Melody Cox

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Melody Cox

The Kansas City Police Department needs help finding out what led up to a deadly shooting north of the Missouri River. Officers were called to NE 37th Street around 11:10 a.m. Saturday. While they were on the way, officers were told the shooting victim was dropped off at a hospital by a private vehicle. He later died from his injuries.Officers found evidence that a shooting likely happened inside an apartment building on NE 37th Street.

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Melody Cox

Police have issued a missing endangered person alert for a 16-year-old boy. John, 16, was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black sweatpants and white Nike shoes. He was driving a Red 2009 Ford F-150 with Missouri license plate 0PGW73 and a Mizzou Tigers decal on the bottom of the tailgate on the passenger side. Officers say his truck was last seen traveling east on Interstate 70 around 3:30 a.m. Sunday near Boonville. If you see John or his vehicle, call 911.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Melody Cox

Share Officers say he was last seen in mid-Missouri.Police have issued a missing endangered person alert for a 16-year-old boy. John, 16, was last seen wearing a blue shirt, black sweatpants and white Nike shoes. He was driving a Red 2009 Ford F-150 with Missouri license plate 0PGW73 and a Mizzou Tigers decal on the bottom of the tailgate on the passenger side. Officers say his truck was last seen traveling east on Interstate 70 around 3:30 a.m. Sunday near Boonville.

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Melody Cox

Gladstone City officials say Molly Gibson, a city council candidate who won her seat in the April 8 election, can't be elected to the office. The city says Gibson did not pay her 2024 personal property taxes before the April 8 election, which disqualifies her from holding elected office. In a Facebook post Gibson says the city is trying to block her from her seat and says the tac matter was handled before results were certified. Gibson says she's taking legal action to defend her right to serve.

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Melody Cox

An officer with the Kansas City Police Department is now recovering after a driver hit him with an all-terrain vehicle Saturday night.Officers were called to East Truman Road and South Main Street before 7 p.m. They found an officer who had been hit. Detectives say the driver of an ATV tried to avoid a deflation device the officer set up. The driver completed a stunt called a "wheelie" and hit the officer, causing him to fall. The ATV driver left the scene after driving over the officer.