Kansas City Crime Scene: Local Gunfire & Enforcer Suspect Search

In the aftermath of a violence week, for close readers, we share this latest look at local police work, court cases, investigations &, as always, community outreach.

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Man charged in April deadly shooting in Kansas City, Kansas

The Wyandotte County District Attorney has charged a 19-year-old Guatemalan man in the April shooting death of 20-year-old Diego Segura-Barbazo.


Community group works to combat crime amongst youth amid recent spike

Ossco Bolton, founder and CEO of P.O.S.S.E. (Peers Organized to Support Students' Excellence), said addressing violence requires work from the ground up.


Police searching for woman after child ingested fentanyl, cocaine, meth

Police are searching for a woman after a child in her care ingested narcotics multiple times.


Johnson County DA says officer's use of deadly force against suspect was 'justified'

Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe will not be pursuing charges against a Shawnee police officer who shot at a suspect earlier this summer.


Man who fled United States after being charged with murder back in Johnson County Jail

A man who fled the U.S. after being charged with murder in a fatal Overland Park traffic crash that killed a 75-year-old woman is back in Johnson County and is scheduled to be in court Monday.


FBI searches for wanted gang enforcer believed to be in Kansas City

The FBI is searching for a wanted gang enforcer.


A New York Times reporter in Kansas was secretly tracked. He's suing the FBI for more information

Nearly four years after a New York Times reporter found a tracking device on his car in Lawrence, Kansas, authorities have yet to tell him what happened.


Secret meetings of parole study group may violate Missouri Sunshine Law

The Jefferson City Correctional Center. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) The panel established by Gov. Mike Kehoe to write rules for how long people who break the law must stay in prison may be violating the law itself by meeting in secret. As one of his first acts as governor in January, Kehoe ordered the Department of Corrections and the Division of...


Feds charge pair in scheme to steal $900,000 from Wyandotte County District Court

A federal grand jury has indicted two former Wyandotte County District Court bookkeepers in connection with an alleged scheme to steal $900,000 from the court.


Police identify teen boy shot, killed two days before 16th birthday in Kansas City

Authorities have identified a teenage boy who was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in south Kansas City.


2 arrested after pursuit across multiple Cass County cities

Two men were arrested Friday after starting a pursuit that spanned multiple cities in Cass County.


Car enthusiasts unite at Cody Allen Memorial Show

Hundreds of car enthusiasts came with hot rods, low riders, muscle cars and exotic supercars for the first Annual Cody Allen Memorial Car Show on Saturday.

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