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Jackson County settles $1.2M wrongful death lawsuit involving man in restraint chair
Caitlin Knute

And had they taken his vital signs and seen what was going on with his body, in terms of his body temperature, his blood pressure, his heart rate, all of

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Missouri county to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit over inmate restraint chair death
JP Law

Missouri’s second-largest county will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns who, according to a lawsuit, screamed “I can’t breathe” as he was subdued by jail staff before dying in a restraint chair.

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KCMO Mayor, Police Chief Agree KCPD’s High Settlement Payouts Are ‘Something We Need to Address’
Caitlin Knute

The KSHB 41 I-Team collected information from KCPD as well as other departments in similar-sized cities. Caitlin Knute breaks down what

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Kansas City Man Reportedly Thrown to Ground by KCPD Settles Lawsuit for $500,000
Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga

The Kansas City Police Department and Mack Nelson have reached an agreement to resolve litigation over

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Charges Dropped Against Kansas City Security-Firm Owner Who Claimed Self-Defense in Shooting
Tod Palmer

Criminal charges have been dropped against the owner of a Kansas City, Missouri-based security

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KCPD Trying to Identify Man Following Homicide Near 57th & Troost
JP Law

Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department detectives are trying to identify a man

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MBC 9 Investigates: A Drug Overdose, a Jail Restraint Chair, Detox, Duct Tape, Then Death
Matt Flener 

Two sheriff’s deputies stood over a man they had just brought into the Newton County jail’s detox cell 10 minutes

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Donahue Receives 10-Year Sentence on Manslaughter Charge
Sue Sterling

Jema Donahue received a 10-year prison sentence Monday, Jan. 28, on charges related to the shooting

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Newton County, Neosho Officials to Pay $630,000 to Mother, Children of Joplin Man Who Died in County Jail
JPLaw

The mother and children of a former Joplin resident who died June 29, 2018 in the Newton County Jail will receive a

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Former KCFD Captain Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Dozens of Guns
Luke Nozicka

A former Kansas City Fire Department captain was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for illegally

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