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Precious Doe's killer gets life plus 29 years in prison Calling Precious Doe's killer a “textbook sociopath,” a Jackson County judge Thursday sentenced Harrell Johnson to life plus 29 years in prison. Missouri, Kansas rank among ‘dirty dozen' states with coal-powered plants Missouri and Kansas are two of the “dirty dozen” states that have coal-fired power plants generating the highest mercury pollution in the nation, according to a study released Thursday. Army sets execution date for Fort Leavenworth inmate The U.S. Army on Thursday set an execution date for Ronald A. Gray, an inmate at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Headless, handless body found in May identified as Raytown man A woman who described herself as the fiancé of Monteze E. Murrell said Thursday that she did not know why someone would kill him. It's been a year of success for breast cancer publicity program that began at American Royal A year ago, Gayle Lampe donned salmon coattails and a candy-pink tie for the Ladies Five-Gaited National Championship at the American Royal saddlebred horse show.

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