Matthew Mabrey, who teaches science at Walden Middle School in the Park Hill School District, is FOX4's Teacher of the Month in October.

It's time to get tougher on shoplifters, especially now at the holiday shopping season, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

The mayor hosted a summit to talk about the issue at the Kansas City Health Department on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

Witnesses of a now-deadly crash in Shawnee say their prayers go out to the 9-year-old who died overnight Thursday.

Brian Connell announced at Thursday night's board meeting that he will be stepping down effective January 7, 2024.

Police were called to a Raytown Middle School Wednesday for a threatening situation. FOX4 has learned the incident involved a member of the Raytown School Board.

A pastor in Independence, Missouri is facing multiple charges in connection to child molestation incidents dating back to 2011.

A traumatic experience changed a Kansas City woman's life forever nearly four years ago.

Doors on an old Leavenworth County prison might open with new potential. There's a proposal to save a section of the old Lansing Correctional Facility from demolition -- for tourists.

Kansas City police are searching for a brazen porch pirate caught on camera.

Crossroads leaders are making progress in their efforts to form a community improvement district.

A bullet flew through an Overland Park apartment wall in the middle of the night near 135th Street and Quivira Road after two people were arguing.

Richard Berkley served on KC's city council for 22 years, beginning in 1969. Ten years later, he was elected mayor.