Olathe woman charged with 48 counts, including identity theft, mistreatment of elderly
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - A woman in Olathe has been charged with 48 counts after patients experienced fraud. Wendy Susan Hopkins was charged with 48 counts, including:. All of this was in Johnson County. The 54-year-old’s bond is set at $500,000. Patients of Rockhill Women’s Care who experienced financial...
August Layoffs Coming for 75 Missouri Rail Workers
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the railroad. Grew up admiring the big iron horses and that will never change. What sadly will change for 75 Missouri railroad workers is their job status as a new document submitted to the state indicates cuts are coming for all of them starting in August.'
Shooting victim’s grave dug up at Kansas City cemetery
The resting place of a homicide victim 27 years ago was disrupted when someone opened a grave at Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery . Kansas City police officers were called to the cemetery at approximately 9:35 a.m. Tuesday about a disturbance, according to police spokesperson Alayna Gonzalez. Officers found a gravesite...
Fugitive Steven Michael Cope Jr. Arrested in Raytown Following Multi-Agency Effort
After months of investigation and coordination, authorities have successfully apprehended Steven Michael Cope Jr., a wanted fugitive, in the Raytown area on June 30. Cope Jr. had been sought by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on multiple felony warrants and was considered a flight risk. The arrest marks a major...
Neighbors stunned, 1 city leader not surprised to see MERC Co+op leave KCK
Unified Government leaders joined neighbors on Wednesday who live near Merc Co+op and are stunned about the store’s planned closing at the end of the year.
Kansas City man accused of placing card skimmer on QuikTrip pump
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man is behind bars, accused of placing an illegal card skimmer on a gas station pump in Grandview. Court documents in Jackson County filed Tuesday said Randy Berriel is charged with a felony for illegal use of a card scanner. Grandview police...
Thieves steal valuable equipment from Kansas City youth sports club
"You could see the look in the kids face like oh that's a huge disappointment," Raiders Head of Operations Phil Marsalla said.
Attempt to identify: KCPD looking for aggravated assault suspect shown in these photos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Police in Kansas City are attempting to identify a suspect following a crime committed early Saturday morning. KCPD said a man pictured in three photos the department shared Tuesday is a suspect in an aggravated assault that happened at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28.
‘You’re not cool and it is dangerous’: Leaders make plea to refrain from celebratory...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The July Fourth holiday is right around the corner, and Kansas City representatives are warning of the consequences of celebratory gunfire. Firing a gun into the air has always been illegal in Kansas City, but under Blair’s Law, the penalties are much harsher in Missouri. Blair’s Law, a part...
Kansas City businesswoman charged with pandemic loan, unemployment benefits fraud
A 48-year-old Kansas City woman was arrested and charged with defrauding the United States government by allegedly fraudulently obtaining pandemic benefits, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City. A federal grand jury indicted Tiffanie Foster this week with two counts of wire fraud...