Who: Charles “Pete” Elliott, 90, of Independence.

When and how he died: Aug. 15, of congestive heart failure.

A 7-year-old boy was killed this afternoon after being hit by a vehicle outside a Gardner school.

School had just let out at Madison Elementary School, 800 W. Madison Ave., when the boy tried to cross the street between two parked vehicles, said Ilena Spalding, spokeswoman for the Gardner Department of Public Safety.

A list of the biggest speed trap cities in the United States came out Wednesday, and Kansas City, Overland Park and Lawrence all earned top spots.

The National Motorists Association compiles reports from drivers on its Speed Trap Exchange.

KANSAS CITY | Blind man beaten, robbed

Prosecutors on Wednesday accused Allen R. Bennett, 41, of Independence of beating his 64-year-old blind step-uncle in a home-invasion robbery Aug. 12 in the 1600 block of Fremont Avenue. The victim suffered head wounds that required a few staples to close. He also suffered abrasions to his face, neck, elbows and hands.

While an intruder at a Leawood home sexually assaulted a 92-year-old woman, she managed to blindly punch 911 on the phone buttons.

That call ended a crime spree, police said, but not before the enraged man slammed the victim to the hardwood floor.

A Kansas City Council committee endorsed the “safe haven for newborns” program Wednesday, but stopped short of identifying fire stations as places to accept abandoned babies.

The Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee supported a resolution calling on the city to participate fully in raising awareness about Missouri’s 2002 safe haven law, which supports safe alternatives to desperate parents abandoning their newborns. The full council will consider the resolution today.

Kansas City Police Chief Jim Corwin seeks to fire an officer, alleging dishonesty, insubordination, and the improper release of a prisoner who had six outstanding warrants.

Corwin on Tuesday filed paperwork outlining eight policy and procedural violations by DeMark McKinney, 32, who has worked for the department since December 2005.

JEFFERSON CITY | Restrictions on adult-entertainment businesses that became law on Saturday will remain in effect following a ruling Wednesday by a Missouri appeals court.

Business owners had sought to delay enforcement of the laws while they pursue a lawsuit challenging their constitutionality.