New system helps authorities monitor flash flood risk
Teams have placed more than 150 detectors along Brush Creek and Turkey Creek in the Kansas City metropolitan area to measure the depth and speed of water. The detectors send back information to the...
View ArticleKomen Foundation of KC makes $1M in grants
The Susan G. Komen Greater Kansas City Affiliate on Wednesday night announced nearly $1 million in grants to regional nonprofits supporting breast health programs. Seventeen programs received awards,...
View ArticleKC tabs Shields for emotional series opener in Boston
Four days after Monday's tragic events at the Boston Marathon finish line, the Red Sox return to Boston on Friday hoping to do their part to help the city heal. The Red Sox, entering play Wednesday...
View ArticleBo knows KC Legend tosses out first pitch in Atlanta
Email ATLANTA -- Somebody had to be the first opponent to play the Red Sox in Boston following Monday's tragedy. That somebody will be the Royals, who open a weekend series at Fenway Park on Friday...
View ArticleMissouri Student Urinates Into Teachers Coffee Pot
A Missouri high school student has been charged with urinating into a coffee pot used by teachers. The 16-year-old is a student at Central High School in St. Joseph, the St. Joseph News-Press reported....
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court denies Missouris push for warrantless blood tests in DUI...
Missouris push to more easily draw blood from people suspected of drivers drunk failed to convince U.S. Supreme Court justices ...
View ArticleTornado watch ends for KC strong storms still possible
A tornado watch remains in effect for counties on the south side of the KMBC viewing area until 10 p.m. KMBC Chief Meteorologist Bryan Busby said spotty storms will continue to roll through the area...
View ArticleMo. AG rebukes national nonprofit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Attorney General is taking action against a national nonprofit organization in the wake of a 41 Action News investigation. As part of a legal settlement, Tennessee-based...
View ArticleKC may lose $1M Homeland Security money
This week, the Department of Homeland Security suggested its money only be given to the top 25 U.S. cities deemed the most vulnerable to attack. Kansas City does not meet that ...
View ArticleMan charged in 1996 Andrew County slaying
Michael Ray Wilson has been charged with murder and robbery in Therese Campen's death. Campen was found in a rural cemetery near Amazonia, Mo., where investigators said she had been ...
View ArticleFBI Man arrested in ricin letters plot
OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) - A man in the state of Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders. FBI Special Agent...
View ArticleNational Briefing | Midwest Missouri Floods Predicted Along the Mississippi
Mississippi River , so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and ...
View ArticleStarlight Theatre in Kansas City announces 2013 blockbuster Broadway season
Get ready to 'Look on the Bright Side of Life,' then take the plunge to go 'Under the Sea,' and then go 'Footloose,' before learning all about Vietnam and 'The American Dream' as Starlight Theatre in...
View ArticleTornado watch also canceled for Cass and Miami counties
The Chiefs’ new administration of general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid signed not just veteran Dunta Robinson but also Sean Smith to join Brandon Flowers to be their top three cornerbacks....
View ArticleUniversity presidents say higher education cuts in Kansas would be dire
Area officials say they have readied the best possible emergency response plan for mass-casualty scenarios such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and natural disasters like...
View ArticleWith concealed carry now a Kansas law regents are likely to re-examine ban
Missouri lawmakers are considering a $1.2 billion bond package to help finance improvements to state buildings, college campuses and mental health facilities, but African-American lawmakers in Kansas...
View ArticlePlatte County bust yields nearly $600000 worth of cocaine
Platte County sheriff’s deputies stopped a van on Interstate 29 on Tuesday and found more than 13 pounds of suspected cocaine believed to be worth a least $595,000, officials ...
View ArticleStoking fears of Big Brother in Missouri
Missouris bond push runs into skepticism Missouri lawmakers are considering a $1.2 billion bond package to help finance improvements to state buildings, college campuses and mental health facilities,...
View ArticleDon Pipes vision shaped Overland Park officials say
Boston Marathon bombing is a sad reminder to remain vigilant Area officials say they have readied the best possible emergency response plan for mass-casualty scenarios such as the Oklahoma City...
View ArticleGarmin Marathon runner to keep Boston in thoughts
The Garmin Marathon in Olathe this weekend will be honoring the victims of the Boston bombing with a moment of silence at the start, "in memory" race bibs and a finish-line ceremony for Kansas Citians...
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