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AI-enhanced camera technology leads to murder suspect’s arrest
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - Artificial intelligence helped police find an alleged suspect in a shooting that killed two people, according to authorities in Blue Springs, Missouri. According to charging documents, police used an AI-equipped camera system from Atlanta-based company Flock Safety to find a car allegedly involved in...
Train derailment in Unity Village leaves conductor, engineer with minor injuries
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An early-morning train derailment left two people with minor injuries in Unity Village. According to Jackson County, Mo., Sheriff Darryl Forte’, officers were dispatched to the derailment at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday. It happened in a heavily wooded section at 87th Street between Rhinehart and Colbern Road, just east of Unity Village.
Doctor admits taking fentanyl from Kansas City area hospital
KANSAS CITY – An anesthesiologist at a Lee’s Summit, Missouri, hospital pleaded guilty in federal court last week to illegally taking fentanyl from the hospital, according to the United State's Attorney. Roman Peplinski, 37, of Kansas City waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before...
Steep embankment ATV crash injures man from Orrick
A 54-year-old man was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 10 in Ray County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jerry J. McNary of Orrick was driving a 2014 Polaris ATV northbound when the vehicle overturned while descending a steep embankment. The accident occurred at...
Olathe man indicted in Missouri for stealing 41 firearms
An Olathe, Kansas, man was arrested while crossing the border from Mexico back into the United States after being indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing 41 firearms from a gun store in Raytown, Mo. “We are committed to stanching the flow of illegal firearms on the black market,...
Anti 4-day school week proposal to become law in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A legislative provision that would give Independence voters a chance to weigh in on a potential four-day school week is set to become law. That’s a result of the passage of Senate Bill 727, which the Missouri General Assembly approved Wednesday. SB 727 includes...
How Independence’s new speakeasy vibes tie into the ‘goats and rabbits’ of Kansas City’s past
Revitalization efforts needn’t overwrite history, said Bree and Travis Gensler, whose new venture in downtown Independence aims to infuse spirits of 2024 into the historic square without losing memories of the area’s storied past. Their latest pour: The Sentinel Room. Four years ago, the couple purchased a building on Lexington Avenue that contains three commercial The post How Independence’s new speakeasy vibes tie into the ‘goats and rabbits’ of Kansas City’s past appeared first on Startland News.
Flood Warning issued April 28 at 9:14PM CDT until May 1 at 9:35PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
…The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a. Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri…. Missouri River At Miami affecting Saline, Chariton and Carroll. Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Lafayette, Saline and Carroll. Counties. For the Missouri River…including Waverly, Miami, Glasgow,. Boonville…Moderate flooding is...
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