The Holiday Season is a time which brings joy to many. For business owners, that joy comes from peaks in profits. People are buying things, but they are also taking them.
A twice-wounded Kansas City, Missouri man is recovering, under guard, in a Kansas City, Kansas hospital. The man was shot by police and is charged with assault on an officer.
It may be the tipping point: among the issues of discussion after Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut: mental health and gun control.
Though the tragic shooting Friday at a Connecticut elementary school occurred far from the Kansas City area, Overland Park police still stepped up its presence nearby local schools.
In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., following a shooting there Friday.
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Young children wait outside the elementary school.
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Connecticut State Police lead children from Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Police patrol the streets outside the school.
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This satellite image provided by Google shows an aerial view of Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Family members embrace each other near the school.
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President Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House. Twenty six people were fatally wounded at the school, including 20 children. The suspected gunman was also found dead at the scene.
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People grieve outside the overflow area of a vigil at the Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Conn., on Friday following the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Family members leave a firehouse staging area following the shooting.
A federal indictment alleges seven Kansas City area public employees used a novel approach to defrauding a wellness program promoted by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC).
