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Trial begins in videotaped sex killing of woman
- A man on trial for capital murder in the videotaped slaying and sexual torture of a 41-year-old woman will not dispute most of the charges against him, his lawyer said Friday.
Wind farm puts tiny Mo. town on alt-energy map
- Vehicles in this northwest Missouri farm community are likely to be pickup trucks, and "green" is the color of a John Deere tractor.
Kansas man pleads guilty in teen's kidnap-slaying
- A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to snatching an 18-year-old from a store parking lot, raping her and strangling her with her own belt before dumping her body in a park.