DEVELOPING: One Killed, Six Shot in Officer-Involved Shootout in Westport
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSHB / KPR) — Six people were shot and one person was killed during an officer-involved shooting in Westport Sunday night. Off-duty officers with the Kansas City Police Department working security were involved in the shooting at the Westport Ale House. Investigators say a fight broke out inside the Ale House and moved outside when the shooting took place. It's unknown whether the shooting victims were injured by gunfire from officers or suspects. Circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. This is a developing story.
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Police: 1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Shooting Outside Kansas City Bar
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting at a bar in Kansas City, Missouri, where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others wounded. State highway patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says it happened around 11 pm Sunday after a disturbance that started inside the Westport Ale House spilled outside. Gunfire erupted, and the three off-duty Kansas City officers returned fire. Lowe says one of the wounded died at a hospital, while the other five were in stable condition and expected to survive. No officers were hurt. Lowe says it wasn't immediately known whether bullets the officers fired struck anyone.
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Police: 1 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting Outside Westport Bar in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP/KPR) — Authorities say a shooting outside a bar in Kansas City, where off-duty police officers were working security, has left one person dead and five others hurt. Citing the Missouri State Highway Patrol, several Kansas City TV stations (KCTV, KSHB and KMBC) report that the shooting happened late Sunday night following a disturbance inside Westport Ale House. The patrol says three off-duty Kansas City officers were working security at the bar and they returned fire during the shooting. There were no reports of officers being injured. The patrol says it wasn't immediately known whether shots from the officers struck anyone. The shooting remains under investigation.
BREAKING: Kansas City Police Officers Involved in Westport Shooting Sunday Night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSHB / KPR) — Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department officers were involved in a shooting Sunday night in Westport (near the 4100 block of Broadway Boulevard). The Missouri State Highway Patrol also responded to the scene near Westport Ale House. Circumstances of the shooting are still not clear but reports on social media indicate a number of shots were fired and a number of ambulances were sent to the scene. This is a developing story.
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Swimmer Infected with Brain-Eating Amoeba; Other Cases Reported in Kansas and Missouri
BEDFORD, Iowa (AP) — A Missouri resident has been hospitalized in intensive care after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba. Health officials say the infection likely happened after the Missouri resident was swimming in a southeastern Iowa lake. The Iowa Health Department shut down the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park after the person was diagnosed with the rare and usually fatal infection. Iowa state health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are testing to confirm the presence of the organism in the lake, which could take several days to complete.
People are infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose, usually while victims are swimming or diving in lakes and rivers. According to the CDC, the fatality rate is more than 97%.
This is believed to be the first case discovered in Iowa. However, the neighboring states of Kansas, Missouri and Minnesota have all reported infections. ( Read more.)
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Fatal 2019 Shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was linked to a shooting by a tissue he used to blow his nose has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. The Jackson County Prosecutor's office says 45-year-old Timothy Fernandez has been sentenced for second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2019 shooting death of 40-year-old Michael Bryan. Police found Bryan dead on the sidewalk outside the Windstar Sinclair gas station at 17th Street and Grand Boulevard. He had been shot multiple times. Court records say Fernandez was identified through DNA left on the used tissue and by fingerprints on an item in a backpack near the scene. Surveillance video also showed the shooting.
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Kansas Sees First Presumed Case of Monkeypox
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP/KPR) - Kansas health officials say they have identified the state's first presumed case of monkeypox. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Saturday that the patient is an adult resident in Johnson County who recently traveled out of state. The first presumed case in the Kansas City metro area was detected about three months ago. Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. People with more severe cases may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
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Kansas Deputy Arrested for Alleged Child Abuse, Domestic Violence
KIOWA CO., Kan. (KPR) - A Kansas deputy has been arrested after a nearly year-long investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) into allegations of child abuse and domestic violence. The KBI says agents arrested 36-year-old Ryan Davis on July 8th in Greensburg. Officials say Davis voluntarily surrendered himself to the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office. He had been a part-time deputy for Kiowa County and a full-time deputy for Ford County, in southwest Kansas.
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Kansas Has Seen a 58% Increase in Gas Prices Since Last Year
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (Clay Center Dispatch) - The price of a gallon of gasoline in Kansas has increased nearly 58% since July of last year (2021). According to the American Automobile Association, the national average price for gas broke records repeatedly during the first two weeks of May. Triple-A's nationwide survey found that as of May 16, nearly every state in the nation was selling gas for more than $4 per gallon. ( Read more.)
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1,000 March in Wichita for Abortion Rights
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/KPR) - Nearly 1,000 people marched in downtown Wichita over the weekend to demonstrate in favor of abortion rights. KWCH TV reports that a voting registration event was held Saturday in connection with the March for Liberty to encourage people to vote against the state's upcoming proposed constitutional amendment. On August 2nd, Kansas will be the first state in the country to vote on the abortion issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. July 12th is the deadline to register to vote in the August 2nd election.
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Wichita Hospital Sees Uptick in Infant Meningitis
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A meningitis outbreak in south central Kansas has sent several infants to the hospital. KWCH TV reports that pediatricians at Wesley Medical Center have seen about a dozen cases of meningitis over the past three weeks, primarily among infants three months old and younger. Meningitis is usually rare among infants.
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Wichita Lawyer Brad Pistotnik’s License Suspended by Kansas Supreme Court
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Supreme Court has suspended the license of a well-known Wichita lawyer. On Friday, the state's highest court suspended the license of Bradley A. Pistotnik for one year. The court said Pistotnik violated rules of professional conduct related to his earlier convictions in a cyber-attack case. ( Read more.)
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Kansas City Renaissance Festival Celebrates 45 Years
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (KPR) — The Kansas City Renaissance Festival is gearing up for its 45th season. This year's Ren Fest will include a different theme for each weekend the festival is open. The season begins September 3 and runs every weekend through mid-October. More information available at KCRENFEST.com.
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