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	WWII fathers sought - and sometimes found John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met.
	4-year-old NW Kan. boy dies in forklift accident A 4-year-old boy has died in a forklift accident near the northwest Kansas town of Colby.
	2 Kansas racetracks face uncertain future The futures of two small-town Kansas racetracks are uncertain as revenues continue to dwindle.
	2 Mo. men rescued from partly sunken boat Two men have been rescued from a cabin cruiser after it hit a navigation barrier called a wing dam in the Mississippi River.
	Large Mo. family adopts special-needs children A northwestern Missouri couple has adopted seven special-needs children after raising two of their two biological children.
	Riding the Bus Twice a Life-Saver for KC man The last time James Jones had ridden the Liberty Express Metro bus, he was whisked away by paramedics.
	Nearly $6M returned to Mo. insurance customers Customers who filed complaints with the state have received nearly $6 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009.
	Mo. man charged in hit-and-run fatal in Kan. An Independence, Mo., man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Kansas City suburb of Lenexa.
	Man shot or stabbed, then drives through fence St. Louis police are investigating after a car was driven through a fence in the Laclede's Landing area, not far from the Gateway Arch.
	Killings in Kansas City, Kan., worry residents Bullet holes dot the front of a house where a 7-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting, and flowers and candles line a street corner two miles away where a 15-year-old boy was gunned down days later.