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  • Police seeking elderly Kansas couple

    GARNETT, Kan. - Law enforcement authorities in three states are on the lookout for an elderly Kansas couple after they left their home Monday morning bound for Illinois, but never showed up as expected. Vernon and Goldie Hunt left Garnett around 6 a.m. Monday and were expected to arrive Monday evening at the home of friends in Dwight, Ill. They were driving a black, 2005 Chrysler 300 automobile ...

  • PICS Statue theft persons of interest

    INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Police released photos of persons-of-interest in the case of a missing statue. Authorities say the "Pioneer Woman" statue was missing from the National Trails Museum Monday morning. It had been ripped from its granite base. Employees reported the theft. The statue, located at the back of the museum, was commissioned by community leaders. Anyone with information ...

  • Merriam mans Marine dream survives cancer battle

    A Merriam man whose dream of becoming a United States Marine was put on hold after being diagnosed with cancer has seen it happen for him after ...

  • Mom Man who died after Taser shock fought mental illness

    The mother of a man who died after police used a Taser while attempting to arrest him said she wants Kevin Ellis remembered as someone with a kind heart who struggled with the demons of mental ...

  • Boulevard draws crowd for new brew debut

    Crowds gathered at Rye to sample Terra Incognita. Boulevard teamed up a California brewery, Sierra Nevada, to create the limited-edition beer. Steven Pauwels of Boulevard Brewing Company said customers can savor it now or let it age. "The idea behind the beer is from two regions, Missouri and California," he said. "We aged some of the beer in wine barrels and some in whiskey ...


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Life of Pi

Life of Pi

The majority of Ang Lees Life of Pi takes place on a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, but it has the visual grandeur and majesty of a film set in some fantastical afterlife or on a beautiful alien planet. Based on Yann Martels bestselling 2001 novel, the film purports to b ... ...

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  • Independence police seek man in Family Dollar robbery

    A man came into the Family Dollar store on U.S. Highway 40 just before 5:15 p.m. He showed a gun to a worker at the register and demanded cash. He left after getting some money. No one was injured in the robbery. Police said the man was wearing a red ball cap, a black jacket with a white or gray T-shirt, black shorts and black shoes. Investigators released a picture of the man and asked anyone ...

  • Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings

    "You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...

  • Pair sought in Grandview gas station heist

    Investigators released surveillance images from the June 9 robbery at the Shell station on Blue Ridge Boulevard. Police said two men, both believed to be in their late teens or early 20s, went into the store and threatened the clerk with a gun. Anyone who recognizes the men are asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at ...

  • Royals bullpen cant hang on late vs. Indians

    KC@CLE: Perez singles home an insurance run CLEVELAND -- This time, the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Cleveland struck for three runs in the eighth inning against Royals relievers Kelvin Herrera and Tim Collins and the Indians took a 4-3 comeback victory on Tuesday night in front of an appreciative crowd of 14,853 at Progressive Field. Herrera was put in charge of a 3-1 lead in the ...

  • Blue Springs daycare shut down by state

    BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - A Blue Springs, Mo., daycare has been forced to shut down after a toddler was injured at the facility. In documents obtained by 41 Action News, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services claims a 17-month-old child was slapped and physically held in a timeout while at the daycare operated by Mary Douglas. The documents also show the toddler sustained injuries to ...

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