Crime
‘Band dads’ hailed as heroes after stopping potential mass shooter at school event(The Heartlander) — Four Texas fathers are being celebrated for taking heroic action to stop an active shooter while attending a high school band competition. The incident… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
As Kansas City officials promise to get tough on property crime, area thief has 59 convictionsWhile Kansas City officials pledge a crackdown on out-of-control property crime, one area man has racked up 59 criminal convictions and some 86 behind-bars disciplinary actions mostly on the Kansas… Read More
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Gunman, female student dead, another student wounded in shooting at Nashville high school(The Heartlander) — Two students are dead and another wounded after a 17-year-old opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville Wednesday. According to police, the incident… Read More
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States cracking down on crime in trend that swept Trump into office(The Heartlander) — States from California to Maryland are getting tough on crime, reversing a trend of soft-sentencing and other lenient policies that saw an increase in drugs, shoplifting and… Read More
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Arsonists caught on video as LA burns; half of fires historically set by homeless(The Center Square) – Arsonists have been caught on camera lighting fires across Los Angeles as the city burns, highlighting the role of crime and homelessness in the area’s deadly… Read More
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Violent Venezuelan prison gang members expand operations in western states(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations in western states, including in Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City area teacher arrested for possession, distribution of child pornographyA Kansas City-area high school teacher has been charged in federal court with distribution and possession of child pornography. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, Missouri, was… Read More
Crime, Education
Missouri school on leading edge of safety as Christian schools respond to Wisconsin shooting(The Heartlander) — Christian school leaders around the country were mostly calm following a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school Monday, saying it led them to pray and consider… Read More
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Police identify 15-year-old who killed herself, 2 others at Madison school(The Center Square) – A 15-year-old student believed to have shot and killed a teacher and fellow student along with injuring six other students and a teacher before killing herself… Read More
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Crime costs Oregon economy about $15 billion annually, report says(The Center Square) – Crime costs the Oregon economy a substantial amount of money. The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City suspect who repeatedly evaded prosecution by Wyandotte County pleads guilty to later killing two of its deputiesA Kansas City man who evaded prosecution in a string of other killings and violent crimes has now pleaded guilty to subsequently murdering two Wyandotte County, Kansas, sheriff’s… Read More
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3 dead, including shooter, at Christian school in Madison, WI(The Heartlander) — Three are dead and six others injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, where a shooter believed to be a student reportedly opened fire on… Read More
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School bus driver arrested in Utah for child porn-filled laptop he kept locked in his back shed(The Heartlander) — A Utah school bus driver is behind bars after admitting he kept a laptop filled with gruesome videos of child pornography locked in his backyard shed. Val… Read More
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Florida teacher in custody after allegedly grabbing female student by neck and making sexual comments(The Heartlander) — A teacher and coach in Florida has been arrested for allegedly grabbing the neck of a female student and making inappropriate sexual comments. Fred Anderson, 50, was… Read More
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Colombian national pleads guilty in plot against U.S. soldiers(The Center Square) – A Colombian man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to kidnap and assault U.S. Army soldiers stationed in Colombia, according to the U.S. Read More
Crime, Education
Las Vegas high school football coach arrested for child porn, sex abuse and kidnapping(The Heartlander) — A Las Vegas high school football coach has been arrested on nine felony charges involving the sexual abuse of an underage female student. Antwone Washington, the 45-year-old… Read More
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Texas toddlers suffer horrific abuse at the hands of daycare worker, sheriff says(The Heartlander) — A Texas daycare worker has been arrested and charged with abusing at least six toddlers over 100 times, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office reports. Catherine Guziejka, 44,… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Most Kansas City crime occurs in just one place, police expert saysYou may be looking at the Kansas City crime problem all wrong, according to a local law enforcement expert. “When people say that Kansas City has… Read More
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County’s jail bookings reveal hidden immigrant crime wave in Kansas City areaJesus Aguilar-Santos appears to have been in Wyandotte County, Kansas’ custody six times over 11 years. Yet, it was apparently only after the Mexican national allegedly hit and killed… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Jackson County prosecutor candidate Tracey Chappell knows all about Kansas City’s crime problem. She hears it from the accused themselvesAs a defense attorney, Tracey Chappell hears her clients in surrounding counties actually lament they hadn’t been arrested in Jackson County instead – where the prosecutors are notoriously… Read More