KMBC 9 News - Kansas City Reviews

I’ve been a loyal viewer of KMBC’s news for many years. I also have anxiety over tornadoes (been through a few too many LOL). When I got my first iPhone, I got KMBC’s Weather app. It was AWESOME!!!!!! I only want the current weather info...I watch the News on TV. I was really bummed when you dumped the weather app!!! I’ve tried to adapt to using the news app, but frankly, I HATE it!!!!

The most irritating thing about KMBC9News is that it won’t let me choose what alert notifications I want to receive! The ONLY alerts I want are Severe T-storm and Tornado. But your app doesn’t think that’s enough. About once a week, it sends me a notification to remind me to turn on notifications!!!! And some of those have come before 8 am !!!!

When I open KMBC9News to see a summary of the forecast, all I can do is watch the forecast from hours before or see the current temp & precipitation. I am able to view radar on your app, and I DO like that. But to be honest, I’ve been searching for an app like your old weather app. I hate the other TV stations apps. Channel 5’s is ok, other than sending several alerts daily, basically just annoying chit chat! The Weather Cannel’s app shows current conditions and long range forecast, but no severe weather info or radar. So, currently I am using THREE apps and only getting SOME of the info I want. PLEASE, KMBC, bring back the weather app!!!!

Every time I get a notification from the KMBC9 app, it seems like it is yet another update about something involving Covid. Whether the newest spooky variant or where to get vaccines, enough already. We know where to go to get vaccinated or get boosters. How about keeping important notifications relating to the KC area to bad traffic, homicides, weather alerts, Royals/Chiefs wins…not another update on a bad cold.
I do have the other local news stations apps and rarely do I get Covid updates. I get a few here and there but it’s nothing like the KMBC app. Seems like KMBC9 is really pushing these Covid stories like it’s 2020 all over again and wanting us to still be afraid of it. The vaccine is out there. If you want to get it, fine. If you don’t want to because you’ve already had it or taking other precautions, fine.

It appears to me that several of your stories are posted for prolonged periods of time, some instances for months! I do read this venue for my local news daily; sometimes more than once daily depending on local happenings. There seems to be numerous articles that are on line for very long periods of time. I personally would prefer to see new information or a limited number of offerings rather than seeing the same tired information for several weeks/months. Thank you for the good information that is current and new—I find most articles clear, concise and accurate. I also have difficulty with the NFM ads——THEY ARE WAY TOO LOUD!!! Please work to control this issue, it is very irritating!!!!!!

I’ve always enjoyed KMBC news when I lived in KC because of the format and the personalities from news to sports and especially the weather with Brian Busby. I moved to NC and am able to keep up with news back in KC with the KMBC app. I get the first news stories quickly as they come out whether locally or nationally. 👍🏼

You need to update your website through the day more. Put new news ahead of old stories up to two weeks if not more prior. Put local first and national second and then do the other odd stories. I liked the old weather radar better. The newest one does up to the minute but doesn’t show incoming and going. It’s frustrating to have to go through old stories and events from weeks ago before the more important ones. Also, your coverage of the recent snow storm was minimal and it probably was due to the fact it was a weekend. You were my 1st to go to for weather. But, it seems other than tornadoes you have become pretty lackluster about weather. Love Nick and Neville.

KMBC9News is the only way I watch the news. I think that you leave old stories on for far to long. I don’t see the need to have something about the Mayor’s Christmas tree being on in May. The sports section is weak and needs better updating. I hate commercials and if I’m reading a story that has a video with it the first thing is always a commercial and plays extremely loud. It’s a good app but needs less commercials and updated more often. Channel 9 news has always been my news channel and the others don’t even come close. It would be 5 stars if it was updated more often and no commercials on a video.

Overall like how KMBC9News is organized.
There is 1 correction to the format that should be corrected and a couple of enhancements I would like.
When reading an article not all the text fits on my screen and I can’t scroll to view the end of a sentence or pinch to reduce the text on the page. The two enhancements I would like to see are the ability to zoom (& shrink) the viewable page including pics and the ability to jump out of KMBC9News while watching a video & pick up where I left off when I come back into KMBC9News .
Thanks!

What really upsets me is they interrupt my favorite programs and stay on TV with reports that don't even affect where I live. Run stuff on the bottom of the screen and break in when it's serious. And at least show the program I was watch in its full entire time later and tell us what time you will air it. All the stations do this an while I know it's important to know when a tornado is coming our way 4 hours of constant wealth is just too much. Sorry. But that's how I feel.

I downloaded app for weather only and turned off notifications for news pop ups but twice in the last two days and many times before that I received a sudden pop up notification from KMBC9News saying Don’t you miss us? Meaning the news part asking me to turn notifications back on for news. If I want to be notified all day about people who shot or killed each other and other depressing news I would turn it on. Not to discount what the families go through but I can’t do anything about it if someone was killed in a car wreck. It seems anymore it’s only bad news. I deleted KMBC9News .

