Month: March 2020
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KC mom grateful her 7-year-old son’s still alive after his head was grazed by a bullet
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A Kansas City mother drove into a shooting in progress, and her young son was caught in the crossfire. Police are looking for two men who were involved in a shootout Sunday night that injured a 7-year-old boy. It happened around 10 p.m. at 54th and Brooklyn. Sasha Lowe…
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Spring Hill family heartbroken after dog dies from attack at Johnson County dog park
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — Original Post A Spring Hill family is mourning the loss of their dog after police said it was attacked at a Johnson County dog park. The Wiles family miss their 6-year-old cavamalt named Ranger, who took up a big space in their hearts. Every day, he went to the Heritage Dog…
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Teen charged in Johnson County murder remains on house arrest months after giving birth
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Original Post There are new charges in the murder of an Overland Park teenager. Plus two months after giving birth, a third suspect remains on house arrest awaiting her fate. “There’s no reason at all why she should be out,” Amy Workman, mother of victim Ben Workman, told FOX4. Workman’s mother…
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Pregnant murder suspect given house arrest, angering mom of Overland Park teen victim
OLATHE, Kan. — Original Post A 17-year-old Johnson County girl, accused of first-degree murder, is out of jail and on house arrest. The teen is set to give birth while she is awaiting trial. However, the victim’s mother said, pregnant or not, the accused shouldn’t be experiencing the comforts of home. Her son, Ben Workman,…
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Mysterious ashes found in moving van returned to family after weeks of searching
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post It’s not anything employees at a Kansas City U-Haul expected to find. Ashes in the back of one of their moving vans. Kathleen Blum died in 2014, but no one imagined that after she passed away she would go on an adventure that took her across the state, if…
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First-of-its-kind trifocal lens implant surgery takes place in the KC metro
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Original Post It’s a step towards seeing clearly. On Tuesday, doctors performed a first-of-its-kind eye procedure in the metro, and just a heads up there’s video of eye surgery in the clip above. It’s a trifocal lens implant that allows patients to see close, middle and far distances without glasses or…
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‘Heaven’s smiling angel’: Truman High cheerleaders remember teammate killed in I-70 crash
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Original Post The Truman High School varsity cheer team says they’ll never be the same. For Truman High School this season’s first Friday night lights will be missing a lot of spirit. One of their cheerleaders was killed early Sunday in a crash on I-70. “She never got to go to a…
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Community honoring 14-year-old Independence girl killed in weekend crash on I-70
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Original Post A 14-year-old girl is dead after a crash over the weekend on Interstate 70. Special, sweet and loving: That’s how people who love Hailey Jeffries described her. The Independence teen died on Sunday after a crash on westbound I-70 that injured three others. Police said just after midnight, Jeffries was…
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Jack Henry building on Plaza getting new life with $44 million renovation, new tenant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A transformation is planned for a landmark on the Plaza. The historic Jack Henry building has been sitting empty for months, but plans are in the works to bring it back to life. “It’s a time of transition,” developer Matt Pennington said. “It’s an exciting time what we’re doing…
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Thursday’s Child: Three metro siblings ready to find parents to be their biggest fans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post If you’ve been watching FOX4 for decades, you may remember a segment from the 1980s and ’90s called Thursday’s Child. We met with foster kids in the metro who wanted to find a family, and now we’re bringing it back. Each month, FOX4’s Sherae Honeycutt will introduce to you…
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