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Surveillance video shows SUV crash through building at high speed
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (149+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. " Surveillance video captured the moments Thursday morning when a speeding SUV crashed into a Kansas City, Kansas, building. Around 9 a.m. Thursday, the driver of a white SUV was traveling east on Central Avenue at a high rate of…...
54-year-old man critically injured in Olathe house fire Tuesday passes away
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (94+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " The Olathe Fire Department shared that one of the men rescued from a house fire Tuesday in Olathe died Wednesday from his critical injuries. The 54-year-old man, Johnny Ray Childers, sustained critical burn injuries in Tuesday's fire…...
KCFD firefighters spent nearly 90 minutes Wednesday night to rescue woman stuck in storm drain pipe
18+ hour, 15+ min ago (134+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " Specially-trained Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters spent nearly 90 minutes Wednesday night to successfully rescue a woman stuck more than several hundred feet in a storm drain pipe near a casino. Firefighters received a call around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday on a…...
Several downtown Cameron, Missouri, buildings damaged in Tuesday blaze
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (305+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " Several downtown Cameron, Missouri, businesses and apartments may be a total loss following a fire Tuesday afternoon. The Cameron Police Department told KSHB 41 the fire started at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of West 3rd Street, near McCorkle's Eatery…...
Leavenworth Planning Commission approves CoreCivic's special use permit for ICE detention facility
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (507+ words) The Leavenworth Planning Commission voted 5-1 Monday night to approve a special use permit request by CoreCivic to operate an ICE detention facility inside a former federal prison in the city. They passed this motion with several conditions and modifications to…...
CoreCivic inches closer to ICE detention permit in Leavenworth despite troubled history
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1198+ words) CoreCivic is closer than ever to securing the permit it needs to operate an ICE detention facility in Leavenworth following a planning commission decision Monday night. However, the private prison company continues to grapple with its controversial track record in…...
Man critically injured after being rescued from Olathe house fire Tuesday
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (96+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " A man was critically injured early Tuesday afternoon after he was injured in a house fire in Olathe. Firefighters were called to the blaze just after noon Tuesday in the 600 block of E. Welston Avenue. An Olathe Fire…...
Leavenworth Planning Commission voted 5-1 Monday to recommend the city approve an ICE detention facility
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (490+ words) LEAVENWORTH, Kan. " The Leavenworth Planning Commission voted 5-1 Monday night to approve the operation of an ICE detention facility inside a former federal prison in the city. They passed this motion with several conditions and modifications to staff's recommendations, including shortening…...
KCPD: Missing woman located safely Monday night
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (156+ words) KCPD: Missing woman located safely Monday night'KSHB 41 Kansas City A woman reported missing Sunday in east Kansas City, Missouri, was found Monday and is safe, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.Caitlin Malizia, 26, was reported missing Sunday after…...
Kansas City, Missouri, man faces charges in murder at Popeyes restaurant
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (493+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces multiple charges in the murder of a man and injury of another at a Popeyes restaurant over the weekend. Joseph Watson, 22, is charged with second-degree felony murder, three counts of armed…...