Sam Zeff
Sam grew up in Overland Park and was educated at the University of Kansas. After working in Philadelphia where he covered organized crime, politics and political corruption he moved on to TV news management jobs in Minneapolis and St. Louis. Sam came home in 2013 and covered health care and education at KCPT. He came to work at KCUR in 2014. Sam has a national news and documentary Emmy for an investigation into the federal Bureau of Prisons and how it puts unescorted inmates on Grayhound and Trailways buses to move them to different prisons. Sam has one son and is pretty good in the kitchen.
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Three years after a teenager was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer, the city released a 500-page report by the Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team (OISIT). -
The investigation by a group of Johnson County law enforcement officers assigned to police-involved shootings has been kept under wraps since 17-year-old John Albers was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer in 2018.
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The Overland Park Police Department has provided severance for two officers , including one who shot and killed a teenager.
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As Feds Investigate Police Killing of Overland Park Teen, There Are Questions About The Police ChiefA grand jury subpoena served in Overland Park in November demanded reams of documents and videos connected to the killing of 17-year-old John Albers who was shot by one of the city's police officers in 2018.
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Jeff Long Out As KU Athletics Director Shortly After School Parts Ways With Football Coach Les MilesMiles was fired after an investigation of his years at LSU revealed inappropriate conduct with students.
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Although the election for Kansas governor is more than a year away, prominent Republicans are already lining up to challenge Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
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The price of the three precious metals in the anti-pollution devices in almost all vehicles has skyrocketed. And as the price has climbed, so have thefts.
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In some of Johnson County's biggest cities, the increase in the number of stolen vehicles from 2019 to 2020 was over 40%. Police remain unsure about the reason but think the dramatic increase may be tied to the pandemic and economic troubles.
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A federal lawsuit says a school resource officer at a Linn County, Kansas high school repeatedly abused a 15-year-old girl. The former sheriff's deputy, 48-year-old David Huggins, is now serving a 15-year prison sentence.
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The family of 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth is suing the hospital, the emergency department doctor and the EMS crew that transported him.
