Man who fired shots at Leavenworth sheriff’s deputies convicted in attempted capital murder case
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man who was charged last year with attempted capital murder has now been convicted of the crime. Thirty-three-year-old Andrew Amundsen was convicted Wednesday of attempted capital murder and one count of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Court documents filed in...
Lenexa Fire Department announces off-duty death of firefighter
LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - The Lenexa Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. The department announced Thursday that Engineer Sean O’Bryant died off-duty on Monday, April 27. O’Bryant had worked for the Lenexa Fire Department since 2015. “We are focused on supporting Firefighter O’Bryant’s...
Crash in Fairway leaves lawncare worker in critical condition
FAIRWAY, Kan. (KCTV) - A crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian left one person in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson County Med-Act officials said an individual was struck in a one-vehicle crash in the area of the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and State Park Road. The intersection...
Dash cam captures I-435 wrong-way driver narrowly missing other cars Wednesday
A dash camera captured the scary moments for a motorist early Wednesday morning on Interstate 435 in Overland Park as a wrong-way driver barreled down the interstate.
New Royals Stadium, Children’s Mercy expansion to be neighboring projects
Children's Mercy announced a $1 billion expansion Wednesday, a couple of blocks from where the new Royals ballpark will be built. This will bring two major development projects to the same Kansas City neighborhood.
Bicyclist seriously injured after collision with city bus Wednesday in KCMO
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a crash involving a bicycle and a Kansas City Area Transportation Authority bus.
Kansas City’s roads have flooded in recent storms: What to do if you get...
The pattern of heavy rain in the Kansas City area continued this past week, leading to flooding in parts of the city and drivers stranded in their vehicles while the weather cleared up. A section of Interstate 70 near downtown, Indian Creek and East 23rd Trafficway , near Interstate 435, flooded and stranded cars. Severe weather led to one person dying after their vehicle crashed...
Man charged in fatal Leavenworth County shooting Tuesday on Hillside Road
A 20-year-old Leavenworth man is charged after the Tuesday shooting death of a man inside a home Tuesday afternoon in Leavenworth County.
Driver sentenced, admitted to drinking ‘too much’ prior to fatal east KC crash
An Independence man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for his role in a fatal car crash in east Kansas City that left one pedestrian dead. Jonathan Stone, 32, pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury, according to a sentencing document. On Tuesday, a Jackson County judge sentenced Stone to seven years in the Missouri Department of...
Former hotel near Westport is now getting demolished. What’s next for site
A former hotel near Westport and the Country Club Plaza is now being demolished for a future surface parking lot , but a city permit for the lot won’t last forever. Demolition work has begun on the former Embassy Suites hotel site, off Broadway Boulevard at 220 W. 43rd St. The hotel property has been owned by the nearby Saint Luke’s hospital since the 1970s...
