Adam the emu is battered to death by giant hail during storm at Missouri zoo The violent hailstorm was the worst in Springfield’s history The Independent UK · Apr 30
At least 32 dead as tornadoes sweep through parts of US Over 185,000 households and businesses without electricity across six US states in the wake of the deadly tornadoes. Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2025
Officers who shot man may have mistaken pill bottle for gun: Documents KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence, Missouri, officers who shot and killed a 39-year-old man last year may have mistaken a pill bottle hidden in the victim’s waistband for a pistol, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation transcripts released by the family’s attorney. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Editorial: Recreational marijuana victory a clear sign Missouri is ready for sensible drug laws Thanks to a new state constitutional amendment, recreational cannabis has been legalized in Missouri. Yes, Amendment 3 passed, but let’s not light up the sky in celebration yet. Marijuana possession laws are still on the books until Dec. 8. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and your local police department would… Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022
NTSB investigators look into fatal Missouri Amtrak accident Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Missouri trying to determine how an Amtrak train carrying more than 200 people slammed into a dump truck, killing two train passengers and the truck driver The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
US: Three killed, multiple injured in Amtrak train crash in Missouri Three people are dead and at least 50 injured after an Amtrak train derailed after hitting a dump truck on Monday in Missouri, said Justin Dunn, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jun 28, 2022
3 killed and 50 injured when Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Chicago derails in Missouri LOS ANGELES — Three people were killed and at least 50 others injured when an Amtrak train headed from Los Angeles to Chicago crashed into a dump truck Monday afternoon in Missouri, officials said. Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2022
US: At least 3 dead after train hits truck, derails in Missouri Amtrak says approximately 243 passengers, 12 crew were in train when it derailed en route to Chicago from Los Angeles. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2022
Community demands answers after Kansas City police shoot ‘pregnant’ Black woman An eyewitness says Leonna Hale was pregnant and unarmed when police shot her, but investigators say just the opposite The Independent UK · May 31, 2022
Pregnant Black woman suspected of carjacking is shot five times by Missouri police, witness says ‘They shot five times,’ says the witness. ‘I remember seeing her hit the ground and I froze’ The Independent UK · May 30, 2022