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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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. -
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.
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As the University of Kansas prepares to open the men's basketball season Thanksgiving Day, it has paid over a million dollars defending the storied program against very serious NCAA violations.
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Eating "pre-contact" plants and animals the week of Thanksgiving highlights the growing movement for food sovereignty.
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The latest tool in the box of public opinion for punishing those who fall out of favor is "#Canceled."
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What is behind the social media punishment for those who fall out of public opinion favor, and reviving Native American foods and recipes.
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With police departments under scrutiny for their relationship with Black Americans, Kansas City, Missouri's police force has a dismal diversity record, especially in its investigative units.
