Kansas City

Black man who spent 43 years in US prison found innocent

Court in midwestern state of Missouri orders immediate release of Kevin Strickland, 62, who spent more than four decades for a triple murder he did not commit.

Nationwide anti-racism protests force US states to consider reforms

Anti-racism protests continue in the US as statues, monuments and buildings of US historical leaders who carried out policies viewed as racist are being removed, following last month's police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

Man armed with loaded rifle arrested at Missouri Walmart

Five days after 22 people were killed at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, panicked shoppers fled a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, after a man carrying a rifle and wearing body armor walked around the store before being stopped.

Cartoonist of the tuber noses Guillermo Mordillo dies aged 86

He was world-famous for his figures with the thick bulbous noses: The Argentine draughtsman Mordillo died at the age of 86 on Spanish island Majorca. In the 1970s he was regarded as one of the most frequently published draughtsmen.

Ticket mix-up put family on ill-fated Missouri tourist boat

Nine members of one family were killed in the tragedy and an investigation has been launched, which will also bring the focus onto "duck boats". At least 40 people have been killed in the US in accidents involving the amphibious craft since 1999.

Family distraught over arrest of professor by US by immigration officials

The arrest of a “beloved Lawrence family man, scientist and community leader” came as a shock to Jamal’s friends and neighbours in the Kansas City area.

Alex Gordon hits MLB's record-setting 5,694th home run of season

The drive, which drove in the last run in the Royals' 5-2 loss, was his eighth this season and the 159th of his 11-year big league career.

Trump lays out his vision for America

During his maiden address to Congress the US president touched on the economy, tax reforms, Obamacare, "national pride", immigration and a border wall with Mexico.