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Inside Westboronew
At Westboro Baptist Church, Steve Drain found religion but lost a daughter.
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church
Tracking Homicides, We Learned a Few Things About Kansas City's Psychenew
Andre D. Jones, 33, was the victim of one of the metro's most disturbing murders of 2009: a quadruple homicide in Raytown whose other victims were his 21-year-old girlfriend, Precious Triplett, and her nephews, 10-year-old Amir Clemons and 7-year-old Gerard Clemons.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
01-05-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Eric 'Mean' Melin is a Real Musician, but it's Air Guitar That Might Make Him a Starnew
"Mean Melin. Mean Melin. Mean Melin," the crowd chants. They're cheering for a guy who just pretended to play guitar -- and rocked their fucking faces off. Mean Melin throws up the devil horns. He's going to the U.S. Air Guitar Championships in Washington, D.C.
Blogger Mark Smith Finds Cheer in Kansas City’s Most Depressing Placesnew
He rants about crime, his past and blight. He has earned enemies, engaging in a flame war with self-appointed crime-fighter Alonzo Washington after Washington trashed the family of a crime victim for refusing his help.
How a Throwaway Idea at the Barkley Ad Agency Became the 'Sonic Guys'new
The campaign was supposed to last just four months, from September 2003 to the beginning of a new campaign in January 2004. Five years later, the campaign is still going and has become a pop-culture phenomenon. The commercials have given the quirky drive-in an identity and made Sonic as recognizable as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's.
The People vs. Erotic Citynew
Behind the glory holes, orgy rooms and sex booths is a board of directors that includes a felon, a preteen and others who think things aren't that bad.
Blood for Blownew
The Raya and Rios slayings looked like another act of random violence until the trial revealed what they had gotten themselves into.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Sex Police Invade Kansas Citynew
An anti-porn crusader wants the city's juries to redefine what's obscene.
Retired NFL Players Face a Litany of Health Problemsnew
The battle-scarred tough guys of the past are now standing up to the league, demanding a better disability plan and pensions similar to those of Major League Baseball players.
The Search for the Mormons' Garden of Edennew
Mitt Romney and his fellow Mormons believe Adam ate the forbidden fruit in Independence, Missouri -- we set out to investigate.
Sicko Juniornew
Kidney cancer killed Julie Pierce's husband -- now she fears it will claim her 15-year-old son.
Tags: Health & Science
Kansas City's Dimwit D.A.new
As Johnson County's top prosecutor, Phill Kline has been a disaster.
Jim Barone, the Capitol Bullynew
As a state senator, Barone has been accused of accosting women and using his power for his sons' gain.
Girl on Filmnew
Filmmaker Lisa Marie Evans has recorded whats inside a transsexuals pants, but turning the camera on herself isnt so easy.
The New Frednew
Shirley Phelps-Roper is just like her notorious father -- except in one crucial way.
