Jim Suhr
The Associated Press
Saint Louis, MO, United States
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Zoo gorilla dies of cancer, days after constipation surgery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 49-year-old lowland gorilla at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas died Sunday after tests revealed she had late-stage ovarian cancer that had spread, four days aft → Read More
Kansas may discipline doctor over 13-year-old's abortion
Kansas' regulatory medical board is weighing disciplinary action against a doctor who Planned Parenthood self-reported may have violated state law in handling a 13-year-old girl's abortion. → Read More
As homicides increase, Kansas City grasps for answers, help
[...] that same analysis found the homicide rate in 481,400-resident Kansas City is higher than the national rate — typical of big cities with large concentrations of people and economic deprivation — but is also decreasing at a slower rate than the rest of the country. The Justice Department announced in June that it will help local authorities in a dozen U.S. cities, including Kansas City,… → Read More
Lawyer: Race a factor in St. Louis cop being mistakenly shot
An off-duty black St. Louis police officer's race factored into him being mistakenly shot by a white officer who didn't recognize him after a shootout with black suspects this week, the → Read More
Lawyer: Race a factor in St. Louis cop being mistakenly shot
An off-duty black St. Louis police officer's race factored into him being mistakenly shot by a white officer who didn't recognize him after a shootout with black suspects this week, the → Read More
Kansas jury awards $218M to farmers in Syngenta GMO suit
Syngenta vowed to appeal the verdict favoring four Kansas farmers representing roughly 7,300 growers from that state in what served as the first test case of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits assailing Syngenta's decision to introduce its Viptera seed to the U.S. market before China approved it for imports. The lawsuits allege Syngenta's move to market the seed variety before China's clearing… → Read More
Violinist: United wouldn't let her board with instrument
United Airlines says it wants to contact a musician who says she was barred by a United supervisor from boarding a plane with her violin, leading to a scuffle that caused her to miss her flight. → Read More
1st farmer lawsuit on deck against Syngenta over China trade
The first lawsuit over Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta's decision to put a genetically engineered corn variety onto the U.S. market before China approved it is about to go on trial. → Read More
Museum honoring daredevil Evel Knievel opens in Kansas
A new Kansas museum is giving enthusiasts of late motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel a jump on appreciating his death-defying, bone-breaking exploits. → Read More
Missouri's high court won't intervene in execution drug case
The Missouri Supreme Court won't review a lower court ruling that spares the state's prison system from having to reveal where it gets drugs used in executions. → Read More
Chelsea Manning 'looking forward to so much' after release
WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning, after being freed from a Kansas military prison: 'I'm figuring things out right now'. → Read More
Chelsea Manning released after 7 years in military prison
Pvt. Chelsea Manning has been released from a military prison in Kansas after serving seven years of her sentence. → Read More
Reports: Pvt. Chelsea Manning released from military prison
Media reports say Pvt. Chelsea Manning has been released from a military prison in Kansas after serving seven years of her sentence. → Read More
Pvt. Chelsea Manning set for release after 7 years in prison
(AP) — Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, is due to be released from a Kansas military prison on Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence. Critics said the leaks laid bare some of the nation's most-sensitive secrets and endangered information sources, prompting the State Department to help some of… → Read More
Despite warnings, drivers continue to die on flooded roads
Christina Thompson was joking when she texted her dad last month after days of unrelenting thunderstorms near his rural southern Missouri home: "Are you getting washed away?" → Read More
Officials warn of floodwater risks in soaked Midwest states
Joseph Fiorilli is ready to go home, even though most everything he left behind when the flooded Meramec River inundated his eastern Missouri home will be a soggy, stinky mess. → Read More
Missouri military academy dating to 1880 will close
(AP) — A Missouri military academy and college that dates to 1880 and includes federal lawmakers, business titans and a famous zoologist among its alumni will fold at the end of next month, given waning enrollment, rising costs and an aging campus. "Wentworth has struggled for more than five years to break even and has tried different options," including hiring consulting firms to bolster… → Read More
Missouri military academy dating to 1880 will close
Administrators say a 137-year-old Missouri military academy and college will close after next month because of declining enrollment, rising costs and aging facilities. → Read More
Kansas City set for national WWI centennial observance
Foreign dignitaries from around the world are converging on Kansas City, Missouri, and its towering World War I monument to observe the 100th anniversary of the day the U.S. entered "The Great War.". → Read More
Federal judge defers ruling on Missouri abortion rules
U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs deferred a ruling until at least next month after hearing arguments over the preliminary injunction request by Planned Parenthood affiliates with Missouri health centers. Planned Parenthood's Columbia clinic stopped offering the procedure — a non-surgical type, induced with a pill — in 2015 after its only doctor performing medication-induced abortions lost… → Read More