Kansas City Crime Scene: Human Trafficking, Cyber-Stalking & Fake Reviews

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New task force to fight human trafficking, combine efforts across state lines

A new task force will combine grassroots organizations with city and county law enforcement to enable both sides of the state line to fight human trafficking.

Man charged in drug house operation near Northland elementary school

Clay County, Missouri, prosecutors have charged a 56-year-old Kansas City man in connection to a drug house operation near an elementary school.

Kansas City man pleads guilty to cyberstalking resulting in murder

A Kanas City man pleads guilty to cyberstalking resulting in death after a victim was gunned down outside a busy grocery store in March 2019.

Grandview man charged in Friday murder of teenager in Northeast Kansas City neighborhood

A Grandview man has been charged in the murder of Aaron Amparan, a teenager who died in a shooting Friday in a Northeast Kansas City neighborhood.

KCK man facing multiple charges in connection with fatal KCMO parking lot shooting

Osvaldo Rangel faces multiple charges related to the Sept. 30, 2023 incident

JoCo jury finds Olathe 16-year-old guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Monday, a Johnson County jury found a 16-year-old guilty of involuntary manslaughter and criminal use of weapons for a fatal shooting in 2022.

KCK man charged with murder in connection to September shooting in KCMO

A Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting that killed a man in Kansas City, Missouri at the end of September.

Fraud expert calls out KC-area businesses for faking online reviews

Some Kansas City-area businesses have had hundreds of five-star reviews removed after a fraud expert called them out for faking them.

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