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Lawsuit seeks payback for asbestos exposure at Jackson County Courthouse

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawyers are seeking what could be millions of dollars in damages for people who worked at the Jackson County Courthouse during an asbestos removal project in the early 1980s.

Attorney Lou Accurso says the employees should receive free medical testing for the rest of their lives. He filed the lawsuit for two former employees but is seeking class action status.

The family of a woman who died in 2010 from asbestos-related illnesses received $10.4 million from the county and the firm that did the removal, U.S. Engineering Co.

The Missouri Court of Appeals reinstated the case this month after a lower court denied it class-action status.

The county and U.S. Engineering contend there’s no proof toxic levels of asbestos were found in the courthouse.

Death date set for Missouri man who plotted with hit man to kill his ex-wife

Posted on March 27, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled a May 12 execution for a former St. Louis jailer convicted of hiring someone to kill his ex-wife in 2000. The state’s high court set the execution date Thursday for Kimber Edwards, who turns 51 on Sunday.

Thirty-five year-old Kimberly Cantrell was shot and killed in August 2000 in her apartment in University City near St. Louis. The man Edwards was convicted of hiring, Orthell Wilson, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

Prosecutors said Edwards wanted Cantrell dead to relieve him of paying overdue child support.

Edwards insisted at trial he had been framed and had no motive to harm his ex-wife because the former couple had worked out a deal to make up the child support.

Little movement by KU and Wichita State in latest AP Poll

Posted on February 9, 2015

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Kentucky (65) 23-0 1,625
2 Virginia 21-1 1,518
3 Gonzaga 24-1 1,486
4 Duke 20-3 1,450
5 Wisconsin 21-2 1,385
6 Villanova 21-2 1,294
7 Arizona 20-3 1,185
8 Kansas 19-4 1,171
9 Louisville 19-4 1,120
10 Notre Dame 21-4 948
11 Utah 18-4 946
12 North Carolina 18-6 871
13 Northern Iowa 22-2 846
14 Iowa State 17-5 842
15 Wichita St 21-3 743
16 Baylor 18-5 694
17 Oklahoma 16-7 565
18 Butler 18-6 462
19 Maryland 19-5 347
20 Virginia Commonwealth 18-5 296
21 West Virginia 18-5 273
21 Oklahoma St 16-7 273
23 Ohio State 18-6 271
24 Arkansas 18-5 221
25 SMU 19-5 81

Others receiving votes: Iowa 38, Providence 26, Texas 25, Stephen F. Austin 22, Cincinnati 21, Murray St 20, Indiana 13, Rhode Island 12, Georgetown 9, Texas A&M 7, Temple 6, Old Dominion 3, Ole Miss 3, San Diego St 2, Harvard 2, Xavier 2, Valparaiso 1

Kansas move up, Wichita State down in top 25 Poll

Posted on February 2, 2015

The Associated Press

Kentucky is a unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll.

The Wildcats are the only undefeated team in Division I following Virginia’s loss to No. 4 Duke last week.

Kentucky, which rolled over Missouri and Alabama last week, received all 65 votes from a media panel and has held the top spot all season. The Wildcats are a unanimous No. 1 for the first time since Jan. 4.

Gonzaga moved up to No. 2 after two easy victories. Virginia dropped to No. 3 and is one spot ahead of Duke despite losing to the Blue Devils.

Wisconsin is No. 5, with Arizona, Villanova, Notre Dame, Kansas and Louisville rounding out the top 10.

No. 20 Ohio State and No. 23 SMU are back in the poll after dropping out. Miami and Indiana fell out.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Kentucky (65)	21-0	1,625	1
2. Gonzaga	22-1	1,503	3
3. Virginia	19-1	1,470	2
4. Duke	18-3	1,416	4
5. Wisconsin	19-2	1,381	5
6. Arizona	20-2	1,338	6
7. Villanova	19-2	1,209	7
8. Kansas	18-3	1,177	9
9. Louisville	18-3	1,114	10
10. Notre Dame	20-3	1,072	8
11. Iowa St.	16-4	892	15
12. North Carolina	17-5	861	13
13. Utah	17-4	824	11
14. N. Iowa	20-2	792	18
15. West Virginia	18-3	779	17
16. Wichita St.	19-3	678	12
17. Maryland	18-4	508	16
18. VCU	17-4	479	14
19. Baylor	16-5	420	20
20. Ohio St.	17-5	358	—
21. Oklahoma	14-7	312	24
22. Butler	16-6	250	25
23. SMU	18-4	221	—
24. Georgetown	15-6	162	21
25. Texas	14-7	106	19

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 40, Seton Hall 22, Arkansas 21, Indiana 18, San Diego St. 18, Colorado St. 11, Dayton 9, Tulsa 8, Xavier 8, Stephen F. Austin 5, Providence 3, Stanford 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Murray St. 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Temple 2, Georgia 1, Michigan St. 1, Rhode Island 1, Valparaiso 1.

Former Chief Will Shields elected to Hall of Fame

Posted on January 31, 2015January 31, 2015

HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Pro Football Writer

PHOENIX (AP) — Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields, of the Kansas City Chiefs, have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The class of 2015 also includes a pair of contributors, Bill Polian and Ron Wolf, along with senior selection Mick Tingelhoff.

The announcement was made Saturday night.

Shields was a picture of consistency. A 12 time Pro Bowler with the Chiefs from 1993 to 2006. The Kansas City offensive lines that paved the way for Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson in the early 2000s were dominant with Shields leading the way as a highly athletic pulling guard.

Five nominees were eliminated in the final vote: Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner.

Earlier Saturday, the selection committee reduced the list of 15 modern-day finalists by cutting Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, John Lynch and coaches Don Coryell and Jimmy Johnson.

