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Jan 26, 2012 at 10:26 am

Missouri Leads Nation In Black Homicides For Second Year

Missouri Leads Nation In Black Homicides For Second Year

An annual study released on Wednesday revealed that Missouri leads the nation in the highest homicide rates for African Americans for the second year in a row. The study, performed by the Violence Policy Center in Washington, has placed the state at the top of the list three times in the past five years.

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WOL DC News

Sep 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Man Pulls Shotgun On Taco Bell Worker For Forgetting Hot Sauce

Man Pulls Shotgun On Taco Bell Worker For Forgetting Hot Sauce

Police in Missouri arrested a man for an incident last Saturday after he pulled a shotgun on a Taco Bell employee for forgetting to include hot sauce with his order.

Police said Jeremy Combs, 30, arrived home after making an order at a Lee Summit, MO. Taco Bell. Combs returned to the restaurant’s drive-through with a shotgun when he discovered an employee had not included hot sauce with his order.

Combs was arrested

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Mar 11, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Kansas City School Board To Close Almost Half Of City’s Schools

Kansas City School Board To Close Almost Half Of City’s Schools

Superintendent John Covington called for the closing or consolidation of almost half of the schools in the Kansas City, Missouri, school district, and a school board voted Wednesday to approve the downsizing.

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