Sam Zeff
Metro ReporterYou can contact Sam on Twitter @samzeff. Email him at sam@kcur.org. Prefer the phone? You can reach him at 816-235-5004
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As Feds Investigate Police Killing of Overland Park Teen, There Are Questions About The Police ChiefA grand jury subpoena served in Overland Park in November demanded reams of documents and videos connected to the killing of 17-year-old John Albers who was shot by one of the city's police officers in 2018. -
While much of life was focused on getting through the pandemic, Jackson County was moving forward with plans for the most expensive building project in its history. But will Kansas City join in?
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Jeff Long Out As KU Athletics Director Shortly After School Parts Ways With Football Coach Les MilesMiles was fired after an investigation of his years at LSU revealed inappropriate conduct with students.
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Although the election for Kansas governor is more than a year away, prominent Republicans are already lining up to challenge Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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The price of the three precious metals in the anti-pollution devices in almost all vehicles has skyrocketed. And as the price has climbed, so have thefts.
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In some of Johnson County's biggest cities, the increase in the number of stolen vehicles from 2019 to 2020 was over 40%. Police remain unsure about the reason but think the dramatic increase may be tied to the pandemic and economic troubles.
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The number of fatal crashes in Kansas City involving marijuana has doubled in the last two years. Kansas City police are worried that a de-emphasis on marijuana possession enforcement could keep the number high.
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A federal lawsuit says a school resource officer at a Linn County, Kansas high school repeatedly abused a 15-year-old girl. The former sheriff's deputy, 48-year-old David Huggins, is now serving a 15-year prison sentence.
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The family of 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth is suing the hospital, the emergency department doctor and the EMS crew that transported him.
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Jeff Sims was fired at Missouri Southern State University after only two seasons as head coach. Sims was the head coach at Garden City Community College when 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth died of exertional heatstroke after a grueling practice. Missouri Southern refused to say whether Sims was fired for cause.
