The Platte County treasurer’s office says it was the victim of an email scam that resulted in the loss of more than $48,000. County Treasurer Rob Willard says his office received an email Friday that appeared to be from Presiding ...
Read More »Children’s asylum approvals vary by US region
For unaccompanied immigrant children seeking asylum in the U.S., where they apply seems to make a world of difference. Youngsters whose applications are handled by the U.S. government’s regional offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles are far more likely ...
Read More »Missouri senator pushes to help vets exposed to mustard gas
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday rolled out legislation aimed at helping World War II veterans she said were exposed to mustard gas by the military, a practice a daughter of one Missouri veteran said led to chronic health issues ...
Read More »Kansas woman admits stealing thousands in merchandise
A suburban Kansas City woman with a history of shoplifting admitted in court Tuesday that she stole tens of thousands of dollars of clothing and merchandise she was peddling out of her nearly $1 million home. Kelli Bauer, 46 and ...
Read More »Father who had daughter marry her rapist sentenced to jail
An Idaho man will spend about four months in jail for taking his pregnant 14-year-old daughter to Missouri and having her marry a 24-year-old family friend who had raped her. The father pleaded guilty to injury to a child last ...
Read More »University of Kansas seeks dismissal of rape lawsuit
The University of Kansas has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student who alleges she was raped by a football player on the Lawrence campus. In a filing in federal court in Kansas City, ...
Read More »High court sides with property owners in wetlands case
The Supreme Court is making it easier for landowners to bring a court challenge when federal regulators try to restrict property development due to concerns about water pollution. The justices ruled unanimously Tuesday that a Minnesota company could file a ...
Read More »Missouri WWII vet’s mustard gas claim again denied
A World War II veteran who says he was exposed to mustard gas experiments at a one-time southwestern Missouri military camp has had his disability claim denied for the fourth time in two decades. Arla Harrell’s claim was denied April ...
Read More »Memorial service set for former Missouri lawmaker, judge
A memorial service is planned for next month for former Missouri appellate judge and Republican lawmaker Robert O. Snyder. Snyder was 98 when he died May 25 of heart failure at his home in Kirkwood. The Navy veteran of World ...
Read More »Striking Verizon workers to return Wednesday; deal inked
Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon employees will return to work Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement that includes 1,300 new call center jobs and nearly 11 percent in raises over four years but also makes health care plan changes to ...
Read More »Lawsuit filed over plans near Kansas City’s jazz district
Archie Williams has lived in the Parade Park Homes complex just east of 18th and Vine for 41 years and savors the neighborhood’s proud African-American heritage. Donna Jackson has lived there more than 30 years and now has a daughter ...
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