Kansas City Crime Scene: Local Gunfire, School Scare & Dedication

Lots of local news to catch up on right now as we check police reports, court dox and community outreach news as this town confronts an uptick in street violence as the election nears.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

KCPD: 1 injured in shooting near 37th, Broadway

Police were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. to the area of W. 37th Street and Broadway Boulevard on a reported shooting.


Man wounded in Tuesday morning Independence shooting, suspect in custody

Officers were on their way to a car crash response when they learned of a shooting.


New testimony shared from witnesses and first responders to mass shooting at Crown Center Mall

First responders and witnesses of the mass shooting at Crown Center gave their accounts of what happened today in court.


Overland Park police: Swatting call at elementary school causes temporary lockdown Tuesday

An elementary school in Overland Park went on lockdown Tuesday due to a swatting call, a police spokesperson said.


Cannabis regulators concerned about predatory practices in Missouri's social equity program * Missouri Independent

Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer. Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.


REMINDER: CRYWOLF SERVICES PROCESSES ALARM SYSTEMS

As of April 25, 2024, CryWolf Services began permitting for residential and commercial alarm systems in Kansas City, Mo.


Former Jackson County inmate alleges sexual assault at detention center: Court docouments

The lawsuit, brought by a woman previously incarcerated in a temporary Jackson County jail facility at the Heartland Center for Behavioral Change in November 2019, alleges that a Heartland employee sexually assaulted her while she was in solitary confinement.


Ralph Yarl's family donates proceeds from bracelets to help other gun violence victims

Hope by Faith Spoonmore uses 100 percent of its proceeds from bracelets to help gun violence victims.


Legal groups challenge the death penalty in Kansas, 60 years after the state's last execution

The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.


Town hall focused on youth crime held in Kansas City

Jackson County leaders and experts came together Monday to hold a town hall geared toward youth crime in Kansas City.


Candle light vigil held for Kansas City, Missouri man killed in Northeast

A candle light vigil held for a Kansas City, Missouri man killed in the Northeast

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