Lara Moritz
Anchor at KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO)
Anchor at KCWE-TV (Kansas City, MO)
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Articles
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3 weeks ago |
kmbc.com | Lara Moritz
A Kansas City firefighter is preparing to step into the ring for the annual "Guns & Hoses" charity boxing event for family, pride and remembrance. Yay Deng, a member of the Kansas City Fire Department, is training hard for his upcoming bout as part of the popular event that pits area firefighters against police officers in a friendly but fierce competition to support fallen first responders. Deng and fellow firefighter James Mosher said the motivation goes far beyond winning.
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1 month ago |
kmbc.com | Lara Moritz
Kansas City's crime rate is rising, and so is the number of juveniles being arrested. One man is doing his part to solve the problem. Ossco Bolton wasn't always at the forefront of helping Kansas City kids. "Just standing where we are right now, I still can hear those bullets," Bolton said. "I can still hear that gunshot." He was once a part of a street gang known as the South Side Posse. "So for me, a day for me looked like, 'Make sure I had enough ammo on me.
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2 months ago |
kesq.com | Lara Moritz
By Lara MoritzClick here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas ( KMBC) - What began as a regular day for the nearly 2,000 students and staff at Olathe East High School ended in gunfire on March 4, 2022. Senior Jaylon Elmore was found with a gun. What happened after that altered the lives of multiple people: Assistant Principal Kaleb Stoppel, School Resource Officer Erik Clark, and Elmore were all wounded.
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2 months ago |
kmbc.com | Lara Moritz
What began as a regular day for the nearly 2,000 students and staff at Olathe East High School ended in gunfire on March 4, 2022.Senior Jaylon Elmore was found with a gun. What happened after that altered the lives of multiple people: Assistant Principal Kaleb Stoppel, School Resource Officer Erik Clark, and Elmore were all wounded.
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Mar 26, 2025 |
kmbc.com | Lara Moritz |Nick Sloan
Kansas City, Kansas Police Chief Karl Oakman leads with one mission in mind: serving the people of the community where he grew up. “My job is to figure out what we can do to help you,” Oakman said. The path that led him to that mission was anything but easy. Growing up in Wyandotte County, struggle was a constant. His father died before his 10th birthday. “Then a couple months after that, would have been, Christmas Eve. You know, for the first time, we, we kind of was going to have some presents.
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