Angie Ricono
Investigative Reporter
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Angie Ricono joined the KCTV5 News team as an investigative reporter in October 2015.
Before that, she worked worked in Philadelphia, PA and Lexington, KY.
Angie has won numerous awards for her reporting including a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigations. She was also name Associated Press’s Reporter of the Year in New Jersey for her coverage related to the September 11 attacks and the beltway sniper.
At KCTV5, Angie looks into closed cases, legal issues and policies and procedures that don’t make sense.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Chris Dunn has served 33 years and has fresh hope now that a prosecutor is asking a judge to vacate his conviction.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:50 AM CDT
|By Dan Greenwald, Lucas Sellem and Angie Ricono
On Friday, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion to overturn the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who was convicted of killing a man in 1990 in north St. Louis.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander and Angie Ricono
Missouri has some of the lowest standards for coroners in the nation.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:34 AM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander, Angie Ricono and Gray News staff
An animal control report details a lack of cooperation from the boarding facility's staff while seeking information about the attack.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
He calls Kansas City home, at least for now.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 10:22 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson spent 28 years in prison for a murder he swears he did not do.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 2:32 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Judge David Mason has ruled to vacate Lamar Johnson’s murder conviction.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:23 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Andrew McMunn
A man serving time for a 2002 murder conviction has died in prison Wednesday morning from cancer, his family said.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 3:57 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The watchdog group “Common Cause” questions how and why innocence claims are being challenged by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Chris Dunn is convicted in the 1990 Saint Louis murder of Ricco Rogers.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:28 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has served 28 years and has always said he’s innocent. His case is back before the courts under a new law that allows Missouri prosecutors to review old convictions and bring them back before a judge.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:32 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson is confident about his upcoming Monday hearing, which might be surprising. He’s spent 28 years in prison for a St. Louis murder he swears he didn’t do.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 5:50 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono
A newly filed motion in the Lamar Johnson case accuses attorney Kim Gardner of intentionally hiding evidence that looks bad while proclaiming Johnson’s innocence.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 12:49 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Gary Gray is retired and enjoys camping and playing the banjo. There are countless other things he’d like to do—but he can’t.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The arrest of disgraced KCKPD detective Roger Golubski doesn’t wrap up the questions and allegations regarding corruption within the police department.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:18 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Felicia Miller said her daughter didn’t recognize her own mother when she woke from her coma following the crash involving Britt Reid.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Greg Dailey and Angie Ricono
He had been charged in connection with the DWI-related crash that left 5-year-old Ariel Young with traumatic brain injuries.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Britt Reid will enter his guilty plea on Monday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Lamar Johnson has spent more than 27 years in prison for a murder in Missouri he swears he didn’t do. On Wednesday, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filled a motion to vacate that old conviction.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Cyndi Fahrlander, Angie Ricono and The Associated Press
If it passes, Missouri would join 18 other states which have completely legalized marijuana for recreational use.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s a big task: Placing thousands of beagles removed from a breeding and testing facility in Virginia. That facility also bred the dogs to supply other labs that test on animals.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
In order for the petition to be placed on the ballot, there must be enough signatures in six out of eight congressional districts.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
There’s little doubt that many Missouri voters are still undecided and it’s certain this race will go down to the wire.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
What started as an unfortunate incident for a Kansas couple turned into a daylong nightmare, and it could have been worse.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 10:14 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
The KCK Police Department is opening up about a suspected fentanyl overdose and how fast a response might have made all the difference.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander and Andrew McMunn
Millions of people take it every day without a thought. It can help cure a headache, relieve other aches and pains, and reduce a fever. But it can also poison you.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
While acetaminophen is a very effective drug when used as directed, when it’s overused, it’s dangerous.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Shawn Parcells admitted in court he was guilty of wire fraud, acknowledging a scheme to transfer money between states.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
The Show Me State has 26 locations and has been atop the list for a decade.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:41 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Michael Politte has always sworn he’s innocent and was recently freed on parole due to new sentencing guidelines.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Patty Prewitt is serving a life sentence for the death of her husband, Bill, in 1984.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Two cold cases in Johnson County are among the first to be selected to be included on playing cards developed by the Kansas Department of Justice.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
Michael Politte was 14 years old when his mother died.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
A Senate bill would empower Missouri judges to overturn and set aside questionable convictions, meaning innocent prisoners would be freed.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Angie Ricono
Being a doctor is not a requirement for the job in Missouri. In fact, Missouri has some of the lowest standards for coroners in the nation.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 8:54 PM CST
|By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander
It’s been 100 days since Kevin Strickland was released from the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 8:49 AM CST
|By Angie Ricono
One of Kansas City’s biggest mysteries will soon be back in the nationwide spotlight.
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