From the Kansas City, Kan. Police Department: Over the next four weeks, Wyandotte County first responders will be conducting emergency response trainings in the 1500 block of Village West Pkwy. in preparation for events related to FIFA World Cup. These are advance training exercises, and should not be confused with […]
Mayor Watson casts tie-breaking vote, calling decision “the hill I choose to die on” The Unified Government Board of Commissioners voted 6-5 Thursday night to lift a decades-old requirement that most government employees live within Wyandotte County — a polarizing decision that split the board down the middle and required […]
In a poignant ceremony filled with tears and smiles, Banneker Elementary School dedicated a memorial plaque Wednesday honoring KCK police officer Hunter Simoncic, who was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 26, 2025. The plaque, presented by KCKPD Chief Karl Oakman to school principal Amirah Pughsley, will hang […]
A Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning in the 700 block of North 11th Street. Kevin Calamaco-Morales, 22, was charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office with felony first-degree murder and criminal discharge of […]
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department hosted its third annual Halloween costume giveaway Tuesday evening at the Gateway Plaza housing development, an event that has become a symbol of the dramatic turnaround in community safety at the downtown complex. The Halloween party offered more than 175 costumes to children living […]
The Unified Government Commission will meet Thursday at 7:00 PM. With the wrangling of property taxes and the budget in the rear view mirror for now, commissioners still have some important issues on the agenda, including changes to key county ordinances and amendments to the Homefield project near 98th Street […]
Kansas City, Kansas police officer Hunter Simoncic was remembered Thursday evening at a candlelight vigil at City Hall. Over a hundred officers from several area departments joined a couple hundred local residents in paying tribute to the 26-year old who was struck down during a police pursuit early Tuesday morning, […]
Another Kansas City, Kansas law enforcement officer has lost his life in the line of duty. 26-year old KCKPD officer Hunter Simoncic died Tuesday morning from injuries sustained when he was struck by a stolen truck fleeing from police pursuit. Simoncic was putting down “stop sticks” near 72nd Steet and […]
Sunday evening at 7:18 p.m., Kansas City, Kan. police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 2700 block of South 8th Terr., a dead-end residential street just west of Rosedale Park and south of I-35. When officers arrived, they discovered a man outside a residence, the victim of apparent gunshot […]
Ten Mexican nationals, one Guatemalan national, and two United States citizens have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine as well as numerous counts of distribution of those controlled substances, illegal possession of machine guns, alien in possession of firearms, felon in possession […]