CrossFirst Bank will acquire Tulsa National Bank
Ron Baldwin CrossFirst Bank entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tulsa National Bancshares and its subsidiary Tulsa National Bank for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of Tulsa National...
View ArticleCouncils approve study to extend streetcars north of the Missouri River
The Kansas City Council has followed the North Kansas City Council this week in agreeing to jointly fund a study into the feasibility of taking streetcars north of the Missouri ...
View ArticleDraft Spotlight - Day 26 Montee Ball
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 ArticleCommon chemical may have fueled TX fire
OTTAWA, Kan. - A chemical fertilizer used regularly by area farmers is getting broader attention than usual, as investigators in Texas try to figure out what fed last night's fatal explosion at a...
View ArticleMany fertilizer manufacturing plants miss outside inspection
Several places in Kansas and Missouri make, handle and store the same types of farm chemicals used at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday evening, and some parts of the process...
View ArticlePolice seek men in armed robbery in Plaza garage
The victim had an iPad, wallet and phone stolen after three men beat him up in the garage near 47th and Summit streets, an attack captured on one of the Plaza's security ...
View ArticleInjured worker released from hospital
Kansas City, KS - A Heartland Midwest worker, severely injured in February's deadly explosion, has been released from the hospital. Mike Tanner suffered a broken clavicle, broken ribs and burns on his...
View ArticleMarch Kansas unemployment rate up slightly
The Kansas unemployment rate in March ticked up to 5.6 percent, a slight increase from Februarys 5.5 percent, the Kansas Department of Labor reported Thursday. While the monthly rate increased, the...
View ArticleOverland Park firm hit over Afghan work
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are contemplating starting a family. When I was younger I wanted children, but over the years my personal experiences have caused trepidation. Because of divorce and the...
View ArticleChiefs 2013 Schedule Announced
The National Football League announced today the regular season schedule for the 2013 season. The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their 2013 slate on the road, facing the Jacksonville Jaguars (9/8). The...
View ArticleHIGH SCHOOLS Five things to watch at Kansas Relays
Runners in Olathe’s Garmin Marathon will reclaim the finish line for Boston Because of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, three Kansas City area runners were among those who could not cross it. On...
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Senators who voted against gun reform bill named
Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents. The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic...
View ArticleNew technology could improve food safety defend against bioterrorism
An improved detection method could improve food safety and also bolster defenses against bioterrorism, researchers at the University of Missouri reported. A technique developed by a team headed by...
View ArticleElvis impersonator charged with threatening Obama with ricin letter
Obama by sending a letter testing positive for ricin, the Justice Department said Thursday. Paul K. Curtis, 45, who has worked as an Elvis impersonator, was arrested Wednesday as a suspect in the...
View ArticleLeavenworths Butler is The Stars All-Metro wrestler of the year
FIRST TEAM Dakota Miller, Odessa, freshman. The lone blemish on Miller’s record came when he was disqualified for an illegal move — after he was leading 5-0. Otherwise, Miller was unbeatable in his...
View ArticleMan misses Boston bomb by seconds witnesses Texas blast
A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon seconds after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. "I...
View ArticleFBI Help us ID Boston bomb suspects
After three days of poring over photos and video, investigators appealed to the public to help them identify two men now considered suspects in the Boston Marathon ...
View ArticleJJs explosion victim returns home from hospital files lawsuit
Nearly two months after the explosion at JJ's restaurant on the Plaza, one of the people injured in the blast returns from the hospital and is part of a new ...
View ArticleSearch underway for dog in manhole
OLATHE, Kan. - Police and firefighters are searching for a dog who fell into an uncovered manhole full of rushing water in Johnson County, Kan. The black lab, named Gage, was being walked by its owner...
View ArticleRain knocks most of Mo. out of drought
WAVERLY, Mo. - Rain that's been falling off-and-on all week has helped ease the drought in the Kansas City area. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought conditions have nearly left Missouri....
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