Radons silent danger lurks under many homes
Radon exposure is the second-leading cause of lung cancer and the dangerous, odorless gas can lurk in homes without the owners having any idea it's ...
View ArticleOlathe asks voters to pass $244.8M bond issue
The Olathe School District said it enrolled 600 more students this year than last year, and the district needs to build a new high school to avoid ...
View ArticleNew owner kicks out residents of low-income apartments in Detroits Cass Corridor
Low-income residents of three apartment buildings on Henry Street in Detroit's Cass Corridor were abruptly notified Friday the buildings are being sold and the unknown buyer wants everyone out by May...
View ArticleKC considers tougher teen curfew
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City council members are considering making the city's summer teen curfew permanent. The current 9 p.m. curfew goes into effect Memorial Day and lasts until Labor ...
View ArticleTow companies help woman with $913 bill
LIBERTY, Mo. - Remember the 86-year-old Liberty woman who was charged $913 to have her car towed five miles after getting into a fender bender? Now Margaret James received another surprise from two...
View ArticleKC crash leaves 4 teenagers injured
Police said a 15-year-old driver was heading down the street when the SUV hit the truck. There was no one inside the truck at the time of the crash. Investigators said all four teenagers in the SUV...
View ArticleSheriff Death of Cameron woman found in park not suspicious
The Highway Patrol on Monday identified the woman as 53-year-old Janette Riffle-Hartley, of Cameron. The St. Joseph News-Press reports a maintenance worker found her body Friday near the lake in...
View ArticleTSA to delay small-knives policy
The Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it would consider additional input from a group that includes aviation-related interests and law enforcement experts before putting the new...
View ArticleMissouri Senate works through budget bills
We can thank four Cassville High School teenagers in Missouri for another contender of things you never imagine you would have to explain to ...
View ArticleBombing suspect Brother was driving force
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators his older brother Tamerlan was the driving force behind last week's attack and that no international terrorist groups were...
View ArticleMissouri Senate votes to defund drivers license bureau
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri residents could be unable to get driver’s licenses if a funding cut passed Monday by the Missouri Senate were to ultimately become ...
View ArticleDowntown construction projects to test driver patience
This week, the ramps for all directions of Interstate 70 as it loops to the north side of downtown Kansas City will be closed and will stay closed through ...
View ArticleMo. lawmakers vote to cut license bureau funding
Missouri residents could be unable to get driver's licenses if a funding cut passed Monday by the Missouri Senate were to ultimately become ...
View Article$2.7M sold in Florissant
FLORISSSANT, Mo. (AP) - Someone is holding a $2.7 million winning Missouri Lotto ticket, but lottery officials don't yet know who the lucky person is. The Lotto ticket purchased at a QuikTrip in the...
View ArticleTeen suspended arrested for NRA T-shirt
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia teenager returned to class Monday wearing the same National Rifle Association T-shirt that led to his suspension and arrest after he refused a teacher's order...
View ArticleDoctors use UV rays to treat cancer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cancer patient Carol Grant-Hunter is winning her battle with leukemia, with the help of an unusual treatment. Grant-Hunter received a blood marrow transplant from her sister, but the...
View ArticleMissouri Senate votes to cut funding for recycling program
We can thank four Cassville High School teenagers in Missouri for another contender of things you never imagine you would have to explain to ...
View Article$245M bond proposed for new JoCo schools
OLATHE, Kan. - The classrooms in the Olathe School District have never been more crowded, and school board members want voters to approve a $245 million bond to build a fifth high school and 36th...
View ArticleFor Missouri funding Interstate 70 repairs is a hard sell
A nationwide effort is underway to stem distracted driving, a habit so potentially deadly that authorities are campaigning as hard against it as they still campaign for seat belts and designated...
View ArticleLargest Kansas Chapter of NARFE Association to meet in Overland Park
Overland Park , Kansas - The 59th annual Kansas state convention of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will take place April 28 to April 30 at the Holiday Inn West...
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