KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A critical service for drivers in the Kansas City area is experiencing a widespread outage on Thursday due to a cyberattack. Kansas City Scout says its systems went down early in the morning, including its website, traffic camera network and message boards around the area. A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Transportation told FOX4 that systems were taken offline immediately to limit any damage from the attack. The nature of the attack hasn't been specified. Months after 3 men found dead in Northland backyard, families still await answers There's currently no tim ..read more

I really don't like some of the trends for severe weather that I'm seeing for Friday or Saturday, and to a lessor degree and likely farther east Sunday. Model data is getting more and more bullish on the potential of rotating storms later Friday afternoon, and then again late Saturday into early Sunday morning. That brings in the potential of nighttime severe weather and with the atmosphere set-up for nastier storms... I don't like that one bit ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- More than 200 kids are looking to be paired up with an adult who will serve as a role model and friend for them. Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City said it needs volunteers. The group says most of the kids on the list are young boys who would like to have someone in their life to talk with and learn a few things from. One pair is a real example of this bond. Tyler Regier is 11-years-old and one of his best friends is Dillon Davis. The two were matched through the Big Brothers Big Sisters KC program. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri You c ..read more

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- The Blue Springs Police Department announced Wednesday night that two suspects are in custody in connection to the shooting at Wilbur Young Park that left two people dead and one teenager injured. Jackson County prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Marquis Earl Lee Savannah with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Blue Springs police issued a warrant for his arrest earlier in the day. Marquis Earl Lee Savannah The second suspect arrested is not being named because they are a juvenile, according to police. The deadly shooting was reported just after 10:30 p.m. on ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The snow has melted, and flowers are blooming outside of the Northland home where the bodies of three men were found in January. In the months since that day, the families of those men say they've grown frustrated at the lack of information. “If there was a person that knew what was in whatever was consumed that night, and didn't warn anybody, they should be held accountable. And that's my fear, it won't happen," Jennifer Marquez, the mother of David Harrington, one of the victims, said. KC Current fires head of medical for relationship with a player For now, it’s the ..read more

OLATHE, Kan. -- A spokesperson for the City of Olathe says a lithium ion battery is behind the fire that damaged one of their garbage trucks last week. They're saying it's a good reminder to not put those items, like rechargeable electronics, into the trash. At Olathe's Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off (open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday, free to residents of Johnson County, Kansas) Supervisor Grant Tarr says people need to understand risks of throwing certain things in the trash. "Lithium poses the biggest risk because of thermal runaway," Tarr said. Kansas fire district hiring, building ..read more

TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KSNW) -- A fifth person has been arrested in connection to the murders of Kansas moms Jilian Kelley and Veronica Butler. According to the Oklahoma state court records, an arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday, April 24, for Paul Grice, 31, on suspicion of two counts of murder in the first degree - deliberate intent, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree. According to the affidavit of probable cause for an arrest warrant for Grice, during an interview, he admitted that he was a part of the planning, killing and subsequen ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Jackson County judge ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Jerron Lightfoot, a 20-year-old man from Tonganoxie, Kansas, will serve a 10-year prison sentence for the deaths of Kansas City Police Officer James Muhlbauer, K-9 Champ, and victim Jesse Eckes in a 2023 crash ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police have identified the victim in a Monday deadly shooting as a 13-year-old boy. The shooting was reported just after 4 p.m. near E. 27th Street and Quincy Avenue. When officers arrived on scene they found 13-year-old Trevion Stewart suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. This is the fourth shooting involving a child within the last month in Kansas City ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office responded to a deadly, two-vehicle crash in Lawrence, Kansas on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the head-on crash occurred just before 1 p.m., east of the 31st Street and Louisiana Street intersection ..read more