LOWRY CITY- A Missouri teen died in an accident just after 3 p.m. on Sunday in St. Clair County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Polaris ATV driven by Mason F. Atagi, 16, Independence, was traveling on NE 800 Road four miles east of Lowry City.
The driver lost control, ran off the road and struck a tree. The driver was ejected.
Atagi was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Sheldon Goodrich Funeral Home in Osceola.
The MSHP reported he was not wearing a helmet.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Author Gillian Flynn will return to her hometown to be grand marshal of the city’s 43rd St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Flynn, author of the best-selling novel “Gone Girl,” grew up in Kansas City. She’ll lead Tuesday’s event, which will include about 110 entries parading through parts of central Kansas City.
The Kansas City Star reports this year’s parade will give people a chance to pay a small fee to vote on their favorite float. The money will go to Harvesters.
Parade organizers are expecting large crowds, with temperatures forecast to in the 60s and many local school districts on spring break this week.
KANSAS CITY- A St. Joseph woman was injured in an accident just after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday in Platte County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Subaru driven by Robin E. Buntin, 30, St. Joseph, was northbound on Interstate 29 just south of Armour Road.
The vehicle ran off the right side of the road. The driver overcorrected, the vehicle became airborne and overturned.
Buntin was transported to North Kansas City Hospital.
The MSHP reported she was properly restrained at the time of the accident.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in a woman’s death in Junction City has been arrested in Topeka.
Junction City police say in a news release that Daniel E. Edwards, 34, was arrested Sunday by Topeka police. Details of where he was found were not released.
The suspect was arrested in the death of 52-year-old Sharon Moody, whose body was found Sunday afternoon at her Junction City home. Her cause of death was not released. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
The suspect is being held with no bond on at the Geary County Detention Center.
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JUNCTION CITY- Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a homicide.
In a media release, Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown said officers were dispatched to 1015 W. 9th in Junction City at 3:15 p.m. Sunday in reference to checking the welfare of the occupant.
Upon arrival, officers found the body of a woman in the home. The case is being worked as a homicide.
Police are seeking a person of interest, a male subject, but are not in a position to release that name as of yet.
Further details will be released at a later time. Should anyone have any information on this case call the Junction City Police Department at 785-762-5912 or Crimestoppers at 785-762-TIPS you may text CRIMES, and start your tip off with tipjc. You may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward up to $1000.
JIM SALTER, Associated Press
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in the shooting of two police officers last week during a demonstration outside the Ferguson Police Department had attended the protest earlier that night.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said Sunday that 20-year-old Jeffrey Williams told police he was firing at someone he was in a dispute with — not at the officers.
Williams is charged with first-degree assault, firing a weapon from a vehicle and armed criminal action. He’s being held on $300,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
The officers were shot Thursday during a protest hours after the city’s police chief resigned in the wake of a Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the police department.
Multiple activists say Williams wasn’t a consistent fixture in their tight-knit group.
ST JOSEPH- One person was injured in an accident just before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday in Andrew County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Landrover driven by Jon F. Forbes, 64, Naple, FL., was southbound on Interstate 29 three miles north of St. Joseph.
The vehicle struck a wild turkey in flight. The turkey crashed through the front windshield and into the front passenger seat.
The passenger Suanne T. Layden, 60, Naples, FL., was injured by broken glass and debris. She was transported to Mosaic Life Care.
The MSHP reported both were properly restrained at the time of the accident.
HENRY C. JACKSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — America is in a crude oil pipeline boom, with about 3.3 million barrels per day of capacity coming online since 2012.
New pipelines are being built from western North Dakota, through the Midwest and across Texas. The expansion is a counterpoint to the federal stalemate over the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry Canadian tar sands oil to the Gulf Coast.
While the Keystone XL project remains in limbo, the U.S. has expanded its crude oil pipeline network by about a quarter in the last decade.
The domestic pipelines face a smoother regulatory path than those crossing international borders. State agencies are generally more receptive to the oil industry and consider new pipelines in the public interest. Environmental groups have had little success in challenging domestic pipelines.
WYANDOTTE COUNTY– Two people were injured in an accident just before 2 p.m. on Sunday in Wyandotte County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1988 GMC passenger vehicle driven by Dennis Boettcher, 68, Merriam, was northbound on Kansas 7 at 130th.
The driver could not stop the vehicle in time and struck a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Harold Deemer JR., 50, Overland Park, that was stopped at a red light.
Deemer Jr. and a passenger Shirley Deemer, 64, Overland Park, were transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
The KHP reported the Deemers were wearing helmets and safety glasses.
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say the 20-year-old man charged in the shooting of two St. Louis area officers had been at the protest earlier that night.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said 20-year-old Jeffrey Williams is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of firing a weapon from a vehicle and three counts of armed criminal action.
The officers were shot early Thursday outside of the Ferguson Police Department during a protest hours after the city’s police chief resigned in the wake of a scathing federal Justice Department report.
McCulloch also said Williams told police he was firing at someone in which he was in a dispute, not at the police officers.
The officers were released later Thursday.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Williams is black.
Williams is being held on $300,000 bond.
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Advocates say two Missouri bills could put college out of reach for some immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents.
Measures that advanced this week in the Legislature would block state aid and scholarships for those students.
Republicans Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick and Sen. Gary Romine say the aim is to stop taxpayer money from helping noncitizens attend college, not block them from receiving a degree.
But without federal or state aid or federal loans, immigrant advocates say students might not be able to afford an education.
