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Kansas City mayor announces new indoor mask mandate following updated CDC guidance
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Missouri StatePosted byThe Associated Press
COVID kills a few vaccinated high-risk Missouri patients
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than a dozen high-risk Missouri residents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were among those who died amid a surge of cases that has led the University of Missouri to reinstate a mask mandate and some St. Louis restaurants to permit only the immunized to eat indoors.
Greenwood, MOPosted byCrimeOnline
‘You Deserve To Die’: Police Chief Unleashes on Father After Rescuing Baby The Dad Allegedly Tried to Drown
A former Greenwood, Missouri, police chief has pleaded guilty to assault charges related to the suspected attempted murder of a 6-month-old girl. According to the Associated Press, Jonathon Zicarelli walked into the Greenwood police station, which is a suburb of Kansas City, and confessed to trying to drown his 6-month-old daughter in a pond near the station. Officers rushed to the scene and found the baby unconscious and face-down in the pond. Her lungs were filled with water and she was reportedly suffering from severe hypothermia. The officers worked to revive her while waiting for paramedics, who then transported her to a hospital. The baby survived.
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Man dead in Liberty motorcycle crash
LIBERTY, MO (KCTV) -- A man died in a motorcycle crash in Liberty late Thursday night, police say. Emergency crews responded at 11:30 p.m. to an area near Sunset and Forest in response to a single motorcycle crash. Crews transported a 39-year-old man to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the Liberty Police Department.
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Kansas City, MOKansas City Star
‘I’m anxious now’: Kansas City woman worries of mask retaliation as new mandate looms
“You should be ashamed of yourself,” a stranger told Clara Kribs as she walked through a crosswalk along 43rd and Broadway in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City last Tuesday. The stranger, a woman, looked Kribs and her children up and down. Her two sons, ages 6 and 9, were...
Kansas City, MOPosted byKSHB 41 Action News
MoDOT worker taken to hospital following crash on I-470
A Missouri Department of Transportation worker was taken to the hospital Friday morning following a crash on Interstate 470.
Platte City, MOplattecountylandmark.com
Man says he chose heroin addicts as tenants
A Platte City man in custody since March on drug charges has told authorities he rents out rooms in his house, choosing tenants who are addicted to heroin and meth. Eric G. Anderson, age 47, was residing at 200 Marshall Drive in Platte City when the Platte County SWAT team executed a search warrant upon the house last December. The Victorian-style home, which public records show was built in 1870, is recognizable to most who travel in and out of downtown Platte City, sitting near what is generally referred to as “the top of” Main Street near the intersection with Marshall Drive.
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2 in custody after pursuit involving U-Haul ends in KCK
KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -- A police pursuit involving a U-Haul ended in KCK with two people being taken into custody on Thursday evening. Kansas Highway Patrol, who assisted in the chase, told KCTV5 News that it's believed that the pursuit started in Bonner Springs. Bonner Springs police confirmed that,...
Kansas City, KSPosted byKSHB 41 Action News
2 adults found dead Thursday morning in a KCK apartment
Kansas City, Kansas police officers found two people dead Thursday morning inside an apartment.
Olathe, KSfox4kc.com
Olathe family gets unexpected bills after ‘birthday rule’ comes into play
OLATHE, Kan. — Expecting and new parents this may affect you. It’s called the “birthday rule.”. Kansas Representative Sharice Davids (D) introduced legislation last week hoping to make the process easier when the rule applies to families. It’s a long-standing practice by insurance companies. When both parents have separate insurance...
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Bonner Springs, KSfox4kc.com
Chase ends on I-70 in KCK after suspects steals U-Haul in Bonner Springs
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating following a chase involving a stolen U-Haul truck Thursday night. Officers with the Bonner Springs Police Department was searching an area just after 8 p.m. for suspects in a recent burglary and over $100,000 of thefts. Officers located a U-Haul...
Kansas City, KSPosted byKSHB 41 Action News
2 arrested in Kansas City, Kansas, following police pursuit
Two people were arrested Thursday night in Kansas City, Kansas, after a police pursuit that began in Bonner Springs.
Belton, MOPosted byKSHB 41 Action News
Belton police investigate fatal crash
One person has died following a crash Thursday in Belton.
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Kansas City Star
Murder charges filed against two men in death of KC-based rapper at Lake of the Ozarks
Two Jefferson City men have been charged with murder in the Memorial Day weekend barroom shooting death of Kansas City-based rapper and visual artist Vonza Watson at the Lake of the Ozarks. Chad T. Brewer, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and two drug-related charges and 23-year-old Craig Hawkins is...
Missouri StatePosted byKSHB 41 Action News
Suspect in kidnapping of dead Missouri woman's kids caught
A man who fled the country after his girlfriend's body was found in a suitcase in southwest Missouri has been recaptured and returned to the U.S., federal authorities said.
Lafayette County, MOKMZU
Blue Springs man faces drug charges out of Lafayette County
HIGGINSVILLE — A Blue Springs man is accused of trafficking and possessing drugs after a traffic stop in Higginsville. According to the probable cause statement, A Higginsville police officer conducted a traffic stop when they observed a 2001 Lexus traveling on MO 13 with a defective license plate lamp. When the officer made contact with the driver, James Fischer, to ask for his license, he could sense the faint smell of marijuana coming from the car. A records check from the scene revealed Fischer’s driving privileges were suspended and he had an active warrant for his arrest out of Ray County.
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Johnson County residents speak out against masks; commissioners to decide next week
OLATHE, Kan. — About half a dozen people on Thursday spoke against requiring masks again in Johnson County. Commissioners say next week they will consider what action, if any, they should take to curb the surge in people seeking hospital care for Delta variant infections. The virus positivity rate in...
Kansas City, MOfox4kc.com
Driver hits MoDot truck, Worker checked out at hospital
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Doctors are checking out a worker for the Missouri Department of Transportation after a driver hit his truck. It happened Friday morning on the ramp from Little Blue Parkway to I-470. MoDOT said the driver tried to pass the MoDOT employee on the ramp. The motorist...
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Blue Valley, Olathe parents start petitions for mandatory masks in schools
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — Right now masks will be optional this fall for students at Olathe and Blue Valley schools. But some parents are wanting school leaders to do more. "I want children safely in schools. Period," said Dr. Melissa Gener, Blue Valley parent and pediatric pathologist. A petition in...
Liberty, MOPosted byKSHB 41 Action News
Liberty police: Motorcyclist killed in single-vehicle crash
Liberty police say a man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Thursday night.
Kansas City, KSKansas City Star
Early morning shooting inside Kansas City, Kansas, home kills man in his 40s
Police are investigating homicide after a man in his late 40s was found dead inside a home in Kansas City, Kansas, a police spokeswoman said. Officers responded to a reported shooting at about 4:20 a.m. inside a home in the 1100 block of Freeman Avenue, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.