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Woman convicted for 1992 murder reaches settlement in rape case

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:54:00 EST

The McDonald County Missouri Sheriff's Department has reached a settlement with a woman who claimed she was raped by a jailer when she was in county custody 25 years ago. The lawsuit involved Sheena Eastburn who was convicted of participating in the 1992 murder of her ex-husband Tim Eastburn when Sheena was 17 years old. Monday, Sheena Eastburn reached an undisclosed settlement in a civil case claiming she was raped by a McDonald County j...

Kiwanis Pizza Party

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:43:00 EST

The kids at Joplin's Jefferson Elementary got quite the treat during lunch time on Tuesday. That's because Santa Claus stopped by thanks to his friends at the Joplin Kiwanis Club.

Downstream Donations

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:24:00 EST

The Quapaw Tribe and Downstream Casino are doing their part to fill local food pantries, and encouraging 4-Staters to do the same this holiday season.

3 carnival workers charged with murders of 2 Kansas vendors

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:32:00 EST

Authorities in Kansas have charged three carnival workers with killing two vendors whose bodies were found in Arkansas days after they disappeared from a fair in Kansas. The Kansas Attorney General says 52-year-old Kimberly Younger, of McIntosh, Florida, 54-year-old Michael Fowler Jr., of Sarasota, Florida, and 35-year-old Rusty Frasier, of Aransas Pass, Texas, face charges that include capital murder. They are jailed on $1 million bond in Arkansas while awaiting extradition to Kansa...

Oklahoma police kill Kansas armed robbery suspect

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:05:00 EST

Investigators in Oklahoma are looking into the police shooting of a Kansas robbery suspect following a chase. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says it's looking into the shooting death early Monday of 39-year-old Shane Adair Wentling after a police pursuit involving officers from the Perry Police Department and Noble County Sheriff's Office. The OSBI says Wentling brandished a gun after a clerk at a convenience store in Wichita, Kansas, refused to sell him beer Sunday nigh...

Edmond Mayor, longtime City Councilman Charles Lamb dies

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:50:00 EST

The mayor of the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond has died.

News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press at 8:40 a.m. CST

Thu, 8 Jun 2017 12:45:00 EDT

A jury has rejected a mental incompetence claim from a man accused of shooting then decapitating his grandmother and her husband at an in-home day care in Oklahoma City. The criminal case against 23-year-old Quinton Laster...

Oklahoma woman arrested after juvenile found in Kansas

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:05:00 EST

Authorities have arrested the grandmother of a 17-year-old Oklahoma boy with special needs who was found alone near a southeast Kansas rest stop.

Oklahoma agriculture board punts poultry rules to lawmakers

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:41:00 EST

The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture wants state lawmakers to develop rules for poultry operations.

No arrest in death after fight at assisted living center

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:53:00 EST

Authorities in Oklahoma City say no charges have been filed following the death an 84-year-old woman who broke a hip at an assisted living center during an altercation with another elderly resident.

Police: Missouri dad left baby alone while he stole alcohol

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:02:00 EST

Authorities say a suburban St. Louis man left his 11-month-old daughter home alone while he stole liquor from a grocery store.

McCaskill says she won't run again but will stay active

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:42:00 EST

Missouri's outgoing Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says she won't run for another office, but will remain active in politics.

Lincoln University student leader dies of gunshot wound

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:42:00 EST

Jefferson City police are investigating the shooting death of the student body president at Lincoln University.

DNA links Louisiana rape suspect to Kansas City sex assaults

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:02:00 EST

Court records say DNA has connected a man to several rapes in Louisiana and Missouri spanning more than a decade.

2 children wounded after toddler finds gun in dad's backpack

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:26:00 EST

Authorities say two children were wounded in suburban St. Louis after a toddler found a pistol in his father's backpack in suburban St. Louis.

Kansas lawmaker disciplined by GOP leader becomes Democrat

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:42:00 EST

A Kansas lawmaker who was stripped of a committee leadership post after endorsing Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly's campaign has switched to the Democratic Party.

News Minute: Here is the latest Kansas news from The Associated Press at 8:40 a.m. CST

Thu, 8 Jun 2017 09:44:00 EDT

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says he will support speeding up a vote on ending U.S. military involvement in a war led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas Republican said Tuesday that he supports a...

Appeal rejected for woman who stole $1.5M from 2 companies

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:10:00 EST

A Missouri woman who embezzled a combined $1.5 million from Black & Veatch and Garmin International has lost her appeal of an eight-year prison sentence.

Kansas inmate used Taser on officers during failed escape

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:46:00 EST

Authorities say a southeast Kansas jail inmate shocked corrections officers with a stun gun during a failed escape attempt.

Oklahoma woman arrested after juvenile found in Kansas

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:05:00 EST

Authorities have arrested the grandmother of a 17-year-old Oklahoma boy with special needs who was found alone near a southeast Kansas rest stop.