Four years after Missouri passed a law restricting where sex offenders can live, more than 90 percent of offenders in the state don’t have to obey the law.
His death caps an unusual relationship between a Cuban émigré artist, who served prison time for assaulting a former girlfriend in 2004, and a 25-year-old student from Hays, Kan., who was passionate about social justice causes, including domestic violence.
Things are better now, more normal, so Bill Maas sat down with The Kansas City Star for two hour-plus interviews. They are his first public comments since these troubles began and cover his past use of recreational and prescription drugs, a lost broadcasting career, and where he goes from here.
While saying Saturday's meeting was productive and discussions would continue, the two sides moved closer to a Monday court date after the talks Saturday failed to produce an agreement in a financial dispute between the two districts.
Soaring fuel prices don’t have to keep you at home this summer when you can take your home with you. That sums up the attitude of recreational vehicle owners such as Virg and Vickie Paulson of Overland Park, who are adjusting to paying $4 a gallon for gasoline and even more for diesel fuel.
Numerous witnesses say testimony was coerced, and another witness now says a guard who was working security at the explosion site implicated herself 20 years ago.
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