Angie Ricono
Investigative Reporter
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Angie Ricono joined the KCTV5 News team as an investigative reporter in October 2015.
Before that, she worked worked in Philadelphia, PA and Lexington, KY.
Angie has won numerous awards for her reporting including a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigations. She was also name Associated Press’s Reporter of the Year in New Jersey for her coverage related to the September 11 attacks and the beltway sniper.
At KCTV5, Angie looks into closed cases, legal issues and policies and procedures that don’t make sense.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Angie Ricono and Melonne McBride
A woman thought her son was on a day trip in Missouri. She found her car at the airport and quickly realized her husband took her son and left the country.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Just last month, his family announced his cancer diagnosis and pleaded for a compassionate release so that he could die at home or in hospice. A U.S. district judge denied the request.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 8:08 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The Kansas City Kansas Police Department is responding to allegations surrounding the behavior of an on-duty officer.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Anne Searle was billed “retroactively” for two years of electrical use after a “meter mix-up.”
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Adam Mace has learned he’ll be released from prison after a Cass County judge expunged his old marijuana possession conviction.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 5:08 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
A Jackson County, Missouri, judge has approved a settlement in the deadly Westport firetruck crash. The settlement means each family was awarded a total close to $540,000.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:57 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The watchdog group “Common Cause” questions how and why innocence claims are being challenged by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Roger Golubski remains on home detention. A federal judge denied his motion asking for basic ankle-monitoring or possibly a curfew.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
On Wednesday, thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed after a government system providing information to pilots went down.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 3:11 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A Kansas state investigation found 188 clergy members suspected of crimes including aggravated criminal sodomy, rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sexual battery
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 2:58 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander and Zoe Brown
Last November, Missouri voters approved recreational use of marijuana for people over the age of 21. But, as one Belton woman found out, legalization has its limits. A positive THC test can still throw a wrench into your job hunt.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 1:04 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Olathe police are expected to officially release the name of a young man shot and killed by police Saturday night.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Chris Dunn is convicted in the 1990 Saint Louis murder of Ricco Rogers.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 5:05 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
City leaders are concerned about record low river levels and a second ice jam floating down from Nebraska.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 1:24 PM CST
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Roger Golubski is facing federal charges in connection with rape, kidnapping and sex trafficking in two separate cases.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 3:13 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Brian Betts and Celester McKinney were convicted in separate trials and are serving life sentences in connection with the death of Greg Miller.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:31 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Inside a KCK church on Friday, the family of John Calvin stood and wept. It’s bad enough that they recently learned 56-year-old Calvin is dying of colon cancer, but he will likely die in prison.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:59 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson was convicted of murder in the 1994 death of Marcus Boyd.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 8:31 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Jackman is one of at least three men who are convicted of raping women in the Westport area in the 1980s.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 5:14 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Attorneys involved in the original case testified about how they handled the case and what they would have done differently in light of new information.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:06 PM CST
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Today, a former KCK police detective was back in federal court in Topeka for a hearing on eight federal charges he’s facing.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:28 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has served 28 years and has always said he’s innocent. His case is back before the courts under a new law that allows Missouri prosecutors to review old convictions and bring them back before a judge.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
His groundbreaking research could have major implications for how Alzheimer’s and dementia patients are treated.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:03 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Lamar Johnson has spent 28 years in prison for a St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:32 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson is confident about his upcoming Monday hearing, which might be surprising. He’s spent 28 years in prison for a St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 7:16 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A scathing letter from a fired Kansas City Police Department attorney calls out interim police Chief Joseph Mabin and the department’s top attorney, Holly Dodge.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 8:19 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A plan to install a warning height clearance curtain for the Independence Bridge is one step closer to reality.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 1:59 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
City manager Brian Platt reportedly asked, “Why can’t we just lie to the media?”
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:15 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
The lawsuit comes after public debate and the permanent removal of Cats vs. Robots Volume 1: This is War.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A Kansas City, Kansas, man is sharing his horror story about what he says he endured at the hands of disgraced KCK Detective Roger Golubski.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 4:00 PM CST
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
One year after his release, Kevin Strickland is embracing all of the joys of life he had to put on hold for 43 years.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:18 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
“Who better to clean their own house than those who are involved in it?” KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman said during a press conference this afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Team ROC came to Kansas City, Kansas today, hosting what it called the #JusticeforKCK rally.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:39 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
We are getting an eye-opening look at horrific allegations at Missouri's Agapè Boarding School.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 3:46 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lonnie Davis Sr. was attacked on Oct. 5 and died days later in the hospital.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 3:31 PM CST
|By Greg Dailey and Angie Ricono
Victims alleged multiple accounts of rape and sexual abuse, along with kidnapping and threatening of teen girls at the Delevan Townhomes Apartments.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 8:54 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Jim Cummins house was destroyed by fire two years ago. And while that’s devastating, the home was insured and he thought he’d be able to rebuild. He was wrong.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Sarah Motter and Angie Ricono
One day after voters legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri, a hospitality group announced a new entertainment district project in Kansas City that will include spaces to freely smoke cannabis.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 5:45 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Nick Sloan
A new lawsuit arguing Kansas City should be held financially responsible for a fatal crash involving a Kansas City Fire Department truck was filed in Jackson County on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:23 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
We are still weeks away from the start of winter, but a common winter threat is making an early appearance and it’s not alone. Influenza is also hitting earlier than normal. COVID-19 is still hanging around, too.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:45 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander and Emily Rittman
Eric DeValkenaere was convicted of armed criminal action and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb. The shooting took place back in December of 2019.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 3:09 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Coones was wrongfully convicted in a 2008 Kansas City, Kansas, double murder which was actually a murder-suicide that had nothing to do with Coones.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Missouri voters will decide whether to make the recreational use of marijuana legal in the state.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 2:28 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Felicia Miller said Britt Reid does not deserve any deal and he should face the maximum sentence for what happened to her daughter Ariel.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Data reveals four days in September that had hold times averaging 50 seconds or more.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 8:46 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s a big day for Rich Martinez—one he’s waited six years for. He finally got his dream car back.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports 85 percent of people report they’d be willing to call such a helpline if they or a loved one was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey, Angie Ricono and Emily Rittman
Britt Reid pleaded guilty to DWI - causing serious physical injury on Sept. 12. More than six weeks later, he will be sentenced.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Attorneys for Brian Betts and Celester McKinney are crying “foul!” They claim the Wyandotte County District Attorney is not sharing important information — information that could help their case.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 10:31 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Roger Golubski has been charged with deprivation of civil rights for sexually assaulting victims while under color of law enforcement.
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