Two people found shot to death in a rural Douglas County home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, police department is investigating after an overnight argument escalated to gunfire, leaving one man dead. Officers were called to a home in the 3400 block of Chestnut Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Friday to investigate a shooting. Police noted several people inside...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 31-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., man will spend the next 13 years in prison in connection to a fatal DWI crash in Kansas City. Zachary Zorich was sentenced in Jackson County Friday for his involvement in a June 2022 crash at 75th and Ward Parkway.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Police say three teenagers forced their way onto an Independence School District bus and assaulted the driver and two students. Investigators say when the bus came to a stop near Osage and Mill, the teens forced their way onto the bus. The school bus driver was...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are investigating the city's second homicide on Friday. One person is dead following a shooting in the area of the 2100 block of E. 24th Terrace, according to police. The shooting happened shortly after 1 p.m. A person of interest is in...

RAYTOWN, Mo. — It was nearly a six-year journey for one “Little Buddy” that was lost in southwest Missouri. Raytown's Midwest Animal ResQ shared the story about Little Buddy, a dog that they discovered as a lost stray this week. Little Buddy disappeared from its home more...

RAYTOWN, Mo. — A Kansas City, Mo., man is accused of assaulting a Raytown police officer. Twann McGill Jr. faces charges of second-degree assault and resisting arrest. A Raytown police officer injured his ankle after the accused pushed him down the stairs when he and other officers arrived on a reported domestic disturbance call.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a video statement Thursday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves addressed the death of Tyre Nichols and the five police officers who were charged in his death, calling it a "tragedy." Nichols died three days after a confrontation with Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A central Missouri man has pleaded guilty in a $437,000 Covid-19 fraud scheme. Lamar K. Johnson, 41, admitted Thursday that he played a role in a plan to use the identities of deceased individuals to file hundreds of false stimulus claims under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

OLATHE, Kan. — Olathe police are investigating a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian on Thursday morning. A 24-year-old man was struck just before 7 a.m. while walking on South Parker Street near Sheridan Street. The vehicle that hit the man did not stop. Minutes later, the vehicle police believe...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. — New employees of the Clay County, Mo., Sheriff's Office will see a significant boost to their starting salaries. The Clay County Commission approved its budget on Wednesday. Included in the budget was an increase for new employees in the sheriff's department. The starting salary for...

Two Kansas City residents are dead following a crash Thursday morning in Overland Park. The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. on northbound 69 Highway near 103rd Street. The victims were ejected from the vehicle and were declared dead on scene, according to police. Police identified the victims as Marquan Wilson,...

LENEXA, Kan. — A Lenexa police cruiser was struck by a fleeing vehicle on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Lenexa police said they were checking on a person who was passed out behind the wheel at the QuikTrip at 87th Street and Interstate 35. After...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was critically injured in a crash on northbound 71 Highway near 22nd Street. The crash, which shutdown 71 Highway for about two hours, happened at around 2:20 p.m. on Friday. Kansas City police believe a vehicle slammed into a dump truck. This is...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A total of 27 people have been indicted as part of a drug-trafficking conspiracy in the Kansas City metro area. Anthony D. Harris, 40, and Latrell O. Dean, 19, both of Grandview, Mo., and Seville S. Gardner, 37, were the three latest defendants charged in a 112-count indictment unsealed on Jan. 26.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The FBI is again circulating photos of two suspects involve in the violent takeover of a bank in Kansas City's Northland. Federal agents said two masked men walked into the Equity Bank at 6200 N.W. 63rd Terrace at 10:56 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2019, and restrained employees.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of defective street lights are being replaced in Kansas City. Foreman John Bickel from Black and McDonald said his crew had replaced about 500 of the LED street lights along 71 Highway. On Thursday, his crew replaced street lights on 39th Street at the...

RAYTOWN, Mo. — A family who lost their dog four years ago will be reunited with it this week in Raytown. Midwest Animal ResQ shared the story about Little Buddy, a dog that was found as a stray this week. Little Buddy's family reported him stolen about four years....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fifty-four dogs arrived at Wayside Waifs early Thursday morning following a rescue operation in Louisiana. The shelter says the Bissell Foundation rescued the 21 puppies and 33 adult dogs in rural Louisiana on Jan. 20. The Bissell Foundation asked Wayside to help with the care of the pets.

GRANDVIEW, Mo. — A Grandview business owner has entered the conversation surrounding a controversialproposed landfill site in South Kansas City. Raptor Recycle and Transfer co-founder Kit Starr says his waste transfer station at 11901 S U.S. 71 Highway already provides an alternative to building a brand-new landfill site in South Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas has been cleaning up on Kansas City Chiefs championship bets with other mayors over the last few years. Thursday, he made another one - this time with the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Of course, mayor Lucas is all-in on...