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JIM SALTER

JIM SALTER

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Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri

Volatile weather is honing in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, with some storms bringing massive chunks of hail

Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri
Crime|US

Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop them

It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter didn’t get his firearm legally from a store or gun show, but instead obtained it from someone who did

Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop them
Crime|News|US

St. Patrick's parade will be Kansas City's first big event since the deadly Super Boal celebration

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kansas City, where they should expect much tighter security measures than in past years due to last month’s deadly mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration

St. Patrick's parade will be Kansas City's first big event since the deadly Super Boal celebration
Crime|News|Sports|US

Undeterred: Kansas Citians turn for St. Patrick's Day parade, month after violence at Chiefs' rally

The memory of the the deadly shooting at the last month's Super Bowl rally in Kansas City, Missouri, was still on the minds of many at the St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday

Undeterred: Kansas Citians turn for St. Patrick's Day parade, month after violence at Chiefs' rally
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|News

Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers will go on an international tour and then be auctioned

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were returned their owner, nearly 20 years after the iconic shoes were stolen from a museum in the late actor’s hometown

Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers will go on an international tour and then be auctioned
Crime|News|Sports

A third man is now charged with murder in the Kansas City Super Bowl rally shooting

A third man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally

A third man is now charged with murder in the Kansas City Super Bowl rally shooting
Crime|News|US

Condemned inmate could face 'surgery without anesthesia' if good vein is elusive, lawyers say

Attorneys for a condemned Missouri man say the state's execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug doesn't work

Condemned inmate could face 'surgery without anesthesia' if good vein is elusive, lawyers say
Crime|News|US

Missouri inmate nears execution for 2006 killings of cousin and her husband after appeals denied

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied two appeals on behalf of Missouri inmate Brian Dorsey, clearing the way for his scheduled execution Tuesday evening

Missouri inmate nears execution for 2006 killings of cousin and her husband after appeals denied
News|US|World

Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and Iowa

Strong storms have caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt

Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and Iowa
Crime|News|US

2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP

The FBI has determined that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media postings

2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP
Environment|News|US

Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come

Tornadoes touched down Monday evening in rural Oklahoma as large hail pelted parts of Kansas

Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come
News|Crime

Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show

Police records show that officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed

Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show
News|Crime

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem

A Missouri inmate who is weeks away from execution is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman described as a “medical emergency."

Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem
Americas|Crime|News|World

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti

A family member of a U.S. missionary couple says the couple and a Haitian man who led a religious organization have been fatally shot by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital

What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
Crime|News|US

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday
Crime|News|US

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband

A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband
Health|News|US

A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever

Transplant organizations say a 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ

A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
US

If you can't stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas

It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States

If you can't stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas
Environment|News|US

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material have derailed and burst into flames in a remote area of North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota
Environment|Science

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve
News

A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up

Severe storms in the Midwest have overtopped a dam in southern Illinois and left the Chicago area cleaning up

A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
Crime|News|US

Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison is now free, despite objections from Missouri’s attorney general

Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
Crime|News

Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit

Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
Crime|News|US

Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks

For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned

Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks

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