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Ed Dwight makes trip home to KCK, receives key to Wyandotte County, honorary day
July 25 is now "Edward Dwight Jr. Day" in Wyandotte County. Dwight is America's first Black astronaut candidate and after waiting 60 years, he reached space this year in a Blue Origin Rocket.
‘She didn’t wanna meet me’ Travis Kelce laughed on podcast about Taylor Swift as fans celebrate unofficial anniversary
FANS are celebrating what they are calling the anniversary of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship. It has been one year since Travis Kelce talked about trying to give Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet for the first time on the New Heights podcast. On Friday, fans pointed out that it...
Postscripts: The Canady Experiment, A Hornet’s Nest, and 16-Deep in Kansas City
What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, we’re talking big money and softball players, coaches are traveling and talking while the Big 12 is prepping for basketball.
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...
Blue Valley School Buzz: A second act of purpose
Retirement often sparks a search for a new purpose in life, and for Larry Jones, that purpose led him back to an unfilled passion. After 30 years of managing historic Kansas City venues like Bartle Hall and Kemper Arena, Jones wanted to make a deeper impact on his community. “I...
Former Chiefs lineman sentenced to hard labor for animal cruelty
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs on July 19 to a year of hard labor, ordering him to serve 60 days. The rest would be suspended for two years “pending the behavior of the defendant."
Kansas Man Faces Charges 7 Years After Shooting Teen Refugee Dead: Key Breakthroughs and Family’s Response
TRUE CRIME NEWS has reported a significant breakthrough in a cold case that had long troubled the community, as a Kansas man has been charged with murder, seven years after the tragic killing of 15-year-old December Htoo. Luis Samano, now 24, faces charges of felony murder and attempted aggravated robbery for the fatal shooting that occurred at the Maple Hill Laundromat in Kansas City on November 18, 2017. At the time of the incident, Htoo, a sophomore at JC Harmon High School and a refugee from Myanmar, was closing up the laundromat where he worked. Despite the absence of witnesses and surveillance footage, the Kansas City Police Department announced the pivotal development on July 18, crediting persistent investigative efforts for the progress. The case took a turn in 2021 when officers from the Lenexa Police Department recovered a firearm that matched the shell casings found at the crime scene. Investigators traced the gun back to its owner, who implicated Samano in the shooting.
US government launches appeal to take down one of the most notorious North Korean hackers around
A North Korean hacker who attacked US healthcare organizations with ransomware attacks and then used the financial returns to steal sensitive data from tech and defense companies around the world has been indicted by a grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas.Rim Jong Kyok remains at large in North Korea, with the indictment standing as a demonstration that the US “will continue to deploy all the tools at our disposal to disrupt ransomware attacks, hold those responsible to account, and place victims first,” according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.“Today’s criminal charges against one of those alleged North Korean operatives demonstrates...
Kansas City firefighters help two escape house fire
KANSAS CITY —Firefighters helped two residents escape from a house fire in Kansas City. Just after 8p.m. Thursday, crews responded to a reported house fire in the 300 block of Wheeling in Kansas City, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins. First responders reported heavy fire from a two-story home....
As Kansas football prepares for games in KC, Jayhawks will bus students to games
Kansas football has announced a plan for getting students to football games this season, as the Jayhawks head to Kansas City. The Jayhawks will play two home games at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, and four at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium across the state line, all while renovations at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence continue.
Overland Park earmarks funds for sidewalk replacement in these 2 neighborhoods
Overland Park is planning to replace the sidewalks in two neighborhoods this year in the city’s northern half. Earlier this week, the Overland Park City Council Public Works Committee voted 6-0 in favor of using federal Community Development Block Grant funds to pay for the removal and replacement of the sidewalks in the neighborhoods.
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