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New details revealed in suit over fatal triple shooting at hands of KCPD Officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - New details have been revealed in a suit over a triple shooting that killed two and seriously injured another at the hands of a Kansas City Police Officer. A lawsuit filed Friday, June 28, by the families of Kristen Fairchild and Marcel Nelson, as well...
Motorcycle driver seriously injured after attempted wheelie leads to I-435 crash
EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (KCTV) - A motorcycle driver was seriously injured after he attempted to do a wheelie on I-435 south of the Kansas Speedway but hit a pickup truck instead. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that around 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, emergency crews were called to the area of I-435 and Kansas Ave. with reports of a 2-vehicle collision.
5 injured in multi-vehicle crash at SM Parkway and State Line Road
Five people were injured in a crash early Saturday afternoon on State Line Road near northeast Johnson County. Firefighters and paramedics from Johnson County and Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and State Line Road at about 1:30 p.m. Consolidated Fire...
JCCC inmate pronounced dead on Thursday, autopsy to be performed
The Missouri Department of Corrections reported that an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. A release from the DOC states that offender Kevin Beasley, 56, was pronounced dead at 8:43 pm on Thursday, June 27. Beasley was serving a 21-year sentence for tampering with a motor vehicle,...
Kansas City apartment shooting results in suspect being charged with womanâs death
A 22-year-old man from Kansas City has been charged by Jackson County prosecutors for his alleged involvement in a shooting that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old woman. On Thursday, charges were brought against Travon Marcel Oliver for second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action.
Teen driver in critical condition following Olathe wreck
A single-vehicle crash in Olathe resulted in a teenager in critical condition and her car split in half. Olathe firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to the 14600 block of S. Black Bob Rd. at 9:40 p.m. According to recorded radio traffic, firefighters arrived to report one vehicle...
Family, friends remember 29-year-old mother killed just days after her birthday in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A Kansas City family is remembering 29-year-old Taylor Thomas, a mother of seven who was shot and killed earlier this month. Thomas' friends and family gathered for a vigil at the memorial that was built for her on 3200 Linwood Avenue. She was fatally wounded...
Life in prison: Kansas City man sold drugs, killed murder witness
KANSAS CITY. â A Kansas City man and a Crowder, Mississippi, man have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that included two murders. Shawn Burkhalter, also known as âDeuce,â 35, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Brian...
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