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UPCOMING TODAY:
FATAL SHOOTING-KANSAS
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Justice Department officials are expected to announce their next steps in the case of Frazier Glenn Cross, the Missouri man suspected in Sunday's shooting spree at two Jewish sites near Kansas City. Cross is jailed but hasn't been charged in the killings. Authorities said Monday that evidence strongly points to hate as a motivating factor, and Cross is an avowed white supremacist known to hate-group monitors and law enforcement. By Bill Draper. UPCOMING: 600 words by 5 p.m., photo.
FATAL SHOOTING-WHITE SUPREMACIST
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A group monitoring anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. cautiously noted a sharp decline in such incidents less than two weeks before the fatal shootings over the weekend outside two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City. The contrast between the Anti-Defamation League's 2013 audit and the Sunday attack that killed three people highlights what hate-group trackers say is a broader trend: more overall tolerance disrupted by periodic bursts of violence from a racist fringe. By Alan Scher Zagier And Bill Draper. MOVED: 850 words, photos.
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate could resume debate on ethics legislation Tuesday. Debate also was possible on bills restricting lawsuits in medical malpractice cases and requiring women to wait up to three days before having abortions. UPCOMING: Stories developing on merits.
TEACHER LAWSUIT-VIRTUAL PROGRAM
COLUMBIA — Almost four years after several teachers sued several entities, including the University of Missouri, both sides are asking that the case be settled without a trial. The teachers sued after starting jobs with a Missouri Virtual Instruction Program in August 2009 but were out of work by November of that year when the state eliminated funding for the program. UPCOMING: 350 words.
ST. LOUIS-PROSTITUTES
ST. LOUIS — Men who prowl the streets of St. Louis for prostitutes can expect a bright postcard in the mail — from police. In an effort to curb prostitution, police are targeting, and perhaps humiliating, the "johns" who use the services. The postcards mailed to the home of those charged with trying to pick up prostitutes will offer a reminder about spreading sexually transmitted diseases, along with listing the court date. UPCOMING: 400 words.
JOPLIN-NURSING HOME
JOPLIN — The opening of a new nursing home in Joplin is another step in that city's recovery from the devastating May 2011 tornado. UPCOMING: 500 words.
IN BRIEF:
— SOULARD-MAN DEAD — St. Louis police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a car near Soulard Market.
— PEDESTRIAN KILLED — An investigation continues after a man was struck and killed by a semi while trying to cross Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County.
— CHILD PORN PLEA — A southwest Missouri man has admitted that he owned hundreds of images of child pornography.
— AMEREN-NEW GAS LINE — Ameren Missouri says construction is underway on an 11-mile natural gas pipeline from Columbia to Ashland, which currently does not have natural gas service.
— BURGLARIES-FOOD — Police in the St. Louis suburb of Arnold are looking for a burglar who broke into the same home twice — to steal food.
— MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL — Missouri officials have selected a company to design plans for a new facility at the Fulton State Hospital campus.
— EMACIATED CHILD-JOPLIN — A 28-year-old southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in a child abuse case that left her daughter severely underweight and fighting for her life.
— MISSOURI-ISRAEL — Some Missouri lawmakers want the state to open an economic development office in Israel.
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