There is nothing more offensive than opening an app only to have an ad blaring. There's no way to stop it other than force closing KMBC9News . Therefore, it's a useless news app if you want to check out news while you're out. There's no option to stop the ad within a few seconds. The ad blasts out for 15 long seconds and I was so embarrassed. I apologized to people around me on an airplane. The ad woke a baby. There are plenty of news apps that offer local coverage and people aren't forced to have an 15 sec ad screaming every single time KMBC9News is opened. Listen up KNBC! A good news app doesn't scream when opened. It's an absolutely wretched app.

I like getting the weather and radar! But I hate getting a news alert and then when opening KMBC9News , cannot find the “breaking news” article! There should be a special tab to see them. Also often when reading the text the sentence is cut off abruptly by an advertisement which I cannot move to see the text underneath! I understand you need to have ads, but they should not hide the text! This is so frustrating! This makes me want to throw my phone and delete KMBC9News ! I will never buy anything from any such ads! It makes me want to find another new app!

Can’t thank you enough for giving Staley High Girls basketball team a spot on the 6 PM news tonight Karen Kornacki. They’ve gotten so little press (print or online) yet had an outstanding year with new Head Coach Mike Bennett who came to Staley after a stint as Head Coach of Mill Valley HS boys basketball and lead them to a State Title. Girls get the short straw in publicity. Thanks so much for giving them a great sendoff to State Final Four in Springfield Mo this weekend.

I keep receiving texts from KMBC that I am missing news & should turn on notifications. I have done this, but I still do not receive news notifications. Have deleted & reinstalled app. Still doesn't work. I receive full news notifications from Channel 5 with the same settings on my iPhone 7. This makes no sense. I end up using the Channel 5 app much more often. I love KMBC. Have watched you for 60 years. PLEASE FIX YOUR APP!! Also, I agree with Jennyskaggs on June 8. I would really like the weather app back. Thanks.

I enjoy KMBC9News for local news and weather,however, I do not like the set up. Some stories stay on the site forever. That story may no longer be relevant. I don’t need to know today the winner of the Kentucky derby is not running in the Preakness, as an example. My second complaint deals with KMBC9News going back to the top story once you close a story in the middle of the news, so correct that feature.

I have lived here for 41 years....if I check other stations for news, weather, or sports even breaking news; KMBC is by far, in a higher class all its’ own. My family: a local teacher, a highway patrol master trooper, a city employee. All walks through this life. . .KMBC-most informed-most up to date. We appreciate your hard work and the truth you bring to us everyday.....all day 💕. A hard core KMBC watcher.

I get up every morning around 6:15 to listen to the weather forecast on KMBC9News . Without FAIL, it is the broadcast from the prior evening (5:00-7:00pm). When I have the luxury of sleeping in (9:00am) it still has yesterday’s weather forecast. It should be updated more often. I have children and cannot watch the news and wait on a weather broadcast within the larger news broadcast. I have had Channel 9 news/weather app for years and I don’t want to switch. However, l need more up to date broadcast.

What have you done with the radar. When it’s going to storm, storms getting close, I want to see the radar to know if I am gonna get hard and if so how hard. I don’t have time to wait for the radar loop to go through several hours of the loop before it gets to the present. An hour or 2 in the loop is all that’s necessary, if that much at all.
So when I want to see current radar loop I go to other stations such a KCTV5.
You need to fix this.

Channel 9 News is the best at reporting the news. The change to include the weather in the news app has been a challenge. I would like the weather alerts on at all times, while news alerts not so much. It was nice when they were separate.

You can’t separate alerts. I only want audible, persistent alerts for severe weather. Unfortunately it’s an all or nothing proposition. Another annoyance is the inability to resize pictures when it’s a be on the lookout or an Amber Alert. How can I recognize anyone when you have the pic size locked down? I downloaded KMBC9News primarily for Bryan Busby’s weather. It was a lot better when you had a separate weather app.

It feels like about 10 percent news on KMBC9News that you have to sift out of the advertising and clickbait. If you still want to use it, I recommend turning off notifications because it will annoy the hell out of your wife when you check your Apple Watch for the important news and read her a stupid story instead.
I signed up for the weather. The weather isn’t important enough to deal with all the crap on KMBC9News .

I appreciate the breaking news notifications but sometimes I get a notification that I can’t read quick enough. When I go to KMBC9News to see what the breaking news is, it’s usually not there. Seems to be a delay that maybe could be fixed.

I have watched channel 9 since it went on the air when I was in elementary school in the 1950’s. It was only on part of the day and always ended by going off the air as I recall with the playing of the national anthem and then just a picture that was on all 3 stations all night. Only black and white in those days. Channel 9 is the station my parents always watched and it has not changed through the generations. We love you, the BEST weather coverage ever. I have the KMBC App weather app on my phone so I am always aware!! Love you channel 9!!

I have watched your new cast since Jim Rice 1977 I love all of you and how much I can tell you appreciate each other you all bring the news to my home and I can tell when the news is bad you feel just as bad as I feel about bad news however you all bring such joy with the good news thank you all for all your hard work!

I find the news on KMBC9News often doesn’t have breaking news. There are often old stories that stick around too long. Would love it if it was more current and had the latest breaking news. I’m better of reading Hayley Harrison’s Facebook feed. The weather app navigation never works. Push button for 10 day forecast or other options and nothing happens. I like your TV news but not you app.