Bush Appoints New US Attorney for Western District of Missouri
New U.S. attorney starts work in KC
Wood served as chief of staff to Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Before that he was counselor to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Metal Theft Increasing in Kansas
Scrap metal thefts growing in Kansas
Police say there are two reasons for the sudden uptick: methamphetamine addiction and rising metal prices brought on by rising demand in countries like China. Meth addicts, police say, see scrap metal as a quick way to get cash for their addiction.

Jackson County Sheriff Tracks Offenders
Jackson County deputies track sex offenders full time
The Sheriff’s Department has two full-time deputies assigned to investigate offenders who don’t comply with the law that requires them to register their current home addresses with the department. The Sex Offender Registration Enforcement unit, or SORE, also will make sure that offenders aren’t living within 1,000 feet of schools or day-care centers.

Hospitals warned not to conceal evidence of DUI crimes
Kline: Draw blood in alcohol-related accidents
District Attorney Phill Kline said his office would try to get a search warrant for the blood from a judge over the telephone. But if that wasn’t possible within two hours of the accident, he said law enforcement would expect health workers to comply as the law states.

New Fairway Council wants answers
Fairway’s new council members assert themselves Fairway’s new council members quickly assert themselves
At Monday’s council meeting — the first since the spring election — they asked detailed questions, demanded revisions to mundane orders of business and even nominated a candidate for council president.

Westwood Councilwomen stands up for citizens
Residents upbraid mayor for sharing e-mail
Council member Cami Savage was so upset by the incident that she refused to sit with the council. She began the open forum by accusing the mayor of trying to get a citizen fired from his job and using his e-mail for her own agenda.