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Charles Matthews admitted to the deaths of Juan Avila and Gabriela Trejo-Garcia after a 2023 carjacking chase ended on Independence Avenue.
Brian Zug fled after his truck struck Rick D. Snow on North Oak Trafficway; bicycle parts were later found lodged in his bumper.
Ubaldo Marquez Calderon fed stray cats and biked for cans in De Soto for 20 years. Neighbors pooled money to fly him home from Cancun.
Narcan use jumped 47% in Oak Grove this year as a fire official says minors have overdosed on the gas-station opioid 7-OH.
A pedestrian who darted into traffic at 31st and Gillham is critically hurt — at the exact spot KC launched its street-safety push in 2021.
Chief Dennis Rubin's last day is October 31, capping a 35-year KCKFD career and a tenure that tackled crumbling firehouses and skyrocketing truck costs.
Crews poured water from multiple aerial streams for hours on the Forest Avenue blaze before getting it under control.
Nicholas Francis, 36, allegedly threw items at traffic before striking two vehicles outside Commerce Bank on East Broadway.
Ashton Herring-Clemons, 37, died nearly 12 weeks after a Bellefontaine Avenue shooting police say they already have a subject of interest for.
Sean Tate vanished on a blue mountain bike with no phone, last seen near Liberty, Missouri on Thursday afternoon.
A Mercury Grand Marquis plowed into the store entrance at 8686 Antioch Road. Police say the two people inside were not hurt.
Eric Evans ran license plates for a friend and avoided prison — but his law enforcement career may still hang in the balance.
Keon Douyon, 18, faces a $100,000 bond ahead of a Friday hearing in Liberty after four juveniles said he fired on their fleeing car.
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