One Year After Record Wildfire, Kansas Braces Against Strong, Dry Winds
One year and nearly a half million torched acres after the Starbuck wildfire, strong winds blow across a parched Kansas landscape. In some ways, last year’s experience showed how man-made systems fell...
View ArticleSeg. 1: Changing How We Use Social Media. Seg. 2: New Kansas City Fire Chief...
Segment 1: How has our relationship with social media has changed over time? In light of a report that data was harvested from 50 million unknowing Facebook users , many are rethinking their...
View ArticleNew Chief Says He'll Use His MBA In Running The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire...
Gary Reese has spent more than two decades as a firefighter, but he's apparently been thinking about the job all his life. "(My mom) sent me a picture of me as about a four-year-old, and I had a fire...
View ArticleSeg. 1: Updates On KCI's Single-Terminal Transition. Seg. 2: Fire Season In...
Segment 1: With an understanding in place, city officials and airport developer work on next steps at KCI. Last month Kansas City officials and the developer of the planned single-terminal setup,...
View ArticleFormer Kansas City Home Of Baseball Legend Satchel Paige Damaged By Fire
A home once owned by Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige in Kansas City’s Santa Fe Place Historic District was severely damaged by fire early Tuesday morning. The former Paige residence at 2626 E 28th...
View ArticleGas Explosion Guts Part Of Shuttered Housing Project In Kansas City, Kansas
A gas explosion Tuesday morning destroyed one of the buildings in the Rosedale Ridge housing complex, an affordable housing project which closed in 2015 due to poor conditions . The Kansas City, Kansas...
View ArticleArson Suspected At Northland Mosque Under Construction
A possible arson is being investigated at a mosque under construction in Kansas City. Islamic Center of Northland leaders say they arrived at the site, near Barry road in Kansas City north, for a...
View Article18th and Vine Buildings Damaged By Fire, City Officials Hopeful About Their...
Updated 3:30 p.m. "While the flames were dramatic, the fire damage could have been worse," stated City Manager Troy Schulte in a news release. "The redevelopment plan will move forward on schedule."...
View ArticleKansas City Man Asks For Release From Life Sentence In Deaths Of Kansas City...
It's been nearly 30 years since six Kansas City firefighters were killed in an explosion after responding to a call about a truck on fire at a construction site near U.S. 71 and 87th Street. But the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Damage Assessments Begin In Reno County Grassfire Areas
Editor's note: This post was updated Tuesday at 3:40 p.m. Reno County officials are starting to assess the damage caused by a large grassfire that has burned more than 6,000 acres since Saturday.
View ArticleAs Fire Burns, Brownback Says Parts Of Kansas Are ‘Drier Than The Desert’
Fire crews battled hot spots overnight Tuesday in Reno County, but residents of one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods were allowed back to their houses. No deaths or injuries were reported in the...
View ArticleUpdated: 17 Homes Burn After Apartment Fire Spreads To Neighboring Subdivision
Updated, 8:20 a.m. Tuesday: Fire officials in Overland Park say “skeleton crews” are on hand Tuesday, monitoring the smoldering remains of a massive fire that destroyed an unfinished four-story...
View ArticleUpdated: Massive Overland Park Fire Was Accidental, Number Of Damaged Homes...
Updated, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Local and federal officials have determined the cause of a massive fire that destroyed an unfinished four-story apartment complex Monday and damaged many nearby homes to be...
View ArticleBryan Sheppard's Release From Prison; Historic Wheatley-Provident Hospital
It's been nearly 30 years since six Kansas City firefighters were killed in an explosion after responding to a call about a truck on fire. A few weeks ago, Bryan Sheppard, one of five sentenced to life...
View ArticleGreat Plains Ranchers Look To Rebuild In Wake Of Massive Fires
Gena Kirk did not realize the largest wildfire in Kansas history was closing in on the Kirk Ranch on March 6 until she got a call from her brother-in-law. After realizing that her herd was in danger,...
View ArticleFirefighter Killed In Rural Lafayette County, Second Rushed To Hospital In...
A firefighter with the Mayview Fire Protection District was killed and another person was injured Monday in a three-vehicle accident. According the Missouri Highway Patrol , firefighters Jacob Hayward...
View ArticleTraffic Snarls After Semi-Truck Crashes, Bursts Into Flames On I-435 In...
Parts of I-435 near U.S. 69 Highway and Antioch Road in Overland Park were down to one lane of traffic Monday morning after a semi-truck crashed and caught fire. The accident snarled the morning...
View ArticleTwo Children Die In Overland Park Apartment Fire
Two children died and four adults were injured in an early morning apartment fire in Overland Park. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday near 88th Street and Broadmoor, according to fire...
View ArticlePublic Safety Academy At New Olathe West High School Aims To Prepare Students...
Is high school too early to figure out what career path to follow? The Olathe School District doesn’t think so. When the new Olathe West High School opens for all students on Thursday, the district...
View ArticleFighting Fires For Free, Aging Volunteers Struggle To Recruit The Next...
If you pull a fire alarm in any large U.S. city, it's likely that paid firefighters waiting at a nearby station will quickly respond. But seven out of 10 American firefighters are actually volunteers....
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