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‘The killings are just ridiculous’: Another man shot, killed on Prospect Ave, caught on camera
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Another man has lost his life on the streets of Prospect Avenue. Ernest Scott was murdered Friday overnight near 54th and Prospect. KCTV5 obtained surveillance footage captured by the cameras outside the Holiday Hotel. In it, you can see two people who appear to get...
Kansas City woman convicted for supplying deadly drugs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Johnson County jury convicted a metro woman in connection with the death of another woman. Jurors found Trina Lynne Golden guilty of distribution of drugs causing death and two other related counts. Prosecutors said Golden provided Madelyn Miller drugs. The 19-year-old died of an...
Traveler Shares Video of Disgusting Bed Bugs in a Missouri Motel
It may not be the greatest fear while traveling, but it's at least a top 5. A traveler just shared video of disgusting bed bugs they encountered when they stopped for the night at a Missouri motel. Since this is a YouTube short, there's not a lot of context for...
Homicide: KCPD IDs victim found in grassy area
KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City. Just after 4:30a.m. police responded on a shots fired call at 54th and Prospect, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'. First responders located a man identified as 45-year-old Ernest J. Scott suffering from gunshot wounds in a grassy area. He...
Weekend shooting near Kansas City’s Independence Plaza ends fatally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A weekend shooting near Kansas City’s Independence Plaza ended fatally as police continue to investigate. The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says that around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, emergency crews were called to the area of 9th and Chestnut Ave., two blocks east of Prospect between Independence Ave. and I-70, with reports of a shooting.
Officers in KC seize fentanyl, meth from home of Mexican national
KANSAS CITY— A Mexican national residing in Kansas City was indicted by a federal grand jury this week after law enforcement officers seized more than 54 kilograms of methamphetamine and a large amount of fentanyl from his residence, according to the United State's Attorney. Jose Feliciano Cordova Rodriguez, 36,...
‘He didn’t deserve that’: Neighbors devastated after man dragged behind his truck dies, truck found
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Neighbors are on edge after a man was brutally murdered by being dragged by his own truck. The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department says the man was trying to stop the suspects from driving away with the truck. It happened Wednesday afternoon near 29th and...
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