Man faces additional felonies for burglarizing five businesses in one night, court records say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A 25-year-old man faced several charges in connection with a string of burglaries in early March. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced that her office had 10 more felony charges against Javaune Tucker of Kansas City, Missouri. He had initially been charged with first-degree...
Army Corps staffer fired in Kansas City after DEI posts removed
A former employee said the week before she was let go it was part of her job to take down social media posts on DEI
1 injured in fiery crash on K-7 in Shawnee near where fatal wreck occurred...
A serious crash is being investigated on Kansas Highway 7 in northwestern Shawnee for the second time in less than a week. The latest crash occurred on Monday evening, when a southbound Jaguar sedan crossed into oncoming lanes and crashed into a railroad bridge between 43rd and 47th streets. The...
Wrecks on I-435 snarl evening commute from Antioch Road to Holmes Road
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Driving home or anywhere else will be nearly impossible Monday evening after a series of wrecks on Interstate 435. Just east of Antioch Road in Overland Park, one wreck closed five lanes for a time. No word on what caused the crash. Overland Park police...
Jackson County prosecutor touts push against property crime, violent offenders
The team will handle the property crime docket, so they can connect the dots between incidents and recognize serial offenders, Jackson County prosecutor Melesa Johnson said.
Mattie Rhodes team, grieving family, want peace in Northeast neighborhood
Crime plagues Kansas City, Missouri's historic Northeast community. KCPD's crime map shows homicides, assaults and robberies. One hot spot is Independence Avenue and Van Brunt Boulevard.
Multiple Olathe convenience stores raided
The Snaps Food Mart at Ridgeview and Kansas City Road, had some product pulled from its shelves Friday.
Kansas City social media star dies while on vacation in Mexico
Alysha Burney, who had amassed over 5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, died in her sleep on March 2nd while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She was 24 years old and was set to turn 25 the very next day.
Woman dead after being hit by vehicle in north Topeka store parking lot
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police are investigating a deadly vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in north Topeka on Monday. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said in a press release that officers were called around 3:35 p.m. on March 10 to the 2600 block of Northwest Rochester road on reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian […]
A look inside Super East Buffet… maybe the best Chinese buffet in town
It’s been years since a Chinese buffet restaurant called Super Buffet closed at 7607 E. Douglas. And now after a massive renovation and new owners, an entirely new restaurant called Super East has taken over. I know it’s hard to get excited about a buffet place, but bear with...
