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: Oct. 4, 2022 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Two men convicted of murder are going back to court in hopes of gaining a new evidentiary hearing. They say disgraced Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski has some connection to the case and had a hand in sending the pair to prison.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 12:49 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Gary Gray is retired and enjoys camping and playing the banjo. There are countless other things he’d like to do—but he can’t.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:06 PM 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.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:43 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
When Missouri voters go to the polls in November to decide whether recreational use of marijuana should be legal there’s a lot more than pot use at stake. Approval could mean big money for the state and cities.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
During two days of sworn depositions, S.K. detailed rapes, beatings and being forced to crawl on her hands and knees while wearing a dog collar.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The arrest of disgraced KCKPD detective Roger Golubski doesn’t wrap up the questions and allegations regarding corruption within the police department.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey, Angie Ricono and Nathan Vickers
Former police detective Roger Golubski does not have to spend time in detention before his trial, a federal judge has ruled.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 4:14 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The judge’s sentence forbids him from ever working in health care or any occupation in the medical field.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 9:51 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey and Angie Ricono
Federal prosecutors urged a judge to keep disgraced ex-police officer Roger Golubski behind bars, even citing his rape of a middle school student.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 8:02 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Roc Nation has called for a wide-ranging investigation into KCKPD, calling it “one of the worst examples of abuse of power in U.S. History.”
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Retired KCK detective Roger Golubski has been arrested on federal charges. Accusers were notified Thursday morning.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
People close to cases that involve Roger Golubski are reacting to the news of Thursday's arrest and charges.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Shawn Parcells has yet to be sentenced for criminal charges of felony theft and criminal desecration in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:18 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Felicia Miller said her daughter didn’t recognize her own mother when she woke from her coma following the crash involving Britt Reid.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey and Angie Ricono
He had been charged in connection with the DWI-related crash that left 5-year-old Ariel Young with traumatic brain injuries.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 1:41 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Gabe Swartz
The justice department announced Friday that it would not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against the Overland Park police officer who fatally shot John Albers.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Britt Reid will enter his guilty plea on Monday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has spent more than 27 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he swears he didn’t do. On Wednesday, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filled a motion to vacate that old conviction.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 11:57 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The 2018 fatal shooting of Overland Park teenager John Albers is the focus on a new 20-minute documentary by the Washington Post.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:32 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Hattie Saltzman was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 16 years old. She’s 25 now, but she says living with type-1 diabetes is difficult. Insulin keeps her alive. But at various times in her life, she couldn’t afford the medication.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Max Howell is charged with numerous counts of bank fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a financial institution.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Nine counties across Kansas are recounting ballots for the failed Value them Both Amendment. It comes after a push from anti-abortion advocates who question the results.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:11 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The Kansas Secretary of State reports there are enough funds raised to initiate a recount of the failed Value Them Both Amendment in nine counties.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:51 PM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
The “Value Them Both” Amendment was defeated Aug. 2 by a 59-41 percent margin.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The Kansas Attorney General’s office ordered Parcells to pay penalties exceeding $300,000 related to civil charges.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander, Angie Ricono and The Associated Press
If it passes, Missouri would join 18 other states which have completely legalized marijuana for recreational use.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s a big task: Placing thousands of beagles removed from a breeding and testing facility in Virginia. That facility also bred the dogs to supply other labs that test on animals.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
An attorney who served as a federal prosecutor and judge says the search warrant served in the Unified Government is likely connected to a criminal investigation.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The unknown person who sent a confusing text message encouraging voters to vote “Yes” has been suspended from the social media platform Twilio.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and KCTV5 Staff
There is some confusion today after quite a few people received a text message with misinformation about the Kansas amendment being voted on tomorrow.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Voting commissioners are bracing for a turnout in this election of 60 percent.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Planned Parenthood of Great Plains explained some patients are scheduling appointments for abortion services three weeks out.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
A “yes” vote would remove constitutional protections and allow lawmakers to restrict and possibly ban abortion.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The petition would allow voters to legalize marijuana for people 21 and older.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
In order for the petition to be placed on the ballot, there must be enough signatures in six out of eight congressional districts.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The Johnson County Sheriff is now accusing the county attorney of breaking the law and providing a public document to reporters.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Voter turnout is forecasted to be as high as 60%. The usual turnout in a primary election is 20-30%.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The controversy surrounding Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden and his concerns over voter fraud is attracting the attention of Johnson County’s legal department and the ACLU.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Doctors and hospitals have expressed confusion over what will be considered a medical emergency and if certain contraceptives are allowed under the new law.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
There has been confusion regarding Missouri’s new abortion law signed by Governor Mike Parson. Today, he was questioned by reporters seeking clarification on what is considered a medical emergency.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Kansas is the first state to vote on an abortion question since the Supreme Court decision.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 12:54 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Nearly three weeks after Missouri’s “trigger law” prohibiting abortion went into effect, the state is trying to clarify its position on some points of the law.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
There’s little doubt that many Missouri voters are still undecided and it’s certain this race will go down to the wire.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
There is still a lot of confusion over the law, issues like Plan B, and just what constitutes a medical emergency. Missouri Democratic lawmakers have called for a special session, seeking clarification.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Historically, voter turnout for primary elections is far lower than for general elections. That will likely be different in Kansas in August because Amendment 2 is on the ballot.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 12:28 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The Secretary of State’s general counsel determined that those wanting to vote in the August 2 primary must be allowed to.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Most communities in Kansas have until July 12 to register to vote in the August primary, but the special election changed the rules for Atchison residents.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
What started as an unfortunate incident for a Kansas couple turned into a daylong nightmare, and it could have been worse.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:33 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Kansas City’s murder rate and gun violence is carefully tracked and compared year to year.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The company that invented the BolaWrap likens it to remote handcuffs. It’s a high-powered restraint device that shoots out lassos that will stop suspects in their tracks.
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