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KANSAS CITY — Kansas woman charged with multiple felony counts in connection with a recent shooting at a hotel in Blue Springs, Missouri, is now in custody, according to the Blue Springs, Police Department. Samantha J. Thrasher, 24, faces two counts of Assault 1st Degree and two counts of...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 25-year-old Garrett W. Lenard of Clinton at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday in Johnson County. He was suspected of driving while intoxicated by drugs, and speeding. Lenard was taken to the Warrensburg Police Department, where he was booked and released. The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested...

Jackson County jail employee, along with three other people, are charged in connection with smuggling drugs into the facility from 2020-2021.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) -- A trail camera just south of Highway 58 snapped a photo of an unusual creature roaming Cass County. The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed that a photo circulating on social media showing a black bear was legitimate. Though the Kansas City area has only had...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - James Butler is wanted on a Jackson County, Missouri, warrant for a Sex Offender Registration Violation. According to KC Crime Stoppers, Butler’s last known address was near 16th and Cherry streets in Kansas City, but his current whereabouts are unknown. He is currently considered a non-compliant registered sex offender in Jackson County, Missouri.

A Warrensburg man was moderately injured in a two-vehicle accident in Johnson County on Monday, June 5, 2023. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a vehicle driven by Antonia Holtey slowed down in the roadway and was struck by a vehicle driven by Colton Drake. Drake’s vehicle skidded off the roadway and came to rest after impacting a tree.

Christopher Lockett of Blue Springs is now facing charges in a deadly shooting near the Paseo Fast Stop gas station in Kansas City.

An American by birth, Jolaine Kapapula moved to Zambia at 2 before moving back to the states as a teen, she told the audience Saturday during the Miss Belton pageant at Summerfest. At first, going to an American high school was a dream come true, she said. But after a...

A juvenile has been reported missing in Johnson County. According to Johnson County Central Dispatch, 16-year-old Aspen Cullison has been reportedly missing since Saturday, June 3. Cullison clocked out of her shift at McDonald’s in Knob Noster at around 7 p.m., and has not been seen since. She is believed...

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - A baby boom is happening at St. Luke’s East Hospital and it isn’t the patients delivering babies, but the staff!. Over the past year, more than a dozen women of the maternity ward were pregnant at the same time. On Tuesday, the mothers and babies met for the first time since the boom. Thirteen of the 16 women were part of the reunion.

The shows support Lee’s Summit’s cultural community while encouraging the development of new talent.

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday morning in Johnson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a southbound 1997 Chevrolet C1500, driven by 72-year-old Marvin J. Richey of Warrensburg, was on Missouri 13 at NE 950th Road around 9:15 a.m., when Richey failed to yield to a northbound 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 29-year-old Kody M. Williams of Knob Noster, and pulled into the path of the Silverado, which struck the C1500 on the passenger side. After impact, the Silverado traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

The Warrensburg Republican announced his candidacy to be Missouri’s 41st Secretary of State. He is seeking to replace current Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for Governor next year. Daily Headlines Newsletter. Sign up for local daily headlines delivered straight to your email inbox every weekday morning.

HOYT, Kan. — Martyne Christopher Elmer from Topeka, Kansas, has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal damage, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse. Elmer is suspected of committing multiple burglaries and thefts at a property on 110th Road in Southern Jackson County. Elmer was taken into custody...

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people were arrested Friday during a traffic stop in Blue Summit after a large amount of stolen copper was found in the vehicle. Sheriff Darryl Forte said copper theft has been a “serious problem,” in Jackson County. The growing amount of copper...

“Trains: Transportation and the Transformation of Johnson County” will be open through Jan. 13.

After weeks of needless distractions, after all of the whining bigots, and after all of the meetings the Warrensburg Pride Festival took place without incident on Saturday. In addition to the vendors, activities, and entertainment inside the venue a number of intolerant people stood across the street to express whatever.

A group of Missouri school districts is asking for an exemption from the state’s standardized testing and accountability system. At Tuesday’s state board of education meeting, 20 school districts asked to use a new Missouri law for the first time to get out of the state’s accountability system and instead use a different set of tests and success measures.

Kansas City council members are expected to vote on a landfill moratorium that could prevent the city from issuing new permits for a year.

In a memo dated this Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Old Drum Animal Shelter has halted all intakes at their facility due to overcrowding. According to the memo addressed to customers and community members, the shelter is over capacity and cannot accept any more cats or dogs. If you pick up a stray cat or dog, the only services the shelter can currently provide are the following: