Zac Summers
Anchor
KCTV5
Zac Summers anchors KCTV5 News at 4 and 6 p.m. He joined the station in October 2023.
Zac comes to KCTV5 with more than a decade of reporting experience. He most recently worked in Atlanta, where he covered crippling crime, natural disasters, scandal-plagued politicians, championship teams and human-interest stories.
Zac was born and raised in the Midwest and is excited to be back in Kansas City. He previously worked at WDAF. He also spent time in Southern California, the Pacific Northwest and Texas.
Zac loves cooking, meeting people, learning new things, and sharing experiences with viewers. You can follow him on Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok by searching @ZacOnTV. You can also email him or send stories ideas to zac.summers@kctv5.com.
New online tool makes 19th century records searchable by name, turning decades of research into accessible digital format.
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As people are drinking less alcohol, groups are coming together to create a sober party environment
James McGinnis defied doctors’ predictions after suffering a brain bleed during a football game
Fentanyl deaths are rising across the region, but our investigators found that in most cases, no one is ever charged.
Pills, gummies and drink mixes sold legally at gas stations and marketed as "natural" could have a potentially harmful side effect.
Floyd Bledsoe went to prison for a crime he did not commit. He celebrated 10 years of freedom by opening Bledsoe Serenity Homestead to provide a place of healing for families.
Restoration specialists have completed work on a rare set of murals by Spanish artist Luis Quintanilla at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, preserving artwork created by an artist whose work was largely destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.
The would-be harmless symbols could represent something completely different from what parents might think, ranging from drugs to sex to extremism.
Items in your suitcase don't always make it to their final destination. This woman says she learned that lesson the hard way.
‘Hope I never get it again’: man awaiting transplant shares survival story after contracting E. coli
“You can’t sit up. You can’t walk. It took me out for sure. I thought I was going to die. It was crazy.”
Doctors told this woman she would be partially blind for the rest of her life. Now, she is regaining her vision due to a groundbreaking surgery.
Researchers continue to uncover more details about the true crime tale of one of America's first serial killer families, who were never apprehended.
A couple is warning travelers about the consequences of putting valuables in checked luggage after jewelry worth $9,000 was reportedly stolen out of their bags.
Attorneys for the protester’s family said the district attorney’s office is going against its former word by not releasing the report’s underlying evidence.
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon as the bus driver was taking home elementary school students.
A family attorney in Georgia says a man died at a county jail after being eaten alive by insects and bed bugs.
A high school student says his hard work has paid off when it comes to attending college.
Family and friends of a young man from Georgia say he was “tortured and humiliated” by teens while at a party last week on St. Simons Island.
Authorities and community members had been actively searching for the woman since she disappeared.
An Atlanta woman is recovering after being part of a chaotic scene over the weekend.
A Methodist pastor was killed by a man she was trying to mentor, according to Atlanta police.
