Man, woman charged is December rash of armed robberies in Midtown

A Kansas City man and a Basehor woman are charged in a series of armed robberies. Terry D. Jacobs, 46, and Jayme L. Wilson, 26, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. Jacobs is charged with three robberies of Midtown businesses: ...

Man charged with assault, arson

A 44-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with arson and assault over an incident in the 3400 block of Wayne last weekend, according the the prosecutor’s office. Richard Northcut faces first degree arson, domestic assault and felonious ...

Violent KC crime trending down

Violent crime is down in Kansas City, including the first big reduction in homicides in decades, the police chief reported this week. Chief Darryl Forte blogged the numbers Monday for crime stats so far this year. Homicides are down more than ...

KC criminal faces prison and murder charge after romance miscue

Things went wrong for a Kansas City man after he hid his vehicle to cheat on his fiancé, at least that was his story. A search of said vehicle led a federal jury on Thursday to convict Rashawn Long, 33, of illegally possessing firearms and ...

Murders down, Plaza quiet, road shootings targeted

Homicides are down for the year and disruptive youths have not hit the Country Club Plaza recently, police reported THursday. Major Shawn Wade, commander of Midtown’s Central Patrol, reported to the city council public safety committee: There ...

Police announce big changes to fight violence

Kansas City police today announced vast changes to reduce the city’s standing last year as the fifth worse in the nation in numbers of per capita homicides. They moved more than 40 people into the Violent Crimes Division to better reduce all ...

Mail carrier faces federal charges

Photo used under a Creative Commons agreement courtesy acme401. Sure, you have to worry that someone might steal boxes left on your porch, but it seems even trusted postal carriers can go bad. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Kansas ...
Kansas City man convicted of street killing

Kansas City man convicted in street killing

A Jackson County judge last week convicted a Kansas City man of voluntary manslaughter. Antoine L. Clark, 22, will be sentenced later for shooting James Ward to death on the street at 8316 Prospect. According to court records: Witnesses said ...