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A former Leavenworth elementary school teacher accused of inappropriately touching children entered a no contest plea on Friday.

Two people are dead after a head-on crash near Missouri 210 Highway and Bluff Road in Clay County Saturday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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No injuries were reported after a car damaged a building on the southeast corner of 39th Street and Prospect Avenue in a single-vehicle accident Saturday evening.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Wyandotte County District Attorney has charged a 19-year-old Guatemalan man in the April shooting death of 20-year-old Diego Segura-Barbazo in Kansas City, Kansas’ Armourdale neighborhood. According to the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, just before midnight on April 19, officers were...

Families across Kansas City are gathering this weekend for Caring Communities Day — an event built on connection, celebration, and resources to support neighbors in need.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least one Independence police officer shot a person outside a QuikTrip while officers were responding to a call Thursday. The shooting is being investigated by Jackson County’s Police Involved Incident Team (PIIT). According to the Grandview Police Department, which is part of that...

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a traffic stop near Kansas City. Just after 2a.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies made a vehicle stop on southbound Interstate 49 at the Archie exit, due to a lane violation, according to the Cass County Sheriff. After a...

A Kansas City, Missouri man is facing multiple Felony charges in Fayette County Court. 60 year old Darren E. Sydnor faces a charge of Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, which is a Class 2 Felony. He also faces a charge of Theft, which is a Class 3 Felony and a charge of Resisting a Peace Officer, which is a...

On Friday, about 50 students at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School protested, and more walked out of school around noon to advocate against school shootings across America. Many strutted out of the student entrance looking straight ahead and clutching the bright straps of their backpacks. Cold gusts of air blew...