The 12-year-old capybara named Ripple was said to have been a guest favorite since her arrival to the Kansas City Zoo in 2017 ...

Ripple, a 12-year-old capybara who arrived to the zoo in 2017, had to be euthanized on Dec. 29. The zoo said in a statement ...

More than 20 staff members from the animal care and facilities teams slept overnight in the zoo’s brand-new aquarium during ...

A skier died in an avalanche on a mountain in Wyoming, according to the local emergency services. In a statement, Teton ...

School districts have canceled class Monday, and city halls around the metro will be closed as snow continues to accumulate. The city's warming shelters are open, and RideKC buses are serving as ...

If you’re planning to get out of the house and ring in the New Year Tuesday, there are dozens of events scheduled across the ...

A food sales tax cut, pay raises for lawmakers and new specialty license plates are on the list of new laws taking effect Jan ...

An owl was injured after it was hit by a car in Minnesota. Photo from Annabell Whelan's Facebook page. “Why wouldn’t I spend my Monday saving an owl that was hit by a car?” she wrote on Facebook.

Kids won’t have to sit out the New Year's Eve fun this year. Several organizations are offering safe New Year’s Eve events ...

The Kansas City Zoo opened in 1909 with a modest collection of animals: four lions, three monkeys, a fox, a wolf, a badger, a lynx, an eagle and some other birds. Since then, it has expanded to ...

Kansas City is set to host a variety of family-friendly "Noon Year's Eve" events offering children and parents the ...

A zoo in northeast Kansas is mourning the loss of one of its resident Malayan tigers this week. Melissa Kirkwood with the ...