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A Route ZZ crash north of Graham threw a 51-year-old woman from a truck; her seatbelted companion walked away with minor injuries.
Charles “Cole” Wimes vanished near Summit Street Friday night, and police say they don't even know what he was wearing.
The rider was thrown from his 2004 Harley-Davidson after it left Route D near East 289th Street late Friday.
Shell casings but no victims or suspects greeted officers at the 5150 Roe Boulevard Walmart Friday afternoon.
The crash marked Troop F's 43rd traffic death of 2026 and its first in September.
Three former residents say Show-Me Christian Youth Home in La Monte forced them into hard labor and abuse. Its director had pushed a bill to loosen state oversight.
Officers found the victim inside a Willow Avenue building early Saturday; KCPD has made no arrest yet.
A man remains in critical condition after a Friday night shooting in Kansas City's South Blue Valley neighborhood, with police holding no suspect description.
Melvin Strode left his home near 75th and State Avenue before dawn Thursday and hasn't been seen since. Police call him endangered.
The crash on U.S. 65 marked Troop D's 88th traffic death of 2026, well ahead of last year's pace.
Brian W. Bollig, 55, was taken into custody near Anderson Road in Chanute and booked into the Wilson County Jail.
Linda Taliaferro, 68, died and her husband was seriously hurt after a four-vehicle pileup on I-70 near Tonganoxie-Eudora.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene after the Wrangler ran off South Main Street near Shoal Cliff Drive.
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