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Independence man killed in Liberty, Missouri crash between SUV, motorcycle
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (165+ words) MO-291 was closed during the investigation into the crash A motorcyclist from Independence, Missouri, was killed in a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Liberty. Liberty Police said emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle…...
Police investigate double shooting that injured adult and juvenile in Kansas City
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (123+ words) Kansas City police are investigating a double shooting that left one adult and one juvenile injured Tuesday evening. Officers were dispatched around 6:40 p.m. to the 8800 block of Highland Avenue, where two people were found suffering from gunshot wounds. The shooting may…...
Teen killed in shooting near apartment complex in Kansas City, Kansas
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (128+ words) Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a deadly shooting that left a teenage boy dead Tuesday afternoon near an apartment complex. Officers were called around 2:43 p.m. to the 7400 block of Armstrong on a report of a shooting, according to the Kansas…...
Kansas City police investigate double homicide after man, woman found shot inside vehicle
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (132+ words) Two people were shot and killed late Tuesday in a parking lot behind an apartment building on East Armour Boulevard. Kansas City police responded about 9:30 p.m. to the 1300 block of East Armour after several callers reported hearing gunfire. When they arrived,…...
Future of possible Leavenworth ICE detention center could hinge on Kansas appeals court ruling
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (385+ words) The Kansas Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on whether a former jail south of Leavenworth can be reopened as a possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. The outcome could determine whether the private prison operator must first get…...
Leavenworth man found guilty of sex crimes involving child after jury trial
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (230+ words) A Leavenworth man has been convicted of multiple sex crimes involving a child following a two-day jury trial in Leavenworth County. Garfield C. Ross III, 35, was found guilty of attempted rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and aggravated criminal sodomy....
Warrant issued for owner of shuttered Kansas City funeral home where bodies were discovered uncovered
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (544+ words) UPDATE: New court records indicate that the warrant was recalled on Tuesday evening. A new arraignment date has been set for Tuesday, February 17, 2026. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday morning for the former owner of a shut-down funeral home. Jackson…...
Murder charge filed years after man was found shot, killed in driver’s seat of car outside Kansas City apartments
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (258+ words) Two men allegedly shot the victim or shot at the victim, including a man who was in the passenger seat A man has been charged several years after a deadly shooting outside a Kansas City apartment complex. Jackson County Prosecutor…...
Charges amended for both suspects in deadly Lawrence bar shooting | Here’s what changed
1+ day, 8+ min ago (260+ words) Kansas court records show that charges were amended for both suspects in a deadly shooting at a popular Lawrence bar last month. Caiden Clem and Daitron Daniels Strickland, both teenagers, were charged in connection with the Jan. 17 shooting at The…...
Four-vehicle crash on K-7 after fleeing driver allegedly runs red light in Wyandotte County
1+ day, 26+ min ago (176+ words) A multi-vehicle crash involving a fleeing driver left several people injured Tuesday afternoon on Kansas Highway 7 in Wyandotte County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2026, on northbound K-7 near Canaan Drive. A crash report said…...