Emily Rittman
Reporter
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Emily joined KCTV5 in July 2012. She is a Kansas City metro native who grew up in Lee's Summit and Parkville.
She’s covered breaking news and severe weather in Jefferson City, Springfield and Kansas City, Mo.
She's a die-hard Chiefs fan and a loyal Royals and Sporting KC fan who was thrilled to cover the Royals World Series win and the Chiefs Super Bowl championship.
In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, kayaking, bicycling, watching movies and documentaries as well as attending concerts. Her pups Punch and Piper keep her thoroughly entertained.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Emily Rittman
From tow lot and dumping ground to massive redevelopment projects, Kansas City’s riverfront is continuing its transformation with the construction of the KC Current soccer stadium.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company is planning to build a large state-of-the-art production campus in Olathe.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Dozens of victims woke up to find shattered glass and their vehicles rummaged through at several gated apartment complexes and a senior living community that has controlled access.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Relatives of two Wisconsin brothers who were shot and killed in Missouri faced their killer in court Friday as Garland Joseph Nelson learned his punishment.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
After previously warning parents, teens and community members about deadly fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office has a new warning Thursday. Investigators say they are now seeing acrylfentanyl in powder form in Clay County.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A Boone County grand jury indicted eight former members of a University of Missouri fraternity for a reported hazing incident that severely injured another student, leaving him blind and unable to walk.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
After an "all clear" was given, we are learning new details about an unfounded report of an active shooter at a business in Belton.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A Kansas City mother says that, after waiting more than a year, she is relieved her son’s suspected killer is facing charges for a deadly shooting near 19th and Vine.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 3:32 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Jason Carey, a substitute teacher for five days with the Belton School District, has been charged with multiple child sex crimes.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Ronald Burns was found dead on May 24, 2010, in his Riverside apartment.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Jungerman, 84, was found guilty of murdering 39-year-old Tom Pickert in his Brookside front yard.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
On Thursday, David Jungerman’s defense team is expected to continue calling witnesses in his first-degree murder trial.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A judge ruled Tuesday that Jungerman is competent to continue to stand trial. Jungerman is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the 2017 fatal shooting of attorney Tom Pickert.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 6:53 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A man accused of providing fake autopsies and ripping off grieving families will soon learn his sentence for wire fraud.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
David Jungerman is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the fatal Oct. 2017 shooting of Kansas City attorney Tom Pickert. Jurors will be back in court Thursday morning.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Jungerman is accused of killing 39-year-old attorney Tom Pickert in Oct. of 2017 outside of Pickert’s Brookside home.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A school bus overturned in Clay County near Mount Olivet Road and NE 120th Street just after 8 a.m. Monday, injuring two elementary students and the bus driver.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 3:16 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Damian Norfleet, Jr. was shot and killed June 24, 2019, when someone fired into the family's Grandview home.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 9:25 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Amanda Chafa said this is the second shooting she has witnessed in Independence. She was at SantaCaliGon Days exactly one year ago when four people were shot and survived.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 8:12 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Guests must use the only entrance to the Wade Shows Carnival/Midway at the corner of Kansas Avenue and Liberty Street where ticket booths are located.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 7:15 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Len Dawson left a lasting impression on those who knew him well and those who cheered for him from the stands or watched him on their TVs as a quarterback and sports broadcaster.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By KCTV5 Staff and Emily Rittman
The Red Cross is assisting several families after several people were rescued from a two-alarm apartment fire at the Canyon Creek Apartments and Townhomes near Bannister Road and 71 Highway.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Deon D. Sanders entered an Alford plea to a second-degree murder charge for the killing of Camry Alonzo.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Olathe water treatment facility employees discovered Tammy Cochran’s burned body on March 5, 2008.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
“Did he see his information? Did that have some influence or some impact? Quite possibly. What we do know had a direct impact is, of course, people calling in regard to the vehicle," the police said.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Daton Petrey is accused of assaulting a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer on Monday near 22nd and Vine streets.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
She can’t help but think about what could have happened if her son’s father was not able to stop the woman who is accused of grabbing their child.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Witnesses told police the two people who were shot were shooting at each other.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
51-year-old Angela Green was last seen on June 19, 2019, near her home off Tomahawk Road in Prairie Village, Kansas.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 9:13 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Newhouse, Kansas City’s first domestic violence shelter, needs new transportation to help survivors and their families travel to medical appointments, job trainings and school.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 4:45 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Nineteen-year-old Clay Palmer and 18-year-old Logan Meerkatz of Cleveland died in the crash.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Investigators received complaints that the operators of Marvin’s Automotive were purchasing a high volume of catalytic converters with “no questions asked.”
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
According to police, the investigation began in March when a group of women who worked with her at a local dental office realized they each had fraudulent charges on their bank cards.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
“When I was growing up, we had this fear that Kansas City would always have the worst streets,” Mayor Lucas said. “Just filling potholes wasn’t enough... Now, you’re seeing full resurfacing.”
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Nick Sloan and Emily Rittman
Officer-involved shooting under investigation in Gardner, no police officer injured
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
His funeral service will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Vineyard Church off NW Arrowhead Trafficway.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:15 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The church sustained water damage from battling the flames.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
One lane of I-70 is back open Friday after a semitruck caught on fire causing all westbound lanes near mile maker 206 near Lawrence to shut down for hours.
Fallen Officer Daniel Vasquez’s handcuffs used to escort his suspected killer to arraignment hearing
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Family, friends and dozens of law enforcement officers packed a Clay County courtroom Thursday as his suspected killer faced a judge for his arraignment.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 2:01 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman and KCTV5 Staff
After entering a plea of not guilty, the judge stated Joshua Rocha will be assigned a public defender.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 9:28 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
The North Kansas City Police Department parking lot is full of flowers, notes and candles placed by mourning community members who held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for Officer Daniel Vasquez.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Two families are heartbroken and grieving the loss of two young men, who were just 18 and 21 years old, following a shooting at a park in Clinton.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Watchful community members helped police arrest a man accused of stealing a SUV with a 4-year-old inside from a McDonald’s parking lot.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
New developments are unfolding in the investigation into a hit a run that seriously injured an 11-year-old on the Fourth of July. With the help of an anonymous tip, police believe they may have found a suspect vehicle that they were searching for.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
There are new developments in the investigation of a hit-and-run that seriously injured an 11-year-old on the Fourth of July.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
“We just landed the largest economic development project in the history of Kansas," Governor Laura Kelly said.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 6:57 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A group of concerned citizens was rallying in Lawrence Tuesday, hoping to save a nature center from possible closure due to proposed budget cuts.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Concerned loved ones called for help when the hiker reported that he was lost and they could not reach him on his cell phone. The exact cause of his death remains under investigation.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:12 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
Around 11 a.m., investigators gave an “all clear” after evacuating and searching the Western Missouri Medical Center. The false threat caused real fear and required the use of a large amount of emergency resources.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Emily Rittman
A carport and the vehicles parked inside were destroyed. Six apartment units were also damaged. The flames scorched several other vehicles that were parked near the carport.
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