CRIME & SAFETY
Two minors in police custody following vandalism at Belton, Missouri park
BELTON, Mo. — Two minors are in police custody after a Belton, Missouri, park was vandalized. Belton police responded on May 7 to reports of reckless driving at Cimarron Park. Police say two vehicles were seen doing donuts on the grass, causing significant damage to city property. The suspects...
Lee’s Summit Police find missing 7-year-old safe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police in Lee’s Summit have found a 7-year-old boy who went missing near the Eagle Creek Townhomes. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., Police Department says that 7-year-old James McDonald was last seen around 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, in the 2100 block of SW Timbertrace Ln., near the Eagle Creek Townhomes.
Lee's Summit woman fights back against attacker, thanks officer who helped save her
A Lee's Summit woman says she refused to be a victim and decided fight back against a sexual assault suspect. That is exactly what she did, but for nearly 15 minutes, she lived her worst nightmare.
Lee's Summit neighborhood hit by string of car thefts, burglaries
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — A Lee's Summit neighborhood has been hit hard by a string of car burglaries. At Rain Tree Lake, residents are on edge after seven cars were stolen and several were broken into this week. By all accounts, this is a quiet neighborhood. You see lots...
Parson on KC parade shooting defamation suit: ‘We are not going to target innocent people’
Gov. Mike Parson said Monday that a man falsely accused by politicians on social media of being a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade was an innocent man who was unfairly targeted. The post Parson on KC parade shooting defamation suit: ‘We are not going to target innocent people’ appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Nonprofit furniture bank asks for help locating stolen delivery truck
GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - A local organization that provides furniture to families in need is now facing “an immediate economic and operational strain” after one of its delivery trucks was stolen on Friday. Flourish is a furniture bank in Grandview that stores and distributes couches, beds, dining tables...
'You don't get a free pass': Parson says about lawmakers in Chiefs rally shooting defamation lawsuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — "You don't get a free pass." Those are strong words from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on three state lawmakers involved in a defamation lawsuit over posts from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Victory Rally shooting at Union Station in February. An Olathe, Kansas, man,...
Lee's Summit police grapple with aftermath of viral Facebook hoax
LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri (KMBC) -- A viral Facebook post falsely claiming a risk of fentanyl exposure at a local business has left the Lee's Summit Police Department dealing with the fallout. Officers in Lee's Summit are still dealing with the aftermath of a Facebook post gone viral falsely claiming risk...
Man sentenced in fentanyl death of Kan. high school student
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas man convicted in the fentanyl death of a teen is going to prison. On Friday, Cameron Bryant, 28, Grandview, was sentenced to 11 and one half years in prison, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. A jury found him guilty of felony distribution...
Oxygen’s ‘Sins of the South’ Delves Into Shocking Slaying of Woman Who Had ‘Perfect’ Life
True crime aficionados get ready for Oxygen’s anything-but-charming new series Sins of the South. Each episode digs into the horrific murder cases that rocked the region below the Mason-Dixon line. Helping tell the stories are first-hand accounts from the victims’ loved ones and law enforcement coinciding with archival footage and cinematic recreations you’ve come to expect from the network’s fare.
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