by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Controversy erupts in a lawsuit about a wrestler’s death in Kansas City. Defendants in the case of wrestler Owen Hart, who died in a fall from the rafters of Kansas City’s Kemper Arena, accuse the family’s Kansas City lawyers of trying to buy-out...
by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Before the republican convention gets into high gear later today, democrats are piping-up about who they’d like to see on their ticket. Kansas City-area Congresswoman Karen McCarthy suggests former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin would be a great choice....
by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Crime is taking a hit in Kansas City. The number of crimes reported have taken quite a dip since January. That’s when the city started to show a 16% decrease in the number of homicides, 18% fewer burglaries. Several other categories like rape, assault, and car...
by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Figures from the U.S. Justice Department show the number of people on parole or probation nationally reached a record 4.5 million in 1999. However, Missouri’s numbers are going the other way. Tim Kniest of the state Department of Corrections says probation...
by admin | Jul 31, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Missouri delegates to the republican convention get to participate in history this week. State republican party chair Ann Wagner found out today Missouri wouldn’t be casting its presidential ballot in the usual, alphabetical order. The delegation will...
