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A 15-year-old sentenced to state facility for youths for role in Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 15-year-old who was among those charged with opening fire during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally has been sentenced to a state facility for youths. “That is not who I am,” the teen, who was referred to as R.G. in court documents,...
Jackson County Prosecutor Candidates Make Their Cases
Not surprisingly, the candidates for Jackson County prosecutor promise what many voters want to hear. They vow to prosecute more crimes than the current prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, especially nonviolent, lower-level property crimes and drug cases. “I don’t have the luxury of being soft on crime,” said candidate Melesa Johnson...
Judge hears arguments over whether Missouri AG Andrew Bailey should be questioned under oath
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office urged a judge on Thursday not to require him to sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Jackson County, arguing county attorneys want information that “has nothing to do with the case.” Jason Lewis, general counsel for the Attorney General’s Office, urged Clay County Circuit Judge Karen Krauser […]
Jackson Co. neighborhood voices concerns with highest number of violent crimes in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The sanctuary at Macedonia Baptist Church at 1700 East Linwood Boulevard is spacious. The pews were far from full for a forum about possible solutions to neighborhood gun violence, but dozens who were there were vocal. The panel discussion was organized by two Jackson County...
Unsolved but not forgotten: Annual event honors Kansas City homicide victims
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s been 11 years since Corey Laykovich was stabbed and killed in Kansas City in 2013, and the authorities eventually caught his killer, but many have yet to hear those words. This year is the 11th Annual Corey’s Network Vigil event at the Speaks Suburban...
Murder Charges Filed Against Kansas City Man Involved in Independence Shooting
In June, a fatal shooting incident occurred at the Sugar Creek Apartments in Independence, Missouri. The accused, a 23-year-old man named Antonio Catalan-Sharr from Kansas City, has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the incident. Incident Details. This Article Includes. On June 5th, around midday, Independence police found...
Driver seriously injured after motorcycle crash on I-35 near Liberty Triangle
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A driver was seriously injured after he lost control of his motorcycle on I-35 south of the Liberty Triangle before it flipped over. The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 12:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, emergency crews were called to the area of northbound I-35 and Highway 152, south of the Liberty Triangle, with reports of a single-vehicle collision.
Prison for Kansas man in fatal wrong-way interstate crash
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for a deadly DUI crash. Last week, Judge Thomas K. Ryan sentenced 33-year-old Matthew J. Ryan to almost 10-years in prison, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. In May, a jury found him guilty of reckless 2nd degree murder in the wrong-way crash death of Karl Wurtenberger, 42, of Independence, Missouri.
Emergency Recall of Contaminated Vegetables Now Includes Missouri
If you let out a sigh of relief that vegetables you picked up recently in Missouri were not included in the recent emergency recall, it's time to withdraw that exhale as Missouri is now included. As we shared a few days ago, Illinois was a part of an expansion of...
Missouri FFA officers advocate for agriculture in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — Earlier this month Andi Belt was on her family farm in Leonard, Missouri, caring for sheep and gathering supplies for her freshman dorm room at MU. On the other side of the state, Gavin Rhode was feeding cattle and walking pigs.
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