DNA convicts Mo. man of rape 10 years after attack

The Associated Press State & Local Wire Kansas City, MO A Kansas City man has been convicted of raping an 81-year-old woman a decade ago in a case that prompted the Missouri Legislature to change state law to remove the statute of limitations on some violent sex...

DNA evidence helps convict man of rape in 1999 attack

The Kansas City Star BYLINE: MARK MORRIS; The Kansas City Star Kansas City, MO The case against whoever raped 81-year-old Carol Cooper in 1999 originally was filed against an anonymous “John Doe,” identifiable only by his DNA profile. But on Thursday a...

KATU: 1998 triple murder convict to be released

The Associated Press, KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/ Portland, OR PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland television station is reporting that a 43-year-old man convicted of a 1998 triple homicide in Polk County could soon be out of jail. KATU reports that the Polk...

Audit finds St. Louis police mismanagement

St. Louis Business Journal BYLINE: Kelsey Volkmann Link to Article St. Louis, MO The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners mismanaged money and failed to oversee a contract with St. Louis Metropolitan Towing, according to a state audit released Tuesday. The police...

Audit finds St. Louis police mismanagement

St. Louis Business Journal BYLINE: Kelsey Volkmann Link to Article St. Louis, MO The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners mismanaged money and failed to oversee a contract with St. Louis Metropolitan Towing, according to a state audit released Tuesday. The police...