Category: Wyandotte County

Wyandotte Angels help cold and needy

The Wyandotte Angels distributed items for the cold and needy on Saturday morning at the Kansas National Guard Armory. (Photo from Wyandotte Angels)
The Wyandotte Angels gathered for a photo at the drive-through event Saturday. (Photo from Wyandotte Angels)

The Wyandotte Angels volunteers helped the cold and needy on a very cold day on Saturday at a drive-through event at the Kansas National Guard Armory, Kansas City, Kansas.

Donations were collected, then distributed through a drive-through event Saturday morning. There were many items such as hats, mittens, blankets and shoes for people.

Co-founders Jalynda and Martin Cervantes started the group during the COVID period, to have 20 friends volunteer to help two families per month, and the group exploded. Now it has 3,300 nationwide members serving thousands in Kansas City, Kansas.

For more information, see Wyandotte Angels on Facebook.

Victim identification in death investigation of Kaw Point Park

A victim identification has been made on a dead body in the Kansas River near Kaw Point Park Nov. 9 in Kansas City, Kansas, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

An adult white male in his late 20s to early 30s was recovered from the river, the spokesman said.

The deceased man was identified as Darwin Reyes, 25, of Kansas City, Kansas, the spokesman said.

The incident remains under investigation by the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit, according to the Sheriff’s spokesman.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, with all tips remaining anonymous and qualifying for a cash reward, the spokesman stated.

Homicide investigation underway at Kansas and Berger avenues

Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department are investigating a shooting that has left one person dead, according to a police spokesman.

Officers were dispatched to the area of Kansas Avenue and Berger Avenue at 12:16 a.m. Sunday on a shooting, the spokesman stated.

When officers arrived, they discovered an individual suffering a life-threatening gunshot wound inside of a vehicle, according to the spokesman.

He was transported to an area hospital where he later died of his injuries, the spokesman stated.

This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit. Anyone with information is urged to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), according to the spokesman.

All tips remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.