From time to time, Funk had been tweeting from his old account. It was mostly uninteresting stuff directed at specific followers. Occasionally, it was things that were clearly intended to be innocuous private messages. But four days ago, his account makes it appear that the former mayor has become obsessed with helping his followers lose a few pounds by clicking links to websites with names like Newsbloggerz.com and Onlinemediaz.com.
A hacked account is annoying for sure, but Funk apparently has yet to notice that his tweets have gone rogue. Feel free to open a betting pool in the comments for when Funk gets wise. See all the hacked tweets after the jump.
Shon Pernice admitted that he hit Renee in the head, and she fell down some steps, KCTV Channel 5 reported. She was mortally wounded. Shon Pernice told investigators that he disposed of Renee's remains in the garbage. Sadly, her body likely will never be recovered.
Shon Pernice is facing up to 15 years in prison.
In May 2010, a grand jury indicted Pernice in Renee's murder. He was long suspected of killing Renee.
The driver, officer Warner J. Stumpenhaus, walked away with minor injuries. The passenger, officer Serge Grinik, wasn’t so lucky. Firefighters had to extricate him from the cruiser, and he was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, a fractured shoulder, and multiple abrasions and lacerations.
Ross wasn’t hurt — unless the slap on the wrist, which he got in court last month, counts.
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office had charged Ross with two felony counts of second-degree assault for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. His blood-alcohol content was 0.185 — more than twice the legal limit. In a city that loves DUI checkpoints, a drunk driver who comes right to the cops must be a slam-dunk, right?
Nope.
Name: Ryan Sciara
Occupation: Managing partner, Cellar Rat Wine Merchants
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Current neighborhood: Crestwood
Who or what is your sidekick? My wifey and two daughters, Lola and Luca. I am totally outnumbered!
What career would you choose in an alternate reality? I think it would be really cool to be one of the characters on Yo Gabba Gabba, especially Brobee. My daughter would think I was the coolest EVER!
Jackson County prosecutors have charged the 28-year-old with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
In an interview with detectives, Charleatha Nevins said she shot her husband, whom she claimed was punching her in the head through the driver's-side window of her vehicle, during an argument over the use of a credit card. She claimed that she was in a struggle for the 9 mm weapon with her husband.
Court records say Charleatha Nevins didn't appear to be bruised during her interview with detectives. Also, court records say Eric Nevins' body was free of powder burns, gun-powder residue or other signs of a close-range firing.
When I was a baseball-obsessed youth, I felt endeared to Rex Hudler for only one reason: After the newly minted member of the Royals broadcast team played his last game, in 1998, he peeled off a scab and rubbed dirt from the diamond in it "so baseball would always be in [his] blood." In my book, that's the only way to end a fine but unremarkable career.
Though he doesn't have the local connections Frank White did (unless getting busted for pot possession at KCI counts) or White's statistical bona fides, Rex sure is colorful. (Google-suggested searches for Rex include "Rex Hudler June bug eater.")
If you need more proof, watch these clips from Tuesday's press conference at Kauffman Stadium. The user who uploaded it rightly calls it the "Best Will Ferrell Impersonation EVER!!!"
This season is going to be fun.
Ex-Mayor Mark Funkhouser apparently doesn't know his Twitter account has been hacked
Can you drunk-drive into a cop car and keep your license? Yes - if you’re Frank Ross III
Shon Pernice admits that he killed his wife and disposed of her body in the trash
How KC learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (makers)
Russ Ptacek's Kara Kopetsky investigation reveals a cadaver dog hit and a rift between Belton police and a secret group of sleuths
The Pitch Questionnaire with Cellar Rat's Ryan Sciara
Jason Whitlock's decline isn't something to be celebrated
The Missouri barn is disappearing as farmland prices soar