Michelle Pekarsky

I love what I do, love working at FOX 4 because I'm interested in people and their stories. I especially love stories that show the human spirit-- our kindness, survival skills, determination and stubbornness-- all the things that motivate us and make us unique and exceptional.

I have two teenage daughters. They keep me young and make me old at the same time. It's also interesting-- and sometimes frustrating-- to see life through their eyes.

Much has changed since I got my first job in television journalism many years ago. But it's still about you-- the reader, the viewer-- and telling stories that matter and supplying you with an assortment of news that you need to hear, that you'll find interesting or compelling.

Thanks for coming to fox4kc.com. Come back often.

Recent Articles

Future of KCI on front burner for mayor

Posted on: 10:34 am, May 14, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 05:13pm, May 14, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mayor Sly James announced Tuesday the appointment of 24 people from various parts of the community... Read More ›
Laid-off nurse says patients will suffer because of hospital cuts

Posted on: 9:05 am, May 14, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 12:21pm, May 14, 2013

LIBERTY, Mo. — Officials at Liberty Hospital confirmed Tuesday that they laid off 129 employees in an effort to cut... Read More ›
FOX brings back Jack Bauer and ’24′

Posted on: 11:45 am, May 13, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky

Jack Bauer fans have something new to look forward to: the return of the hit TV series “24.” The series... Read More ›
2 dead in hit-and-run near Warrensburg

Posted on: 9:50 am, May 13, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 04:16pm, May 13, 2013

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The passengers of a car involved in a fatal accident near Warrensburg early Sunday morning tell police... Read More ›
Friend receives text from Flack after murders

Posted on: 9:39 am, May 13, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 07:18pm, May 13, 2013

OTTAWA, Kan. — Kyle Flack, 27, the man investigators say raped and killed a young mother, killed her 18-month-old daughter,... Read More ›
Ottawa comes together after deadly week

Posted on: 4:29 pm, May 10, 2013, by Barrett Tryon and Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 10:07pm, May 10, 2013

OTTAWA, Kan. — Hundreds of people showed up in Ottawa Friday evening for a vigil to remember the victims in... Read More ›
Two inmates charged in Mo. with attempted kidnapping

Posted on: 10:44 am, May 10, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 10:27pm, May 11, 2013

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. — Authorities say all three of the escaped inmates from the Lansing Correctional Facility are in custody.... Read More ›
Three inmates escape custody in Lansing

Posted on: 10:28 am, May 10, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 10:57am, May 10, 2013

LANSING, Kan. — Officials with the Kansas Department of Corrections said three inmates walked away from the Lansing Correctional Facility... Read More ›
Children plant seeds and watch plants grow

Posted on: 1:32 pm, May 9, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Students love to plant seeds and watch their plants grow. At the Primrose School in Overland Park,... Read More ›
Arrest made in triple homicide, search on for baby presumed dead

Posted on: 11:00 am, May 9, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky and Sarah J. Clark, updated on: 02:01pm, May 9, 2013

OTTAWA, Kan. — Baby Lana, the one-year-old little girl whose mother was found dead this week on an Ottawa farm,... Read More ›
Grandma of baby Lana tells FOX 4 that authorities have found her body

Posted on: 10:47 am, May 9, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 11:06am, May 9, 2013

OTTAWA, Kan. — FOX 4′s Rob Low spoke to the grandmother of baby Lana Thursday morning, who said police have... Read More ›
An awkward (possibly staged) kiss-cam unhappy ending

Posted on: 9:37 am, May 9, 2013, by Michelle Pekarsky

FRESNO, Calif. — A frustrated fan tries to get her boyfriend’s attention when they’re picked for the ‘kiss cam’ at... Read More ›