Worker finds fetus in Indep. sewer plant
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Police are investigating after a worker found a human fetus inside a city sewer plant Saturday morning. According to the Jackson County Medical Examiner, who responded to the sewer...
View ArticleMissouri Bill Introduced toRequire GM Fish and MeatLabelin...
State Sen. Jemilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) introduced Senate Bill 155 this week. "While I understand that food production is an integral Missouri industry, I don’t feel the trend of biotechnology and...
View ArticleTeen shot critically injured during altercation in Kansas City Kan.
The many public places that bear her name attest to her lifelong commitment to nature and wildlife, and yet they barely hint at the profound and lasting ways Anita B. Gorman the civic leader has shaped...
View ArticleMan 26 killed in crash at I-435 K-10
The Kansas Highway Patrol said Christopher D. Conrad, failed to negotiate the ramp to westbound K-10 and hit a bridge pillar. Conrad was rushed to a hospital, but later ...
View ArticleKan. man dies in crash on I-435 at K-10
LENEXA, Kan. - A Dodge City man was killed in a mid-morning accident Saturday, causing a major exit ramp to shut down off of Interstate 435 for several ...
View ArticleTeenager killed in KCK shooting
The shooting was reported about 2:40 p.m. Police Sgt. Emmett Lockridge told KMBC-TV that two teenagers, one 14 years old and the other 15 years old, were walking in the area when a vehicle pulled up to...
View ArticleNew Details About Fatal Blast At Kansas City Restaurant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An autopsy has determined that burns killed the sole fatality victim of a natural gas explosion at a popular Kansas City restaurant. The Jackson County medical examiner said...
View ArticleU.S. N. Korea threats bellicose rhetoric
The National Security Council, which advises the U.S. president on matters of war, struck a similar cord. Washington finds North Korea's statements "unconstructive," and it does take the threats ...
View ArticleMissouri next battlegroundstate for GMO labeling
But the recent news that GMO labeling is being considered in Missouri was a little bit of a shock. The bill, Senate Bill 155, was sponsored by a Democratic senator from St. Louis named Jamilah Nasheed....
View ArticleMissouri bill could aid Liberty school district
JEFFERSON CITY - Some growing Missouri schools and small districts lacking high-dollar property are facing challenges to fund needed construction projects because of a state cap on their ...
View ArticleMountain-lovers look at Leavenworth beyond the lederhosen
Part of the growing cadre of mountaineering-oriented migrants to Leavenworth, climbers prepare a rockside meal at day’s end in the hills above ...
View ArticleKansas couple Indoor gardening prompted pot raid www.privateofficer.com
(AP) -- Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally targeted, possibly because they had bought indoor...
View ArticleKansas City Council will examine funding request process
More than 200 friends, family members, co-workers and listeners gathered Saturday at Unity Temple on the Plaza to honor the Kansas City broadcasting ...
View ArticleTexas district attorney wife shot and killed
KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) - A North Texas county district attorney and his wife were found dead in their home Saturday, two months after one of his assistant district attorneys was shot to death in a parking...
View ArticleFrancis celebrates first Easter Mass as pope
Pope Francis (L) waves near balloons and an Argentina flag as he leaves at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 31, ...
View ArticleChildren find mans body in Kansas creek bed
The Wichita Eagle reports that the children made the discovery Saturday while playing in a nearly dry creek. Wichita police Capt. Hassan Ramzah says a neighbor reported seeing the man walking in the...
View ArticlePolice seek new tips in KC homicide case
DeJuan Gordon, 29, was fatally shot near 21st Street and Montgall Avenue last year. Police said they still have very little information to go on. Investigators have offered a reward of up to $1,500 for...
View ArticleReport MGE customers to see rate cut
The Joplin Globe reports that the rate decrease takes effect Monday and will save the average customer about $32 per year. About 65 to 75 percent of a customer's natural gas bill reflects the cost of...
View ArticleI-635 bridge reopens after 4-car crash
Investigators said two cars collided in a northbound lane of Interstate 635 on the bridge. Two other vehicles wrecked when they swerved to avoid the original crash scene. Police said they were not sure...
View ArticleKCK police seek tips in teenagers slaying
The shooting was reported about 2:40 p.m. Saturday Police Sgt. Emmett Lockridge told KMBC-TV that two teenagers, one 14 years old and the other 15 years old, were walking in the area when a vehicle...
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