADY. SOME OF YOU SEEING SOME SUNSHINE, BUT RAIN RETURNS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF YOUR SATURDAY. THAT’S WHY IT’S AN IMPACT DAY. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE A DRY STRETCH AHEAD, A PRETTY WARM ONE.

1 day ago | kmbc.com | Lara Moritz

A Kansas City firefighter is preparing to step into the ring for the annual "Guns & Hoses" charity boxing event for family, pride and remembrance. Yay Deng, a member of the Kansas City Fire Department, is training hard for his upcoming bout as part of the popular event that pits area firefighters against police officers in a friendly but fierce competition to support fallen first responders. Deng and fellow firefighter James Mosher said the motivation goes far beyond winning.

1 day ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

A Kansas City-area entrepreneur has gone national — and viral — thanks to an idea born out of personal frustration and a lot of confidence. Landon McKinnis, a graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest, appeared on the hit ABC show Shark Tank this season to pitch his product: a rounded razor called Go Nutz!, designed for safe grooming in sensitive areas. “It was the most nervous, nerve-racking experience I’ve ever experienced in my life,” McKinnis said.

1 day ago | kmbc.com | Alan Shope

It may sound like a summer camp cookout, but the sizzle and smoke rising from Gardner Edgerton High School this week comes from something far more competitive. More than 90 teams of high school and middle school students from seven states are competing in the 2025 National High School BBQ Championship, hosted this year in Kansas. “What better way to teach kids about agriculture than through barbecue,” said Mike Erickson, director of the National High School BBQ Association.

2 days 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.