Sherae Honeycutt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A controversial conversation at a River Market restaurant has lead to bad reviews and even death threats. The owner of The Bite said it’s all a big misunderstanding, and everyone is welcome in his restaurant as they are. The Bite owner Carlos Mortera said he and his employees take…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Relief for residents at Gabriel Towers, after waiting for weeks.  Around 4 p.m. Wednesday their air conditioning came back on. While residents are relieved for now they hope the air stays on, and warn there’s more that needs to be done.  “Thank God we got it on, and hopefully it stays…

CASS COUNTY, Mo. — Original Post A Lake Lotawana police officer is mourning the loss of his mother and sister who were killed Sunday afternoon in a house fire in rural Harrisonville.  Officer John Doubledee, 22, said when he became a police officer, his family was proud. He joined the department last year. “My sister was…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post People living at one Kansas City housing complex say it’s been three weeks since they’ve had air conditioning.  Residents at Gabriel Towers at 16th and Jackson say the building has a lot of problems, but with scorching temperatures, the air is the last straw.  “It’s been treacherous,” resident Bernadette…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A Kansas City man is pardoned after filming a woman’s arrest last year. Mayor Quinton Lucas dropped a municipal conviction against Roderick Reed on Thursday in a press conference. People around the world watched George Floyd beg for air as a bystander filmed. In Kansas City, Roderick Reed found…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post A Kansas City photographer was shot and killed after Sunday night’s protest. Police say three men were trying to steal his Jeep. His family and Mayor Quinton Lucas want people to know his life was more than his death. The photographs 50-year-old Marvin Francois took are moments captured in time.…

BLUE SUMMIT, Mo. — Original Post A man is dead after a shooting overnight at a gas station just east of Interstate 435 and Truman road, an unincorporated part of Jackson County. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 36-year-old Jason Juszczyk. He was an Independence resident. The shooting happened at a Phillips…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post The Kansas City Police Department is investigating after a man was hit in the eye with a projectile at Saturday’s protest at the Country Club Plaza. Sean Sterns said doctors told him he may be blind in one of his eyes. His girlfriend, Sydney Ragsdale, said they don’t regret…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Original Post Protesters gathered on Sunday at the Country Club Plaza to decry police brutality in local cases and notably in Minneapolis where George Floyd died in police custody last week. With an 8 p.m. curfew in place, Kansas City leaders applauded protesters for their behavior during a briefing around the…

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Original Post A Ft. Leavenworth soldier is speaking out and being hailed a hero. Police say he stopped an active shooter on the Centennial Bridge Wednesday, May 27. Master Sergeant David Royer said he was stuck in traffic on his way home, talking to his fiance, Haley Siela, through his Bluetooth speakers.…