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Man Sues 5 KCPD Officers for Allegedly Throwing Him to Ground and Falsely Imprisoning Him
Bek Shackelford Nwanganga

Pictured in November 2022, Kansas City resident, Mack Nelson, runs his fingers over a scar he says he got

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Man Sues 5 KCPD Officers Months After Video Released of Him Being Thrown to Ground
Jenna Thompson

Months after video captured a man being thrown to the ground by Kansas City police, according to witnesses

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This Kansas City Protest Group Created a New Model for Police Accountability
Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga

On a cold December night, Steve Young marches through downtown Kansas City, and by the Jackson County

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Police Report on Excessive Force Claim a ‘Flat-Out Lie,’ Witness Says.
Jenna Thompson

After a bystander filmed a man who appears to have been thrown to the ground by a Kansas City police officer

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Gun Sale Outside Fast-Food Restaurant Led to Killing; Teens Charged
JPLaw

Three teenagers face felony charges in the killing of a Kansas City man who was shot to death outside of a Lee’s

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Kansas City Man Charged with Aiding Escape of Cass County Inmates, Drug Traffickers
Jenna Thompson

A Kansas City man has been charged with helping two convicted drug traffickers escape from Cass County

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Video Shows Officer Throw Man to Ground at Scene of Police Shooting in Kansas City
JPLaw

Kansas City resident Mack Nelson said he remembers the days he used to trust police officers. As a kid, he

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Prosecutors Will Review Case of Man Thrown to Ground by Kansas City Police Officer
Jenna Thompson

A police officer appears to throw a man to the ground at the scene of an Aug. 8 police shooting at East 55th

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Private Security Firm Owner Claims Self-Defense in Downtown Shooting that Injured Man
Matt Flener

The owner of a downtown private security firm is now charged with felony first-degree assault and felony

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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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