News to Know (4/9/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Starting today all adults in Missouri are eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine. Anyone 16 and above who did not already qualify for the vaccine can get their…
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Crystal Bridges Museum plans major expansion
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced plans to expand its size by 50 percent. The project will add nearly 100,000 square ft. to the 200,000 square foot facility.
Ex-Kansas sheriff's official faces child porn, sex counts
A former official with a western Kansas sheriff’s office has been arrested on charges of trafficking in child pornography and sex crimes involving children.
News to Know (4/8/21)
JOPLIN, Mo. - Mercy hospital is accepting vaccine appointments from all Missouri adults starting today. That's a day before the state of Missouri opens vaccine registration to all Missouri adults. You…
Tishaura Jones elected St. Louis' first Black female mayor
St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, won election Tuesday and will take over as the first Black female mayor in a city beset by yet another wave of violent crime.
Stray bullet hits Kansas tourist near NYC's Times Square
A tourist from Kansas was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet near New York's Times Square early Wednesday, police said.
News to Know (4/7/21)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Biden moved the deadline requiring states to allow all adults to qualify for coronavirus vaccines from May 1st to April 19th. 150 million doses have been administered…
Three teen girls reported missing from Jasper County
The Jasper County Sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in finding three teen girls who went missing in Jasper County.
New autopsy finds Kansas Black man's 2004 death was homicide
The case of a Black man who died following a party in rural Kansas more than 16 years ago has been ruled a homicide after his body was exhumed as federal authorities investigate his death as a possible hate crime.
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News to Know (4/6/21)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. hit a record for vaccinations over the weekend, more than four million doses administered in a single day. But the White House covid response team says…
Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail dogged by unrest
Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months.
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News to Know (4/5/2021)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Rioting inmates at the St. Louis jail broke out of their cells Sunday night. Inmates broke windows and set fires following their voiced concerns about conditions at…
Amtrak to resume in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan - Amtrak plans to resume daily service across Kansas beginning May 31, thanks to renewed federal funding. The Southwest Chief route from Los Angeles to Chicago was reduced to three days a week in October in response to…
Sexual assault allegations at Oklahoma's Fort Sill
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - Soldiers at Fort Sill in Oklahoma have been suspended from duty pending the outcome of an investigation into a female soldier's allegations that she was sexually assaulted, the Army post's commanding general said. Late last month,…
Daily Amtrak service will return to Kansas in May
Amtrak plans to resume daily service across Kansas beginning May 31, thanks to renewed federal funding.
Data shows COVID deaths on the rise in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The rolling average of deaths in Oklahoma due to the illness caused by the coronavirus has increased slightly. Data from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday shows the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state increased from…
Texas man sentenced for Kansas crash
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - A Texas man has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison in a deadly Kansas crash. The Hutchinson News reports that Benjamin Buzzini also was ordered Friday to pay about $2,090 in restitution. He…
Officers reprimanded after cuffing domestic violence victim
Two Missouri police officers were reprimanded after handcuffing and ticketing a domestic violence victim in an incident that was captured on security video.
Better Business Bureau warns about Missouri marijuana card company
PINEVILLE, Mo. - Julie, a Pineville, Missouri woman, is one of many people who reported the Missouri-based mogreencard.com to the Better Business Bureau. "Each…
Man freed after entrapment at grain elevator east of Salina
The man was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
No immediate impact in Missouri from J&J vaccine problem
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet “clearly articulated” to states what the eventual impact would be from Johnson & Johnson’s manufacturing problem.
Kansas lawmakers OK bill mandating civics test for students
The Republican-controlled House narrowly approved it in early March.
Tax preparer pleads guilty in nearly $1 million fraud
Federal prosecutors say the woman created two fake companies.
Oklahoma court tosses 5 more first-degree murder convictions
Oklahoma’s highest criminal appeals court tossed out five more first-degree murder convictions on Thursday based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country.
