GRAIN VALLEY POLICE REPORTS
June 8 Agency assist (Central Jackson County Fire) 100 block of Broadway St. Area check (dirt bikes on railroad tracks) Old U.S.
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Missouri’s abortion law is wrong. But voters, not prosecutors, must change it
Last week’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has left officials like St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell with a dilemma: His job is to prosecute violations of the law. But as of last Friday, Missouri law criminalizes abortion services from the moment of conception, even for victims of rape or incest.
Greitens claims violent video is humorous. No, it’s dangerous
Did you hear the one about the Republican Senate candidate who suggested killing any Republican who isn’t deemed conservative enough? It’s a real knee-slapper. Especially with recent horrendous mass shootings, public officials getting death threats and the country watching a forensic review of how a former president’s violent rhetoric spurred the actual violence of Jan. 6, 2021.
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press.
Abusive husband manipulates wife, kids living in shelter
DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of two small children. I have separated from their verbally abusive, alcoholic father. I returned to my grandmother, who raised me, and tried to get a job. I couldn’t find one quickly because we went into quarantine and my uncles made me move out.
Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria
Food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you’re expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person’s immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.
Schools say AG’s attack on surveys was coordinated
In 2018, a rash of students were dying by suicide in southwest Missouri. The Neosho School District wasn’t immune.
A little help with rehab
Grain Valley High School is dark and empty. Long shadows are all that can be seen on the commons floor outside of the gymnasium, where the rhythmic dribbling of a basketball can be heard.
Edith June Greer Sisk
Edith June Greer Sisk, 90, of Buckner, Mo. passed on June 24, 2022, at home with her family with her.
Richard Dale Pennington
Richard Dale Pennington, 90, Independence, Mo., June 25, 2022, Carson-Speaks Chapel. .