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Jail inmate faces felony charge after assaulting another inmate in Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail
A Daviess DeKalb Regional Jail inmate faces a felony charge in Daviess County after he allegedly assaulted another individual multiple times on April 14. Thirty-two-year-old Jaccob Spencer of Raytown has been charged with second-degree attempted assault. His bond was denied. Spencer is accused of attempting to inflict physical injury by...
Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was “truly sorry and never intended to hurt anyone” before he was sentenced Wednesday. The Feb. 15, 2023, crash killed Officer James Muhlbauer, who was 42, Jesse Eckes, who was 52, and Muhlbauer’s police dog, Champ. Police determined that Lightfoot sped up to nearly 90 mph just two seconds before hitting Muhlbauer’s car on the driver’s side. The impact sent the car crashing into Eckes, who was sitting on a concrete barrier.
WEATHER BLOG: Severe risk increasing for Friday storms, including chance for tornadoes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Let's talk Friday's weather. The Storm Prediction Center has issued increased probabilities for severe storms, so lets break that down. We're issuing an Alert Day for Friday. Thursday's forecast: Scattered downpours and thunderstorms to impact your day. The severe risk has increased for Kansas City...
Homicide: Police ID Kan. man found dead in parking lot of business
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a homicide in Kansas City, Kansas have identified the victim as 22-year-old Gerald Jones, II, Kansas City, Kansas. Just before 7:30 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 6000 block of Leavenworth Road, according to a media release. First responders...
Anesthesiologist pleads guilty to taking fentanyl from Lakewood Medical Center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Roman Peplinski, of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday for illegally taking fentanyl from a Lee’s Summit, Mo hospital, for his own personal use. Peplinski, 37, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to federal information that charges him with one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, forgery and deception.
Lee’s Summit Racism Scandal: White Kid Spews Hate Speech & Faces No Accountability Because Mom Is On School Board
KANSAS CITY, MO – A deeply disturbing incident has emerged from Summit Christian Academy in Lee’s Summit, where a white student—and daughter of a school board member—was caught on a Snapchat video viciously and repeatedly using the N-word. This student, allegedly shielded by her mother’s influential...
Ohio man sentenced to 11 years in a Missouri prison for meth trafficking
A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023,...
Months after 3 men found dead in Northland backyard, families still await answers
In the months since David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson were found dead in the backyard of a Kansas City home, the families of those men say they've grown frustrated at the lack of information.
WATCH: Kansas City doorbell cam catches lightning striking house
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - People living in a Northland neighborhood likely expected it to rain when the dark clouds hung over their homes Thursday afternoon. They weren’t ready for what came next. If you blink, you’ll miss what happened, but you won’t miss the sound that rocked the...
‘I will never give up’: Mayor Lucas vows to push gun safety after 4 kids shot in two-week span
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke resolutely against violence in Kansas City, after four kids were shot in KC over a two-week span. “I will never give up on trying to fight gun violence,” Lucas said. On Tuesday, Lucas met with the...
Cyberattack blamed for traffic cameras down across metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDot) the city’s SCOUT cameras are down after a cyberattack on the system. SCOUT uses cameras to monitor the highways from its traffic management center. The systems manager said Thursday morning MoDot is currently working on the...
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