A 19-year-old Missouri man abducted from his home in Independence on Saturday was found shot to death in a car in Kansas City a day later. Preston Bell was seen being forced into a car at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and his family was unable to reach him afterward, according to Independence Police, who issued …
The older brother of a Missouri toddler who died after a fall from an 8th story window earlier this week was himself found wandering alone along a busy road a week before. Destiny Randle and Moses Bass, the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell from the window of their apartment at Independence Towers, were …
A Mssouri couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after their 3-year-old son fell from a eight-story apartment window in Independence and died. The boy fell from the window at about 10 a.m. on Monday, KCTV reported. He was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital with head trauma, broken bones, and other …
A Missouri man was charged with second degree murder after he allegedly strangled his wife to death while she lay in a hospital bed to get a new port for kidney dialysis. Ronnie Wiggs reportedly admitted covering his wife’s nose and mouth, to keep her from screaming, and put his thumbs on her throat, WDAF …
A Missouri police officer and a court employee were shot and killed Thursday during an eviction in Independence. Two other officers were wounded in the shooting. Justin Ewing of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the three officers were all with the Independence Police Department. The court employee was a process server from the Jackson …
A Missouri toddler was shot to death Friday afternoon while handling a gun in an Independence home. Police had been looking for a person of interest in the incident who reportedly fled from the home after the shooting. That person was taken into custody in a neighboring state and will be extradited to Jackson County …
Authorities in Missouri have arrested a 17-year-old and two juvenile suspects after a cellphone video allegedly shows them bullying a boy and holding a firearm to his head. According to WDAF, the alleged victim’s mother identified the seventh grader as on the autism spectrum. She said viewing the video of the assault left her in …
A 7-year-old boy in Missouri is recovering from severe facial burns after his mother says another boy doused him with nail polish remover and set him on fire. According to WDAF, mother Ashley Lyons says the incident resulted in multiple surgeries and a noticeable toll on young Julien’s otherwise upbeat demeanor. The incident took place …
