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The body of a middle-aged man was discovered Sunday afternoon in the Missouri River in Sibley, Mo. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol responded to the Homer’s ...

Leavenworth police say a man whose body was found last week in the Missouri River was a 38-year-old whose last known address was in St. Joseph, Mo. Police say the death of Jason Davies is being ...

Originally, Kansas City, Missouri was known as the Town of Kansas, inspired by the Kansas River, named after the Kansa Native American tribe, according to The Kansas City Public Library.