Ilana Arougheti

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Ilana Arougheti

Days after his co-defendant was sentenced, a second Kansas City resident has been charged in connection with a double homicide last year. Terrell Simpson, 20, was charged with two counts of accessory to first-degree murder, as well as two counts of armed criminal actions, in the shooting deaths of Deontae Marchbanks, 19, and Cierra Pennington, 17, in December in south Kansas City.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Ilana Arougheti

Five-year-pld Alistair Lamb (center), center, died on April 9 when his Lexington, Missouri home exploded due to a nearby gas leak. Ten-year-old Camillia 'Cami' Lamb, left, and the childrens' father Jacob Cunningham, right, survived the explosion with severe burns. Courtesy of Nicole Lovellette via GoFundMe A 5-year-old boy died in a home explosion in Lexington, Missouri, on Wednesday night after a worker allegedly struck a gas line nearby, according to city officials.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ilana Arougheti

Ilana AroughetiFri, April 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM UTC2 min readDays after his co-defendant was sentenced, a second Kansas City resident has been charged in connection with a double homicide last year. Terrell Simpson, 20, was charged with two counts of accessory to first-degree murder, as well as two counts of armed criminal actions, in the shooting deaths of Deontae Marchbanks, 19, and Cierra Pennington, 17, in December in south Kansas City.

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | Ilana Arougheti

A 5-year-old boy died in a home explosion in Lexington, Missouri, on Wednesday night after a worker allegedly struck a gas line nearby, according to city officials. The explosion happened around 7:45 p.m. after an employee subcontracted by Sellenriek Construction “hit a gas line” behind a funeral home at 18th Street and Franklin Avenue, according to city officials. The boy, identified by relatives as Alistair Lamb, was killed in the blast.

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Ilana Arougheti

An Osawatomie, Kansas toddler was hospitalized in critical condition after ingesting methamphetamine Tuesday night, police said. The toddler's biological mother was charged Wednesday with aggravated child endangerment, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, along with altering, concealing or destroying evidence. Officers with the Osawatomie Police Department responded at 11:58 p.m. to a home at 520 Pacific Ave.