KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A Missouri man has been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of first-degree statutory sodomy for s*xually abusing a five-year-old boy in the Kansas City region, according to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway announced the conviction in a statement this week, reaffirming the state’s zero-tolerance…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — Tensions are rising across Oklahoma after members of the self-described vigilante group Oklahoma Predator Prevention (OPP) were charged with felonies following a sting operation that reportedly led to a confrontation in which a suspect fainted on camera. A viral video circulating online shows part of the incident, where a man —…
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA — A shocking case out of South Dakota has drawn national attention after reports surfaced that an elderly man allegedly shot and killed his former school bully nearly 50 years after their last encounter. The suspect, identified in viral posts and social media discussions as a South Dakota resident in his…
TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA — A tragic incident unfolded Tuesday night at the Tulsa Boys Home, where a 17-year-old boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after taking a police officer’s firearm during an archery class. According to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a 911 call just before 9:25 p.m. reporting a shooting at…
WICHITA, KANSAS — A Kansas woman has been charged with first-degree murder after a man was fatally electrocuted while allegedly committing a burglary in southeast Wichita earlier this summer. According to Sedgwick County court records, Molly Hubbard was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the commission of a felony and burglary in connection with the…
FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA — A 61-year-old woman was tackled and arrested by police at a protest in Alabama after refusing to remove an inflatable penis costume, igniting nationwide debate about free speech and public decency laws. According to the Fairhope Police Department, officers responded to a complaint on Saturday regarding a person “in a phallic costume”…
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A Kansas City doctor critically injured in a September hit-and-run has been transferred to a Colorado hospital for specialized neurological care, while police continue to search for the driver responsible for the crash. Dr. Saswat Das, a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Mercy Hospital, was biking home from work on the evening…
DES MOINES, IOWA — A 32-year-old Iowa man is facing nearly 100 criminal charges after police say he hid cameras inside porta-potties at local events, recording dozens of unsuspecting victims — including minors. Tyler Pavlick, of Des Moines, was arrested on October 15 and charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and…
MIRAMAR BEACH, FLORIDA — A Texas healthcare executive and her husband are facing child neglect charges after allegedly leaving their six-month-old baby alone for more than an hour on a Florida beach while they went for a walk with their three other children. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Miramar…
FARGO, North Dakota — A six-hour standoff at a Fargo hotel ended early Tuesday morning with the arrest of a 31-year-old Dilworth man wanted for multiple theft-related crimes and an escape warrant. According to Valley News Live, officers took Trevor Nelson into custody around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at a hotel located on the 1700 block…