Coates House Fire Ends Era Of Kansas City Luxury
The 110 year old Coates House in Kansas City faced a deadly blaze on Saturday morning leaving at least 14 residents dead and more than 100 missing or displaced. Once a symbol of elite hospitality, the six story hotel had fallen into dilapidation with rooms dwindling to $17 a week and frequent fires. Notable guests over the years included Gen Ulysses S Grant Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. The morning fire shattered the myth of fireproof splendor as residents leaped from upper floors seeking escape.
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Evacuation After Twin Oaks Fire in Kansas City
An early morning blaze at Twin Oaks apartment complex forced 450 residents to flee. Seventeen people, including several police and firefighters, were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire, one of several major blazes in 48 hours, caused extensive damage mainly to the second floor with cause still undetermined.
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Maple Hill Couple Die In Crash In Kansas Weekend Toll Rises
A Maple Hill couple Leo Thou 51 and Lois Thou 46 died in a two car collision on a country road near Maple Hill in Wabaunsee County. The other driver Nathaniel Willingham 46 of Rossville was hospitalized and two passengers had minor injuries. Earlier a separate crash on U.S. 69 in Overland Park claimed 22 year old Robert Banks.
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Rossville
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Overland Park
Deadly Coates House Fire in Kansas City Rises Toll
Fire at the 110 year old Coates House hotel left 24 dead in Kansas City with 15 missing and 140 homeless. Officials say the blaze started on an upper floor and investigators will work through the week. An all night guard remained at the site as rubble searches continued.
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Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office
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Small Claims Court Sometimes Deficient
A two year study of 15 small claims courts shows they meet speed and cost goals but reveal serious deficiencies. The informal setting lets individuals present cases without lawyers, with no jury and varied access to legal representation in some areas.
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American Bar Association
Judge's Journal
Patience Helps Marriages in 50th Anniversary Year
In Chicago AP report about about 400 elderly couples celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year offer simple advice for lasting marriage. The gist is to wait out the rough times and focus on better days ahead. One couple notes peace comes when solutions are found and patience governs daily life.
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Chicago
Girl Escapes Through Taillight After Trunk Abduction
An 11 year old girl was abducted at knifepoint in Richfield Minnesota then locked in a car trunk for more than 10 hours. She escaped by squeezing through a six by 12 inch taillight hole after frostbite exposure as temperatures sank to eight below zero. An 18 year old was arrested. charges of aggravated criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping were to be filed. FBI and local police searched all night before the girl was found by a motorist noon Sunday.
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