Angie Ricono
Investigative Reporter
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.
A newly filed federal lawsuit claims a 15-year-old boy from Kansas City, Missouri, died from sepsis stemming from an ear infection.
A homeowner in Kansas City has a portable toilet outside her suburban home because she’s having a hard time getting repairs.
A Kansas City couple is now living out of an RV after working with a deceptive builder to build their dream "barndominium."
Lawton said she was up in the middle of the night grabbing a bottle of milk for her infant son when she heard something in her driveway.
Gabrielle Lawron is suing Hyundai after she was shot while trying to prevent two men from stealing her car.
An email revealing an interaction between former Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez and a grieving mother led to Donchez’s resignation Tuesday night.
Her son believes the stress and anger she experienced were contributing factors to her death.
A Kansas City student captured a road rage moment with her cell phone and now questions the lack of response from the Johnson County prosecutor.
Casey Maschler is a single working mother. She contacted KCTV5 out of sheer frustration after a seven-month battle to get benefits for her son.
The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at Oceans of Fun last summer claim park staff made the young girl take off her life jacket when she first entered the waterpark.
John and Brandi Scaletty describe a random attack by a group of men outside Arrowhead Stadium prior to Saturday’s Luke Combs concert that started with someone opening the hatch to their SUV.
He tweeted that when his sister called 911 for their mother Wednesday, she waited on hold for five minutes.
Our Investigative team traveled to Frankfort, Kansas, in Marshall County to reveal the challenges communities face as trains get longer and longer.
Chris Dunn was convicted in a 1990 Saint Louis murder of teenager Ricco Rogers.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) surveyed Children’s Lighthouse in March, following a complaint by a parent.
Reid is currently in prison at Tipton Correctional Center serving a three-year sentence for the crash.
A Kansas mother continues to fight the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Department for the death records of her son.
Our investigative team went inside the Kansas City Police Department crime lab to get a first-hand look at what is being sold on the streets in the Kansas City metro area.
His family tried to nurse the mini-Labradoodle back to health for a week following the initial emergency surgery.
An animal control report details a lack of cooperation from the boarding facility's staff while seeking information about the attack.
KCTV5 continues to report on a dog attack inside an Olathe boarding facility that killed a 15-year-old Pomeranian mix named Bauer.
A woman thought her son was on a day trip in Missouri. She found her car at the airport and quickly realized her husband took her son and left the country.
A man serving time for a 2002 murder conviction has died in prison Wednesday morning from cancer, his family said.
A Kansas state investigation found 188 clergy members suspected of crimes including aggravated criminal sodomy, rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sexual battery
Jackman is one of at least three men who are convicted of raping women in the Westport area in the 1980s.
Victims alleged multiple accounts of rape and sexual abuse, along with kidnapping and threatening of teen girls at the Delevan Townhomes Apartments.
Felicia Miller said Britt Reid does not deserve any deal and he should face the maximum sentence for what happened to her daughter Ariel.
It’s a big day for Rich Martinez—one he’s waited six years for. He finally got his dream car back.
Britt Reid pleaded guilty to DWI - causing serious physical injury on Sept. 12. More than six weeks later, he will be sentenced.
Felicia Miller said her daughter didn’t recognize her own mother when she woke from her coma following the crash involving Britt Reid.
He had been charged in connection with the DWI-related crash that left 5-year-old Ariel Young with traumatic brain injuries.
Britt Reid will enter his guilty plea on Monday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m.
If it passes, Missouri would join 18 other states which have completely legalized marijuana for recreational use.
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.
An attorney who served as a federal prosecutor and judge says the search warrant served in the Unified Government is likely connected to a criminal investigation.
The unknown person who sent a confusing text message encouraging voters to vote “Yes” has been suspended from the social media platform Twilio.
Planned Parenthood of Great Plains explained some patients are scheduling appointments for abortion services three weeks out.
A “yes” vote would remove constitutional protections and allow lawmakers to restrict and possibly ban abortion.
The Johnson County Sheriff is now accusing the county attorney of breaking the law and providing a public document to reporters.
Nearly three weeks after Missouri’s “trigger law” prohibiting abortion went into effect, the state is trying to clarify its position on some points of the law.
What started as an unfortunate incident for a Kansas couple turned into a daylong nightmare, and it could have been worse.
It happens every day. Someone drops a check into a mailbox and trusts that it will reach its destination. Many of us rely on the post office for sending important documents and payments. Most of the time, the documents and payments are safely delivered. But, not always.
The KCK Police Department is opening up about a suspected fentanyl overdose and how fast a response might have made all the difference.
Tyrone Pouncil suffers from a rare genetic disorder that caused blindness as a child.
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.
A police investigation which led to a shooting Friday night is now the subject of social media video. An eyewitness claims the woman shot by KCPD was unarmed.
Shawn Parcells admitted in court he was guilty of wire fraud, acknowledging a scheme to transfer money between states.
The Show Me State has 26 locations and has been atop the list for a decade.
Katherine Konon had been accused of hitting a six-month-old boy that was in her care in 2019, causing a brain bleed.
Michael Politte was 14 years old when his mother died.
