May 15
Young Kansas City mother is accused of breaking baby’s bones
Police arrested Abigail C. Millican, 20, in connection with warrants filed by prosecutors last week. She remained in jail Wednesday in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
May 15
Truck crash closes ramp in downtown Kansas City loop
A fiery crash early Wednesday closed a ramp on the southeast corner of the downtown Kansas City loop.
May 15
Safety board’s call to lower blood alcohol limit for drivers stokes criticism
Critics pounced immediately. “Why don’t they just outlaw drinking?” one bar owner said. But the National Transportation Safety Board says it would save lives. It’s just a recommendation, and the decision to adopt the new threshold would be up to individual states. There is precedent for political muscle, though.
May 14
Angelina Jolie’s preventive step of a double mastectomy puts spotlight on genetic cancer tests
Those who test positive for a harmful genetic mutation have several alternatives for reducing their risk, experts say. Jolie chose three months of medical procedures to have her breasts removed and reconstructed. Jolie’s mother died at age 56 of ovarian cancer.
May 14
School takeover bill may come too late for KC
Missouri House members have passed the bill and the Senate seems receptive to the changes they made. But only three days remain in the 2013 legislative session, so time is running short. And the long wait to get it across the finish line has left some wondering whether passage will have any real impact in the Kansas City district.
May 14
KU may get money it didn’t ask for, but not what it wanted
The University of Kansas has struggled throughout the legislative session to win support for $10 million recommended by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback for a new building to train doctors at its medical school in Kansas City, Kan. At the same time, however, lawmakers eagerly embraced the governor’s proposal to fund a new adult stem cell research center for the university.
May 15
Northland sex offender is accused of coaching youth basketball team
Criminal charges allege that Darin Lance Mason, 46, of Lake Waukomis, coached a boys team during a March 15 game at William Jewell College.
May 15
Judge dismisses one civil count against KC diocese, bishop
Bishop Robert Finn and the diocese couldn’t have aided and abetted the Rev. Shawn Ratigan in his possession of child pornography because they didn’t know about the images until the priest had completed his crime, a judge ruled. The civil trial is scheduled to open Monday.
May 15
Kansas education official defends use of racial slur
Steve Roberts of Overland Park said he used the “N-word” “clinically” during a discussion of state history standards. Several black leaders in Topeka say it was unnecessary and inappropriate.
May 15
Court and legislators spar over Kansas judicial selection
Chief justice says lawmaker tied court budget to judges’ endorsement of new plan to fill vacancies on the bench, which the lawmaker denies. But selection plan is unlikely to pass because Kansas Bar Association opposes it.
May 15
Transportation sales tax blocked in Missouri
A penny sales tax that would be dedicated to state and local transportation projects cleared the Missouri House on Tuesday, but it immediately ran into resistance in the Senate.
May 15
Google Fiber is coming to Gladstone
It is the first community outside Kansas City in the market to land Google’s TV and Internet service north of the Missouri River.
May 15
Man in Lenexa exposed himself, girls say
It is at least the fourth time since February that children in Johnson County have been targeted by a person who exposed himself.
May 14
Text messages released in Ottawa quadruple homicide case
Text messages made public Monday reveal that Kyle Flack acted as if nothing was amiss, even though prosecutors in Franklin County, Kan., believe he already had killed Steven White and may have already killed Andrew Stout, Kaylie Bailey and Bailey’s 18-month-old daughter, Lana-Leigh. In court Monday, Flack waived his right to a preliminary hearing within 15 days of being charged.
May 14
Missouri lawmaker’s uncle pleads guilty in KC vote fraud case
John Moretina, an uncle of Missouri Rep. John Joseph Rizzo, admitted in federal court that he claimed a false address before the 2010 primary and voted in a district where he should not have. Rizzo won the Democratic nomination by a single vote.
May 14
Presenting the college graduates of 2013: Generation R
They walked onto campus during the worst years of the Great Recession. As they leave, they say the experience shaped their choices during college and changed their outlook.
May 12
Communities want rail service, but Amtrak route to St. Louis is in jeopardy
Taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government wants to move more of Amtrak’s costs onto states and riders. That means Missouri faces important decisions in the near future.
May 13
Woman accused of sexually stalking pastor confesses to 2004 butcher-knife murder
During questioning on a stalking charge, authorities say, Clara Jean Rector blurted out that she had killed a man with a with a butcher knife nine years earlier. Jumped on his back, stabbed him in the ear and cut his throat during a drug deal.
May 13
Kansas Republicans face tough spending and tax issues, and elections, for 2014
Balance the budget. Cut income taxes. Extend an unpopular addition to the Kansas sales tax, or cut deeper into the state budget. Add another fret for Kansas Republicans: The 2014 elections.
May 12
Focus shifts to funerals, court appearance in Ottawa murders
After a week of fast-moving developments in an Ottawa, Kan., quadruple homicide, the pace slowed mercifully Sunday, allowing those closest to the tragedy to prepare for the next grim steps.
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