New HomeGoods store coming to Legends in spring 2018

A new HomeGoods store is under construction at The Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kansas. It is on the east side of the shopping center.

A new HomeGoods store will open at the Legends Outlets in the spring of 2018, according to a spokeswoman for the shopping center.

A new building for the store is under construction on the east end of The Legends, near the T.J. Maxx and Forever 21 stores, according to the spokeswoman. Construction started in April.

The new store has home furnishings and accessories such as bath, bedding, furniture, lighting, rugs and kitchen essentials, offered at savings at the outlet store, the spokeswoman said.

The store will have 20,097 square feet, according to the spokeswoman, and will be the only home furnishings store at The Legends Outlets.

HomeGoods is owned by TJX Companies, which also owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Sierra Trading Post, according to the spokeswoman. The T.J. Maxx store will remain open nearby at The Legends Outlets.

HomeGoods has more than 550 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, according to the spokeswoman.

Last week, The Legends Outlets announced a new H&M clothing store will open in the fall of 2017. Other stores that have been announced there include Vans Outlet, offering active footwear and apparel; and the Beef Jerky Outlet, near Pepper Jax and close to Granite City.

Bowser found guilty in shooting of Deputy Wood

Charles Bowser

Charles Bowser, 20, today was found guilty on all counts, including attempted capital murder, in the shooting of a Wyandotte County deputy sheriff in March 2015, court officials confirmed.

Scott Wood, a Wyandotte County deputy sheriff, was shot multiple times during a robbery in March 2015 at a 7-Eleven store in the 4400 block of Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kansas.

Two others, Dyron King, 25, and Cecil Meggerson, 36, both of Kansas City, Kansas, were found guilty in February 2016 of attempted capital murder in the shooting. The two were sentenced in Wyandotte County District Court to life in prison with no opportunity for parole for 25 years (hard 25) after being convicted of attempted capital murder.

Jones gets life in prison in death of 7-year-old

Michael A. Jones

Michael A. Jones was sentenced today to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years in a case in which a 7-year-old boy died in Kansas City, Kansas, court officials said.

Jones, 46, pleaded guilty on March 31 to first-degree murder in the case, in which his son’s body was found in a barn with pigs. The boy’s body was discovered in November 2015 on North 99th Street.

The case is in Wyandotte County District Court.

The boy’s stepmother, Heather Jones, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder, and also to a child abuse charge, in October 2016. Heather Jones received a life in prison, 29-year sentence.

Earlier, officials said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse they had ever seen.

Adrian’s grandmother has publicly spoken out in favor of a longer prison sentence, and also has advocated for changes in state laws. There is currently an “Adrian’s Act” bill in the Kansas Legislature addressing child abuse cases.