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01/10/2026

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24 & 291 Independence, Missouri

‘Mayor’ of Homeless Camp Sentenced for M**h Trafficking, Illegal FirearmKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was s...
01/09/2026

‘Mayor’ of Homeless Camp Sentenced for M**h Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for possessing methamphetamine to distribute near a school and illegally possessing a firearm to further his drug distribution.

Ricky Lee Myers, also known as “The Mayor,” 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to more than 10 years in prison followed by six years of supervised release.

On May 21, 2025, Myers pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

According to court documents, on Oct. 23, 2024, Myers was inside the residential structure that he built in a homeless camp located on a dirt road extending from East 23rd St. roughly between Vine St. and Highland Avenue, in Kansas City, Missouri, when federal agents executed a search warrant there. This area is within 1,000 feet of a school. In Myers’ residence, agents located a bag with approximately 60 grams of methamphetamine along with a firearm.

Clem's - Daisy's Mexican Food 10802 E 23rd St. Independence, Missouri
01/09/2026

Clem's - Daisy's Mexican Food
10802 E 23rd St. Independence, Missouri

Smak's Drive-In - Texas Tom's - Steakburger - Lobito's - Carmen's 3421 S Blue Ridge Cutoff Independence, Missouri
01/09/2026

Smak's Drive-In - Texas Tom's - Steakburger - Lobito's - Carmen's
3421 S Blue Ridge Cutoff Independence, Missouri

“Prosecutor Johnson announces charges in fatal 2022 shooting on I-70For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 8, 2026Jackson County P...
01/09/2026

“Prosecutor Johnson announces charges in fatal 2022 shooting on I-70
For Immediate Release

January 8, 2026

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson today announced a Kansas City, KS man has been charged for his role in a fatal shooting that occurred on East I-70 Highway in 2022.

Daimon Benson faces one count of 2nd Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Criminal Action, and one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Shoot at/from Motor Vehicle, at Person, Motor Vehicle or Building, Resulting in Death or Injury. *

According to court records, Kansas City police responded to a shooting on East I-70 Highway and I-29 Highway on October 21, 2022, and located a crashed white Toyota Camry. Officers found a female victim in the driver’s seat suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. She was later pronounced deceased at a nearby hospital.

Based on several investigative leads, detectives determined a gray Dodge Charger began chasing the Toyota at a high rate of speed after the Toyota cut off the Charger. An individual in the passenger seat of the Charger, later determined to be the defendant, allegedly fired into the Toyota. The Toyota crashed and the Charger fled the scene.

The defendant told detectives he did not remember having any involvement in the 2022 shooting but estimated to have shot about 400 people. He estimated he has shot about ten people every month from inside a vehicle.

The defendant was a juvenile at the time of the shooting and was certified yesterday in Family Court.

A Jackson County judge set the defendant’s bond at $100,000 cash-only. The defendant is a SAVE KC client and did not attend a call-in.

* Charges are only accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or pleads guilty.”

01/09/2026

Accident - Westbound I-70 at Woods Chapel

Pizza Hut / Title Max 16820 E Hub Drive - Independence, Missouri
01/08/2026

Pizza Hut / Title Max
16820 E Hub Drive - Independence, Missouri

01/08/2026

Fires yesterday, rain today.

Fat Chance Bar & Grill / Verizon 2560 S M 291 Hwy - Independence, Missouri
01/08/2026

Fat Chance Bar & Grill / Verizon
2560 S M 291 Hwy - Independence, Missouri

01/08/2026

Grass fire near the stadiums on the north side of I-70.

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