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1 week ago | 
wibw.com | Julia Scammahorn |Jiani Navarro
SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) - Police took a suspect into custody early Tuesday morning after shots were fired in a Shawnee neighborhood. Shortly before 5 a.m., June 17, officers responded to a shots-fired call near homes at 67th and Midland Drive in Shawnee. A suspect fired several rounds, and an officer returned fire at that suspect before taking him into custody. No one was hit in the exchange.
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3 weeks ago | 
azfamily.com | Julia Scammahorn |Zoë Shriner |Nathan Brennan |Grace Smith
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A manhunt for a “dangerous fugitive” is underway after a Missouri police officer was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic disturbance call. A Blue Alert is in effect across several counties in Missouri and Kansas as law enforcement officials search for 27-year-old Thomas Eugene Tolbert. He is accused of shooting and seriously injuring a Lee’s Summit police officer late Sunday night, KCTV reports.
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3 weeks ago | 
kktv.com | Julia Scammahorn |Zoë Shriner |Nathan Brennan |Grace Smith
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A manhunt for a “dangerous fugitive” is underway after a Missouri police officer was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic disturbance call. A Blue Alert is in effect across several counties in Missouri and Kansas as law enforcement officials search for 27-year-old Thomas Eugene Tolbert. He is accused of shooting and seriously injuring a Lee’s Summit police officer late Sunday night, KCTV reports.
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3 weeks ago | 
wibw.com | Julia Scammahorn |Gabe Swartz
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating after a Kansas City, Kansas police officer fired their weapon, hitting a suspect in a domestic call dispute. It happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday, June 2, in the 200 block of N. 78 Street, south of the Kansas Speedway. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Monday the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Timothy Cella, made verbal threats to officers. The KBI said KCKPD officers believed Cella pointed a gun at them.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
actionnews5.com | Julia Scammahorn |Morgan Riddell |Gabe Swartz |Ryan Hennessy
RIVERSIDE, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A night of terror in Missouri ended Friday morning when the man suspected of killing two people, injuring another and abducting a child was killed by police. The Platte County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old George Manning was shot and killed by police just after 7:30 a.m.He was the suspect in two homicides that occurred Friday night, the second of which involved a child abduction that prompted an Amber Alert, authorities reported.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Julia Scammahorn
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Around 2:30 Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, Kansas City, Kansas police responded to calls from a home reporting a man shot and killed. The house sits due east of the 18th Street Expressway and Metropolitan Ave. and just south of the Kaw River. Upon arrival, the man was found shot and killed inside the home. Others were inside the house and are said to be cooperating with police but no one is yet in custody for the shooting.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Julia Scammahorn
ShareKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The world’s first museum dedicated to all things BBQ will open at Crown Center’s former Function Junction store front location in the spring of 2025. The 4200+ square foot Museum of BBQ is founded by Jonathan Bender, a long-time writer and judge at the American Royal, and Chef Alex Pope, owner and chef at the Local Pig. “Kansas City is a natural home for the Museum of BBQ,” says Bender.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
weau.com | Ryan Hennessy |Julia Scammahorn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A window washer left dangling 23 stories in the air was saved by two unlikely heroes who jumped in to help the fire department. Etienne Wagers and Lucas Berry of Santa Fe Glass were doing glass work on the 12th floor of One Kansas City Place, the tallest skyscraper in Kansas City, Missouri. That’s when they were asked if they could help out with a rescue taking place on the 26th floor, KCTV reports.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Julia Scammahorn
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City, Missouri, Police and Fire Departments pulled a body out of the Blue River Tuesday morning. The call came in around 10 a.m. Sept. 17 reporting a body sighted there in the area of I-70 and Manchester Trafficway. The body was recovered at 10:40 a.m. There’s no word yet on whether police suspect foul play. The person’s identity has not yet been released. CONTINUE READING
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Julia Scammahorn
ShareKANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City Police (KCPD) are investigating a break-in at a popular downtown coffee shop Wednesday morning. Messenger Coffee at 17th Street and Grand Boulevard seems to be the latest in a string of break-ins for KCPD to solve. “I think you should prepare for when it will happen,” said Evan Ashby, the co-owner of Mildred’s who experienced a break-in last week . “It’s like you’re on a hit list,” Ashby said.
