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1 week ago | 
kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
A Kansas City, Kansas man was convicted by a jury Monday in a multi-vehicle police chase and assault of an officer in August, prosecutors say. Brandon S. Alvis, 32, was convicted on three counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and one count of flee or attempt to elude, according to a Leavenworth County attorney news release. Around 2:40 a.m., a Tonganoxie police officer tried to conduct a traffic stop of Alvis' vehicle near State Avenue and Main Street.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
A Kansas City, Kansas man was convicted by a jury Monday in a multi-vehicle police chase and assault of an officer in August, prosecutors say. Brandon S. Alvis, 32, was convicted on three counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and one count of flee or attempt to elude, according to a Leavenworth County attorney news release. Around 2:40 a.m., a Tonganoxie police officer tried to conduct a traffic stop of Alvis’ vehicle near State Avenue and Main Street.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Kendrick Calfee |Noelle Alviz-Gransee
A man was shot and killed by Riverside police officers near the Kansas City International Airport after an alleged domestic shooting and police chase Thursday morning, police said. Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded around 6:30 a.m. to a domestic violence incident at the Argosy Casino and Hotel, 777 NW Argosy Casino Parkway, according to authorities.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
One person is dead after a hit and run Saturday night in Kansas City. A cyclist was traveling east on 37th Street near Cleveland Avenue just before midnight when they failed to stop at a stop sign and were hit at an intersection, according to Sgt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The vehicle, described as an unknown dark colored car, was traveling south on Cleveland and left the scene without stopping, according to Becchina.
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2 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
A Kansas City firefighter was stabbed Sunday morning by a patient being transported for aid in Kansas City's Northland. First responders were sent to the area of North Oak Traffickway and MO-152 around 1 a.m. for a routine call, according Michael Hopkins, Battalion Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department. While on the way to the hospital, a firefighter paramedic was stabbed in the chest by the patient they were transporting.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
A Kansas City firefighter-paramedic has died after he was stabbed in an ambulance by a patient he was transporting Sunday morning, city officials announced. The suspect is in police custody. Graham Hoffman, 29, was sent on a routine call to the area of North Oak Traffickway and MO-152 around 1 a.m.Hoffman was on the way to the hospital when he was stabbed in the heart by the person he was transporting, according to Michael Hopkins, Kansas City Fire Department Battalion Chief.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
April Higgins’ family is at a loss. It’s been nearly a week since the Kansas City, Kansas, mother and grandmother has been reported missing. They’ve put up posters, posted on social media and have searched homeless camps with no luck. Higgins, also known by the last name Boatright, has been homeless for under a year of her own choice, her family says, due to her suffering loss, addiction and mental health challenges. Regardless, she stays in touch with family, and speaks to her boyfriend daily.
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3 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
On a residential street near North Kansas City, neighbors can be seen walking around armed with badminton rackets, pepper spray, air horns and even Tasers to protect themselves against the seven dogs they say are known to escape a fenced-in yard in the neighborhood. One of those dogs, a 3-year-old black and brown Cane Corso, allegedly attacked a man last October, just four days before a Kansas City man was mauled to death by a pack of dogs in another dangerous dog case.
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3 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
One man is dead after a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas Saturday night. Police were called to the 900 block of Osage Ave. on a shooting call, where they found a man outside, dead of gunshot wounds, according to officer T.J. Tomasic, public information officer with the Kansas City, Kansas police Department. The incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee
One man is dead after a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas Saturday night. Police were called around 11:54 p.m. to the 900 block of Osage Ave. on a shooting call, where they found a man outside, dead of gunshot wounds, according to officer T.J. Tomasic, public information officer with the Kansas City, Kansas police Department. The incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
