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The capital murder trial for Joshua Rocha is set to begin Sept. 29. He is accused of killing North Kansas City police officer ...

A Kansas City Kansas police officer died on Tuesday after a driver fleeing law enforcement hit him with a truck while he was ...

The driver was fleeing from other officers and allegedly swerved and struck an officer deploying tire-deflating devices.

A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer has died after a fleeing driver hit tire-deflating devices and veered into him, authorities said ...

A former Kansas City, Missouri, police officer was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for a charity fraud scheme where he spent more than $200,000 in donations.

Steady blue lights on Kansas City police cars? It’s more than just a new look. Here’s what and why that is happening.

Officers with the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) responded to the shooting in the area of Gardner Avenue and Chouteau ...

The city's 118th homicide victim of 2025 was shot and killed Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri's Northest Industrial ...

Police are working to determine if a suspect was inside another vehicle or on foot when the shooting happened.

A pickup truck traveling west on Independence struck the bicyclist head-on, police said. The driver of the pickup truck reportedly fled in an unknown direction. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A police officer died early Tuesday after a fleeing driver hit tire-deflating devices and veered into him, authorities said. His police chief said the death was “an ...