Child Protection Center on neglect warning signs after KC mother is charged for her child's death

SHAWNEE, Kan. — A local family whose 16-year-old son died from fentanyl poisoning is taking part in a lawsuit against Snapchat. Cooper Davis died in 2021 after his parents said he took a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. It was from a drug dealer on Snapchat. His parents and...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas City, Kan., police say one person has died after a police officer shot an individual on Friday night. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. in the 5200 block of Georgia Ave. in KCK. Kansas City, Kan., police say they were responding on an overdose...

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — An individual was hospitalized late Thursday night in Prairie Village from a crash blamed on distracted driving due to a pet in the vehicle. Police say the head-on injury crash happened in the area of 75th Street and Lamar. A driver was heading westbound and...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas City, Kan., police say one person has died following an officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened in the 5200 block of Georgia in KCK. No officers were injured in the incident. Kansas City, Mo., police are on scene investigating.

LIBERTY, Mo. — Two missing children from the State of Missouri were found safe in Florida this week. The High Springs, Fla., Police Department said that siblings Brooke Gilley (11) and Adrian Gilley (12) were found Wednesday during a routine vehicle tag check. Kristi Nicole Gilley, who police are...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating a homicide in a business parking lot in the Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri. Officers say they received a call about a shooting on Westport Road at the World Market just before 2:45 a.m. Friday. Police found a woman with gunshot wounds when they arrived. She died at the scene.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Police say Frank Iams was found safe at a home in a neighborhood close to his residence. A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing man out of Overland Park, Kan. Frank Iams, 79, was last seen Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the area...

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — One person is in custody after an incident at a Kansas City-area high school Friday morning. Police in Grain Valley, Missouri, were called to Grain Valley High School Friday morning to investigate reports of a possible armed party, a person with a knife, in the school parking lot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is searching for a suspect and vehicle believed to be involved in a possible road rage shooting. The incident on Nov. 11, 2022, near Sni A Bar Road and Blue Ridge Cutoff, left a driver paralyzed and unable to speak.

KEARNEY, Mo. — The Clay County, Missouri, Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the man killed in a crash near Kearney early Thursday morning. Deputies were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday near Northeast 128th Street and Jesse James Farm Road.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is investigating an overnight homicide. Just after 11 p.m., officers were called to an area hospital regarding a shooting victim who had been privately driven to the hospital. The victim was rushed into the hospital for treatment but was...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, MO police are investigating a homicide near the Swope Golf Course. Officers say they found a man with injuries in the area of Gregory Blvd. and Swope Memorial Drive just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. Police said the victim died before he could...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing man out of Overland Park, Kan. Frank Iams, 79, was last seen Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the area of the 9600 block of Wedd Dr. in Overland Park. Iams is described as a white male...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police say a missing 9-year-old girl has been found safe. Naomi Slayden, 9, was missing since Wednesday morning in the area of 99 Street and Richmond Drive. Police say she is safe.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City authorities briefly investigated what was believed to be a suspicious package at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday. Several crews were dispatched to 1 Arrowhead Drive at 5:37 p.m. on Thursday on a hazardous materials response call. Just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Kansas...

Vandals this week caused about $3,000 worth of damage to property at Smithville Lake. The Smithville Police Department said one or more person caused damage to mailboxes, signage and dumping trash all over the area. Damage was caused to both public and private property. It happened on Feb. 1. If...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two homes were damaged by a fire late Thursday night. The fire happened around 9:26 p.m. in the 6100 block of E. 7th Street in Kansas City. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no reported injuries. One home caught fire and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many businesses are recruiting good employees – and the federal government is no different. The FBI is actively recruiting teachers right now, and offering them $78,000 a year. This coincides with a time that many are leaving the education field. Zachary Jury left the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City fire crews battled a multi-alarm fire at an apartment complex Friday night. Just after 9:30 p.m. Friday, crews were dispatched to the Mayfair Linwood Apartments at 1224 E. LInwood Blvd. on a fire call. When they arrived, they found a fire on the...

The State of Kansas is looking to revoke a local animal shelter's license. The Kansas Department of Agriculture tells KMBC9 News it made the decision based on inspections at Unleashed Pet Rescue in Mission, Kan. The inspections were made in October 2022. According to a statement from the shelter's lawyer,...