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Homicide: Shooting victim found in vehicle at KC car wash
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the latest homicide in Kansas City. Just before 6:30pm Friday, police officers were on patrol in the area of 31st and Van Brunt when they heard the sound of gunshots, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchins. They immediately moved into the area...
'There's So Many Questions': Family Of Woman Found Dead In Shawnee Hopeful For More Information
People describe a woman who went missing from Checotah and was found dead in Shawnee, as kind and loving. Checotah Police say Christianna Laniel was reported missing in September of 2022. Her cousins say she was always a nice person and very giving, even when people weren't nice to her.
Commercial building fire reveals illegal apartment with 3 unattended children
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a fire in a commercial building, only to find an illegal apartment upstairs with three children under the age of 10 left unattended. Around 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, KCFD was notified of a fire in a commercial building...
Video: Kansas officers arrest ATM theft suspects in Overland Park
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - Three suspects are in custody after being arrested at an Overland Park Walmart store. Video from a KCTV5 viewer shows officers arresting a person outside the store near 117th and Metcalf Wednesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol said two other suspects were arrested inside the store.
Olathe man gets suspended prison term, probation following domestic violence incident
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - An Olathe man was sentenced Thursday for aggravated domestic battery. A Douglas County judge suspended Austin Kidder’s sentence and placed the 32-year-old -- who’d previously been sentenced to 26 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections -- on 24 months of supervised probation and 12 months of post-release supervision.
Kansas City day care owner sentenced in connection to $772,000 fraud scheme
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The owner of a Kansas City day care has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison for a $772,000 fraud scheme. Patricia L. Johnson-Rushing, the owner of Granny's Pray & Play, pleaded guilty to one count of public money theft, benefits fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States in September 2023.
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