Kansas City Crime Scene: Palm Tree Crook & Local Mugshots

Lots of items to consider tonight for our most dedicated local readers who want to know more about ALLEGED misdeeds, police action, court cases and, of course, community outreach. 

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Vandals Steal 15 Palm Trees, Impacting Independence Avenue Beautification Project - Northeast News

Bryan StalderContributor Over the past several weeks, the Independence Avenue Urban Street Ambassadors have been hard at work beautifying the Independence Avenue corridor with new landscaping installations, colorful flowers and decorative palm trees intended to brighten the community for residents, visitors and local businesses alike.


Family asks hit-and-run driver to come forward after 20-year-old killed in Blue Springs

A 20-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 40 Highway in Blue Springs on Sunday morning, and his family is pleading for answers.


Man says Independence officers punched, tased him in unprovoked attack: Lawsuit - AOL

A Kansas City man says Independence officers punched, kicked and tased him outside Main Event in 2024. Now, he's suing.


Man pleads guilty to sexual assaulting Overland Park woman in 2024

A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an Overland Park woman in November 2024.


Former motorcycle gang member sentenced for role in armed assault

Forty-seven-year-old John J. Hahn was sentenced to to 10 years in federal prison without parole.


Man pleads no contest in fentanyl deaths of pregnant woman and her unborn child

The second person charged in connection with the fentanyl deaths of a pregnant woman and her unborn child pleaded no contest.


Man found dead in KCK street Tuesday morning, 1 in custody

Police took one person into custody on Tuesday morning in connection with a homicide investigation in Kansas City, Kansas.


Judge lifts house arrest, GPS monitoring for MO trooper indicted in towing-corruption case

Trooper Charles "Nate" Bradley faces multiple felony charges tied to an alleged towing-corruption scheme.


'Not something we recommend,' | Lawrence woman chases, tackles man seen stealing things from her car

While Lawrence, Kansas, police say this is not something they recommend, they admit a woman's aggressive reaction to seeing someone stealing things from her car worked after an incident early Sunday morning.


Smithville police confirm skeletal remains belong to man missing since 2022

Police in Smithville, Missouri, announced in a Facebook post Tuesday that human remains found in the city are those of Ryan Weeks, who's been missing since 2022.


Retired 3 days, Pleasant Hill police chief is called back for grocery store shooting

"I asked him if he could pretend that he wasn't retired," said Kristen Dorman, Pleasant Hill's city administrator. "To, you know, help us in whatever way the department needed."


New grocery store at 31st and Prospect gets community support to combat crime

Inside the new United Market, owner Anthony Estrada said the community response since opening day has been overwhelming.


'POSSE up!" Youth leadership and anti-violence campaign celebrates with KC police - LINC

The LINC POSSE movement honors its youth - 'Strong leaders (who) understand that their actions impact others.'


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