Police: Man found shot to death in driveway of Kansas home

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City-area man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Tuesday of Elijah Flores in a vacant lot in the 700 block of Ditman Avenue in Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Mark Sellars, 43, faces charges of Murder 2nd Degree,...

TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged theft. The United State's Attorney's office reported Chelsea Pulse, 27, of Junction City is charged with one count of embezzlement of the mail, two counts of theft of the mail, and one count of delay of mail. The U.S. Postal Service is investigating the case.

CALDWELL COUNTY —A Kansas City man was injured in an accident just after 10:30p.m. Friday in Caldwell County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Freightliner semi driven by Richard D. Taylor, 69, Kansas City, was eastbound on U.S. 36 two miles east of Cameron. The vehicle traveled...

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.

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.

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 5p.m. Thursday in Wyandotte County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Freightliner semi driven by John Mbera, 36, Aurora, Colorado, was eastbound on the ramp from Interstate 70 eastbound to Interstate 635 northbound. The driver failed to negotiate...

CALDWELL COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 11:30p.m. Friday in Caldwell County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Polaris Ranger UTV driven by Isaac T. Evans, 20, Hamilton, was southbound on NE Nettleton Road just north of Ridgeway Drive three miles southeast of Hamilton.

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.

GRUNDY COUNTY—A Missouri teen was injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Wednesday in Grundy County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Dodge Ram driven by a 17-year-old boy from Chillicothe was northbound on NW 22nd Avenue one mile north of Trenton. The pickup began to slide,...

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...

TOPEKA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Topeka indicted a U.S. Army service member for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $149,476 from at least 25 individuals, according to the United State's Attorney. According to court documents, Innocent N. Ugwu, 24, of Fort Riley, Kansas,...

Beto Lugo-Martinez is a grassroots activist who advocates for clean air. A big part of his work is fighting the expansion of “gas guzzling” vehicles and making sure that historically underserved communities receive infrastructure updates, partly to encourage driving an electric vehicle in Kansas City. Kansas City is...

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...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY—A Missouri woman was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Monday in Livingston County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Mustang driven by Kennadie G. Crowe, 20, Chillicothe, was southbound on Route D two miles south of Utica. The car traveled off the right...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY—Four people were injured in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Monday in Livingston County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Ram 5500 driven by Gary C. Varner, 24, Blackwell, Oklahoma, was eastbound on U.S. 36 three miles east of Chillicothe. The Ram was in the passing lane attempting to overtake a 2019 Freightliner semi driven by Richard B. Cook, 59, Statesville, North Carolina.

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...

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.

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...

FAUCETT - In the spring of 2021, when Mid-Buchanan girls' soccer was holding its first ever practices together, it's likely no one inside the program or outside thought the Dragons could do this in year two. "I don't know if I would have believed them," sophomore Emily Parrott said, thinking...

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...