Media attention swamps Melvern after murder and kidnapping
Melvern town residents report a flood of TV news vans and reporters since Lisa Montgomery, 36, was charged with kidnapping resulting in death for the killing of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, 23, in Skidmore, Missouri. Community leaders call the coverage sensational and overwhelming.
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John Nowak
The
Ottawa Herald
Montgomery House
Melvern
Lisa Montgomery
Bobbie Jo Stinnett
Skidmore
Garry
Kansas City
Dee Robinson
National Inquirer
Mark Ebner
Missouri
Kansas man stunned by alleged baby abduction case
Kevin Montgomery said he was shocked by the allegations that his wife Lisa Montgomery strangled eight month pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and took the baby. He described driving to Melvern with his wife and the newborn Abigail, while expressing sympathy for Stinnett’s family.
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Heather Hollingsworth
Kansas City, Kan
Kevin Montgomery
Jo Stinnett
Lisa Montgomery
Stinnett
Blair makes surprise Baghdad visit amid election push
British Prime Minister Tony Blair met interim Iraqi leader Ayad Allawi in Baghdad and called the January 30 elections a battle between democracy and terror. He praised election workers targeted by insurgents and urged Iraqis to back the vote as Blair's first Baghdad trip since 2003.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Tony Blair
Ayad Allawi
Blair
Saddam Hussein
Election Commission
Commission
Allawi
Basra
Westar executives face retrial after hung jury
Federal prosecutors weigh retry for former Westar Energy leaders David Wittig and Douglas Lake after a six-man six-woman jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on over half of the 40 counts including wire fraud and conspiracy. Judge Julie Robinson set a Jan 4 hearing to decide next steps.
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Kansas City
Kan
Westar Energy Inc
Westar
David Wittig
Douglas Lake
Kansas
Julie Robinson
Topeka
U.S
Eric Melgren
Wittig
Lake
Robinson
Westar Energy
Karla Olsen
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Melvern Pride
Kansas State University Extension
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Victoria Stinnett
Lisa M. Montgomery
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Britain
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