# KMBC 9 News - Kansas City

> Breaking News and Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505211829](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505211829)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id505211829`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hearst Television
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (5,080 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.15.2303
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2012-03-06
- **Size:** 126 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kmbc-9-news-kansas-city/id505211829)
- **Website:** [http://www.kmbc.com/connect](http://www.kmbc.com/connect)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.kmbc.com/connect/privacy](http://www.kmbc.com/connect/privacy)

## Description

KMBC 9 News - Kansas City Chrome extension puts breaking local and national news, live weather, sports, and traffic at your fingertips. Stay informed with push alerts, streaming video, and easy sharing for Kansas City.

Key features include real-time breaking news alerts, live KMBC 9 News reporters updates, user-submitted tips and photos, up-to-date hourly weather and a street-level radar, and First Alert Weather videocasts. Note: Some content may be intended for adults 18+.

## Rankings

- #25,887 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers largely praise KMBC 9 News for strong weather coverage and trusted local news, with long-time viewers citing reliability and timely storm alerts. However, the app's user experience is hampered by major drawbacks that recur across reviews: aggressive advertising (including loud, auto-playing ads and pre-video commercials), intrusive notifications with poor customization, and frequent bugs that cause crashes, misdirected links, and unexpected returns to home or top stories. Navigation feels cluttered and content discovery is difficult. Live streams and video playback are unreliable at times. Improvements in ads, notifications controls, stability, and navigation would enhance the app significantly.

### Pros

- Strong weather coverage with timely alerts (trusted for storm warnings).
- Trusted local news source; long-time viewers cite reliability.
- Helpful initial configuration to tailor notifications.

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and loud, often auto-playing with no mute option.
- Push notifications are excessive and not easily customizable; sports, Covid, and other topics appear.
- Frequent bugs and instability: crashes, loading issues, and being kicked out of articles or back to the home screen.
- Navigation is cluttered and content discovery is difficult; links can be misdirected.
- Live streams/video playback are unreliable or don't work.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505211829)