Man found shot to death in vehicle near Missouri state line

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,...

RUSSELL COUNTY, Kan.—One person died in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Saturday in Russell County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 GMC passenger vehicle driven by Aaron T. Bostick, 20, Bastrop, Louisiana, was westbound on Interstate 70 two miles east of U.S. 281. The driver lost control of...

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...

TEXAS COUNTY—A Missouri woman dies just before 7:30a.m. Friday in Texas County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Ford Ranger driven by Penne L. Kinserlow, 53, Licking, was northbound pulling out of a private drive at U.S. 63 five miles north of Houston, Missouri. The driver failed...

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.

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...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 25-year-old Missouri woman is accused of leaving four dogs locked in a hot car while she had lunch in a central Florida restaurant, police said. The woman, identified in online jail records as Tesia C. White, who was visiting the area from...

KANSAS CITY —A man with a distinctive crescent tattoo between his eyes has been charged in the November 2021 fatal shooting of Stephon D. Johnson, whose body was found inside a Midtown Kansas City, MO, apartment, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Perez D. Reed, 27, St....

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.

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

BUTLER COUNTY — USD 394 in Rose Hill issued a statement Wednesday following the May 19 abduction of a 5-year-old boy from the daycare at the school. As law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of the incident, the district shared a statement, "We are taking the time to review our procedures with child safety at the focus of the review." The USD 394 day care facility will reopen on Tuesday.

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,...

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...

The St. Joseph Central bowling team is in Springfield this weekend competing for a state championship. The Indians have won two state titles - the most recent coming in 2018. First-year head coach and Central bowling alum Tyson Cook says the Indians have had a long tradition of making the state tournament.