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They couldn't break into school for a senior prank, so these Kansas high school students found the next best thing...
TONGANOXIE, Kan. — The 2024 senior class at Tonganoxie High School in Tonganoxie, Kansas, was told explicitly: Breaking into the high school for a senior prank will result in disciplinary consequences. So, these seniors found the next best thing. With a little bit of help, they "broke into" Principal...
Kidnapping suspect surrenders after high-speed chase ends in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A high-speed chase on I-70 between Topeka and Kansas City has safely ended with a kidnapping suspect now behind bars. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that on Friday morning, April 26, the Riley County Police Department requested aid from Troopers as they attempted to locate a kidnapping suspect. The individual was reported to be armed and dangerous and headed east on I-70.
Missouri morel hunters continue to discover unpleasant surprise — human remains
Instead of mushrooms, Missouri morel hunters are finding dead bodies — or at least parts of them. In what's become a seemingly annual occurrence, human remains, some belonging to people who've been missing for several years, are being found in secluded wooded areas by Missourians whose eyes were peeled for edible fungi.
Kan. felon was naked when he broke into bedroom, attacked woman
DOUGLAS COUNTY —A convicted Kansas felon accused in a violent attack at a residence in Lawrence has entered a plea in the case. Major C. Edwards, Jr., 44, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, according to Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. Charges stemmed from an incident that...
Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was “truly sorry and never intended to hurt anyone” before he was sentenced Wednesday. The Feb. 15, 2023, crash killed Officer James Muhlbauer, who was 42, Jesse Eckes, who was 52, and Muhlbauer’s police dog, Champ. Police determined that Lightfoot sped up to nearly 90 mph just two seconds before hitting Muhlbauer’s car on the driver’s side. The impact sent the car crashing into Eckes, who was sitting on a concrete barrier.
Dirty Kansas City: Uber driver has replaced four windshields in three years from trash, debris on highways
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Uber driver John Dincher sees a Dirty Kansas City every day. His SUV windshields are proof. Dincher contacted KMBC 9 Investigates on Thursday. He saw KMBC’s new investigation showing more trash flying from the back of trucks. Dincher says trash hits his vehicle while...
Police in KCK shot and killed a homeless man. His brother wants bodycam footage released
Eric Anderton viewed body camera recordings showing the shooting. He says in a lawsuit that his brother did not have a weapon and that police shot him in the back as he ran.
Police ID 13-year-old who died in KC shooting
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a Monday homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 13-year-old Trvion Stewart, according to KCPD. Just after 4:00p.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Quincy, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'. First responders located the boy in...
KCPD attempting to identify 8 people in April 'shots fired' incident on the Country Club Plaza
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department has released photos of eight individuals in connection with the investigation intomultiple vehicles being damaged by gunshots on the Country Club Plaza. Police were dispatched to the area of 47th Street and Central Street on a call of shots...
Rossville man injured Thursday in crash on rain-slickened I-70 in Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to an area hospital Thursday after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on a rain-slickened highway in Wyandotte County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 just west of the 78th Street exit. in Kansas...
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