Kansas woman accused of home-invasion robbery

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a gunfight and have two suspects in custody. Just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of SE Indiana in Topeka on a report of a two vehicle accident that involved shots being fired, according to Police Lt. Manuel Munoz.

JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect following a Monday night manhunt south in rural northeast Kansas. Just before 9p.m. Monday, The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was notified by neighbors of a burglary in progress at 2830 102nd Road south of Delia, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police in Kansas City are searching for a driver of a stolen pickup truck they say fatally hit a pedestrian as it fled from officers. The chase began Wednesday afternoon on Kansas City’s east side when officers spotted the stolen pickup and tried to pull it over, police said in a news release. The truck fled, ramming a patrol car in the process.

HENRY COUNTY —A Missouri man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Wednesday in Henry County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Dodge Ram driven by Ramone J. Wooten, 43, Kansas City, was northbound on MO 13 just south of MO 52. The driver lost control of...

CLAY COUNTY— A Missouri man died in an accident just after 10a.m. Monday in Clay County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Dodge passenger vehicle driven by Richard A. Dobbins, 30, Excelsior Springs, was westbound on U.S. 69 at North Jesse James Road. The driver failed to...

GEARY COUNTY - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Junction City, according to a media release from the agency. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, a female subject called 911 to report that a man was...

BUCHANAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Tuesday in Buchanan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Volvo semi driven by Jusue M. Amaya, 32, Omaha, was southbound on Interstate 29 just north of Route DD in St. Joseph. The semi traveled off...

JACKSON COUNTY —A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Andreone T. Hall at a gas station at 33rd and Linwood in Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Jerpree Williams, 20, faces Murder 2nd Degree, Unlawful Use of a...

ANDREW COUNTY —A St. Joseph man was injured in an accident just before 8a.m. Monday in Andrew County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Honda Civic driven by Jeremy S. Wilmes, 50, St. Joseph, was southbound on Business 71 one mile north of Interstate 29 five miles south of Savannah.

A special and solemn Memorial Day weekend as Mound City welcomes home the remains of Wilbur Francis Newton, who died during the September 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that forced the United States into World War II. The remains of Newton, a Seaman 1st Class, arrived in Kansas City...

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A man will be laid to rest on Saturday, more than 80 years after he died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Navy returned the remains of Seaman 1st Class Wilbur Francis Newton to Kansas City International Airport on Tuesday. Newton was...

JACKSON COUNTY — Employees at the Starbucks, 39th and Arrowhead, in Independence voted Tuesday to join a union. This is the first Starbucks in Missouri to unionize, according to a media release and the second store in the Kansas City metro area. Employees voted 17-3 in favor of the union.

TOPEKA — House Speaker Ron Ryckman confirmed Monday he would not seek reelection, along with nearly a dozen other representatives who announced plans to step away from the Legislature. The decision confirmed speculation the Olathe Republican would not run again. Ryckman was first elected to the House in 2012...

MAYSVILLE - Senior Brock Steggall pitched a full game for Plattsburg, striking out nine and walking only one as the Tigers (27-8) defeated Maysville 7-2 in a Class 2 sectional game at Lakesite Country Club Monday. Steggall, a State Fair Community College baseball signee, held the Wolverines scoreless through the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Esther George, said Wednesday that she will retire in January, as required by the Fed's mandatory retirement rules. George, who has typically supported higher interest rates to ward off inflation — a “hawk,” in Fed parlance...

Missouri Western men's and women's golf coach Greg Dillon is calling it a career after nine years with the Griffons. Dillon, 66, announced his retirement at a Tuesday press conference at Spratt Stadium. Dillon's career at Missouri Western began in 2013, and it didn't take long for his teams to...