Text Alerts
Want to be the first in Kansas City to know about the latest breaking news, sports scores and more? Sign up for text alerts from the largest, most-trusted news source in town.
Keep your phone handy! Upon hitting the Sign up! button, you will receive a message with a four-digit code at the end. Enter this number on the next screen and press the Confirm button.
Terms and Conditions: By signing up for alerts from this site, you are signing up for a program that may include up to 5 SMS text alert(s) per alert category per day. There is no service fee charged per month but your carrier's standard text messaging and other charges may apply. You must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to use our alert services. If you are between 13 and 17 years old, you agree that you have received parental permission both to complete the registration process and to receive SMS content on your cell phone. If you have any questions, please contact customer service at mobile@kansascity.com.
How to Unsubscribe
If you need to cancel a subscription, send a text message of STOP followed by the keyword from the list below to our short code, 72737.
If you want to see the help message associated with a subscription, send a text message of HELP followed by the keyword from the list below.
For example if you were subscribed to KU sports alerts and wanted to unsubscribe, you would text STOP KU to 72737, our short code. A confirmation message will be sent saying your subscription was cancelled.
If you need to cancel a subscription, send a text message of stop followed by the keyword from the list below to our short code, 72737. If you want to see the help message associated with a subscription, send a text message of help followed by the keyword from the list below. For example if you were subscribed to KU sports alerts and wanted to unsubscribe, you would text stop ku to 72737, our short code. A confirmation message will be sent saying your subscription was cancelled. Questions? E-mail mobile@kansascity.com. Our privacy policy is here. Message or data rates may apply.| Name | Keyword |
| Breaking News | KCNEWS |
| Chiefs | Chiefs |
| KU | KU |
| MU | MU |
| KState | KState |
| Royals | KCRoyals |
| Local movie news | KCMovies |
| Local music news | KCMusic |
| Olympics | KCOly |
| Aquarius | KCAquarius |
| Aries | KCAries |
| Cancer | KCCancer |
| Capricorn | KCCapricorn |
| Gemini | KCGemini |
| Leo | KCLeo |
| Libra | KCLibra |
| Pisces | KCPisces |
| Sagittarius | KCSagittarius |
| Scorpio | KCscorpio |
| Taurus | KCTaurus |
| Virgo | KCVirgo |
| Kansas Hot Lotto | KSHotLotto |
| Kansas Pick 3 | KSPick3 |
| Kansas Powerball | KSPowerBall |
| Missouri Powerball | MOPowerBall |
| Missouri Lotto | MOLotto |
| Missouri Pick 3 | MOPick3 |
| Missouri Pick 4 | MOPick4 |
| Missouri Show Me Cash | MOShowMe |
| Weather-Jackson, MO | KCJackson |
| Weather-Clay, MO | KCClay |
| Weather-Platte, MO | KCPlatte |
| Weather-Johnson, MO | KCJohnson |
| Weather-Buchanan, MO | KCBuchanan |
| Weather-Clinton, MO | KCClinton |
| Weather-Lafayette, MO | KCLafayette |
| Weather-Cass, MO | KCCass |
| Weather-Atchison, MO | KCAtchison |
| Weather-Nodaway, MO | KCNodaway |
| Weather-Holt, MO | KCHolt |
| Weather-Andrew, MO | KCAndrew |
| Weather-Worth, MO | KCWorth |
| Weather-Gentry, MO | KCGentry |
| Weather-De Kalb, MO | KCDeKalb |
| Weather-Caldwell, MO | KCCaldwell |
| Weather-Ray, MO | KCRay |
| Weather-Bates, MO | KCBates |
| Weather-Henry, MO | KCHenry |
| Weather-Pettis, MO | KCPettis |
| Weather-Saline, MO | KCSaline |
| Weather-Johnson, KS | KCJohnsonMO |
| Weather-Wyandotte, KS | KSWyandotte |
| Weather-Douglas, KS | KCDouglas |
| Weather-Shawnee, KS | KCShawnee |
| Weather-Leavenworth, KS | KCLeavenworth |
| Weather-Atchison, KS | KCAtchisonKS |
| Weather-Jefferson, KS | KCJefferson |
| Weather-Franklin, KS | KCFranklin |
| Weather-Miami, KS | KCMiami |
| Weather-Linn, KS | KCLinn |
| Weather-Anderson, KS | KCAnderson |
| Weather-Osage, KS | KCOsage |
| Weather-Doniphan, KS | KCDoniphan |
| Weather-Jackson, KS | KCJacksonKS |
| Weather-Brown, KS | KCBrown |
| Weather-Coffey, KS | KCCoffey |
