2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (187+ words) Prosecutors said a wanted man charged with murder in a fatal shooting during an attempted vehicle theft at a gas station in Kansas City’s Northland on Monday has been arrested. In a social media post Thursday morning, Clay County Prosecutor…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (364+ words) A Kansas City man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that took place at the vacant Olive Park Village Apartments complex, which has been the site of more than 30 fires that police are investigating. Kevone J. Allen…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (180+ words) An Arizona man indicted by a federal grand jury appeared in U.S. District Court in Kansas City Wednesday on charges he attempted to entice a minor for sex. Dustin A. Hill, 22, allegedly traveled from Arizona to the Show-Me State and “then transported…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (249+ words) After more than a weeklong trial, a Johnson County jury found Axel Arellanes-Vara guilty Wednesday of capital murder in an Olathe double homicide nearly five years ago. Arellanes-Vara is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 3. In the early hours of Nov. 20, 2021, Olathe…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (412+ words) A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied an attempt to block Missouri from using a gerrymandered congressional map in November, a decision that stuck a blow to opponents of the map. The ruling from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (184+ words) Johnson County prosecutors declined to file manslaughter charges after a fatal crash that killed a construction worker in July, according to a news release. The Prairie Village Police Department submitted its case for involuntary manslaughter charges to the Johnson County…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (280+ words) Prosecutors charged four people with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at a QuikTrip gas station in Kansas City’s Northland Monday night. One of the defendants charged in the shooting was not in custody, Clay County…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (330+ words) Roughly $117 million in property tax dollars will help pay for day-to-day services and general operations within the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, county commissioners recently decided. Under newly adopted budgets for the 2027 fiscal year, the Unified…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (503+ words) A 35-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man pleaded guilty last week for his role in the 2024 death of his brother, who was killed during an attempted home-invasion robbery, according to court documents. Sheldon A. Perkins pleaded guilty Friday to one count of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (305+ words) As controversy around cameras used by law enforcement to track vehicles continues to grow, Parkville is inviting the community to learn more about them this week. The Parkville Police Department will host two informational sessions on Thursday revolving around how…...