Gabe Swartz

Overland Park

Digital Producer and Assignment Editor at WIBW-TV (Topeka, KS)

Digital News Producer @KCTV5 | @Cronkite_ASU alum | Past: @DevilsDigest, @sportscronkite, @CronkiteSports

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Man arrested after being found in 9-year-old’s bedroom

1 week ago | kktv.com | Gabe Swartz |Jordan Gartner

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A burglar in Missouri who was found in a child’s bedroom has been charged with three felony crimes following his arrest Wednesday night. According to court records in Jackson County, 42-year-old Robert McDowell III has been charged with felony first-degree burglary and two counts of possession of child pornography.
Overland Park man sentenced to prison for abusing performance incentive rewards program

1 week ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - An Overland Park man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison and ordered to pay restitution after he abused a performance incentive rewards program. Federal court documents said 52-year-old Barry Cummings pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison. His sentencing was the result of causing a $1.2 million loss to a company by submitting false invoices into a performance incentive rewards program.
Royals place Harvey on injured list with strain

1 week ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One of the bright spots of the Royals bullpen early in the 2025 season is headed to the injured list. The Kansas City Royals announced Friday that right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a right teres major strain. The move to the IL was made retroactive to April 8. In six appearances this season, Harvey had a 0.00 ERA, and 7 strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched.
Emergency crews respond to gas leak explosion in Lexington, service shut off for entire city

2 weeks ago | ky3.com | Gabe Swartz

LEXINGTON, Mo. (KCTV) - Emergency crews in Lexington, Missouri, are at the scene of an explosion caused by a sub-contractor hitting a gas line. It happened in the area of 18th Street between Franklin and South Street. The City of Lexington said there was an explosion and “multiple emergency agencies” are on the scene.
Report: Police called after Tyreek Hill, wife in dispute

2 weeks ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (KCTV/AP) - Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his wife were involved in a domestic dispute Monday that resulted in no charges being filed, according to a police report obtained by the Associated Press. Sunny Isles Beach Police Department officers responded to the high-rise condominium of Hill and his wife following a call from Hill’s mother-in-law.
KBI identifies missing KCK teen as human remains found more than 50 years ago

2 weeks ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

ANDERSON COUNTY, Kan. (KCTV) - More than 50 years after decomposing remains of an unidentified male were found three miles southeast of Garnett, Kansas, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office have positively identified them.
Report: K-State adds Monmouth transfer Abdi Bashir

2 weeks ago | kwch.com | Gabe Swartz

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KCTV) - One of the top scorers in the transfer portal is now committed to Kansas State. On Monday, Monmouth transfer Abdi Bashir Jr. committed to K-State. News of the commitment was first reported by On3. NEWS: Monmouth transfer Abdi Bashir Jr., one of the top scorers in the portal, has committed to Kansas State, he tells @On3sports.
Million-dollar grant helps launch project to address Kansas’ nursing shortage

2 weeks ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A $1 million grant from the Kansas Board of Regents is headed to the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center to kickstart efforts to fix the shorting of nursing students and nurses throughout the state. With enrollment in Kansas nursing programs down 38% over the last decade, the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center is working on several projects designed to increase interest in nursing and boost applications to nursing schools throughout the state.
Kansas makes first addition via transfer portal with commitment from Loyola Chicago’s Jayden Dawson

2 weeks ago | kwch.com | Gabe Swartz

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - The roster overhaul for the Kansas men’s basketball program has begun with Bill Self’s first addition from the transfer portal. On Friday, On3′s Joe Tipton reported that Loyola Chicago guard Jayden Dawson committed to the Jayhawks. Dawson, a 6-foot-4 guard who averaged 13.9 points per game and shot 36.3% from 3-point range last season, will have one year of eligibility remaining as he joins the Jayhawks. Dawson also averaged 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Suspects tied to death of Kansas City sports reporter used to live together

2 weeks ago | wibw.com | Gabe Swartz

NEW ORLEANS (KCTV) - Court documents in New Orleans revealed new details about the suspects arrested in the February death of Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano. According to a report from KCTV’s sister station WVUE, St. Tammany Parish court documents revealed Danette Colbert and Rickey White once lived at the same address in Slidell, Louisiana. Police investigated their home for a domestic dispute in February 2024 and an initial report showed Colbert was bruised and refused treatment.