Nation Dec 22 Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead in Missouri and relocate across the border to Kansas By Dave Skretta, John Hanna, Associated Press
Nation Dec 22 Kansas lawmakers to vote on proposal to lure Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri with new stadium If passed, the team could announce plans to leave its 53-year-old home at the Truman Sports Complex. By Dave Skretta, John Hanna, Associated Press
Nation Feb 19 Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to shooting teenager who rang wrong doorbell has died An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday. By Associated Press
Nation Feb 07 This Kansas City 'wellness court' takes a new approach to mental health, substance use The new specialty court is designed to merge the city’s separate mental health and drug courts, considering offenses alongside resources, treatment and a pathway out of the legal system. By Gabrielle Hays
Nation May 27 Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case Missouri lawmakers will have to pay out of their own pockets if they lose defamation cases for falsely accusing a man of being one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally. By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press
Mar 13 3 men face firearms charges after investigation into Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting By Associated Press The new complaints made public Wednesday do not allege that the men were among the shooters. Instead, they are accused of involvement in straw purchases and trafficking firearms. Continue reading
Mar 08 In Missouri, gun laws take center stage after another shooting By Gabrielle Hays Missouri has some of the loosest gun laws in the United States. For years, lawmakers have struggled to find bipartisan solutions to gun violence in the state. Continue reading
Feb 20 2 adults charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration By Nick Ingram, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Missouri prosecutors say two men have been charged with murder in last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade. Both adults are charged with second-degree murder and other charges. Continue reading
Feb 16 2 juveniles charged in connection with mass shooting during Kansas City Super Bowl rally By Nick Ingram, Scott McFetridge, Jim Salter, Associated Press A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles were charged Thursday and are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center “on gun-related and resisting arrest charges.” More charges are expected. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 3:32 Kansas City officials reflect on security after deadly Super Bowl parade shooting By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart Kansas City is coping with the aftermath of the Super Bowl parade shooting that left one person dead and 22 others injured. Half of them were under the age of 16. The shooting left local officials asking themselves about what… Continue watching