Kansas City Crime Scene: Mugshots, Car Crime & Consequences

In this quick compilation we share more than a few notes about dangerous local streets, court cases, addiction aftermath stories and just a bit of hopeful reporting when it comes to new police.

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'He didn't deserve this': Community mourns beloved Kansas City store owner

A south metro neighborhood is mourning the loss of a well-known convenience store owner.

Man charged with killing pedestrian in hit-and-run crash in downtown Kansas City, Missouri

Jackson County prosecutors charged a Lenexa man in the Feb. 3 hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian crossing a downtown street in Kansas City, Missouri.

Former Independence cop, accused of shoving man, shocking motorcyclist, gets probation

Federal prosecutors said the man now has a felony record, had to surrender his certification and won't be able to work in law enforcement again.

Prosecutors: Man used car as weapon to kill motorcyclist who shot man's car in downtown KCMO

Prosecutors charged a man who allegedly slammed his car into a motorcycle after the person driving the motorcycle shot into the man's car in downtown KCMO.

Johnson County woman sentenced to prison for selling drugs that caused overdose

Jurors found Golden guilty of distribution of drugs causing death and other crimes in the death of 19-year-old Madelyn Miller.

Man sentenced to 34 months for aggravated assault on officers in Oak Park Mall shooting

A man has been sentenced in connection to a November 2023 shooting at Oak Park Mall.

Man convicted of attempted murder over a year after stabbing family, setting home on fire

Richards reportedly told police that he came up with the plan to kill his family and set fire to the house because his wife didn't know about their financial situation and they were going to be evicted that day.

Kansas City man charged in infant son's fentanyl, methamphetamine death

A Kansas City man faces charges after his infant son died from fentanyl and methamphetamine poisoning.

Man charged with several felonies after shooting incident at KC convenience store

A Kansas City man who allegedly fired multiple shots toward a vehicle at a liquor store faces several felony charges.

A shortage of public defense attorneys in Kansas could result in courts throwing out criminal cases

Public defender offices across the state lack the staff to cover all of their cases and hire private attorneys.

A sports reporter died before the Super Bowl. Police want to know whether someone they call a 'career criminal' is involved | CNN

Adan Manzano was in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX, but the sports reporter was found dead in his hotel room before kickoff. Police are trying to figure out what happened and what, if anything, "a career criminal" police say is known to run fraud schemes in the city's French Quarter had to do with his death.

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