Man Found Guilty in Cherokee County Double Homicide
A jury finds the defendant in a 2022 double murder in Baxter Springs guilty on all charges. On Friday, a Cherokee County jury found 44-year-old Kyle Butts of Independence, MO, guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of interference with a law enforcement...
Murder charge filed in Kansas City, Kansas, case from July 2021
On Friday, Jan. 9, the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office filed three charges in the death of LeRoy Lenning, 69, of Wellsville, Kansas, in July of 2021.
Cause of commercial building fire in KC under investigation
KANSAS CITY—Officials are investigating the cause of a building fire in Kansas City, Missouri. Just before 5p.m. crews responded to a reported commercial fire located in the 3100 block of Troost Avenue, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan. Crews reported heavy smoke showing on arrival, and initiated an...
Global athletic apparel store eyeing Oak Park Mall
An international athletic clothing company appears to have set its sights on Johnson County. United Kingdom-based JD Sports has a new store in the works, inside the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. JD Sports is coming to 11149 W. 95th St. The company is opening a store inside the...
Homicide: Man found dead in Kansas City apartment
KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating an other homicide in Kansas City, Missouri. Just before 6:30p.m. Sunday, polie were dispatched to an apartment in the 6400 block of Manchester Avenue in Kansas City on a report of a disturbance, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez. Upon arrival, officers responded...
Court documents detail gruesome shooting scene Monday morning in the Northland
Court documents released late Monday detail a gruesome murder Monday morning, Jan. 12, in the Northland.
Man found guilty in KCK woman’s murder, closing decades-old cold case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After nearly 30 years, a Wyandotte County jury has delivered split verdicts in two long‑unsolved Kansas City, Kansas, homicides. Gary Davis Jr. was found guilty of second‑degree murder in the 1996 death of Pearl Davis, also known as Sameemah Mussawir, while finding him not guilty in a 1998 murder...
Verizon sues Kansas City condo association over threatened interference with rooftop cell site
Verizon Wireless has filed a federal lawsuit seeking emergency injunctive relief against a Kansas City, MO condominium association, arguing that planned rooftop construction could interfere with a long-standing cell site and disrupt wireless service for thousands of customers across the city. In a complaint filed in...
Missouri Weather Alert: Rain and Snow Potential Builds from Kansas City to Kirksville Jan...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas City, Missouri – An unsettled winter pattern may take shape across northern Missouri late next week, with increasing chances for both rain and snow between Jan 20 and Jan 26. While exact storm timing...
1587 Prime accused of bait-and-switch by local vendor: ‘Misleading customers’
Until Monday morning, when The Star inquired, the 1587 Prime website listed Betty Rae’s ice cream and Shatto Milk Company among its local partners. And Matt Shatto, who owns both companies, said he’s been hearing for months that servers at Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s splashy new Crossroads steakhouse have been...

















