Forcing Parental Responsibility Debated

The state senate thinks parents should be liable for the things their kids do, especially if it can be proven the parents’ own negligence was involved. Senator Marvin Singleton of Joplin has added the provision to a bill being debated in the senate. His...

Death Penalty Sought for Dragger

The death penalty will be sought for the man who dragged six-year-old Jake Robel to death last month in Independence. A grand jury has charged Kim Davis with first-degree murder. Davis is charged with carjacking the boy’s mother’s car…and driving it...