Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Kansas City.
Veteran’s dying wish: A new home for his beloved shepherd
Staff members at KC Pet Project are working overtime to find a new home for a very special 5-year-old brindle shepherd named Lady.
Read the full story on FOX40.
Wife who kept husband’s body in freezer feared doctors wanted his brain
A Missouri woman whose husband’s body was found in a freezer denied him medical care as he battled terminal illness and blocked police and social workers from entering the home, fearing a doctor would take his brain for research, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Read the full story on 7News - WHDH Boston.
Federal judge rules against family in Kansas City vaccination lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs wrote in Friday’s ruling that the state’s freedom to advocate vaccination as governmental policy is “well settled.”
Read the full story on KMBC.
City planners work on housing designs that will endure extreme weather
As scientists better understand the impact of climate change, elected officials, city planners and housing advocates are working to design housing that will endure extreme weather.
Read the full story on KCUR.
Kansas City gears up to handle more freight
Although trucks and trains aren’t carrying as much as they did just a few months ago, Kansas City’s logistics industry is pushing ahead with an enormous expansion of warehouse space and other regional distribution hubs.
Read the full story on KCUR.
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