I am going to try to lay off the checklanes. Frankly, it is taxpayers who should be getting outraged. But, I can’t help talking about this one. The KCMO police department held a checklane last weekend. They stopped 2,541 vehicles. They got 15 D
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Once again, the political football known as Kansas DUI Law was kicked around pretty hard by the state legislature. And, once again, the law has gotten stricter and harsher. Some of the changes include enhanced penalties for drivers who blow over a .1
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There were two checkpoints in KCMO this past Cinco De Mayo weekend. The first one, located at Ward Parkway and West Brush Creek Parkway (right by Pem Day School) stopped a whopping 2,200 cars and arrested a dismal 17 for DUI. The second checklane, lo
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It seems like there are a lot of people that are on medication these days, mostly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) for anxiety and depression. These medications include PROZAC, ZOLOFT, PAXIL and EFFEXOR. Some interesting studies
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On St. Pat’s in Kansas City, you can count on a great parade, packed bars in Westport and elsewhere, and a massive DUI checklane set up at about 39th and Southwest Trafficway to snarl traffic in midtown. This year, the checklane ran from 9 p.m.
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A new case in Kansas, State v. Ross, addresses a situation seen very frequently in Kansas DUI cases. Generally, all a police officer needs is a simple traffic infraction in order to pull a driver over. Late at night, officers will look for any little
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This article from Maryland is about a state legislator who was pulled over for a traffic infraction, smelled like alcohol and took a preliminary breath test that registered a .140, nearly twice the legal limit. After he flashed his legislative ID, th
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