St. Ann where there’s a heavy police presence in the parking lot of a Shop ’n Save at St. Charles Rock Road and St. Timothy Lane. Police have traffic blocked off from entering the grocery store lot. Police seem to be concentrated on a car near the front entrance of the store

Two men were shot by police Tuesday night at a Dollar General store in Independence. Independence Police spokesman John Syme said the shooting occurred Tuesday night at the Dollar General on 23rd Street near Westport Road after police were called to the store around 5:40 p.m. on a report of armed person

A driver was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase throughout Kansas City, officials say. KC police dispatch said the pursuit began at about 3:30 p.m. after the driver of a Dodge Charger refused to pull over for a traffic stop at Blue Parkway and Elmwood Avenue.

A Missouri man is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and other crimes after a toddler and her parents were killed in rural southeast Missouri. Authorities on Monday identified the victims as 23-year-old Samara Fontaine Kitts, 24-year-old Harley Michael Million, and 17-month-old Willa Fontaine Million.

Two people are shot one of them killed outside a popular bar overnight. This happened in the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis. Neighbors living near the Shisha Restaurant and Lounge, in the 4200 block of Manchester say they first heard shots shortly after 1 a.m. Monday morning. Police say a male was fatally shot, while the second victim, a woman suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Police identify woman killed in hit-and-run crash Friday, still searching for SUV involved

A gas station clerk in Missouri is being called a hero after helping prevent a potential kidnapping of a 42-year-old woman. Franklin County deputies accuse Russell Deshields of taking a woman's keys, breaking her cell phone and forcing her into a vehicle about 30 miles from a BP gas station in Dittmer

The Platte County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that claimed the life of a Platte City teen Saturday night. Deputies were called to the 10800 block of N. Highway around 11:40 p.m. Saturday to investigate a crash. Authorities said Luke Hogue, 17 of Platte City, was killed when his vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree. Hogue was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

KCNA: "A preparatory committee for celebrating the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il (the Day of the Shining Star) was formed in Reykjavik, Iceland on Jan. 17. Jon Arni Halldorsson, general secretary of the Iceland-DPRK Friendship and Cultural Society, was elected chairman"

The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a homicide after two people showed up at an area hospital with gunshot wounds Sunday afternoon. Police were originally dispatched to the area of 16th and Elmwood to investigate the sound of shots.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on eastbound Interstate 435 east of Holmes on Saturday. The crash caused the closure of five lanes of eastbound I-435, leaving just one lane open and causing a major traffic backup. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.

Police arrested and charged a man with the kidnapping of a mother and her daughter on Saturday

Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a pair of shootings involving teenagers Thursday night in north city. The first shooting occurred around 9 p.m. in the 3200 block of Barrett Street. The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his head. He was said to be unconscious and barely breathing.

Shooting Tuesday night that left a female victim critically injured inside a home here was a domestic incident, police say. Florissant Police Officer Steve Micheal said investigators had quickly identified a person of interest after the shooting but released few other details Thursday.

The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in the 2300 block of Monroe Avenue. Police said a woman in her 30s was found dead inside a home on the street. It appears the woman was shot after opening her front door.

Police are at the scene of a shooting on I-70 at Shreve in north St. Louis. When investigators arrived they found a white car riddled with bullets. The driver was not on the scene

One man is dead following an early morning homicide in north St. Louis, police said. Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, a man was shot in the stomach near the intersection of Wren Avenue and Lillian Avenue in north St. Louis in the Walnut Park neighborhood.

St. Louis: A Early Morning Shooting on I 70 West near Shreve Avenue

A man and a woman are recovering after being shot by a suspect attempting to steal a car in north St. Louis. Around 11 p.m. Monday, a suspect shot one woman in the chest and one man in the leg during a carjacking attempt near the intersection of Anderson and Newstead in the Penrose neighborhood. Both were treated for nonlife-threatening injuries.

Two teens are facing charges in connection to a Raytown robbery after meeting the victim to buy items through a social media app. Police were called to Walgreen’s on 350-Highway around 2 p.m. Sunday on a reported robbery. When officers arrived, they located and arrested two adults and one juvenile who were believed to have robbed the victim, who had arranged to sell several electronics items, including a laptop and an Xbox, through on online selling app

The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting near Gregory and Indiana. Police were called to that location shortly before 2:30 p.m. An adult male was located inside a vehicle in the area with no signs of life. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

A man accused in a New Year's Day altercation that ended with a Columbia security guard fatally shooting another person has been arrested

A woman was shot Monday night in KCMO and now has life-threatening injuries, police say. KCPD spokesman Darin Snapp said the shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. near 39th Street and Jackson in Kansas City, Missouri. The woman was taken to the 3300 block of Jackson, which is where officers found her.

Authorities in Sikeston are investigating a shooting at Park and Tanner. A 71-year-old man is in stable condition

A Smithville woman has been charged in connection with an overnight crash that seriously injured an 8-year-old Kearney boy. The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to investigate a crash that happened around 12:10 a.m. on northbound I-35 and MO-291 in Liberty.

82-year-old woman was killed in a crash as she tried to pull onto Highway 61 in St. Charles County Saturday afternoon. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Phyliss J. Heidselman was trying to turn from Route W onto Highway 61, but drove into the path of a second car.

The Kansas City Police department is investigating a homicide that started as a double shooting. Officers working just east of 27th and Denver heard the sound of multiple gunshots around 11:20 a.m. They drove through the area and found one adult male, and one adult female inside a parked vehicle.

During investigation of a fatal shooting at 71 and Cleaver. Driver later taken into custody after short chase and ax.

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In first interview, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says there was "no blackmail," ''no threat of violence" in affair.