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The man convicted of attempting to stab a Shawnee liquor store employee to death will spend the next two decades behind bars.
An inmate who used a “shank” to injure a Lansing Correctional Facility officer has been convicted of battery on a corrections officer.
A Kansas City man will spend the next 15 years in prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution ring that caused the death of at least three individuals.
One man has been arrested and charged with child sex crimes after allegedly holding a family member at knife-point in Missouri.
Investigators continue to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen devices as thieves attempt to fence them in the Kansas City area.
On Tuesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced charges in the death of 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman back in April.
Officers were on their way to a car crash response when they learned of a shooting.
Kourtney Freeman was one of seven children in Kansas City, Mo. shot and either killed, or injured, in less than two months.
Jackson County leaders and experts came together Monday to hold a town hall geared toward youth crime in Kansas City.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said an armed and barricaded domestic violence suspect is now in custody.
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A new ordinance in Kansas City, Missouri, is already helping police crackdown on illegal sideshows and street racing.
One man is behind bars after multiple Warrensburg apartment complexes had been plagued with break-ins for weeks.
“The first thing I thought of, aside from who did this and how dare they, was to pray because it’s someone who really could be hurting from something and lashing out.”
One man faces robbery and assault charges after he attacked a gas station customer in Independence for the money in his wallet.
A Chillicothe welding instructor is behind bars after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with minor students were reported.
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection to an Instagram post in which he threatened to commit a deadly shooting.
An 83-year-old Missouri man is behind bars after child pornography found on his phone led law enforcement officials to find he had attempted to solicit sexual favors from children.
A former ALDI executive will spend time in prison for a $2.8 million scheme that helped the owner of a construction company rig the system and force the chain to overpay for new stores in both Illinois and Missouri.
Two women face multiple charges after a string of thefts from Kansas City area Bath & Body Works locations.
One man is dead after an argument led to a weekend shooting at a Little Ceasars Pizza in Kansas City.
An Arkansas man wanted for a 2021 drive-by shooting near the Oklahoma border has been found in Kansas City and is set to return to face his alleged crimes.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined leaders from the Kansas Department of Corrections for the grand opening of the state’s first substance use recovery and work release unit at a Kansas prison.
A Chillicothe man will face kidnapping and child endangerment charges in Livingston County after a change of venue was requested.
One of the greens at an Independence golf course is unplayable after a vandal dug a hole Thursday night.
Detectives with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department have identified five suspects in a shooting at a Westport business in early October.
One man faces possible child sex crimes charges after a search of a Lexington home revealed child pornography had been stashed away.
A woman suspected of forging a victim’s signature to steal money remains unidentified.
An early morning shooting at Penn Valley Park left two men with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police in Kansas City identify the victim in a deadly shooting at E. 34th Street and Garfield Avenue.
It’s been one week since 35-year-old Jonathan Rodgers was found by police with bodily trauma and rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
A Johnson County medical care employee was sentenced Thursday for a January 2022 rape of an 85-year-old woman.
A Kansas City man was charged after an investigation into a fatal shooting outside a convenience store near 35th and Cleveland.
A pair of eastern Jackson County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
Fort Leonard Wood authorities arrested a person of interest wanted in the death of a soldier.
The final steps toward a transition to Kansas’ statewide case management and e-filing system are underway for the Johnson County Government.
This morning around 5:30, Kansas City police officers responded to calls of a man lying on a sidewalk at the intersection of East 17th and Cambridge Street.
For the past 10 years, Rosilyn Temple and her fellow ‘Mothers’ have gone to local homicide scenes offering hugs, prayers, and compassion.
The Kansas City Police Department announced that the scene was in the 3600 block of Indiana Avenue.
Surveillance video showed the suspects had shattered the glass on their front door to get in, taking some items and cash.
KCPD shared that year-to-date homicide numbers are down, but other crimes continue to affect all of Kansas City.
A probable cause affidavit released Wednesday details the moments leading up to a Wichita mother calling 911 to say she had shot her son.
Overland Park police are searching for a suspect near West 101st Street and Metcalf, after receiving a sexual assault report.
“It is time for this miscarriage of justice to end,” Hemme’s attorneys said in a statement following the ruling in the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District.
A 40-year-old inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility has died.
The two juveniles charged with the murder of Irish Chef Shaun Brady, referred to as “KH” and “LM” during Tuesday’s court proceedings, will remain in juvenile detention.
The Kansas City man accused of shooting a 68-year-old over the sale of a vehicle and then stealing his truck has been taken into custody.
An Olathe man is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced for multiple child sex crimes.
An investigation into the threat of a Lawrence student has been opened, however, it did not happen at an area school as some may have believed.
A former tax preparer in Lenexa has pleaded guilty to more than $1.5 million in lost funds after he filed false income tax returns for clients.