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Lori Drew Day

Posted on May 29, 2008
June 16 -- that's when she's due to be arraigned in Los Angeles.

Posted on May 28, 2008
Francisco is a graphic designer from the Seattle area who disappeared back in February. Since then, his case has gained new life on the Web, according to the Seattle Times. People across the country are following new developments, proposing theories,...

IL man accused of attacking elderly man with Moon Pies

Posted on May 28, 2008
The charge was assault with a delicious weapon.

2nd man convicted in 1998 Indy meth murder

Posted on May 28, 2008
Darren A. Frank will get a life sentence for killing Douglas Weil back in 1998, Mark Morris reports. (This follows the 2006 conviction of John Street in the same slaying.) Snip: ?This defendant was the enforcer for a major producer...

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Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on May 28, 2008
Thanks for spending part of your Wednesday on the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good spot to share links, if you've seen an interesting story somewhere else. Please sign your comments,...

SHENANIGANS

Posted on May 28, 2008
I got an email today -- a forward, actually -- about a reported mugging/beating in the Power & Light District. Snip: They left at 10:30p, went to the parking garage, took the elevator and when they got out were jumped...

KC credit union robbed on Wednesday morning

Posted on May 28, 2008
From the FBI: At approximately 11:15 am, 5/28/08, the United Labor Credit Union, 6320 Manchester, Kansas City, Missouri, was the victim of a robbery. A handgun was brandished and an undisclosed amount of money was taken, with the subject or...

KCK man accused of trying to burn down girlfriend's house

Posted on May 28, 2008
From Christine Vendel: Jackson County prosecutors today accused a 53-year-old man of breaking into his girlfriend?s house early Sunday and setting it on fire as she and her children slept. No one was hurt. Willie F. Ford, of Kansas City,...

IA protestors sue Secret Service agent, jailer over arrest at Bush rally

Posted on May 28, 2008
The women, former teachers, say they were singled out because of the political views. The authorities say they wouldn't follow security instructions. The women sound especially aggrieved over the strip search: In testimony this morning, McCabe said after she and...

Patrick Paul Duvall

Posted on May 28, 2008
From The AP: Shown in this undated, hand-out photograph from the Pope County Sheriff's Office is Patrick Paul Duvall, 29, of Russellville, Ark. Duvall faces four felony battery charges stemming from a shooting Saturday at an outdoor wedding near Dover,...

Study: Kids who had high lead exposure often turn to crime

Posted on May 28, 2008
Nobody ever expects GOOD things to happen after you eat lead, but still ... Snip: Researchers have collected data from as early as 1979, when pregnant women and their healthy babies regularly had their blood drawn at four Cincinnati medical...

How to tell if you've been beaten up badly

Posted on May 28, 2008
You have footprints on your face.

Kline attorney: KS Supremes should dismiss Parenthood's lawsuit

Posted on May 28, 2008
From Diane Carroll: The Kansas Supreme Court should dismiss a lawsuit Planned Parenthood filed last year against Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline, Kline?s attorney argues in a brief filed today with the court. At a news conference this morning...

Arrests in Olathe carjacking?

Posted on May 28, 2008
Olathe police say they've arrested three people in connection with a carjacking last week where the victim was shot in the face. Police say they may be connected to a second street robbery on Friday. KCK police are assisting.

Riverside's Click It Or Ticket totals

Posted on May 28, 2008
From Riverside PD: The Riverside Department of Public Safety participated in the national ?Click It or Ticket? mobilization conducted May 19 through May 28. During the enforcement effort, police officers issued a total of 96 uniform traffic citations including 25...

Babysitting while drunk

Posted on May 28, 2008
A Michigan daycare has been shut down after the owner was allegedly found to be drunk while watching the children. (She reportedly had a BAC three times the level of the legal driving limit, though as far as we know,...

Why is Paul House still in prison?

Posted on May 28, 2008
Great story from the AP about a Death Row inmate in Tennessee, who -- by all accounts -- is probably innocent. The prosecutors has been ordered to retry House or let him go. The prosecutor says he wants one more...

IL man tried to kill wife because she didn't want to have sex on honeymoon, police say

Posted on May 28, 2008
The story describes a pretty brutal attack, but the woman was able to escape and get help. Hat Tip: Many thanks, JUNGLE JIM!

Nick Bollea: Brain-damaged friend was "negative"

Posted on May 28, 2008
Authorities have released a recorded jailhouse conversation between Hulk Hogan and his son, Nick Bollea, who's doing eight months for a crash that left his friend severely brain-damaged. Excerpts here.

FL teacher lets kids vote autistic boy out of class

Posted on May 28, 2008
Wow. A Florida teacher reportedly let her class vote whether they wanted to keep the kid, age 5, in class. (They did not, by a total of 14-2.) The children were also encouraged to say what they disliked about the...

KSHB: 1 shot in home invasion early Wednesday

Posted on May 28, 2008
Happened a little before 3 this morning near 13th and Indiana. The victim -- who didn't give them any money -- was shot in the leg, but should live.

TX man sort of wins argument with his naked mom, age 73

Posted on May 28, 2008
From the Dallas Morning News: A 73-year-old Fort Worth woman shot her finger after arguing with her son because she had been walking around the house naked, police said. Police say she was loading the gun when this happened. Sounds...

Today in George Tiller ...

Posted on May 28, 2008
From The AP: An anti-abortion group says Gov. Kathleen Sebelius honored abortion provider George Tiller last year at the governor?s residence. Operation Rescue included a photo in a news release Wednesday of Sebelius standing next to someone it identified as...

Chris Cagle, girlfriend accused of domestic assault

Posted on May 28, 2008
Country singer Chris Cagle and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant, are looking at charges of domestic assault after they allegedly, drunkenly smacked each other with an umbrella and a purse. He was the one using the purse, CMT reports. (Also, CMT...

The Battle over the Byrne Grants

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Byrne Grants are a federal funding source that a lot of local police departments use to fight drugs and other crime. The president wants to cut the grants to $200 million, but the Senate has stuck $490 million for...

Harry Potter and The ACLU Lawsuit

Posted on May 28, 2008
The ACLU is suing after a Poplar Bluff librarian was suspended because she didn't want to work at an after-hours Harry Potter event, where the staff was required to dress as witches or wizards. (She eventually quit.) The librarian believes...

MO woman admits to lying about sexual assault

Posted on May 28, 2008
A Missouri woman -- whose husband helped form the Ozarks Minutemen -- has pleaded guilty to lying about being sexually assaulted by a Hispanic man, who, she originally told police, broke into her mobile home with two colleagues. It wasn't...

Sorry, if you molest a kid, you can't be a teacher in Kansas

Posted on May 28, 2008
Kansas has tightened its laws to bar those convicted of child-related offenses from getting or renewing a teaching license. The other big change? A DUI rap will no longer permanently bar someone from working as a teacher.

UPDATE on the "Cop Killa" rappers

Posted on May 28, 2008
A while back, two knuckleheads wrote a rap called "Cop Killa," which they recorded and posted to YouTube. The guys opined in rhyme how much they'd like to kill LEOs in Savannah, Country Club Village and Andrew County and, as...

Gunman shoots bride, groom, 2 others at AR wedding

Posted on May 27, 2008
Apparently, their dogs got into a fight, one witness said. Authorities say the suspect didn't know anybody involved, but that apparently didn't stop him from opening fire at the outdoor wedding this weekend. The rest of the wedding guests chased...

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