Stories from Tuesday, July 8, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- It is a parent's worst nightmare, but it happens every summer - kids suffer heatstroke and, in some cases, even die after being left in hot cars. This summer, children's safety advocates are teaming up to help parents and other caregivers prevent this tragedy.
Registered Nurse Phyllis Larimore is a car-seat safety specialist at Children's Mercy Hospital, who says children can suffer fatal hyperthermia in a closed vehicle within minutes, even when the outside temperature is mild.
What is often behind these tragedies, she explains, is a change in routine. ...

Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 p.m. with a low around 67. Sunny on Wednesday with a high near 86 then becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night with a low around 64. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 87 while Thursday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 66. ...

ROCKVIEW -- It's been more than a year since seven people were injured when two freight trains collided, partially collapsing the overpass on Route M near Rockview. The National Transportation Safety Board, which has been investigating the collision, said the probe would require up to a year to complete, but the NTSB has yet to issue a final report...

NAYLOR -- A Naylor man faces domestic assault charges after allegedly shooting his wife during an apparent argument Saturday morning. Bobby S. Leonard, 59, was charged Saturday with the Class A felony of first-degree domestic assault and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action (ACA) or in the alternative the Class A felony of first-degree domestic assault and the unclassified felony Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Miller...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Information from a tow-truck driver helped authorities arrest a suspected burglar and recover guns and electronics stolen from at least two local homes. "The homeowners returned home from vacation and found their house had been broken into," explained Butler County Deputy Travis Huddleston. " ... Their truck had been stolen (along with) numerous electronics and firearms."...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ISRAEL LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE AGAINST GAZA At least 50 sites are struck by air and sea as troops mobilize for a possible ground invasion in order to quell rocket attacks...