AltWeeklies Wire
Girl in Troublenew
Aubrey Owen gave up one baby for adoption and left another dead in a Dumpster -- this year, she celebrated Mother's Day in prison with the third.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
05-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Legal Exercisenew
Greg Sanders and his company are suing Bob Greene, Oprah's fitness guru, for ripping off their diet program.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
02-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Chasenew

More cops are finally patrolling the areas around Kansas City, but they're hardly a match for meth.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
02-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Double Trouble in Court for Lookalike Cousinsnew
After two people got shot outside a Missouri nightclub, Jack Haley was sent away for a long time. But he says his only crime was looking too much like the real shooter.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
12-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Kansas City Rowing Club Has World-Class Talentnew

The rowing club's head coach, Jenn Jewett, thinks of the Kansas River as her river, since she's on it more than anyone else in town.
Ruling the Streetsnew
After the death of Kansas City rapper Fat Tone, violence erupted between street gangs and attention turned to the man Kansas City police say is the worst gangster in recent memory.
The Pitch |
Bryan Noonan |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Used Clothing Collectors Deny They're in a Cultnew

Since Planet Aid started in the U.S. in 1997, news reports have questioned its connection to Tvind, a Denmark-based organization that government officials in France and Belgium have declared a cult.
Education Reform Programs Come in One-Size-Fits-Allnew
The Kansas City, Mo., School District has spent millions on a reform effort that forces teachers to read dumbed-down literature, like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, to their students -- and be timed by stopwatches while they're doing it.