Jackson County News

A Kansas City teenager has been charged as an adult in the Father's Day killing of a 26-year-old man.

A case that startled the community and saddened a woman's family has closed. The woman whose body was found floating in a Smithville fishing pond died as a result of suicide by drowning, the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office determined.

Aviation firm Executive Beechcraft has sued Kansas City for creating a competing terminal project at the Wheeler Downtown Airport.

A Jackson County judge has declared a mistrial and dismissed a murder charge against a Kansas City man accused of participating in a drive-by shooting.

Jackson County authorities Wednesday released photos taken during the search of a shed rented by Burrell Mohler, Jr.

Jackson County Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a Kansas City man in the death of a pregnant woman.

Authorities in Jackson County searched a shed behind an Independence home on Tuesday as the ongoing Mohler child sex crime case expands into the metro area from Lafayette County.

A fourth victim in last Friday's shooting that killed Ashley D. Thomas and her unborn baby has fingered Lionel R. Henderson as the "look out" in the shooting.

Murder and robbery charges have been filed against two men in the shooting death of a convenience store clerk.

Investigators have seized more computers and videotapes as they investigate claims from several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives.

Along with the computer, guns and sex toys were cameras, video recording devices and blank tapes, according to the above document filed in Jackson County Court.

An armed robber ran off with money from a Jackson County convenience store Thursday night but his newfound wealth and freedom didnt last long.Quick-acting Sheriffs deputies caught him within two minutes of the 911 call, then took the stolen money back.The robbery was reported about 6:30 p.m. at the Little General Store at U.S. 24 and Salem Drive, ...

Photo: Burrel E. Mohler, Sr., in court Nov. 17, 2009 in Lexington, Mo. INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Authorities have seized several items, including pornography, computer equipment and weapons, from the home of one of six men charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.

Kansas City police have arrested a man accused of participating in a Nov. 8 robbery with his mother, who allegedly lured the victim to an apartment with the promise of sex in exchange for $40. Jackson County prosecutors charged Kevin A. Williams, 25, with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action the same charges filed last week against his ...

A registered sex offender is charged with beating and sexually assaulting his girlfriend, less than a year after he was paroled.

The husband of a Kansas City woman found dead on Thursday was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female relative several years ago.Jackson County prosecutors charged Hussein A. Ahmed, 27, with one count of attempted statutory rape and one count of statutory rape of a person younger than 14.

When the shooting started, Dion Wiley ducked for cover behind a car.As more shots exploded from closer behind him, Wiley, 20, turned to look over his shoulder just as a bullet tore through his head, ending his life.On Friday, a teenager who fired that fatal shot was found guilty of felony murder, second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and ...

Authorities say they have identified additional victims and arrested a sixth adult in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.

Update : Kansas City police say they caught the homicide suspect from earlier this afternoon.