Noelle Alviz-gransee

Breaking News Reporter at the Kansas City Star

kansas city, missouri, united states

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I am a recent graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia where I got a B.A. in Journalism with an emphasis in print and digital reporting, and got a minor in political science. I am currently a breaking news reporter for the Des Moines Register. Previously, I reported for the Kansas City Star, Columbia Missourian, Missouri Business Alert, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Murder Murder News, Vice Reports, and Startland News.

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KU community mourns student killed near Lawrence airport | Kansas City Star

Local KU student killed in hit-and-run while jogging was a ‘bright light,’ family says University of Kansas student Elsa McGrain, who was killed last week in a hit-and-run wreck, is being remembered by her family and community as a kind and generous perso... See more

kansascity.com•Noelle Alviz-gransee•Nov 10, 2025

Kansas man arrested, charged in death of KU student after hit-and-run wreck

Local Kansas man arrested, charged in death of KU student after hit-and-run wreck A man has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run crash that killed a University of Kansas student Thursday. William Ray Klinger, 36, of Lawre... See more

kansascity.com•Noelle Alviz-gransee•Nov 10, 2025

KU student killed in Lawrence hit-and-run incident Thursday | Kansas City Star

Local Woman killed in hit-and-run while running in Lawrence identified as KU student The 20-year-old Lawrence woman killed after a hit-and-run crash on Thursday was a University of Kansas student, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Elsa McG... See more

kansascity.com•Noelle Alviz-gransee•Nov 8, 2025

22-year-old brutally assaulted after KC Westport bar crawl | Kansas City Star

Local Man found with skull fracture after Westport bar hop. Family says he was attacked Rachel Kelly of San Diego doesn’t usually check her son’s location, but says she’s grateful she did last weekend, because on Saturday she saw her son Erik Kelly, who l... See more

kansascity.com•Noelle Alviz-gransee•Nov 5, 2025

Remembering a beloved Lawrence stage performer and artist | Kansas City Star

Local ‘Lit up every room’: Husband, friends mourn KC theater performer killed in crash It was 2017, and Louise ImMasche was performing as Dr. Frank N Furter in “The Rocky Horror Show” at Theatre Lawrence. Their now-husband, Zak Grant, was in the crowd wat... See more

kansascity.com•Noelle Alviz-gransee•Oct 30, 2025

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KU community mourns student killed near Lawrence airport | Kansas City Star

Kansas man arrested, charged in death of KU student after hit-and-run wreck

KU student killed in Lawrence hit-and-run incident Thursday | Kansas City Star

22-year-old brutally assaulted after KC Westport bar crawl | Kansas City Star

Remembering a beloved Lawrence stage performer and artist | Kansas City Star

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KU community mourns student killed near Lawrence airport | Kansas City Star

Kansas man arrested, charged in death of KU student after hit-and-run wreck

KU student killed in Lawrence hit-and-run incident Thursday | Kansas City Star

22-year-old brutally assaulted after KC Westport bar crawl | Kansas City Star

Remembering a beloved Lawrence stage performer and artist | Kansas City Star