A skydiving plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport in western Missouri on Sunday, killing all 12 people aboard — 11 skydivers and the pilot — authorities and the aircraft operator said. The plane went down shortly after takeoff from the airport, about 60 to 65 miles south of Kansas City, and crashed in a field before catching fire. The aircraft was operated by Skydive Kansas City, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers assisted Butler police and the Bates County Sheriff’s Off...

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