Rocky-Comfort News http://www.topix.com/city/rocky-comfort-mo http://www.topix.com/rss/city/rocky-comfort-mo.xml Local news for Rocky-Comfort, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Debate continues on Missouri's new 'castle doctrine' law http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/debate-continues-on-missouris-new-castle-doctrine-law?fromrss=1 "That's going to cause a fight"

In Texas last month, a man spotted two burglars carrying items from his neighbor's house. After calling police, he grabbed his shotgun and killed the burglars.

A debate still rages over whether that was legal under the state's new 'castle doctrine' law, which allows lethal force to defend one's home.

A similar Missouri law enacted this year appears to allow killings like those, according to judges and lawyers. Advocates praise it as allowing innocent people to defend themselves against criminals. Opponents fear it could cause unnecessary deaths, such as killings of petty thieves. Read more

]]> Kansas City Star Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:30:14 GMT 0712319TG3IJ 0 36.7464 -94.090 Versailles teen hurt in wreck http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/versailles-teen-hurt-in-wreck?fromrss=1 A Versailles teen was injured in a one-car accident at 7:35 p.m. Monday on Route D, north of Missouri 52 in Morgan County. via News Tribune

]]> News Tribune Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:00:24 GMT 071226TRH3ET 0 36.7464 -94.090 Students become O Ambassadors http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/students-become-o-ambassadors?fromrss=1 "We're not teaching about these things because it's part of our curriculum"

Students at Ridgeview Elementary recently focused on poverty in West Africa as part of the O Ambassador program. via KansasCity.com

]]> KansasCity.com Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:51:43 GMT 0712252EI2NH 0 36.7464 -94.090 Ice storm's damage toll may reach $400 million http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/ice-storms-damage-toll-may-reach-400-million?fromrss=1 Preliminary damage estimates for this month's ice storm suggest that statewide ice-storm damage for the year could exceed $400 million dollars in Missouri. via Joplin Globe

]]> Joplin Globe Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:05:03 GMT 0712234GQ44M 0 36.7464 -94.090 Greenwood tries to map the future http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/greenwood-tries-to-map-the-future?fromrss=1 "At this point everything is open for discussion"

Where does the future of Greenwood lie? That's the question a group of school and city leaders are hoping to answer through the recently formed Comprehensive Plan Study Group.

The small town on Missouri 150 holds almost 4,000 residents, and leaders know it can grow. Several city officials, business owners and representatives from the Lee's Summit School District, Greenwood Economic Development Council, Parks and Recreation Department and the Little Blue Valley Sewer District, among others, are meeting with city consulting engineers in an effort to map out the town's future. Read more

]]> Kansas City Star Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:38:03 GMT 071222FS11FC 0 36.7464 -94.090 Grand jury indicts Russellville man in fatal crash http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/grand-jury-indicts-russellville-man-in-fatal-crash?fromrss=1 The Cole County Grand Jury indicted a Russellville man this week for being drunk and causing a crash on Nov. via News Tribune

]]> News Tribune Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:54:10 GMT 071220A21H9K 0 36.7464 -94.090 Interstate 55 reduced for guardrail repairs http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/interstate-55-reduced-for-guardrail-repairs?fromrss=1 Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a width restriction of 16 feet while MoDOT crews replace guardrail in the southbound lane. via Daily Journal

]]> Daily Journal Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:44:48 GMT 071216P026AP 0 36.7464 -94.090 Hannibal 'Santa' seeks out naughty drivers http://www.topix.net/city/rocky-comfort-mo/2007/12/hannibal-santa-seeks-out-naughty-drivers?fromrss=1 Every child knows it: Santa's gonna find out who's naughty and nice. In the northeast Missouri town of Hannibal, the naughty include drivers cruising through red lights. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

]]> KMOV-TV Saint Louis Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:44:43 GMT 071214Q4IOKS 0 36.7464 -94.090