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Volunteers read the names of 2018 homicide victims Saturday night at the AdHoc Group Against Crime’s vigil.Across the metro, there have been 208 homicides…

The killer of Kansas City, Kansas, police Capt. Robert David Melton was sentenced Friday to life in prison.Jamaal R. Lewis, 22, had previously pleaded…

On Friday, a Jackson County judge sentenced the woman convicted of starting a deadly fire at her own nail salon to 74 years in prison.Firefighters, law…

Updated 5 p.m. Aug. 5, 2018: Between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday morning, four people died from gun violence and there were 24 shootings total in…

The woman accused of starting a blaze that killed two Kansas City firefighters in 2015 was found guilty of murder, arson and assault in Jackson County…

On the second day of a murder and arson trial in Kansas City, prosecutors sparred with defense attorneys over how the blaze that led to the deaths of two…

Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith identified the suspect who died after a violent spree of gunfire in two different locations on Sunday as 25-year-old…

Updated 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018The remains of University of Missouri-Kansas City student Sharath Koppu are back in India and being prepared for…

As Johnson County District Court Judge Charles Droege told 52-year-old Adam Purinton on Friday that he likely "won't leave prison alive," the convicted…

A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man was arrested Thursday and charged with killing a pregnant woman in Olathe.Devonte Dominique Wash is charged with…

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:05 p.m. to add a statement from the Shawnee County District Attorney. The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday threw…

Adam Purinton has pleaded guilty to the February 2017 murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla and the attempted murder of Alok Madasani and Ian Grillot. In…