The Jackson County Prosecutor says her office is being denied funding while the county legislature is locked in a budget standoff with county executive Frank White.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a violent weekend in Kansas City and the surrounding area, officials are speaking out on what they’re doing in response. Jackson County, Missouri, Prosecutor Melesa ...

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson is expanding the Crime Strategy Unit to include three experienced prosecutors.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson reflected with KCTV after 90 days in office. Since January, her office has charged, convicted, or secured guilty pleas in 31 ...

BROWNSTOWN — Jackson County’s new prosecutor took the oath of office Monday evening at the courthouse in Brownstown.

On Friday morning, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced charges against two suspects in a burglary ring responsible for over 100 break-ins in Kansas City.

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson will not file charges against the officer involved in the death of an Independence woman and her child.

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson in her office in the Jackson County Courthouse on Monday, June 30, 2025, downtown in Kansas City.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Ingham County prosecutor’s office has filed seven charges, including Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC) 3rd, against Roe-Darrel Dedeaux, 33, of Summit Township in… ...

County Legislator Sean Smith helped lead the recall effort of Jackson County Executive Frank White, which local election officials confirmed had enough signatures Monday to go to a vote. White has ...

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson talks crime at South Kansas City Alliance meeting Johnson says 1 in 3 homicides in Jackson County have been rooted in domestic violence.

On Friday morning, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced charges against two suspects in a burglary ring responsible for over 100 break-ins in Kansas City.