Noelle Alviz-Gransee

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Body found in house fire investigated as suspicious death, police say

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Kansas City police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found inside a burning house early Sunday on the city’s Northeast side. Firefighters were called to the 1600 block of Elmwood Avenue around 8 a.m. Responding crews saw smoke coming out of a single-story residence and found a woman inside, according to Capt. Jacob Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department.
Two men dead after shooting near a Kansas City intersection

4 days ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Two people are dead after a shooting in Kansas City Sunday morning. Police were dispatched around midnight near the intersection of 69th Street and College Avenue to the reported sound of gunshots, according to Sgt. Philip DiMartino, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. There, they found two men inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Arriving officers began doing life saving measures, according to DiMartino, but one was declared dead by paramedics at the scene.
This iconic Missouri general store is back open for summer after fire gutted it

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

An iconic Missouri general store has reopened for business just in time for summer after a blaze destroyed the store back in December. "Scott's Iconium Store has risen from the ashes and has become The Iconium General Store," said shop owner Shannon Tucker, in a GoFundMe post.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by 3 cars on I-29 near Zona Rosa in KC

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

A pedestrian is dead after being struck on Interstate 29 in the Northland on Sunday. Police were called to the area of I-29 and Northwest Barry Road around 12:30 a.m. on a confirmed fatality condition, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The pedestrian was walking on southbound I-29 when she was hit by a southbound SUV in the second lane. It knocked her into the third and fourth lanes, where she was run over by two other vehicles.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by 3 cars on I-29 near Zona Rosa in KC

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Pedestrian dies after being struck by 3 cars on I-29 near Zona Rosa in KCA pedestrian is dead after being struck on Interstate 29 in the Northland on Sunday. Police were called to the area of I-29 and Northwest Barry Road around 12:30 a.m. on a confirmed fatality condition, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The pedestrian was walking on southbound I-29 when she was hit by a southbound SUV in the second lane.
One man was killed in a KC apartment. Police are trying to find out how

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Police are investigating a homicide in which a man was killed by an unknown cause. Kansas City police and fire department were called around 10 a.m. to an apartment in the 900 block of East Armour Boulevard in the North Hyde Park neighborhood, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The caller said they came home and found the man unresponsive in their unit with unknown injuries and called an ambulance.
One man was killed in a KC apartment. Police are trying to find out how

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Police are investigating a homicide in which a man was killed by an unknown cause. Kansas City police and fire department were called around 10 a.m. to an apartment in the 900 block of East Armour Boulevard in the North Hyde Park neighborhood, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The caller said they came home and found the man unresponsive in their unit with unknown injuries and called an ambulance.
'This is a huge win'

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

Residents of the Independence Towers tenant union voted to end the longest running rent strike in the region after coming to an agreement with the building's new landlord Wednesday night, in a deal that has tenants hopeful. "I think it's the best possible deal we could get, and I'm hoping everyone can see that we can start, you know, moving forward and seeing the repairs done in this building that have been long overdue," said Chris Carlton, a building tenant.
Independence Towers residents reach agreement with new landlord

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

After nearly eight months of rent strikes due to heinous living conditions, residents at Independence Towers have reached a deal with the building's new ownership, according to a local tenant union. In a bargaining session Tuesday between the Independence Towers Tenant Union and new landlord Vijai Pennezhan of Dynasty Properties Inc., the two agreed on new leases and negotiated rent along with major repairs to the building. Issues with Independence Towers, located at 728 N.
Family raises money to bury Navy veteran killed in Gladstone home explosion

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | Noelle Alviz-Gransee

A vehicle damaged by debris sits in a driveway on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Gladstone, Mo. The debris was scattered following a home explosion the day before that killed one person and damaged nearby houses.