Crime | KSHB

Man steals $500 from nephew's piggy bank

Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:31:29 GMT

A north St. Louis County man admits that he stole money from his 4-year-old nephew's piggy bank to use for drugs and prostitutes.

Man robs Plaza bank, makes bomb threat

41 Action News Staff — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:43:00 GMT

Police are searching for the armed man who robbed a bank on the Country Club Plaza Saturday afternoon.

Charges filed in 1986 Kansas City rape

Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:48:12 GMT

The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf woman.

Man in viral abuse case gets 6 years

Jamie Oberg — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:34 GMT

A Clay County judge rejected initial plea terms in a domestic violence case that brought national attention to the Kansas City area after a photo of the alleged abuse went viral.

Kan. bondsman accused of sex crimes

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:19 GMT

A Hutchinson bail bondsman will stand trial on charges that he sought sex from women in exchange for bonding them out of jail.

Cops: Woman hit dad before standoff

41 Action News Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:44 GMT

Authorities temporarily closed a street in Overland Park as they tried to get a woman who had allegedly attacked her father out of a house.

1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in KC shooting

41 Action News Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:37:43 GMT

One person died and another was critically injured Thursday night when they were shot inside a vehicle in Kansas City, Mo.

Baby Lana's father grieves in Mo. jail

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:16:28 GMT

Shawn Patrick Bailey sits in a Missouri prison as he grieves for his young daughter and estranged wife, among the victims of a quadruple homicide in Frankln County, Kan.

Suspect in custody after police standoff

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:37:55 GMT

UPDATE, 7:30 p.m. | The suspect in a police standoff has been taken into custody. No one was injured in the incident.

Mom accused of breaking baby's bones

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:14:53 GMT

A 20-year-old mother admitted to shaking her 3-month-old son out of anger and frustration, according to Jackson County officials. She's now facing criminal charges after he was found with several broken ribs and an injured leg.