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  • Breaking news update: Fire at KCK home kills 3 people early Monday morning

    Kansas City, Kan.– Fire officials confirm to FOX4 that three people are dead following a fire in KCK early Monday morning. The fire was first reported around 4:35 a.m. Officials are still on the scene of the fire which happened at a home along North Mill Street near Ridge Avenue. FOX4’s Kerri Stowell is on the scene. We’ll have updates here and on FOX4.  

  • Human remains found in wooded area near North Kansas City Hospital

    NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo.– A hiker found a human skull near North Kansas City Hospital Wednesday afternoon. According to North Kansas City Police,  additional remains were also located.  The remains are in an advanced state of decomposition. At this time, police said there is no evidence of any criminal activity.  The Clay County Medical Examiner collected the remains for further examination. The identity  and cause of death have not been determined yet.  The case is still under investigation Anyone with […]

  • Police provide more details about deadly crash on EB I-70

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.–  One person died in a crash early Wednesday morning on I-70 near Van Brunt. The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer. Investigators said the semi stopped because eastbound traffic came to a halt due to road construction.   The semi driver told police he turned on his flashers and tapped his brakes to let drivers behind him see he had stopped. According to police, the driver of the pickup didn’t notice the […]

  • Four-year-old found wandering KCMO streets without clothing

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  Police got a call early Friday morning about a child walking in the area of Blue Parkway and Lawn. Jason Givens told FOX4 he couldn’t believe what he saw on his way to work, a  crying little girl who wasn’t wearing any clothes.  He said she headed toward the intersection so he immediately called police. Givens said it looked like she had been outside for awhile because she was dirty and shivering.  He said a woman also […]

  • A man and teen injured in a shooting late Thursday night in Raytown

    RAYTOWN, Mo.–Raytown police are investigating a shooting that injured two people overnight. Police said they went to a shooting call around 11:30 p.m. in the 11700 block of East 77 Terrace. When they arrived, they found a man and a 16-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds inside a home. Investigators said the victims were outside the residence when someone shot them from a parked vehicle. There is no  description of the suspect or vehicle available. Both victims were taken to […]

  • Standoff ends with man in custody in Sugar Creek after gunshots heard

    SUGAR CREEK, Mo.– A man was barricaded inside a home for several hours Thursday morning in Sugar Creek. Police said they started getting calls around midnight from neighbors who heard gunshots in the area of Hackett and Vermont. FOX4 earlier reported that the man was outside shooting, but we have since learned the shots were fired inside of his home. He refused to come out for responding officers. The Independence tactical team was called to assist. When they arrived, they […]

  • KC man says after he met woman online, 2 men broke in, shot him & stole his car

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officers are investigating an armed robbery Tuesday morning near 29th  and Circle Drive that ended with one person in the hospital. Police say just before 5 a. m. they were called to the Heart Mobile Village. A man told responding officers that he was with a woman whom he’d met online when  two other men entered his home and shot him. According to police, the suspects ransacked the man’s home and took off in his black […]

  • Police investigate a deadly shooting overnight near 55th and Highland

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police say a man suffering from gunshots wounds arrived at an area hospital late Monday night. Officers were called to the area of 55th and Highland on the sounds of gunshots around 11:30 p.m.  When they arrived, they found out the victim died a short time after arriving to the hospital. Detectives and investigators canvassed the area for witnesses. They are investigating the incident as a homicide. If anyone saw or heard anything or has any […]

  • Raytown police searching for 4-year-old boy with autism who wandered from his home

    RAYTOWN, Mo.– Raytown police are searching for a 4-year-old boy who has autism who wandered away from his home early Friday morning . Searchers  are going door to door in the area of  8800 Block of Richards Drive, just off 75th & Blue Ridge looking for the child who is only wearing a diaper. According to the Raytown Fire Dept, the child’s name is Joeseph, and police say he goes by “Joey”. A family member called police around 2:52am when […]

  • KCMO police investigate a deadly shooting overnight at a Waldo treatment center

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Kansas City Police are investigating a homicide  early Tuesday morning in Waldo. When officers arrived just before 1 a. m. they found a man shot to death in an apartment at Rediscover, a residential treatment center, at 7540 Washington Street. Police said they person they wanted to speak with about the death was inside the treatment facility, but refused to come out. This led to a standoff. The other residents were evacuated from the building during the […]

  • Police find man dead outside car on exit ramp from I-49 to Red Bridge Road

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man’s body was found early Monday morning near a car on I-49 Highway on the Red Bridge Road exit. Police say they were dispatched at 12:30 a.m. on a crash involving a pedestrian.  When officers arrived, they found an adult male with unknown injuries on the side of the road. Investigators at the scene said evidence gathered suggest the circumstances surrounding the man’s death are suspicious. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call TIPS Hotline […]

  • Five inmates allegedly attack another inmate inside bunk area at KC’s temporary jail

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five inmates have been accused of assaulting another inmate late Thursday night at Kansas City’s temporary jail. Kansas City inmates are housed at the Heartland Center for Behavioral Change, located at 1514 Campbell Street, now that the city’s contract with the Jackson County Detention Center has ended. The assault was caught on video, and four of the five inmates who carried out the attack were charged. The victim made it out with just a small cut […]

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