CRIME & SAFETY
Female victim of man who confessed to murder at KC hospital identified
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The woman killed by a man who confessed to the murder at a Kansas City emergency room after he fired another shot has been identified. The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department announced on Friday, May 10, that it has identified the victim of the city’s 10th homicide of 2024 as LaToya Seamster, 42, of Kansas City, Kan.
Chiefs team physician ordered to pay $2K after double fatality collision on I-70
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Chiefs team physician accused of hitting and killing a teenager injured in a collision and a Good Samaritan who stopped to help has pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. On Friday, May 10, the Jackson Co. Prosecutor’s Office said Dr....
Man charged in Shawnee teen's fentanyl poisoning death found not guilty by jury
After more than two hours of deliberating, the jury found Aaron Hansberry, 29, not guilty of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death charges on Thursday.
Police ID victim in triple shooting at Kansas City home
KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement authorities investigating a triple shooting at a home in Kansas City have identified the man who died as 23-year-old Prophet Thompson, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez. Just after 7:30p.m.Tuesday, police were dispatched to a a shooting at a home in the 11700 block of...
Kansas restaurant responds to shocking food contamination case
JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities continue investigating a suspect for the alleged contamination of food at the Hereford House, 5001 Town Center Drive in Leawood, Kansas. Jace Christian Hanson, 21, of Kansas City, has been charged with food adulteration, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. On Thursday,...
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