By JIM SUHR Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Investigators were treating the death of a 10-year-old boy on the world’s tallest waterslide as a “civil matter” rather than… Read more »
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Home invasion suspect, homeowner killed in shooting
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — A suburban St. Louis homeowner and the man who allegedly broke into his home are both dead, and the homeowner’s son is injured, after all… Read more »
Family sues Missouri boys ranch after couple killed
(ALENA, Mo., AP) — The family of a Michigan couple who were killed in southwest Missouri by two boys who escaped from a juvenile rehabilitation camp is suing the camp…. Read more »
Suspect killed after breaking into St. Charles County home
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — A man suspected of a home invasion in suburban St. Louis has been fatally shot during a fight with the homeowner and his son. The… Read more »
2 dead during violent night in St. Louis
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Two people are dead and several others injured following a deadly night in St. Louis. Police say three men were shot about 11 p.m. Sunday inside… Read more »
Lawmaker’s young son dies on ‘world’s largest’ water slide
(KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — The son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest, according to officials and the… Read more »
Boy, 12, dies in Kansas on ‘world’s largest’ water slide
(KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — A 12-year-old boy has died on a Kansas water slide billed as the world’s largest. Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Officer Cameron Morgan says the… Read more »
Platte County official accused of misusing county funds
(PLATTE CITY, Mo., AP) — A northwest Missouri county official faces charges accusing him of using a county credit card to supply the construction of a beer garden at his… Read more »
Evidence, witnesses cast doubt on Kansas man’s life sentence
By BILL DRAPER Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Kan., AP) — A Kansas man who has spent more than half of his life in prison for a double homicide that witnesses… Read more »
Union leaders criticize Kansas City police chief for remarks
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City’s police chief is taking some criticism from area police union leaders for his recent comments about shootings of black men by officers. Chief… Read more »