The induction ceremony is in August at Canton, Ohio.

Cards owner among those hoping to keep football in St. Louis

Posted on January 24, 2015January 24, 2015

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Add one big-name supporter to the list of those who want to keep pro football in St. Louis: Baseball Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr.

DeWitt told KSDK-TV that professional football is not only good for St. Louis, it’s good for the Cardinals. He says he has no involvement in the effort to keep the Rams, but he’s following it closely.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a new stadium in Los Angeles, spurring speculation that the Rams could move as early as 2016. To keep a team in St. Louis, a proposal was unveiled earlier this month for a new stadium that would sit along the Mississippi River, just north of the Gateway Arch.

Suspect charged in Iowa attempted murder arrested in Missouri UPDATE

Posted on January 20, 2015January 20, 2015

44-year-old Robert Eugene Graham Charged in Iowa with Attempted Murder — 44-year-old Robert Eugene Graham
Charged in Iowa with Attempted Murder

CHARITON, Iowa (AP) — A 45-year-old man suspected in the shooting of a woman in southern Iowa has been arrested in Missouri.

The Iowa Public Safety Department says Robert Graham was taken into custody on Monday night at Poosey State Park in northern Missouri. A jailer said Graham remained at Livingston County Jail on Tuesday morning.

Authorities say 33-year-old Gayle Darrah was shot Friday outside her home in Chariton. She was taken to a local hospital and then to a Des Moines hospital, where she remains in critical condition.

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The Trenton Missouri Police Department issued a community advisory Friday on social media about a search for an man charged with attempted murder who could be in the area.

According to the Trenton Police Department on social media shooting suspect, 44-year-old Robert Eugene Graham was charged with attempted murder in Chariton, Iowa.

The advisory said Graham has family in Trenton, however it was unknown if he was heading to that direction.

Trenton Police said the family has been notified and is safe.

According to whotv.com Chariton police responded to a home, located at 1701 Court Avenue, shortly after 7 a.m. Friday to find a woman in the driveway who had been shot. She was taken to a local hospital, then flown to a Des Moines-area hospital for treatment. She is currently in critical condition. Her name is not being released at this time.

Graham has been identified as the suspect and is considered to be armed an dangerous.

He was last seen driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla, Grey in color, Illinois Plate V872014.

If this vehicle is observed, please call 911 immediately.

Refresh this story as more information becomes available.

Ohio State is No. 1; Mizzou, KSU finish top 20 in final AP Top 25 football poll

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015

RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer
Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs.

The Buckeyes finished on top of the AP Top 25 for the fifth time in program history, matching Miami and Southern California for fourth most behind Alabama (nine), Notre Dame (eight) and Oklahoma (seven).

Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20 on Monday night in the first College Football Playoff national championship game and got all 59 first-place votes in the media poll.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Ohio St. (59) 14-1 1,475 5
2. Oregon 13-2 1,402 3
3. TCU 12-1 1,349 6
4. Alabama 12-2 1,297 1
5. Florida St. 13-1 1,212 2
5. Michigan St. 11-2 1,212 7
7. Baylor 11-2 1,098 4
8. Georgia Tech 11-3 1,071 10
9. Georgia 10-3 925 13
10. UCLA 10-3 908 14
11. Mississippi St. 10-3 767 8
12. Arizona St. 10-3 756 15
13. Wisconsin 11-3 724 17
14. Missouri 11-3 710 16
15. Clemson 10-3 683 18
16. Boise St. 12-2 653 21
17. Mississippi 9-4 543 9
18. Kansas St. 9-4 509 11
19. Arizona 10-4 499 12
20. Southern Cal 9-4 315 24
21. Utah 9-4 302 23
22. Auburn 8-5 216 19
23. Marshall 13-1 161 NR
24. Louisville 9-4 116 20
25. Memphis 10-3 94 NR
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 28, Stanford 27, Nebraska 22, Air Force 21, Duke 18, LSU 12, Utah St. 11, Arkansas 10, Minnesota 9, Oklahoma 7, Texas A&M 7, N. Illinois 4, Colorado St. 2.

Former Rams offensive coordinator, Chiefs assistant moving to SEC

Posted on January 7, 2015January 7, 2015

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former St. Louis Rams and New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is moving back to the college ranks to direct Georgia’s offense.

Georgia coach Mark Richt announced Wednesday that Schottenheimer also will coach the Bulldogs’ quarterbacks.

The 41-year-old Schottenheimer was the Rams’ offensive coordinator the past three seasons after heading the Jets’ offense from 2006-11. He previously served as quarterbacks coach for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins.

Before moving to the NFL, Schottenheimer was an assistant coach with Southern Cal and Syracuse. He coached for his father, Marty Schottenheimer, with the Redskins and Chiefs.

Richt says Schottenheimer’s NFL experience will be a “perfect fit” for Georgia’s pro-style offense.

Schottenheimer replaces Mike Bobo, who last month was hired as the Colorado State coach.

First bill in GOP-led Senate will address Keystone

Posted on January 6, 2015January 6, 2015

Keystone XL Pipeline — Overall route map courtesy Trans Canada

DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate’s first piece of legislation will seek to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, testing President Barack Obama on a project he’s been increasingly critical about, saying it wouldn’t have a huge benefit for U.S. consumers.

The bipartisan legislation, which is sponsored by 54 Republicans and six Democrats, was expected to be introduced later Tuesday.

Supporters said they had 63 votes in favor of the bill, enough to overcome a filibuster but not a presidential veto. The House is expected to vote and pass a bill approving the pipeline Friday.

The bill is identical to one that fell a single vote shy of passage in November, when Democrats controlled the Senate and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana pushed for a vote to save her Senate seat. She lost.