KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City leaders are introducing a new four-part plan they hope will help the city reduce its burgeoning crime rate. Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced Reform Project KC during a news conference Wednesday that was attended by dozens of public officials and community organizers. The four “pillars” of the program are
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing over a Missouri court order allowing some Kansas City area evictions to continue during the coronavirus pandemic. The ACLU on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court. The organization is fighting a Jackson Court Circuit Court order allowing some evictions to continue, even
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police say the father of a bullied Missouri junior high student has been charged with making a terrorist threat after allegedly saying he would shoot everyone in the school office. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 35-year-old Kenneth Hicks, 35, was arrested Tuesday after authorities were contacted by a Kum N Go
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A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and blasted her claims that she was the victim of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her from office. Gardner, the city’s elected prosecutor, claimed in the suit that “entrenched interests” were intentionally impeding her efforts to
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit claims that a Missouri man died at a 2019 Dave Matthews Band concert after being hit by a chair thrown by an employee of the venue in St. Louis County. Jasen Smith wrongful death lawsuitDownload The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the lawsuit filed by Darcy Smith
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Health department director Dr. Randall Williams said tests have already been sent to Missouri nursing homes and historically black colleges and universities, but more are headed to the state level.
Continue Reading O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus has nearly tripled in areas outside of Missouri’s two largest metropolitan areas since the state reopened for business in mid-June. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ COVID-19 dashboard shows that the state’s northwest, southeast, southwest and central regions all reached record
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis officials will not prosecute nine people who were charged with trespassing after a confrontation with a gun-wielding couple during a demonstration. The nine people were part of a group that entered a private and gated St. Louis neighborhood during a racial injustice protest in June. Mark and Patricia McCloskey
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According to a letter sent to parents Monday, Southern Boone School District closed the high school for cleaning after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
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The report obtained by ABC News on Monday said Missouri reported 166 new cases per 100,000 people from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23 putting the state at eighth in the country for new cases.
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Several Mid-Missouri school districts have said adequate staffing is a top concern as in-person classes resume and cases of the virus are found in buildings.
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting on the 1100 block of SW U Highway in Holden, Missouri. According to the sheriff’s department Facebook page, when deputies arrived, they found 29-year-old Sabrina Page (Farris), of Holden, dead by a gunshot wound. Deputies arrested 30-year-old Daniel Page, of Holden.
Continue Reading Some Mid-Missouri school districts have been hit with new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks leading officials to tap into safety protocols from local health departments.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities arrested a Fulton man in connection with an armed robbery on Saturday. Fulton Police officers, with the assistance of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, arrested 33-year-old Kyle D Newton, after he allegedly robbed the Casey’s General Store on S Business 54. Reports say Newton entered
Continue Reading ORIGINAL: The Moniteau County Health Center reported a fifth death related to COVID-19 on Saturday.
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Cooper County, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man was pronounced dead after a vehicle collision Friday afternoon in Cooper County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Reports say 40-year-old Nicholas A Barbieri of Brooksville, FL, was driving eastbound on I-70 with a minor in the passenger seat when the car flipped near the 95.6 mile
Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel is weighing the fate of a sweeping Missouri abortion law, including a provision that prohibits a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis heard arguments Thursday in the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. (AP) — Nine television stations have pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday reported that the ads were pulled after Galloway’s campaign sent cease-and-desist letters. The ads are by the Uniting Missouri PAC. The group supports Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s campaign but
Continue ReadingMOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — Nine people have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the kidnapping and shooting death of a southwestern Missouri woman in August. KYTV-TV reports that 28-year-old Sarah Pasco of Aurora was kidnapped and fatally shot Aug. 16. Her body was found in a well in the town of
Continue ReadingEVERTON, Mo. (AP) — The former city clerk of a small southwestern Missouri town has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to a methamphetamine ring. KYTV-TV reports that 35-year-old Kristy A. Conn of Everton was sentenced Wednesday in federal court. She pleaded guilty in November to
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