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Jackson County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Jackson County, MO.

Results 1 - 20 of 2,830 in Jackson County, MO

  1. Prosecutors criticize Missouri commission's sentencing recommendationsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KansasCity.com

    ... it was their goal to reduce the number of inmates in prison. If it was then, they have succeed,” said Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff, chairman of the Sentencing Advisory Commission, ...

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    Related Topix: Missouri Government, Missouri

  2. Secretary of state's office investigates fake voter registration formsRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Missourian

    ... national spotlight after allegations of fraudulent registration forms have surfaced in multiple states. The Jackson County Election Board has accused the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, of filing falsified ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Non-Profit

  3. Man Charged in Kansas City CarjackingRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | NBC Action News

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Jackson County Prosecutors charged Terry J. Stringer, 25, with first degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with a carjacking Thursday near 22nd and Lister.

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

  4. Videotaped sex killing draws death sentenceRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Belleville News

    ... surprised that the judge went along with the jury. He said the defense will be filing an appeal. Assistant Jackson County prosecutor Ted Hunt said the death penalty was the most appropriate sentence considering the nature of the Spicer killing and ...

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  5. Judge affirms death penalty for sex killingsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Kansas City Star

    A Jackson County jury already had told Richard D. Davis that he should die for his crimes.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Death Penalty, Independence, MO

  6. Man gets 13 years for killing driver during chase with policeRead the original story

    Yesterday | Kansas City Star

    A Jackson County judge Friday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for killing an 82-year-old driver in a car chase with police in 2006.William C. Shimp Jr., 22, of Kansas City had pleaded guilty to ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Drugs

  7. Acorn Shrinks KC OfficeRead the original story

    Yesterday | NBC Action News

    ... forms with the names of Dallas Cowboys professional football players. Meanwhile, in Missouri, the Jackson County Board of Elections reported several suspicious voter registration forms filed in their office. It's not clear if Acorn was involved. ...

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    Related Topix: Ohio

  8. Voting FraudRead the original story

    Friday | Washington Missourian

    ... for Reform Now. The large number submitted by the Wednesday deadline swamped election officials in Jackson County. An election official there said there are about 1,000 questionable registration cards attributted to ACORN, which has been accused of ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

  9. ACORN Strikes AgainRead the original story

    Friday | A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days

    ... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Barack Obama

  10. TKC Exclusive!!! One more Kansas City anti-crime program that doesn't workRead the original story

    Friday | Tony's Kansas City

    ... and blight. Here's a description: DART is a team comprised of representatives from the utility companies, Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Fire Marshal's Office, Division of Family Services, Kansas City Police Department and Neighborhood ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs

  11. Davis Sentenced In Videotaped Sex KillingRead the original story

    Friday | KCTV Kansas City

    ... in the May 2006 killing of Marsha Spicer, 41, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted Davis of first-degree murder in July. Davis also was sentenced to multiple life sentences on various other ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Independence, MO

  12. Davis receives death plus 22 life sentences in torture, murder caseRead the original story

    Friday | KansasCity.com

    A Jackson County judge this afternoon formally sentenced Richard D. Davis to death.Davis, 44, already understood his fate.A Jackson County jury in August unanimously ruled that Davis should die for the murder ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Death Penalty

  13. Parties wage war over voter fraud, intimidation

    Friday | KOAA-TV Pueblo

    ... in states from Nevada to Connecticut with thousands of erroneous and fraudulent voter registration forms. In Jackson County, Missouri, (which includes Kansas City) election officials said this week that fraudulent registration forms had been handed ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Avalanche, John McCain

  14. Death Sentence Imposed in Videotaped Sex KillingRead the original story

    Friday | NBC Action News

    ... the May 2006 killing of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted the 44-year-old Davis of first-degree murder in July. Davis also was sentenced to multiple life sentences ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Independence, MO

  15. ACORN group under fire from voter fraud chargesRead the original story

    Friday | KATU-TV Portland

    ... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Missouri, Social Security, Personal Finance, John McCain

  16. Formal sentence expected in videotaped sex kil ...Read the original story

    Friday | Hays Daily News

    ... the May 2006 killing of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted the 44-year-old Davis of first-degree murder in July. Spicer was suffocated during sex at Davis' ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty

  17. Plea Entered For Suspect In Baby-Swiping PlotRead the original story

    Friday | KAKE-TV Wichita

    ... teenager's unborn child. Eighteen-year-old Alisa Betts, of Atchison, Missouri pleaded guilty yesterday in Jackson County Circuit Court to kidnapping and first-degree assault. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed a third charge of ...

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  18. Fake Voter RegistrationRead the original story

    Friday | FreeMarketNews.com

    ... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...

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  19. Suspect in baby-swiping plot pleads guiltyRead the original story

    Friday | News Tribune/Post-Tribune/Daily Capital News

    ... Thursday to kidnapping and first-degree assault. Alisa Betts, 18, of Atchison, Kan., entered the pleas in Jackson County Circuit Court, where prosecutors dismissed a third charge of felonious restraint. Sentencing was set for Nov. 14. Betts faces up ...

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    Related Topix: Odessa, MO, Kansas City, MO, Blue Springs, MO

  20. Missouri massage therapist charged with sexual assaultRead the original story

    Friday | Belleville News

    A former massage therapist at a business in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza is charged with sexual assault. Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar says 35-year-old Justin D. Leonard of Kansas City was charged in connection with a September incident ...

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    Related Topix: Massage Therapy, Medicine, Health, Health