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FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY issued Friday due to significant threat of strong storms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Severe storm activity continues to develop as we move towards this evening. A large area of low pressure continues to stabilize the atmosphere. This will provide an opportunity for isolated, yet severe supercells this evening as early as 5 p.m. continuing into the night. Hail, damaging wind, and tornado activity are likely, especially in the enhanced risk zone areas. Afternoon temperatures will rise into the middle 70s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Gusts could reach up to 40 mph and the wind will remain as we move into Saturday.
Kansas City police search for 8 people after shooting on the Plaza
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police released pictures of eight people they are hoping to question in connection with a shooting on the County Club Plaza three weeks ago. A spokesperson for the department said the photos appear to be all different suspects who may have either had a role in, or knowledge of, the shooting.
Kansas City seeks stiffer punishment for firefighter who killed 3 in crash
The city is asking the court to overturn an arbitration decision that the firefighter could only be suspended for three days. Kansas City officials are hoping to overturn an arbitrator’s decision that a firefighter who crashed a fire truck and killed three people could only receive a three-day suspension.
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.
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...
Rossville man injured Thursday in crash on rain-slickened I-70 in Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to an area hospital Thursday after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on a rain-slickened highway in Wyandotte County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 just west of the 78th Street exit. in Kansas...
Police: 2 in custody for double murder at Kansas City Park
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a double-homicide at a park in the Kansas City area have captured two suspects identified as 19-year-old Marquis Earl Lee Savannah and a 17-year-old. Just after 10:30p.m. April 13, police were dispatched to a shooting at Wilbur Young Park, 1100 SE Adams Dairy...
One injured Thursday when dump truck with bed raised hits sign in Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was injured early Thursday when a dump truck with its bed raised struck an overhead sign on Interstate 435 in Wyandotte County, authorities said. The incident was reported at 12:36 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 435, just north of Leavenworth Road in Kansas City,...
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