by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Crime / Courts, Sports Features
Jury selection begins today in the trial of former Chief Bam Morris. Morris is charged with drug-trafficking and money-laundering. Prosecutors say Morris and two others ran a marijuana distribution ring partially financed by former Chief Tamarick Vanover. Vanover and...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Sports Features
Missouri football coach Larry Smith says he doesn’t feel many starting jobs are up for grabs as the Tigers open a week-long training camp at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico. Smith says he just hopes to find depth at each position in the coming weeks. The...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Sports Features
The Ozark Mountain Ducks outlasted first-place Amarillo, 2-1 in 10 innings. Ozark’s Juan Mora extended his hitting streak to 25 games. Ozark is a game over .500 at 46-45, but the Ducks are in 4th place, trailing Amarillo by 15 and 1/2 games.River City lost to...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | News
State fair director Gary Slater complains that it gets harder every year to round up grandstand acts for the fair. He says people just don’t go on the road the way they used to because of widespread use of the internet and venues like MTV. Slater says...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Politics / Govt
National attention might be focused on the presidential race, but Missouri delegates to the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles have their own work to succeed a two-term governor. State Treasurer Bob Holden spoke to the crowd at a gathering at Warner Brothers...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Sports Features
I didn’t see the game, so I hesitate to comment on the Chiefs 33-10 preseason loss to the 49ers. Ok, I hesitated, now here’s my comment: the result has to scare you if you’re a Chiefs fan. The 49ers scored on their first five possessions....
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Crime / Courts
A Sunday morning chase in Independence involving 5 vehicles ended in a double-fatal head-on collision. Police say 4 cars were darting in and out of traffic, chasing a truck loaded down with passengers in the cab and outside bed. The truck finally hit an uninvolved car...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Crime / Courts
An autopsy and a special investigation indicates four Newton County deputies acted properly in restraining a man last month, although the man died in custody. Highway patrol sergeant Miles Parks says deputies made the man drop a knife and a pair of pliers he was...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | News
A clearer picture of how the Missouri State Fair is doing comes out later today. The fair will release attendance numbers from Thursday through Sunday. Slater says early indicators are good. 9,000 people paid to see Styx and REO Speedwagon play Friday night. Similar...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Politics / Govt
The Vice President has been campaigning in the Kansas City area today, talking about healthcare. During a stop in Independence, he outlined a plan to save the Medicare system, saying the high prices of some prescription drugs can be traced to high advertising budgets....
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Missouri Democrats meeting in Los Angeles for the democratic national convention are hearing about the importance of the 2000 election in the shaping of the United States Supreme Court. The president of People for the American Way, Ralph Neas, says the newly elected...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | Politics / Govt
Missouri democrats are gathered in Los Angeles to nominate a new presidential candidate and give a boost to a slate of statewide candidates. Delegates gathered at the Warner Brothers studios Sunday night to sample food and drink and hear an old fashioned pep rally to...