An expert who teaches children lessons in self-defense said the best thing they can do if someone tries to abduct them is to scream as loud as possible. KMBC 9's Martin Augustine reports.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James proposes a 10-year, $1 billion plan to improve the city's streets, sidewalks and water pipes, a plan that will need voters to say yes. KMBC 9's Micheal Mahoney reports.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James unveiled his budget plans and defers any decision on firefighter cutbacks to Chief Smokey Dyer. KMBC 9's Micheal Mahoney reports.
Raytown police said they're looking for a man who broke into a home late Thursday morning and prompted the homeowner to fire shots at him as he tried to get away. KMBC 9's Peggy Breit reports.
KMBC 9 chief meteorologist Bryan Busby says we may see some flurries on Friday, but the better chance for significant snow comes toward the end of the weekend.
An area social worker says home visits, like the one where Joshua Powell set fire to his house, killing himself and his boys, can produce some harrowing experiences. KMBC 9's Maria Antonia reports.
An off-duty Kansas City police officer is accused of assaulting two fellow officers and resisting arrest after a traffic stop turned into a DUI case. KMBC 9's Cliff Judy reports.
Lathrop schools say there have been enough benefits to the district's four-day school week schedule to continue it next year. KMBC 9's Martin Augustine reports.
Kansas City police officer Megan Laffoon is charged with drunken driving and resisting arrest after a traffic stop in which two fellow officers were scratched and head-butted. KMBC 9's Cliff Judy reports.
People in Hardin, Mo., react to the arrest of two children on sodomy charges in connection with an attack in a high school locker room. KMBC 9's Peggy Breit reports.
Police took five people into custody in connection after following their car from Kansas City, Mo., all the way to Douglas County. KMBC 9's Johnny Rowlands reports.
School officials in Hardin said that the district is working on new proposals to fight bullying after two teenagers were charged with sodomizing a boy in a locker room. KMBC 9's Peggy Breit reports.
Kansas City Fire Chief Smokey Dyer said if budget cuts force fire crews to cut back from four to three people per truck, he'll urge firefighters to wait for backup before making risky rescues. KMBC 9's Micheal Mahoney reports.
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