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Kansas drug dealer caught with over 1,600 fentanyl pills
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for a drug-deal death in Kansas. Last week, Judge Thomas J. Ryan sentenced 23-year-old Diego Alessandro Gomez of Kansas City, Kansas, to 16-years in prison for two counts of distributing fentanyl, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. During...
Man jailed for starting fire in basement of Kansas home
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Police investigating a fire at a home in Topeka have made an arrest. Just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, crews responded to a reported house fire at 1305 SW Western Avenue in Topeka, according to spokesperson Rosie Nichols. Firefighters found smoke coming from the home and fire in the basement. Crews were able to extinguish the fire and no occupants were located in the house. No injuries have been reported.
Mo. U.S. Senator: Secret Service declined use of drones before Trump rally
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley reported Thursday in a letter to Homeland Security Director Alejando Mayorkas, the night before the Butler, Pennsylvania Trump campaign rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied offers from a local law enforcement partner to utilize drone technology to secure the rally. As...
Chiefs return to practice at MWSU, honing an offense with more speed
Chiefs Training Camp returned to the Missouri Western State University practice fields after taking Thursday off. Head Coach Andy Reid says this first day of practice in pads went well. “Good day. Back in pads, which is a positive. The guys moved around great,” Reid tells reporters after practice. “We’re...
Missouri cannabis leader accused of using ‘predatory’ contracts to win social-equity licenses
In response to questions from The Independent, state cannabis regulators said they’ve opened an investigation into three licenses awarded last year to verify whether they ‘continue to be majority owned and operated by eligible individuals’. When John Payne was leading the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis in 2022,...
Kansas City firefighters help two escape house fire
KANSAS CITY —Firefighters helped two residents escape from a house fire in Kansas City. Just after 8p.m. Thursday, crews responded to a reported house fire in the 300 block of Wheeling in Kansas City, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins. First responders reported heavy fire from a two-story home....
Missouri teen dies after jumping from moving vehicle
LACLEDE COUNTY —A Missouri teen died in an accident just after 8p.m. Thursday in Laclede County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Jeep Wrangler driven by James L. Richardson, 47, Lebanon, was westbound on Highway 32 ten miles west of Lebanon. A 14-year-old girl jumped from the...
Judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in February sued to block the merger between grocery giant...
St. Joseph Police Chief says Valentines Law is good for everyone, not just police
A sweeping anti-crime bill signed into law recently by Governor Mike Parson included Valentines Law. Valentines Law, named after St. Louis County Police Officer Antonio Valentine, who died from injuries suffered during a police chase, increases the penalties for fleeing from law enforcement. St. Joseph Police Chief Paul Luster says...
Semi with no driver crashes between 2 Kansas homes
DOUGLAS COUNTY—Authorities are investigating a crash that occurred just after 1:30p.m. Thursday in the city of Lawrence. A driverless semi rolled about 300 feet from 11th and Maine, through a 4-foot retaining wall, over a patio, between two houses, and came to rest against a home’s foundation, according to a social media report from the Lawrence Police Department. Considering the journey, the crash caused little damage and there were no injuries.
Police ID body found as missing Kansas man
PLATTE COUNTY—The unidentified body found Monday in a wooded area near NE 194th Terrace has been identified as 25-year-old Josiah Papa of Leavenworth, according to a statement from Smithville Police. On July 22, police responded to a report of the body of a white male in a densely vegetated...
Prison for Kansas man in fatal wrong-way interstate crash
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for a deadly DUI crash. Last week, Judge Thomas K. Ryan sentenced 33-year-old Matthew J. Ryan to almost 10-years in prison, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. In May, a jury found him guilty of reckless 2nd degree murder in the wrong-way crash death of Karl Wurtenberger, 42, of Independence, Missouri.
Kan. felon jailed after baby found in canal is the child's father
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement continue investigating after an 11-month-old girl was found in the canal in Wichita earlier this week and arrested a Kansas felon in the case 34-year-old Vincent Perez . He has been identified as the child's father, according to Wichita Police spokesman Andrew Ford. Just after...
Kan. Democrats Matt Kleinmann, Nancy Boyda joust on gun violence, immigration, LGBTQ+ issues
TOPEKA — Second District congressional candidate Matt Kleinmann wants to tamp down gun violence by closing legal loopholes that enable private sales without background checks and by repealing a federal law that chilled lawsuits against firearm manufacturers and retailers. Kleinmann, a Wyandotte County community organizer and former University of...
KCPD officer resigns, admits citizen harassment, misdemeanor assault
KANSAS CIY —A now former Kansas City police officer on Wednesday pleaded guilty to harassment of two citizens and a misdemeanor assault following a December 2023 vehicular encounter in south Kansas City, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Jason Q. Moran pleaded guilty to Harassment in the...
🎥Kan. U.S. Senator responds to Israeli PM's fiery speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress to achieve “total victory” against Hamas and criticized American opponents of the war in Gaza as “idiots.”. His combative stance comes in a visit the Biden administration hopes can yield progress in...
Democrat Lucas Kunce brings his US Senate campaign to St. Joseph
United States Senate candidate, Democrat Lucas Kunce, campaigns in St. Joseph prior to the August primary, hoping this year to win the nomination of Democrats to take on incumbent Republican Josh Hawley. Kunce, a former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, says he wants to give a voice in...
Jay Ashcroft pitches biggest reorganization of Missouri’s finances in state history
Ashcroft says he’ll eliminate the income tax by shifting funds dedicated to things like transportation or conservation to general revenue — requiring intense legislative work and statewide votes. A February poll of Republican primary voters showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had the most recognizable name in...
Man charged in Kan. for ransomware attacks on American hospitals
KANSAS CITY —The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government, engages in certain malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, according to a statement on Thursday from The U.S. Department of Justice.
One wounded, one arrested in St. Joseph shooting
St. Joseph police are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon that left a resident with serious gunshot wounds. Police report 20-year-old Taylor Lanaman was shot in both legs. Lanaman is hospitalized in serious, but stable condition, according to police. Police received an emergency call around 2:40 Wednesday afternoon about a shooting...
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