KC sets new smoking rules for city workers
An expanded smoking ban may be coming to Kansas City as City Manager Troy Schulte signed off on new rules to prevent government workers from smoking right outside city ...
View ArticleElecting a pope Whats taking so long
As of the seventh day after Pope Benedict XVI flew off into the sunset, the voting cardinals hadn't even all arrived in Rome, leaving the world wondering what's taking so ...
View ArticleArrest in NYC crash that killed family
NEW YORK (AP) - Police say an arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash in New York City that killed a pregnant woman and her husband. The baby died the day after he was delivered by cesarean ...
View ArticleStudy More gun laws mean fewer deaths
CHICAGO (AP) - A 50-state study says those with the most gun laws have the fewest gun-related deaths. The research doesn't prove that the number of laws makes a difference. And some experts say ...
View ArticleLetter grade for KCMO snow removal is...
Most residents 41 Action News talked to in different areas of the city agreed that snow plow drivers, overall, did a better job than in the past in a city that's been plagued with slow response ...
View ArticleKC fire stations to become Safe Havens
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After several years of discussion, the Kansas City Fire Department has agreed to post Safe Haven signs clearly stating their stations are safe havens for abandoned newborns. Fire ...
View ArticleTrain from KC to STL kills pedestrian
PACIFIC, Mo. - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train headed from Kansas City to St. Louis on Wednesday night. According to KSDK, our NBC affiliate in St. Louis, 58 people were on board the ...
View ArticleSTL girl saves choking classmate
ST. LOUIS - An 8-year-old St. Louis girl is being hailed a hero after she saved her classmate's life. Hannah Underwood was eating lunch last Wednesday when fellow student Kylie Haegele began to ...
View ArticleHusband charged in accidental shooting
LENEXA, Kan. - A man accused of accidentally shooting his wife in a Johnson County restaurant now faces criminal charges. William Mize was charged with felony aggravated battery and using a concealed ...
View ArticleCommentary Carrie Nation would be proud of Kansas liquor laws
Kansas lawmakers are moving to undercut the tenuous power of teachers unions by barring them from using voluntary paycheck deductions for politics. And theyÂ’re going after teachersÂ’ ability to ...
View ArticleFurious over sanctions North Korea vows to nuke US
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on ...
View ArticleTwo Mid-Missouri air traffic control towers could close
Air traffic control towers at Jefferson City Memorial Airport and Columbia Regional Airport may close in about a month due to forced spending cuts by the federal government. They are part of 173 ...
View ArticleMissouri Senate supports income tax cut
Missouri Senators endorsed a plan that would shave hundreds of millions of dollars off the income tax bills byraisingsales tax. Missouri Senators endorsed a plan that would shave hundreds of millions ...
View ArticleMissouri House backs new tax incentives for high-tech businesses
The Missouri House gave initial approval to bills that would create new tax breaks to attract foreign trade and high-tech businesses to the state. The Missouri House on Wednesday gave initial ...
View ArticleFacebook getting ready to change News Feed
NEW YORK - Amid chatter of "Facebook fatigue," real or imagined, the world's biggest social networking company is getting ready to unveil a new version of News Feed, the flow of status ...
View ArticleBallet dancer defends attack
MOSCOW (AP) - The star dancer accused of masterminding the attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief acknowledged Thursday that he gave the go-ahead for the attack, but told a Moscow court that he did not ...
View ArticleOld Catholic orders fade as some age
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - The nuns of "Le Creche," the only orphanage in Bethlehem, have raised generations of children in this biblical town. But only four aging nuns remain, down from a ...
View ArticleTwo girls pulled from burning apartment
MISSION, Kan. - Two little girls were pulled from their beds Tuesday night as their Mission apartment building went up in flames. When the Hillsborough Apartment complex caught fire at about 8:30 ...
View ArticleAnother Bush run for the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jeb Bush has long resisted pressure from supporters to run for president. Now the former Florida governor is signaling that he's at least open to the idea, a shift that comes ...
View ArticleDeadly superbug on the rise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Public health officials are warning of a dangerous and often deadly bacteria making rounds in many hospitals across the country, including at least one hospital in our area. The ...
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