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Settlement between Kline, former prosecutors?

Posted on June 23, 2008
From Diane Carroll: The eight Johnson County employees who were fired by District Attorney Phill Kline dropped their lawsuit against him today in exchange for a statement from him regarding their ethics and skills. Kline fired seven assistant district attorneys...

AR man accused of tying up, beating Mom after her dog kilt his skunk

Posted on June 23, 2008
Police say he hid from them in an attic. They also accuse him of tying up a disabled teen that his mom was caring for.

Man tried to talk girl into his van, Olathe PD says

Posted on June 23, 2008
From Olathe PD: At about 1:30 PM on 6/19/08 a juvenile female was walking alone near the intersection of 125th and Harvey when she was approached by a subject driving a van. The van stopped in the roadway and the...

This is why I make a point of NOT meeting my neighbors

Posted on June 23, 2008
A Nebraska man is accused of firing a crossbow at his next-door neighbor. What were they fighting over? Gambling debt? A particularly hurtful game of "snaps"? Nope, they'd been arguing over what breed the neighbor's dog was.

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Where is Kara Kopetsky?

Posted on June 23, 2008
Missed from the weekend, but there was a rally to remind the public about Kara Kopetsky, a Belton teenager who disappeared over a year ago. The reward in her case now stands at $30,000. More here from WDAF: Kopetsky's mother...

4 birds found dead after Emporia Zoo break-in

Posted on June 23, 2008
The dead include two cereopsis geese, two black swans. It sounds like somebody threw flower pots at them.

MO Highway Patrol names new Troop A commander

Posted on June 23, 2008
Troop A, based in Lee's Summit, covers the Missouri side of the metro, plus several outlying counties. Snip from the patrol's release: Lieutenant Robert L. Powell is being promoted to the rank of captain and designated commander of Troop A,...

Open Thread ... Monday

Posted on June 23, 2008
The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is up and running on a lovely Monday morning. Thanks again for spending part of your day here! As always, feel free to share links if you've seen an...

Salina man loses game of Russian roulette

Posted on June 23, 2008
This is a fantastic story. Apparently, our protagonist fired his gun several times in the air after hearing his neighbor had been in a bar fight, The AP reports. Snip: Austin fired the revolver ? which he thought did not...

William Morva

Posted on June 23, 2008
Morva was sentenced today to death for his slaying of a hospital guard and a sheriff's deputy in Virginia. (Morva, a jailed inmate, broke free during a trip to the hospital -- the two shootings followed.) (AP Photo/Matt Gentry, Pool)

Where is Ralph M. Hood?

Posted on June 23, 2008
KSHB has a report on a missing Lee's Summit man who was last seen Sunday. Here's more from Kevin Hoffmann: Authorities said today that Ralph M. Hood, 64, suffers from dementia and was in an agitated state when he left...

Two pastimes that DO NOT go together

Posted on June 23, 2008
Drinking 40-ounce bottles of beer while unloading shotguns ... You might accidentally blow a hole in your wall.

Dear Friends: Please stop having public orgies on our national beaches

Posted on June 23, 2008
In Massachusetts, park rangers say the incidents of public sex on the Cape's federal beaches have tripled in the last few years. Authorities say they're not dealing with the occasional frisky couple, but full-on public orgies. Snip: A whale-watch boat...

Crime writer accused of drumming up business

Posted on June 23, 2008
Unusual story from Macedonia, where police accused a reporter of actually committing two murders that he wrote about. (His stories included details that police hadn't released, the authorities say.) That writer is dead now -- an apparent suicide in his...

Trio of conmen bilked Christians out of $80 million in NC, SC, authorities allege

Posted on June 23, 2008
By promising to invest their money so they'd be able to get out of debt. They especially played on people's faith and used preachers to introduce them to potential clients, authorities allege.

NY prosecutor says he deliberately tried to lose case

Posted on June 23, 2008
Amazing story from the New York Times about a prosecutor who essentially helped the defense win a murder case. The prosecutor didn't believe the two defendants were guilty, but his bosses told him to pursue the case anyway. And he...

Lady dwarf pimp accused of turning out teenage runaway, NY police say

Posted on June 23, 2008
The alleged pimp's handle is "Shorty."

Monstrous

Posted on June 23, 2008
Another heartbreaking case of child abuse, if true. The truly shocking part? Authorities allege the children were trained to perform for groups of 50 to 100 people at a swingers club. Hat Tip: Many thanks, T-Bone

PA townsfolk upset after police shoot bear cub

Posted on June 23, 2008
The police say they were trying to protect the crowd from the animal, which had been shot full of tranquilizers, but had turned toward the onlookers. The state game commission is backing them up. The townspeople, though, say it was...

God busted for selling coke within 1,000 feet of a church

Posted on June 23, 2008
A man named God, it should probably be noted. Story is from Tampa. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Godspeed, George Carlin

Posted on June 23, 2008
I found this great old photo on the AP wire of George Carlin getting arrested for doing his "Seven Words" act. (Hmm. Probably wasn't the happiest of memories for George, but still.) The date was 1972, and the venue was...

20 years later, Hutch man pleads guilty to DUI death

Posted on June 23, 2008
It was his wife who died on New Year's Day 1988; he was behind the wheel. He fled the country and was only captured recently, when he tried to cross back into America. He'll be sentenced under the standards of...

Where is Nicholas Dunn?

Posted on June 23, 2008
UPDATED: He's OK! From Mike Rice: A 12-year-old Parkville boy has been missing since noon Sunday after an argument with his parents, according to media reports. A Parkville police dispatcher declined to release any information about the case early today...

KCPD investigates fatal shooting at 39th and College

Posted on June 23, 2008
From KCPD: Today at approximately 3:45pm, KCMO Police were called to 39th and College in regard to the sound of gun shots. Upon arrival officer's observed a black male (believed to be approx. 30yrs old) in the street suffering from...

6 DUI arrests during KCPD sobriety checkpoint

Posted on June 21, 2008
From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on June 20, 2008 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at Blue Ridge Blvd.and Holiday Drive . Northbound traffic was checked with total of 293 vehicles stopped. A...

2 shot during downtown KC street robbery

Posted on June 21, 2008
From Laura Bauer: Two people were shot this morning as they sat in a car talking. The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. as a man and woman were sitting in a car at Grand and Admiral Blvds., police said. Two...

The Honeymoon Murder?

Posted on June 21, 2008
An Alabama man is facing a murder charge after his wife died during a scuba outing on their honeymoon in Australia. Snip: The groom, an experienced diver who had completed a dive-rescue course, was acting as a so-called dive buddy...

"Your Honor, I did not swim naked with those alligators"

Posted on June 21, 2008
Innocent man? Or tweaked-up loser with exhibition issues? You make the call ...

Sorry, Sadie Mae

Posted on June 21, 2008
A top prison official is advising AGAINST compassionate release for Susan Atkins, aka Sadie Mae Glutz of the Manson Family. She has terminal brain cancer. The good news for her is that her case doesn't hinge on the official's recommendation....

Georgia doctor accused of holding patient prisoner because she couldn't pay

Posted on June 21, 2008
This one sounds a little weird ...

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