American Suzuki settles Jeremy Franklin lawsuit
The defunct American Suzuki Motor Corp. has settled a lawsuit filed three years ago by car dealer Jeremy Franklin for reputation damage from a fraudulent advertising campaign tied to his brothers...
View ArticleMissouri declares emergency as US Midwest hit by severe storms
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri--Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado near St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's ...
View ArticleObama presents Medal of Honor to family of Father Emil Kapaun of Kansas
Kansas Citys two polar bears are mating, raising hopes for a cub. Officials at the Kansas City Zoo probably wont know until fall if Berlin, a 23-year-old female who arrived here late last year, is...
View ArticleMissouri man convicted of murder in knockout game attack on Vietnamese immigrant
Like the man who opened the door to the major leagues for black players, 42, the new film about Jackie Robinson, will honor the memories of so many of them at Kansas Citys Negro Leagues Baseball ...
View ArticleDraft Spotlight - Day 19 Sharrif Floyd
The 2013 NFL Draft Spotlight series continues, as we preview one pro prospect per day, right up until the start of the draft, April 25-27. However, none of the reports in this series are indicative of...
View ArticleMo. Legislature wants records released in child tragedies
The Missouri House speaker has warned Gov. Jay Nixon that if he fails to order the release of records in recent child tragedies, the legislature will take ...
View ArticleMo. man sentenced for aiming laser pointer at helicopter
A Missouri man has been sentenced to two years of probation and two months of house arrest for aiming a laser pointer at a police helicopter, a prank that caused the chopper to pull away from a...
View ArticleOne womans battle back to work
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After five years of life-crushing blows and the help of a local program, one woman who didn't give up has become an example of how to get back to work. As Keisha Terrell moves about...
View ArticleDow sets another record as stock rally continues
The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the previous day's record high, rising 0.4% to close at 14,865.14. The blue chip index is now less than 1% away from ...
View Article$100000 worth of hamburger patties stolen in New Jersey
Police in New Jersey said someone stole a shipping container filled with $100,000 worth of hamburger patties. Linden Police Capt. James Sarnicki said the refrigerated container was on a trailer and was...
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General refuses to appeal birth control ruling
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster won’t appeal a federal court’s ruling that struck down a Missouri law allowing employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for birth...
View ArticleCharges filed in shooting of gas station clerk
Murad A. Jones is accused of shooting Haroon Yousef, a clerk that came out of the store to intervene in a robbery. He is also charged with two counts of armed criminal ...
View ArticleCongressman N. Korea can deliver nukes
A study just completed by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency says North Korea may have nuclear weapons that could be delivered by ballistic missiles, a congressman said ...
View ArticleParents hope pic of text will save lives
DENVER (AP) - Alexander Heit's final text cut off in mid-sentence. Before he could send it, police say the 22-year-old University of Northern Colorado student drifted into oncoming traffic, jerked the...
View Article2 KU Medical Center buildings evacuated due to strange smell
Two University of Kansas Medical Center buildings were evacuated on Thursday afternoon due to a strange smell, the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department ...
View ArticleUtility worker electrocuted during Mo. storm cleanup
The utility says in a statement that the man was electrocuted about 10:30 a.m. Thursday while working to restore power to the area. The company says he was taken to an area hospital but did not...
View ArticleRoyals star Billy Butler introduces BBQ sauce for a good cause
"It's great for the charity, and Zarda's has been great with it," Butler told KMBC's Karen Kornacki on Thursday. "They've done pretty much anything we could ask them to do. This is going right back to...
View ArticleFormer KC mayor hopes to change laws
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Former Kansas City mayor Dr. Charles Wheeler will keep his home, for now at least. On the day his home was set to be auctioned by J.B. Nutter, the 86-year-old sat at a reserved table...
View ArticleCan North Korea deliver a nuke on missile
The Pentagon's intelligence arm has assessed with "moderate confidence" that North Korea has the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon with a ballistic missile, though the reliability is believed to be ...
View ArticleLocal castle back on the market
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For only the eighth time in 100 years, Tiffany Castle is back on the market. The 4,200-square-foot home in the Historic Northeast commands attention. It was during a Sunday afternoon...
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