MARGARET STAFFORD | The Seattle Times

June 27, 2023 at 12:04 pm

Missouri attorney general seeks reversal of former detective’s conviction in Black man’s death

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is asking a court to reverse the conviction or order a new trial for a former Kansas City police detective...

Front entrance of Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Mo, is shown on June 11, 2023. This was one of two hospitals in southwest Missouri where Dr. John Forsyth worked before he disappeared on May 21. His body, with an apparent gunshot wound, was found nine days later in a lake in northwest Arkansas. (AP Photo/Margaret Stafford) RPMS102 RPMS102

June 15, 2023 at 10:15 am

A Missouri doctor’s death is steeped in mystery and speculation. Authorities aren’t talking

Many of the people who knew John Forsyth are at a loss to explain the Missouri emergency room doctor's death.

June 2, 2023 at 2:49 pm

What to know about the case of the missing Missouri ER doctor found dead in Arkansas

The case of a Missouri doctor whose body was found in an Arkansas lake more than a week after he was reported missing remains shrouded...

May 31, 2023 at 9:55 pm

Family, attorneys criticize prosecutor’s handling of case in Ralph Yarl’s shooting

Attorneys for the family of a Black Kansas City teenager who was shot by a white man are criticizing the prosecutor's handling of the case.

May 31, 2023 at 8:59 am

Body of Missouri ER doctor found in Arkansas lake had apparent gunshot wound

Authorities say a missing emergency room doctor from Missouri whose body was found in an Arkansas lake had died of an apparent gunshot wound.

May 24, 2023 at 12:34 pm

Missouri attorney general urges Kansas City police to enforce transgender care restrictions law

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is urging Kansas City police to enforce a state law that bans transgender health care for minors after the city's...

May 18, 2023 at 11:13 am

Kansas governor vetoes part of school funding bill, setting up likely legal battle with GOP

Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed parts of the Republican-backed $6 billion funding plan for the state’s K-12 schools, setting up a likely legal battle...

May 17, 2023 at 11:39 am

Man indicted in theft of ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland

A federal grand jury has indicted a man who is suspected of stealing a pair of famous ruby red slippers worn by Dorothy in the...

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May 16, 2023 at 4:45 pm

Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults

Missouri officials terminated the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults.

May 16, 2023 at 3:09 pm

Missouri teacher who used racial slur resigns; student who taped him suspended

A Missouri high school teacher who used a racial slur several times in class is no longer working with the school district.