• Investigators Reports
  1. JOCO DMV

    Investigation: No penalty for DMV mess?

    In the wake of a computer upgrade that has created a headache for DMV customers across Kansas, 41 Action News uncovered documents surrounding the multi-million dollar contract.

    State records show that despite a lengthy delay in the implementation of…

  2. 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…

  3. 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.

  1. $1.8M in unpaid parking tickets in KC

    $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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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. Neighbors: Patz suspect lived quiet life

      Neighbors: Patz suspect lived quiet life

      He had friends and family over for barbecues on holidays. His neighbors described him as quiet and smiling. But Pedro Hernandez, 51, was apparently living with a terrible secret for 33 years.

      • Charges expected in NYC Etan Patz case

        Charges expected in NYC Etan Patz case

        Thirty-three years to the day after Etan Patz disappeared, a suspect will finally appear in a New York courtroom to hear criminal charges in the boy's abduction and death.

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      • Man arrested in boy's 1979 disappearance

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