Kansas City Crime Scene: Teen Murder Charge, Trash Crackdown, Hit & Run

Thankfully, there wasn't a homicide recorded today but there remains more than a few worthwhile stories worth linking regarding police action, continued cases and all manner of crime reporting.

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14-year-old charged in death of 44-year-old woman in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 14-year-old is now facing charges in the death of a 44-year-old woman, Jackson County officials say. A spokesperson for the Jackson County Circuit Court said the Office of the Juvenile Officer filed a petition Friday against the 14-year-old alleging second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

New hope for prisoner after 33 years, prosecutor asks court to dismiss murder conviction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Chris Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder he has sworn he didn't do. He was convicted in a 1990 Saint Louis murder of teenager Ricco Rogers, also referred to as Recco Rogers, who was gunned down on a porch.

Neighbors look for answers after baby's body found in Kansas City woods

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In what has been a challenging case on many levels, police are trying to determine how the body of a baby ended up in the heavy brush in east Kansas City. A neighbor walking in the woods stumbled upon the body, and police say they'll need help from the public to answer the key questions of how and why this happened.

Kansas City man still in ICU after being struck by car while walking to store

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City man is still in the hospital one week after he was hit by a car. KCMO police report Terrance Rice was crossing the street at an entrance ramp to U.S. 71 Highway on Bannister Road when Rice was hit by a driver who was speeding.

Family of Kansas City pedestrian hit, left for dead, calls for accountability

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Prosecutors are awaiting toxicology results a week to the day after police say a woman went on a hit and run rampage behind the wheel, striking a pedestrian and then causing two other crashes. The family of the pedestrian, Terrance Rice, 59, wants charges and accountability.

Lenexa Police Department honors fallen officers to kickoff National Police Week

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL BE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW. WELL, TODAY IS THE START OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER WILL HONOR OFFICERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. LENEXA POLICE LAID A WREATH IN FRONT OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX TODAY.

Guards at Kansas detention center used racist slurs against Hispanic people: Lawsuit

A corrections officer at the now-closed Leavenworth Detention Center was subjected to racist slurs and other demeaning language by other employees, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week. Wilfredo Carrasquillo, who is Hispanic, started working for CoreCivic at the federal jail in Leavenworth in May 2021.

Kansas City police 'paying closer attention' to unsecure loads on trash trailers after KMBC investigation

Kansas City police are paying closer attention to private waste haulers after a recent KMBC 9 investigation.KMBC recently revealed items flying directly onto the interstate from the back of semitrailers hauling trash and recycling.Eight of nine semis hauling waste from private transfer facilities had items flying from the back of trucks.

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