2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (129+ words) A motorcyclist died after losing control on wet roads on I-70 in Jackson County Saturday evening, according to law enforcement. The Independence Police Department were called to the scene around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release sent by Officer Allyx McCoy,…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1881+ words) Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area. This article is being continuously updated. You'll find a running list of past incidents at the bottom of this story. Crash reported on eastbound I-35 in Olathe…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (759+ words) Late in the afternoon on the Friday before Labor Day weekend — prime news-dump hours — Kansas City sent out a release titled Kansas City Fire Department Issues Directive Regarding Criminal Conduct and Accountability. The contents of the release were no more…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (114+ words) Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence. This article is being continuously updated. You'll find a running list of past incidents at the bottom of this story. There are currently no traffic…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (253+ words) A Lawrence man was charged on Thursday in a rape that occurred in 2009, according to police and court records. Lawrence Police alleged that DNA that was recently submitted for testing linked the man to the assault. Court records show prosecutors…...

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2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (197+ words) A Leavenworth man has been convicted of stealing copper from a church and burglarizing a home. Rickey D. Hundley, 62, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of residential burglary pertaining to a home break-in on June 24, and one count of criminal…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (364+ words) A Kansas City man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that took place at the vacant Olive Park Village Apartments complex, which has been the site of more than 30 fires that police are investigating. Kevone J. Allen…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) A pedestrian died hours after they were hit by a car while crossing a road on Kansas City’s east side Tuesday afternoon, police say. The victim was declared deceased Tuesday night, according to a news release from Capt. Jacob Becchina,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (830+ words) The city of Independence will not have to release an agreement that has continued to pay its former police chief, according to a Jackson County judge’s ruling that leaves taxpayers unable to determine what they are funding. The ruling affirmed…...