A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:31 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5 a.m. The alert is for Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Platte and Clay counties.

After storms in the morning, Tuesday evening is expected to be mostly clear around the Kansas City metro. Lows will fall to the low 70s Tuesday night. Wednesday through Friday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s and lows cooling into the mid-60s.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Law enforcement officials are searching for a man believed to be following a pattern of groping other men, which has now grown violent after an attack at a Kansas City bar.

A weekend surge of gun violence swept through Kansas City, leaving three people dead and two others wounded, authorities said. The separate shootings unfolded hours apart — one in Kansas City, Kansas and the other in south Kansas City.

Strong downburst winds were reported as this severe thunderstorm swept through in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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A 54-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a man found lying in a street earlier this year in Kansas City's Ingleside neighborhood, court documents show.

A powerful storm in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood toppled trees, damaged homes and knocked down power lines. Crews worked to restore power.