KC Chiefs Owner "Disturbed" by Tyreek Hill Audio
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said he was "deeply disturbed" by audio of Tyreek Hill and his fiancee discussing injuries to their 3-year-old son. Hunt he declined to elaborate on the case citing an ongoing criminal investigation. Hunt spoke briefly with reporters, while the team was holding its annual draft party for season ticketholders, but shed little light on what the Chiefs may do with Hill going forward.
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KC Man Gets Life Sentence for Wife's 2017 Murder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man convicted of killing his wife, whose body was found by the couple's 7-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to life in prison. The Kansas City Star reports that 46-year-old Benjamin Byers was sentenced Friday in Jackson County for the 2017 stabbing death of 47-year-old Melissa Byers. Byers was convicted in March of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and child endangerment. Police say Byers' daughter reported to a school counselor that her father had been acting "weird," and had picked her up from school the day before. When they arrived home, the girl said there was a lot of blood in the house and that she later found her mother's body in the basement. The girl told the counselor she said nothing to her father, because she "didn't want to be next."
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Kansas Man Sentenced for Not Paying Payroll Taxes
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 62-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to three years of probation — including eight months of home detention — for not paying payroll taxes to the government. Federal prosecutors said David Monhollon, of Ozawkie, was sentenced Thursday for failing to pay payroll taxes. He also was ordered to pay $68,000 in restitution and a $3,000 fine. Monhollon owned First Call Medical Group, which provided medical staffing services to health care providers. In his plea, Monhollon admitted he didn't pay a total of $68,261 for seven quarters of the company's payroll taxes. He said he knew the taxes were due but spent the money on other things.
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2 Men Shot Near Wichita Police Station
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Investigators in Wichita are investigating the shooting of two people less than a block from a police station. The Wichita Eagle reports that police were called just after 7 p.m. Friday for a report of shots fired in the area of Pawnee and Market. Arriving officers found two injured men in a house just down the street from the police station. Both were rushed to a hospital, one in critical condition and the other in serious condition. The victims' names have not been released. Police say the injured men, ages 29 and 31, were the only two involved in the shooting. Police say they "the two people in the residence know what happened," and want to speak to them to determine what led to the shooting.
