A Kansas fireman is charged with looting in Joplin. The Jasper County prosecutor has charged 25-year-old Matthew W. Page, one of three firefighters from Baxter Springs, Kansas, dismissed in June for alleged misconduct while responding to the tornado.

Page is accused of taking items from Joplin’s Home Depot, which was levelled by the tornado. -jcm-

After two toddler deaths in St. Louis involving handguns, Mayor Francis Slay is urging residents — If you must have a gun in your home, please secure it.

One toddler recently fatally shot herself in the head while home alone … also this week, a police officer’s young son found a gun in the home and died from self-inflicted injuries.



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