• Investigators Reports
  1. License plate scanner

    KCPD to target top parking scofflaws

    A 41 Action News investigation revealed some parking offenders in Kansas City racked up 30, 40 or even 80 tickets worth of unpaid fines. Now, Kansas City police say they will receive a monthly list of the top scofflaws to help with a more aggressive…

  2. JOCO DMV

    Documents reveal DMV upgrade concerns

    Legislative documents show a pattern of delays related to the current statewide upgrade of the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles' online system.

  3. Aaron Wendel parking tickets

    $1.8M in unpaid parking tickets in KC

    A 41 Action News investigation found there are dozens of Kansas City parking scofflaws who have let their tickets stack up for years and also revealed a huge glitch in the city’s new paperless technology.

  1. Tax loophole saves KC investor thousands

    Tax loophole saves KC investor thousands

    A KC landowner had his property tax bill chopped from thousands of dollars per year down to pocket change. But in a 41 Action News investigation, critics warn the outcome of the court case could come at a big cost to school districts and taxpayers.

  2. Green: KCPS ending controversial deal

    Green: KCPS ending controversial deal

    Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Green announced the District is terminating a controversial contract for an estimated $32 million project.

  3. Audit finds KCPS violated policies

    Audit finds KCPS violated policies

    UPDATED | An internal audit, launched in the wake of our investigation, scrutinizing the contract process for a lucrative KCPS construction project did not find evidence of fraud, but did find a violation of district policies.

Bannister Complex Investigation


  1. Cleaver 'unaware' of Bannister Superfund

    Cleaver 'unaware' of Bannister Superfund

    Congressman Emanuel Cleaver told workers at the Bannister Federal Complex there are no Superfund sites located there, despite the 2.5-year 41 Action News investigation into the Bannister Federal Complex on Superfund sites, deaths, and toxins.

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Meet the Investigator


  1. Ryan Kath - Investigative Reporter

    Ryan Kath - Investigative Reporter

    Ryan Kath is an award-winning investigative reporter for 41 Action News. He joined the I-team in September, 2010 after working for four years as a multimedia journalist at the station.

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    National News


    1. Man in custody in 1979 Etan Patz case

      Man in custody in 1979 Etan Patz case

      Police say a man in custody has implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose disappearance exactly 33 years ago Friday helped raise awareness of missing children.

      • Poll shows drop in pro-choice support

        Poll shows drop in pro-choice support

        A recent Gallup poll shows only 41 percent of Americans favor abortion rights.

        • Traffic congestion down, but at a cost

          • Pastor: Put gays in an electric fence

            • Protect 'precious cargo' from hot car