Kansas City Crime Scene: Creeper Judgement, Bomb Threat, Dash Cam & Water Rescue

Amid this heatwave, we can't really blamer a local for jumping in the lake in much the same way we plunge into a current collection of crime reporting, police action and ALLEGED misdeeds . . . 

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Jury convicts man of kidnapping, murdering Gilberto Gutierrez

A jury has convicted a man of kidnapping and murdering Gilberto Gutierrez in 2021.

Bomb threat forces evacuation of Overland Park Target location near 97th, Quivira

Police said someone called into the store and made the bomb threat.

Motorcyclist injured in hit & run Thursday night

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after crashing into the median and then being run over at Independence Avenue and [...]

New details emerge in fatal shooting of Malcolm Johnson by Kansas City police

The Star obtained the case file from the March 25, 2021, police shooting from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The documents include photographs, videos, audio files and crime lab reports.

Former detainee sues defunct for-profit jail in Leavenworth over 2021 stabbing

A former inmate of a now-defunct private jail in Leavenworth is suing the facility's operators for running a facility so "dangerous, understaffed and insecure" that he was stabbed in 2021. The lawsuit, filed last month in Wyandotte County and amended Monday, says CoreCivic, one of the country's largest private prison operators, and its Leavenworth-based employees [...]

Gas station owner, employee arrested after Cass County gambling investigation

Two men are now facing gambling and drug charges after a year-long investigation at the Everyday (Conoco) gas station in Harrisonville.

Kris Kobach's right, it's time to get tough on theft from big-box stores | Opinion

Organized retail stealing in Kansas hits $642 million a year, adding to already high inflation. We're not talking about random teenagers.

Victim of fiery crash on I-435 identified; police seek witnesses

Witnesses can call 816-474-TIPS or call Traffic Investigators at 816-482-8298.

After special meeting, JCCC makes changes in Human Resources

The Johnson County prosecutor declined charges. But the man in the video, Dan Rainey, now faces a municipal charge of disorderly conduct.

15-year-old girl enters 'no contest' plea to her role in the murder of a man in Olathe's Black Bob Park

Two other teens have been sentenced in connection with this case.

Instead of treating hazardous waste, Johnson County firm dumped it in sewer, feds say

An employee of a Johnson County manufacturer is charged with violating the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit says he bypassed treating chemicals.

"We've got hell coming": Missourians in state prisons fear consequences of summertime heat

Although the Department of Corrections says the majority of its prisons are fully air conditioned, people incarcerated in some of those buildings say the vents often blow hot or dusty air.

KCFD says victim 'alert and oriented' following water rescue near Heart of America bridge

The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a water rescue call Friday afternoon near the Heart of America Bridge.

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