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1 hr ago | Kansas City Star

KC man charged with eight felonies in assault and rape case

Jackson County prosecutors today charged a 50-year-old man with eight felonies after he allegedly beat, raped and sodomized his former girlfriend.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Fri Jul 03, 2009

NBC Action News

Investigators Find Arsenic in Park Picnic Tables

" Another holiday weekend is here. Chances are you'll load up the kids, the dog and several coolers of food and drink, then head to your favorite park.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, MO, Johnson County, MO

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Kansas City man sentenced to 28 years

A Jackson County judge sentenced 20-year-old James C. Martin to 28 years in prison for the murder of a 12-year-old boy.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Tony's Kansas City

Sexy Setback For Mayor Funky's Case

Looks like Mayor Funky is still on the hook for the sexy, inappropriate and sometimes hilarious talk of his wife.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Missourian

Appointing special master in capital cases is rare in Missouri

The family of a man convicted of killing two sisters by pushing them off a Missouri bridge nearly two decades ago expressed relief Wednesday over news that a special master - a seldom-used mechanism in capital cases - will investigate claims that he was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

NBC Action News

Overturned Truck Blocking SB 71 South of Hwy 150

Overturned semi-truck is blocking all lanes of south bound US 71 Hwy just south of Hwy 150 in Jackson County.

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Related Topix: Cass County, MO, Kansas City, MO, Grandview, MO

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KansasCity.com

No criminal charges in fatal accident involving former Chiefs player

Jackson County authorities said today that no criminal charges would be filed against a former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman who was involved in a fatal vehicular accident this weekend.

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Related Topix: Grain Valley, MO

NBC Action News

Pedestrian Killed in Platte County

PLATTE CITY, Mo. a ' A man was killed late Sunday night when he walked in front of traffic on a Northland highway.

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Related Topix: Platte City, MO, Marceline, MO

Sun Jun 28, 2009

NBC Action News

Missing Teen Needs Urgent Medical Care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A pregnant 15-year-old has not been seen since leaving an area hospital against doctorsa TM orders earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Sat Jun 27, 2009

KansasCity.com

The Watchdog | Does Pleasant Hill reach into Jackson County?

The problemJack Lipscomb of Greenwood was taken aback when he saw a city limit sign at Missouri 150 and Missouri 7, indicating that Pleasant Hill might be a mile north of where Lipscomb thought it was.

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Related Topix: Pleasant Hill, MO, Missouri, Greenwood, MO, Cass County, MO

Fri Jun 26, 2009

KansasCity.com

Charges filed in KC shooting that missed target

Prosecutors charged an Independence man Friday with trying to shoot another man, who grabbed the guns barrel to avoid being hit.Richard L. Fisher, 21, was charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.According to court records, the victim told police that he was working on his car Thursday afternoon in ...

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Related Topix: Independence, MO

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Pitch

Truman Sports Complex contractors not paid prevailing wage, suit alleges

A misdemeanor summons was issued in Jackson County Court in Independence today against Aardvark Air Duct Cleaning Chimney Service , owned by Rycoblake Corp.

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Related Topix: Independence, MO, Lees Summit, MO

Wed Jun 24, 2009

KCTV5

Man Robbed Of Cash, Gold Teeth

A Kansas City man accused of stealing a set of gold teeth in a robbery faces criminal charges.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Mon Jun 22, 2009

KCTV Kansas City

Power Outages Hit Eastern Jackson County

About 2,000 Kansas City Power and Light customers were without electricity as of 12:30 p.m. on Monday.

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Related Topix: Blue Springs, MO, Lake Tapawingo, MO

Kansas City Star

Jackson County, Independence will team up on new animal shelter

Stray animals in eastern Jackson County are about to get a new $5.3 million home.

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Related Topix: Independence, MO, Little Blue, MO

Sun Jun 21, 2009

KansasCity.com

Man accused of threatening to kill a woman

A man is in custody today after an incident in which he threatened to kill a woman.The incident happened in Sibley in eastern Jackson County about 11:30 a.m. According to the Jackson County sheriff's office, the man was barricaded in a house and would not come out when officers ordered him to.After his arrest, officers found the woman unhurt.

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TheKansasCityChannel.com

Oak Grove Teen Dies In ATV Crash

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- An 18-year-man died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in suburban Kansas City.

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Related Topix: Oak Grove, MO, Kansas City, MO

Fri Jun 19, 2009

NBC Action News

Two-Alarm Fire at Grain Valley House

It took about 40 firefighters from several fire departments nearly an hour to bring a fire under control at a house in Grain Valley.

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Related Topix: Grain Valley, MO, Lees Summit, MO, Oak Grove, MO

Wed Jun 17, 2009

KSHB-TV Kansas City

Independence and Jackson County Partner for Animal Shelter

" The city of Independence and Jackson County are partnering to build a new animal shelter.

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Related Topix: Independence, MO

Southeast Missourian

Court rules 10 must join sex offender registry

The Missouri attorney general's office said Tuesday's ruling by the state Supreme Court means that all sex offenders in Missouri must register with the state, including those convicted before the registry was created more than a decade ago.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Kansas City, MO

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