Parents consider giving KCPS a chance
moved across the state line to Kansas, rather than enroll their children in the district. KCPS lost accreditation in 2000, regained provisional accreditation in 2002 and lost it again in ...
View ArticleMLS Houston 2 Chicago 1
Brad Davis scored the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute and Houston extended its home unbeaten streak to 35 games Sunday with a 2-1 win over Chicago. Davis converted a pass from Kofi Sarkodie with a...
View ArticleMissouri School Trains Teachers to Carry Guns
WEST PLAINS, Mo. - At 8:30 on a cloudy, frigid morning late last month in this folksy Ozark town, the superintendent of an area school strolled through the glass doors of the local newspaper office to...
View ArticleLafayette Bridge builders seek sound level variance for spans demolition
The old Lafayette Bridge is coming down, and it's going to be noisy. On Wednesday, April 17, the St. Paul City Council will host a public hearing on an application from Lunda Construction for a...
View ArticleKerry stands firm on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that North Korea must stop "bucking the trend of history and common sense" in continuing with its nuclear program and that any unilateral action by the...
View ArticleStartup Weekend shows how successful Kansas Citys digital entrepreneurs can be
Petro America criminal stock scam trial starts this week Prosecutors say five defendants defrauded investors from around the Kansas City area, across the continent and beyond. Millions intended for the...
View ArticleDriven by pain Wyandotte County prosecutor sets his sights on justice
Physical pain and a passion for justice — two constants in the life of Christopher Mann — stem from the same horrifying instant on a January morning 11 years ...
View ArticleRAZOR-THIN RACEChavez Heir Maduro Wins Venezuelan Presidency
April 13, 2013: Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, ...
View ArticleVenezuelan candidate demands recount
With 99% of votes counted, Nicolas Maduro won 50.66% of votes, National Electoral Council President Tibisay Lucena said, calling the results "irreversible." Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles won...
View ArticleApril 15 2013 -- Dream Factory Scholarships
The deadline is fast approaching for some lucrative college scholarships for our Dream Factory recipients. I don't want to miss anyone who might be eligible. If you have received a dream from the...
View ArticleKayaker rescued from Missouri River
St. Louis (KSDK) - Dramatic moments Sunday afternoon on the Missouri River. A kayaker had to be rescued after being separated from his kayak, shortly after 4:30p.m. between Howell Island and St. Louis...
View ArticleThe Americans most likely to get audited
WASHINGTON (AP) - Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles. You might also be...
View ArticleDish Network offering to buy Sprint in $25.5B deal
Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone company ...
View ArticleMaduro wins Venezuelan election Rival wants recount
Nicolas Maduro secured 50.7% of votes in Sunday's poll while opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski won 49.1%, Venezuela's National Electoral Council ...
View ArticleDish makes competing bid to buy Sprint
NEW YORK (AP) - Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone company SoftBank.Sprint's...
View ArticleNebraska Furniture Mart to allow guns
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Nebraska Furniture Mart will start allowing guns in the store on Monday - not on store shelves, but on customers and security officers. The store has removed all "no guns allowed"...
View ArticleMulti-car crash closes 3 lanes on I-435
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A multi-vehicle crash has closed three lanes of Interstate 435 in Overland Park. The crash happened around 6 a.m. in the westbound lanes at Antioch. Authorities as many as four...
View ArticleTransportation tax gains momentum in General Assembly
The amended measure bans toll roads on existing highways and bridges. With a little over a month left in Missouris legislative season, a proposed one-cent transportation sales tax looks like it will...
View ArticleKansas Venture Capital Lewis Clark Holdings team up for acquisition
Kansas Venture Capital Inc. led a group of private equity partners in the purchase of Nashville-based Bennett Tool & Die Co. Inc. Brian Lueger, an associate at Overland Park-based Kansas Venture...
View ArticleGetzs throw assists strong Davis KC in win
KC@ATL: Getz nails runner at home in the seventh ATLANTA -- Kansas City's solid start in 2013 can be traced to its solid starting pitching. The Royals got more of that Wednesday afternoon at Turner...
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