Shawnee
CRIME & SAFETY
Smoke continues to billow from smoldering Shawnee landfill
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - While smoke may still be seen billowing from a landfill in Shawnee, crews have been working throughout the day to extinguish the blaze. The Shawnee, Kansas, Fire Department says that just after 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, emergency crews were called to the landfill at 17955 Holliday Dr. with reports of a fire.
Attempt to escape burning Shawnee home leads to pedestrian-vehicle collision
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - An attempt to escape a burning Shawnee home sent one woman to a nearby hospital after she was hit by a car. The Shawnee, Kansas, Fire Department says that just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, emergency crews were called to the 7700 block of Nieman Rd., near Advance Auto Parts, with reports of a house fire. Crews from Shawnee, the Lenexa Fire Department, the Overland Park Fire Department and Jonson County MED-ACT all responded.
Shawnee DUI stop ends with suspect performing handstand
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - A suspect likely surprised police officers with an unexpected move overnight. Shawnee officers stopped a driver near 75th Street and Nieman Road around 3 a.m. Friday. The officers suspected the man of driving while under the influence. As officers administered a sobriety test, the suspect did...
Shooting behind KCK fire station leaves one dead, three in custody
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - One man has died as the result of a shooting in a Kansas City, Kansas, park after he was found behind a fire station over the weekend. The Wyandotte County, Kansas, Sheriff’s Office says that just after 6:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, emergency crews were called to Kansas City’s Klamm Park at 2515 N. 27th St. with reports of a shooting.
‘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...
KCPD: Victim of reported homicide found alive in the hospital
KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement investigating a reported Sunday homicide in Kansas City learned the victim was still alive in critical condition at an area hospital, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez. Just after 8p.m. Sunday, police responded to a deadly shooting at 13th and Paseo, just north of the Kansas...
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...
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...
Motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in Johnson County sends man to hospital
MISSION, Kan. (WIBW) - One person was taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in Johnson County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 12:53 p.m. Sunday on the ramp leading from southbound Interstate 35 to northbound Interstate 635 in the city of Mission. According to...
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