Kansas City/ Community & Society
Published on December 17, 2019
Top Kansas City news: Cops investigate homicide; man swindles $3M through online romances; morePhoto: Robert Huffstutter/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Kansas City.

Kansas City tow truck drivers working overtime to keep up with incidents after winter storm

After Sunday’s winter storm dumped up to 8 inches of snow in some parts of the metro area and more snow fell on Monday, you didn’t have to go far to find a tow truck crew at work.

Read the full story on KMBC.

Why getting kids to class is such a struggle for Kansas City Public Schools

Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell concedes he’s not sure what it’s going to take to improve attendance. 

Read the full story on KCUR.

Kansas City police investigating homicide in the 3900 block of Bellefontaine

Officers say one man was shot dead.

Read the full story on KMBC.

Missouri River flood in Kansas City district officially over

The longest flooding event in the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's Kansas City district is officially over, with all stages on the Missouri River below flooding for the first time since March 13, the district announced Monday. 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

Man convicted of swindling $3 million through online romances

A jury in Kansas City has convicted Henry Asomani of facilitating a wire fraud scheme, in which he aided a group of co-conspirators in bilking lonely people out of their money using a variety of scams.

Read the full story on Newsweek.


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