2+ day, 49+ min ago   (253+ words) A Lawrence man was charged on Thursday in a rape that occurred in 2009, according to police and court records. Lawrence Police alleged that DNA that was recently submitted for testing linked the man to the assault. Court records show prosecutors…...

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2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (197+ words) A Leavenworth man has been convicted of stealing copper from a church and burglarizing a home. Rickey D. Hundley, 62, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of residential burglary pertaining to a home break-in on June 24, and one count of criminal…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (364+ words) A Kansas City man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that took place at the vacant Olive Park Village Apartments complex, which has been the site of more than 30 fires that police are investigating. Kevone J. Allen…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (135+ words) A pedestrian died hours after they were hit by a car while crossing a road on Kansas City’s east side Tuesday afternoon, police say. The victim was declared deceased Tuesday night, according to a news release from Capt. Jacob Becchina,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (830+ words) The city of Independence will not have to release an agreement that has continued to pay its former police chief, according to a Jackson County judge’s ruling that leaves taxpayers unable to determine what they are funding. The ruling affirmed…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (180+ words) An Arizona man indicted by a federal grand jury appeared in U.S. District Court in Kansas City Wednesday on charges he attempted to entice a minor for sex. Dustin A. Hill, 22, allegedly traveled from Arizona to the Show-Me State and “then transported…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (406+ words) A former bank vice president in west-central Missouri has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges involving a scheme that defrauded individuals and a financial institution of millions of dollars. Craig Johnson, 45, of Butler, pleaded guilty to federal charges including wire…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (982+ words) When Chelsea Medved moved to Olathe in 1999, she attended Heritage Elementary School in Olathe. Twenty-seven years later, her three children are following in her footsteps. “It’s such a close-knit community and the teachers are great,” Medved said. “My big thing…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (450+ words) A former paraprofessional who was allegedly fired for talking politics with a visiting state representative is now suing the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Unified School District. Barbara Williams, who until recently worked in the western Wyandotte County district, claimed officials wrongfully fired…...