East Kansas City News

Kansas City has taken a preliminary step toward buying the Kansas City International Drag Strip in the Little Blue Valley so it can be converted into a park.The city council’s Planning and Zoning Committee today authorized the park board to purchase the 93-acre property at 82nd Street and Noland Road from NP3 Racing LLC for an undisclosed ... (more)

Police say a suspicious package found on baseball field in Northeast Kansas City was a pipebomb.

A triple homicide at this Red Roof Inn in Kansas City's Northland was an exclamation point to a new influx of gang activity that started popping up on Clay County law enforcement's radar six months ago.