Missouri

A Forest City man admitted to lying to the VA about needing a wheelchair, claiming he couldn't walk since 2004.

Saint Louis Zoo resident Raja, the first elephant born at the institution, is scheduled to relocate to another accredited zoo this fall as part of a species survival plan.

Kansas City’s latest changeup in a yearslong effort to build a permanent municipal jail involves a $120 million retrofit of its new, temporary modular one: the so-called World Cup jail that didn’t open for the World Cup, and still hasn’t opened. This latest pivot on the city’s part, from an all-new $201 million permanent jail […] The post KC’s temporary ‘World Cup’ jail to become permanent solution as city scraps plans for new building appeared first on The Beacon .

BUC-EE’S fans have reason to celebrate as Kansas’ first mega-sized travel center is steps closer to reality. A spring 2027 opening is now anticipated for the new location. The 74,000-square-foot store is planned for Kansas City, Kansas, near Tanger Kansas City at Legends outlet mall and Kansas Speedway.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A visit turned deadly when police say a patient shot his visitor inside an Independence hospital. James F. Lawson is charged with second-degree murder after shooting his girlfriend, who was visiting him at Centerpoint Medical Center on Oct. 22. Centerpoint sits near I-70 and Little Blue...

Some University City residents say the city illegally towed their cars — and many can’t afford to get them back. ArchCity Defenders filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of residents Thursday. It alleges city employees are searching vehicles at people’s homes without a warrant and looking for code violations, including expired license plates.

Next week, the civil lawsuit against the St. Louis police officers who escalated an embarrassing incident into national headlines will go to trial. In December 2023, St. Louis police crashed an SUV into South City gay bar Bar:PM and then arrested the bar’s co-owner when he complained. The other co-owner is suing over his own detention. And today in court, the judge said his attorneys will be able to get into the officer’s past actions.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two people from the Kansas City area were sentenced in federal court for their roles in an implant kickback scheme. Federal prosecutors said Dr. Jason Montone, 50, a surgeon in Lawson, Mo., accepted kickbacks from a company called SpineFrontier to use spinal implants made by the company.

Utah’s heating assistance program opens for the season on November 1, the same day cold-weather rules in Missouri and Kansas begin limiting utility shutoffs for the winter. All three dates are 11 days away. The protections are not automatic in every case. Each state ties its rule to a temperature forecast, and the payment terms […]

A place in Missouri made the decision to stop using flock cameras and promptly put trash bags over every one in their city.