Bob Cronkleton

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Bob Cronkleton

Former clerk Mark Delano Shelton, 56, pleaded guilty March 3 to a lesser charge of first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the killing of 29-year-old Dustin Niehouse at the Cloud9 liquor store, also known as Discount Smokes & Liquor, at 4305 Antioch Road in Kansas City's Northland in November 2022. This Google Maps Street View Image of the area is from October.

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Bob Cronkleton

An intense spring storm system is expected to deliver a multi-day severe weather event to parts of the central and eastern U.S. beginning Friday, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. Dry air, however, might limit Kansas City to strong winds and a few light showers or sprinkles. The greater threat of severe weather is east of Kansas City.

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Bob Cronkleton

The weather will be unseasonably warm in Kansas City this week, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will be in the 70s for most of the week. The metro's average temperature for this time of year is the low 50s. National Weather Service in Kansas City Folks in Kansas City will get a taste of spring-like weather, as temperatures this week will be more like those in May rather than March.

1 month ago | police1.com | Kendrick Calfee |Bob Cronkleton

By Kendrick Calfee, Robert A. CronkletonThe Kansas City StarKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Wyandotte County judge ordered a man to serve two life sentences without the chance for parole Thursday for the killing of two sheriff’s deputies during a jail transfer. The sentencing comes after Antoine R. Fielder, 36, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of capital murder and one count of aggravated robbery in the killings of deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer in 2018.

1 month ago | kansascity.com | Bob Cronkleton

Temperatures are expected to climb to near 60 degrees in the afternoon in Kansas City, which is a few degrees above the average temperature of 52 degrees for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service. It will be breezy, with wind gusts above 30 mph. National Weather Service Breezy winds will blow across the Kansas City area Friday, but think twice before heading out to fly kites.