Kansas City Crime Scene: Holiday Threats Confront Shoppers

We're getting down to the wire when it comes to local desperation and last minute gifts. Sadly, so much "cheer" typically makes locals desperate.

And so for our most dedicated readers . . .  We roundup ALLEGED misdeeds, court cases, police action and just a bit of holiday community outreach.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run at problemed Kansas City intersection

The man hit by a driver at a deadly Kansas City intersection has been identified after he was pronounced deceased by hospital staff while the person responsible remains at large.

Two dead in single vehicle wreck on 23rd Street: Police

The Kansas City Police Department claims that two people are dead following a single-vehicle wreck on 23rd Street that occurred today around 2:45 p.m.

Gyms, daycares, parks: Car burglaries on the rise in Lenexa, other metro cities

Police are seeing an increase in cars being broken into in the Kansas City metro.

Olathe man sentenced for deadly 2021 crash

An Olathe, Kansas man is sentenced for a deadly crash involving a motorcyclist in 2021.

Child abuse charges filed after infant brought to KC hospital with 14 fractures

A Lee's Summit man has been charged with child abuse after a 2-month-old was brought into a metro area hospital with more than a dozen fractures.

Man charged in 2022 Kansas City deadly shooting

A man already in custody in an Illinois prison is now facing charges in a Kansas City homicide from two years ago.

Gas station stabbing could lead to life in prison for Kansas City man

A Kansas City man could spend life in prison after he was charged in connection to a gas station stabbing that happened just before Thanksgiving.

Judge allows more public access to records in case of Kansas toddler killed by Joplin sniper

The case hinges on whether Sniper 1's safety outweighs the public's interest in knowing the name of the Joplin, Missouri, police officer who killed two-year-old Clessie Crawford in Baxter Springs, Kansas.

Update in horrific decades-old cold case murder of Missouri teen

Mischelle Lawless' murder case was reopened in June 2023 - 32 years after she was found shot to death in her car in Missouri.

Former Olathe teacher wanted for child sex crimes found in Kansas City

A former Olathe teacher who had been on the run for months after child sex crimes charges were filed against him was found and arrested in Kansas City.

Former exec claims KC marketer owes commissions, lied about him to clients - Kansas City Business Journal

A former sales executive claims a KC agency hasn't paid owed commissions, trash-talked him to a client and is trying to enforce unenforceable noncompete language.

Woman serving life sentence for killing husband in 1984 to be released from prison

The longest-serving female prisoner in Missouri will be freed.

'Gifts to Heal': KC nonprofit's way of giving back to homicide victims

The Gifts to Heal program is a way to give back to children of homicide victims who often feel left behind during the holidays.

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