Ian Cummings

A child died Monday after being struck by an Amazon delivery truck in Kansas City. In other news, hotel bookings are down ahead of the FIFA World Cup and Tiffany & Co. will close its Country Club Plaza store.

Two Missouri teens were severely injured by what they thought was firework. In other news: The owner of Los Guapos Latin Food in Lawrence has been detained by ICE and a woman has come forward with allegations about a Kansas yoga studio.

Cynthia Newsome, former KSHB 41 anchor who spent 25 years on Kansas City television, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the station confirmed.

The Rev. Duke Tufty, who led Unity Temple on the Plaza for 35 years before retiring in December 2024, says he has been banned from officiating funerals at the church by his successor, the Rev. Anne Tabor.

A federal jury convicted former Boilermakers International President Newton Jones, his wife Kateryna Jones and retired executive William Creeden of racketeering conspiracy, embezzlement and other felonies tied to the theft of millions from the Kansas City-based union.

Mayor Quinton Lucas blamed the promoters and owners of an unlicensed after-hours club for a mass shooting that injured nine people around 4 a.m. Saturday in the 7900 block of Troost Avenue.

FIFA canceled 75% of the hotel rooms it had originally blocked for the World Cup in Kansas City — roughly 5,000 rooms per peak night — and was able to drop most without paying cancellation fees, leaving local hotels scrambling.

Former Kansas City radio and TV personality James Dodds, known as “Uncle Jimmy,” died Monday after being shot in Kansas City, Kansas, police said.

As global soccer fans arrive for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Kansas City is grappling with its summer violence problem, having averaged 30 homicides each June and July over the past five years.

FIFA released a statement addressing the traffic congestion that plagued fans heading to Kansas City Stadium for Tuesday’s Algeria-Argentina World Cup match.