KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They say great music is timeless. That holds true at one Northland high school, where a relic from the past has been returned to its home. A trombone that was missing for at least four decades is back in the hands of Winnetonka High School’s music program. Music directors at the high school believe the King 3B trombone went home with a student during the early 1980’s and never came back when the student graduated. Don Long, a Winnetonka graduate of that era, found the horn at an estate sale last summer. He paid $50 to get it. Long said the trombone looked pretty beat up. He ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two days after FOX4 aired a story questioning the lack of comments from Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Chief Stacey Graves on the amount of violence against children in the city, we were able to talk to her at a SAVE KC meeting at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center. "The people that are working in this space know that I'm present, know that I'm committed and know that I am available to not only speak on the topic," Graves said in an interview with FOX4 Friday. "But I'm also working internally to make sure that we have the action behind the words." Graves took iss ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man who investigators say shot the bullet that killed a woman at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally is now in jail. Sources tell FOX4 that murder suspect Dominic Miller, 18, was booked after spending months in the hospital following the shooting. BREAKING: 18-year-old Dominic Miller - who is charged with 2nd degree murder in the #Paradeshooting has been released from the hospital & booked into jail nearly 3 months later. Prosecutors allege that it is his bullet that took the life of Lisa Lopez Galvan. Stay with @fox4kc pic.twitter.com/ZVA ..read more

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Students at the University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence are joining in nationwide protests over the ongoing war in Gaza. KU students are creating an encampment in Lawrence to stand together with fellow protestors at other college campuses nationwide over the treatment of Palestine in the Middle East ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No matter what part of the Kansas City area you live in, it looks like there’s a festival, family-friendly activity or sporting event going on this weekend. Here are 12 events going on this weekend — May 3 through May 5 — that are worth checking out. To find even more events going on this weekend, check out our community calendar by clicking here. Worlds of Fun Opening Day This is Worlds of Fun’s 51st season. The park will also celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Timber Wolf roller coaster and the 15th anniversary of the Prowler this season. Oceans of Fun will open for the ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --  A Kansas City man has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in an overdose death. Dmitry Cattell, 24, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge, Beth Phillips, on Thursday to 21 years in federal prison without parole ..read more

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A Grain Valley family is calling for safety improvements after a fatal crash Wednesday on Jefferson Road. That crash happened on a hilly road that runs alongside Interstate 70. Grain Valley's mayor tells FOX4 it's a potentially dangerous road that's getting busier and they want safety improvements too. Christian Lanear, 20, was driving from Blue Springs East into Grain Valley Wednesday afternoon around 4;15 p.m. on the elevated road along I-70. "Whenever you have the highway right here and a ditch right here an accident is going to happen your only two options are to hit t ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City police are investigating after a man died while in police custody, after stealing from a Walmart. KCPD said two off-duty officers were working security Thursday night at the Walmart off Northwest Barry Road and I-29 around 6:30 p.m ..read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For those wondering whether the Kansas City Chiefs could get another crack at asking voters for sales tax money this year, the answer appears to be yes, but not through the same parks tax that was used for the April 2 Jackson County election that failed by 16%.  Wednesday, FOX4 talked to Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca, who says he's proposing a Chiefs-only ballot question for the November election. There's a long road to go though, just like there was for the April ballot measure. It'd have to be approved by the county legislature, Jackson County Executive Fran ..read more

OLATHE, Kan. -- The Olathe Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a missing 34-year-old man. Police says last contact with Jason Wilbert was made on Wednesday just after 6:30 p.m. He may be driving a silver, 2008, Honda Civic, displaying Alabama license plate, 14A2T5A. Jason left the area to an unknown destination ..read more