Rebecca Gannon
Recent Articles
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Funeral for Wyandotte County Captain Chris Arnold focuses on his dedication to family, service
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – For his 28 years of service, roughly 150 people came to Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday to remember Captain Chris Arnold. Wyandotte County Sheriff Don Ash stood at the podium and told the crowd “we’re here celebrating the life of service and to honor Captain Chris Arnold.” They celebrated his love of music. Songs by Bryan Adams, the Beatles, and James Taylor played. They celebrated his love of hunting, and how he loved […]
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Zero Reasons Why awareness campaign expanding across the metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A movement that started in Johnson County is expanding – giving teens across the Kansas City Metro zero reasons to consider suicide. About 50 people rallied at the J.C. Nichols fountain on the Plaza Sunday afternoon, carrying yellow signs noting the lack of reasons anyone has to commit suicide. The group “Zero Reasons Why” gets its name from the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why.” The superintendents for all six Johnson County school districts established the group […]
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Remembering John Wilson III, Kansas City’s 112th homicide victim of 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A big smile and a poet’s voice. That’s how friends remember Kansas City’s latest homicide victim. John Wilson III died early Saturday morning at his home, an apartment at 61st and Highland. Ironically, Wilson was supposed to be at a peace rally at the Crossroads. Instead, he was killed 36 hours earlier. “We all are impacted by violence no matter where we live or what we look like,” said Monica Roberts of Healing Pathway Victim Services. […]
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Neighbors call for Kansas City firefighter’s termination after alleged assault in the street
Pleaze (pronounced 'Plez') Robinson is charged with third-degree assault. Raytown Police said it happened at 59th and Blue Ridge in Raytown last month.
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Community meets with law enforcement to tackle crime at the Blue Ridge Crossing Shopping Center
Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte lead a group of people to think of ways to stop them by asking one question: Where does law enforcement stop and personal responsibility start?
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What did (and didn’t) happen at Old Settlers Days in Olathe Saturday night
OLATHE, Kan. – You may have seen the video floating around social media. You may have seen the tweets, which include people adamantly proclaiming “We heard and saw gunshots” while at Old Settlers Days in downtown Olathe. The last hour of Olathe’s 121st Old Settlers Days was marked by running and screaming, and all captured on social media. “You know how rumors spread?” Misa Rainbolt asked FOX4 while she stood near the carnival area of Old Settlers Saturday night. “People […]
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Liberty 7-year-old raises 3,000 toys and coloring books for Children’s Mercy
Some of the toys are given to children before their operations as encouragement for the procedure and entertainment while they recover .
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The sky’s the limit: Metro kids with special needs become co-pilots for a day
With roughly 100 children with special needs in Hangar 9, many were experiencing flight for the first time.
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‘There will be price increases’: Overland Park business owner discusses local impact of China tariffs
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – If you buy diapers or clothes, or shoes, or televisions, those are about to cost a bit more. On Sunday, those items, along with about $112 billion in other items, went up in price. There is a steady line of customers waiting to check out. At the registers, the beeps keep pace with the line. For Seth Freiden, it’s the sound of business. “Everyone’s aware of what’s going on,” said the CEO and primary owner of […]
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24 hours and a hole in a house later, police still looking for missing gun after chase in the Northland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than 24 hours later, police are still looking for the gun used in an officer-involved shooting in the Northland. There’s still a hole in a house on Vivion Road. The man who made it – by leading sheriff’s deputies on a car chase – is still in critical condition. Hundreds of cars pass by Nate Triplett’s white house at the intersection of I-35 and Vivion Road every hour. None had ever gone into it – […]
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Police identify 2 killed in shooting near Power and Light District
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police have now identified the two people killed in an early Sunday morning shooting near the Power & Light District. Just after 2 a.m., officers working near P & L heard the sound of gunfire near 12th and Walnut. Officers ran to the scene and found two men shot in front of a vacant business. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to the hospital where he was […]
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Lee’s Summit childcare secures backup location, fire has parents wondering what’s next
The International Children's Academy (ICA) is a staple in Lee's Summit. For almost 40 years, families have trusted their children to the people inside those four walls.
