Federal filings allege a Lee's Summit financial representative sold promissory notes and collected more than $2 million from investors; a judge has frozen assets.

A six‑week, World Cup‑linked crackdown in Kansas City led to 19 arrests and the recovery of nine children, authorities say.

A 42-year-old man booked into the Jackson County Detention Center on July 14 died after a medical emergency; the sheriff's office and the medical examiner are investigating.

A Hope man was arrested after a Jan. 26 house fire in Dickinson County killed his 2-year-old son. He faces first-degree murder and aggravated endangering charges.

Michael W. Porter died after being struck while working near 79th and Ash in Prairie Village on July 6. Police say the driver cooperated and the investigation is ongoing.

Johnson County deputies responded Monday to a barricaded subject in Overland Park; deputies staged near the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center as officials investigated.

A former Pleasant Hill teacher faces three counts of second‑degree statutory rape tied to an alleged 2009–2010 sexual relationship with a minor; court filings and phone evidence are central to the case.

Two Kansas City men were charged July 20 in a May 24, 2025 shooting near 56th and Troost that left one person dead. Prosecutors say surveillance and digital evidence tied the suspects to the scene.

Two people were killed and two others critically injured after an early Sunday crash on eastbound 350 Highway near Westridge Road in Raytown. Police are investigating.

Four people were shot early Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Kansas City; police say injuries are non‑life‑threatening as detectives investigate.

A Trenton woman pleaded not guilty after being charged with violating a protection order and furnishing pornographic material to a minor; bond set at $10,000.

An Iowa man was charged after allegedly driving to Kansas City to meet a minor; federal prosecutors say CSAM was found on his devices.

A Kansas City man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years after a December gas-station shooting that killed a 23-year-old, court records and local reporting show.