MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to a California chicken company continues even after more than a year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cerner Corp. says it wants to expand what is already going to be the largest office development in the Kansas City area.
The company said in a statement Tuesday that it also plans to change the layout of buildings in its Three Trails project.
The Kansas City Star reports the original plan had the main buildings grouped together surrounded by acres of parking lots. The new plan scatters the buildings, includes green space and adds 50 acres to the original 237 acres.
The expansion would add $213.7 million to the $4.2 billion cost of the project. Cerner plans to bring 15,000 new employees to the site when it is completed in 2024.
The Kansas City Increment Financing Commission is expected to discuss the revised plan at its July meeting.

Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster advised Missourians to change user ID and password information on eBay accounts after the company’s announcement last week acknowledging a breach of user data. According to the company, the breach included loss of full names of customers, their email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and user IDs and passwords.

“Anyone who has an eBay account should immediately change their login information rather than wait for notice from the company,” said Koster. “This is the most immediate step Missouri consumers can take to minimize the impact on the security of personally identifiable information.”

Koster also warned Missourians to be on the lookout for phishing emails from scammers seeking to exploit the breach to commit additional data theft. While emails asking for financial or other personal information may appear to be from eBay, the company will only send email stating that the user should change their login information. EBay will not email or telephone customers seeking private information.

Koster encouraged consumers to be vigilant in monitoring their eBay and PayPal accounts for signs of unauthorized activity. Missouri consumers who suspect unauthorized activity should contact the Missouri Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-392-8222 or file a complaint online. Consumers who experience fraud on their accounts are encouraged to immediately contact the Hotline or complete an online form.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Red Robin restaurant after customers at a Springfield restaurant were exposed to hepatitis A.

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department said last week that about 5,000 people who ate at the restaurant between May 8 and May 16 may have been exposed to the liver disease. Vaccinations shots were offered for free for several days.

Donald and Melinda Call, who ate at the restaurant with their children in May 9, filed a lawsuit Friday in Greene County on behalf of anyone who visited the restaurant while an employee with hepatitis was working there.

The couple is asking the court to decide what payments would be fair and appropriate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the defense authorizing and appropriations committees, released the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement regarding troop levels in Afghanistan:

“If we are going to leave forces in Afghanistan, we should leave enough people to do the job. The president can’t know what the situation will look like in Afghanistan two years from now. By announcing the next cuts this far in advance, the president’s plan won’t provide the stability that America’s servicemembers and their families, who sacrifice and endure loss of life and health, deserve.”

 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri law officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians could administer an antidote for drug overdoses under legislation on the governor’s desk.

The bill would let trained responders use naloxone to treat people who overdose on narcotics or opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers.

Several states already equip law enforcement officials with naloxone. Legislators approved the Missouri bill without dissent and sent it to Gov. Jay Nixon before ending their annual session May 16.

Overdose antidote bill is HB2040.

BOCA RATON, Fla.—-Alarmed by an increasing number of consumer complaints about deceptive home security sales tactics, industry leader ADT (NYSE:ADT) has announced it will award up to $25,000 for proof of a company training its sales teams to be deceitful. The evidence must result in the successful prosecution of the offending company.

“ADT’s trusted brand is being exploited by swindlers and scammers who mislead unsuspecting consumers,” said David Bleisch, ADT General Counsel. “Victims end up having their ADT security systems unnecessarily replaced and are duped into signing new contracts with another provider.”

The fraud begins at the front door when customers are told false statements ranging from “ADT has gone out of business” to “I am here to upgrade your equipment.” Sometimes the scammers claim they are affiliated with alarm panel manufacturers. Before the customer realizes they’ve been cheated, a new security system has been installed and they’ve been conned into switching service to the company committing the fraud.

It’s usually a crime to use deceptive sales practices, especially when they are targeted toward the elderly. Recently, two sales representatives from a Utah-based security company were arrested in Missouri for misleading an elderly woman into making changes to the ADT system in her home and then charging a higher fee.

To keep from being victimized by security scammers, these tips are recommended:

• Ask for photo identification and/or a business card of who is at your door
• Call your current security company to confirm what you’re being told
• Don’t be pressured into agreeing to new equipment or signing a contract
• Request literature be left behind so you can study it before taking action

ADT already has video evidence from at least one company’s training session showing rogue representatives being taught to lie during sales presentations at customer homes. ADT hopes more evidence, obtained through cell phones, will come forward.

Details of ADT’s reward offer are available here.

JACKSON CO, –Three Missouri men were seriously injured in a Monday crash in Jackson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred as a 2002 Chrysler driven by Jonathan C. Ayers, Freeman, was traveling on Route F, just north of 50 Highway.

The vehicle ran off the right side of the road, overturned and ejected the driver and front seat passenger.

Ayers and a passenger Eric A. Long, 28, Lees Summit were transported to Centerpoint Hospital. The other passenger William R. Barker, 26, Lone Jack, was transported to Research Hospital.

The MHP could only confirm that Ayers was properly restrained at the time of the accident