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The Exorcist?new

This minister has a little too much sympathy for the devil.
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  01-31-2006  |  Religion

One Hot Throwdownnew

Corporate radio tramples the turf of Kansas City's hip-hop king KPRS.
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  01-31-2006  |  Media

Soldiers of Methnew

Meth addiction, adultery and murder -- welcome to today's Army.
The Pitch  |  Ben Paynter  |  01-24-2006  |  War

Is Esmie Evil?new

As a posse of parents throw their support behind 16-year-old accused murderer Esmie Tseng, many remain unaware of her cries for help and are blind to the messages her case relays about their own kids.
The Pitch  |  Nadia Pflaum  |  01-10-2006  |  Crime & Justice

Merry Xmas From the Dead Mallsnew

Once kings of the retail jungle, malls have lost customers to the Internet and big-box retailers. But malls can't slink off into a cave and die. They just stand there, huge and vacant.
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  12-20-2005  |  Housing & Development

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

Fowl-Offal Plant Emits an Awful, Foul Odornew

Neighbors are complaining of the stench from a first-of-its-kind facility designed to convert turkey offal into oils, gas and minerals for use as fuel and fertilizer.
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  11-30-2005  |  Environment

A Prosecutor Tough on Some Crimes Steps Into the Limelightnew

In his national television debut, Jackson County, Kansas, Prosecutor Mike Sanders doesn't look half-bad, but his decision to appear on Dr. Phil draws fire from his critics.
The Pitch  |  Kendrick Blackwood  |  11-16-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Father of Murdered Woman Keeps After Public Officialsnew

A compliance manager for the Internal Revenue Service pursued evidence in his daughter's case, then turned his energies toward making sure officials comply with Missouri's open-meetings and open-records laws.
The Pitch  |  Kendrick Blackwood  |  10-25-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Homicide Victims Need a Few Good Snitchesnew

There is so much violence and fear in youth culture that Kansas City, Mo., police have trouble getting even shooting victims to cooperate with criminal investigations.
The Pitch  |  Nadia Pflaum  |  10-04-2005  |  Crime & Justice

Suspect Charged in Murder of Rapper 'Fat Tone'new

A warrant that led to Jason Mathis's arrest supports the street rumor that Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins was killed to avenge the death of California hip-hop artist Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks.
The Pitch  |  Kendrick Blackwood  |  10-04-2005  |  Crime & Justice

From High School Slut to Board of Education Anti-Evolutionistnew

In her tell-all autobiography, Connie Morris reveals that before she was an enemy of evolution, she was a black-haired siren -- frolicking in free love, drowning in drugs and enduring domestic violence before giving herself to Christ. But even Jesus couldn't tame her.
The Pitch  |  Justin Kendall  |  08-23-2005  |  Policy Issues

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

Oops, Some Fell for Paper's Hoaxnew

Some readers were convinced that Kansas City's new downtown arena would be redesigned as a memorial to Confederate war dead, but the bloggers figured it out.
The Pitch  |  Tony Ortega  |  07-06-2005  |  Media

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