A federal prosecutor in Kansas City is calling on a judge to get really tough with a man who is accused of kidnapping his own children and who will not tell where they are. Daniel Porter is charged with kidnapping his two kids after he picked them up from his estranged wife last June. Porter has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun. In a sentencing memo filed in that case, an Assistant U.S. Attorney asks the judge to send Porter to prison for the maximum sentence of ten years. The whereabouts of the children are still unknown.
KC Casino Makes Winners of Losers
April 30, 2005 By
Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino is launching a new promotion to attract gamblers. On Mondays and Tuesdays in May, even losers will win something. 10-percent of every tracked player’s daily losses will be rebated. For instance, a player who loses $100 playing blackjack or trying to win at the slot machines will get an additional $10 mailed to him or her in the form of cash vouchers. And, it’s not just losers who get bonuses. Anyone ending the day in the black will receive a voucher worth 10-percent of that player’s winnings. Mondays and Tuesdays are typically slow days at the casinos.
Meet Me At The Fair
April 30, 2005 By
About 200,000 people were waiting that day in St. Louis when the president, in Washington, pressed an electric key. When he did, 10,000 flags unfurled, waterfalls began to flow in Forest Park, bands began to play, and machinery began to run. For the next eight months, St. Louis would be the site of the great Louisana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 World’s Fair. It went far beyond the expectations of those who originally planned an event to celebrate the centennial of the Louisana Purchase.
Bellefontaine Likely Saved By Budget Negotiators
April 29, 2005 By
It looks as though residents of the Bellfontaine Habilitation Center in St. Louis County will be able to continue to call the facilty home. Legislative budget negotiators have rejected Governor Matt Blunt’s proposal to shut down the state-run mental health center and are proposing they continue to fund it. The shut down had been criticized by friends and relatives of the patients. They claimed the patients would be forced into homes that might not have had the best interests of the mentally retarded and physically disabled residents at heart. The thirteen budget bills will return to the House and Senate next week for their approval. A budget must be in place by next Friday.
Cole Appointed Fire Marshal
April 29, 2005 By
The man who has been serving on an interim basis as Missouri’s Fire Marshal has been appointed to the job outright. Governor Matt Blunt has appointed Randy Cole to the post. Cole has served as interim Fire Marshal since the resignation of Bill Farr, who had been Fire Marshal since 1996. Cole is a former Cole County Sheriff’s Deputy who has worked with the State Department of Public Safety since 1986. His appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
