(KIRKWOOD, Mo., AP) — Another Missouri town has amended its anti-discrimination ordinance to include prohibitions against discrimination for sexual orientation and gender identity. The Kirkwood City Council voted unanimously for… Read more »
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KC man guilty of killing man who was apologizing
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A 32-year-old Kansas City man was convicted of killing a childhood friend who was trying to apologize to him. Curtis Bradley will be sentenced Feb…. Read more »
Country singer Tate Stevens wins Fox’s ‘X Factor’
(NEW YORK, AP) — Missouri native Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of “The X Factor,” has won the Fox singing competition…. Read more »
FBI: 1 of 2 escaped Chicago inmates arrested
(CHICAGO, AP) — One of the two bank robbers who made a daring escape from a high-rise federal jail in Chicago was arrested after a dayslong manhunt, an FBI spokeswoman… Read more »
“Sandy Claus” delivers toys to storm-stricken kids
By MEGHAN BARR (NEW YORK, AP) — From his toy-cluttered Brooklyn apartment, the man in the red suit was making his list and checking it twice. But he made no… Read more »
Midwest hit by its first major snowstorm of season
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ and JOHN MILBURN (DES MOINES, Iowa, AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, leaving at… Read more »
Global doomsday hot spots draw believers, revelers
By VANESSA GERA Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity’s demise is indeed imminent. Or at least… Read more »
4-year-old KC boy killed in apparent gang dispute
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City police say a 4-year-old boy who died after a shooting was the innocent victim of a gang dispute. Police say Aydan Perea was… Read more »
Inmates fled Chicago high-rise jail using rope
By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM (CHICAGO, AP) — A manhunt for two bank robbers who used a makeshift rope to pull off a daring escape from a high-rise Chicago… Read more »
OSHA cites postal service in Mo. carrier’s death
(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — Federal regulators have proposed a $70,000 fine against the U.S. Postal Service in the death of a mail carrier who had complained about feeling ill from… Read more »