Charges dropped in ricin-laced mail case
A court filing says charges have been dropped against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others. The one-sentence document was filed hours after the...
View ArticlePOET Biorefining says restarted ethanol plant in Macon Missouri
April 23 (Reuters) - Leading ethanol maker POET Biorefining restarted its ethanol plant in Macon, Missouri, last week after upgrading the plant to extract corn oil and as margins improved, a company...
View ArticleRoyals setting records with television ratings
Email DETROIT -- The Royals' ratings continue to set highs this year for Fox Sports Kansas City. The Royals-Red Sox series last Saturday and Sunday following the Boston Marathon bombings and manhunt...
View ArticleMendoza readies to return 12 days after last start
Email DETROIT -- Is Moose about to get on the loose? Royals manager Ned Yost believes so. Mike Moustakas entered Tuesday's series opener in Detroit with a .158 average after going just 2-for-19 on the...
View ArticleStruggling Moustakas works on issues in early BP
Email DETROIT -- Is Moose about to get on the loose? Royals manager Ned Yost believes so. Mike Moustakas entered Tuesday's series opener in Detroit with a .158 average after going just 2-for-19 on the...
View ArticleThe Kansas City Star is honored for Beefs Raw Edges series
Boulevard Brewing isn’t bottling it, and it will be on tap only in Kansas City. Look for it at local bars that sell the brewery’s Smokestack Series ...
View ArticleJustice Department sues Armstrong over USPS funds
The Justice Department late Tuesday formally filed its case against Lance Armstrong and his company Tailwind Sports for millions of dollars that the U.S. Postal Service spent to sponsor the cycling ...
View ArticleBeam treatment targets cancerous tumors
Sometimes, the treatments for cancer can be as bad as the disease. But things are changing, thanks to technology like the True Beam Linear Accelerator. It targets high amounts of radiation specifically...
View ArticleKCPS removes principal from school
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City Public Schools principal will be out of the office "indefinitely," according to school officials. Students attending the Foreign Language Academy left school on Tuesday...
View ArticleLocal Big Sister wins national award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City has been named the national Big Sister of the Year. Sandra Rayford won the award after already being named the Kansas...
View ArticleRain postpones series opener against Royals
The Comerica Park grounds crew covers the field with a tarp prior to the scheduled game between the Royals and Tigers. (AP) DETROIT -- The Tigers had amazingly avoided the early-season postponements...
View ArticleKansas City dogs Events this week
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View ArticleBumped again Mendoza returns to bullpen
Email DETROIT -- Bumped again. That was right-hander Luis Mendoza's fate when the Royals' scheduled game against the Tigers was postponed by rain on Tuesday night. The game will not be made up during...
View ArticleRoyals get another off-day as rain delays opener
The Comerica Park grounds crew covers the field with a tarp prior to the scheduled game between the Royals and Tigers (AP) DETROIT -- It turned out to be the sixth day without a game in the past 13,...
View ArticleOfficials Texas blast left large crater
On Tuesday, the devastation from last week's explosions at a West, Texas, fertilizer distributor became more eerily apparent as officials offered new details and opened more roads around the town's...
View ArticleInterfaith service honors Boston bombing victims
More than 15 religions were represented in the service at Unity Temple on the Plaza. It was a service designed to help bring people together. "We were very troubled. The whole council was troubled that...
View ArticleMissouri soccer coach accused of secretly recording his players changing
A 41-year-old Missouri man is facing charges after police say he secretly recorded underage girls changing at his home, Fox4KC.com reported. Joel D. White, of Lee's Summit, was arrested in Colorado on...
View ArticleDavis starts as scheduled after rainout in Detroit
It's hard to pitch better than Max Scherzer has his last two times out. Wade Davis has come awfully close. Davis and Scherzer were scheduled to square off Tuesday, but the game was postponed because of...
View ArticleSoccer coach accused of peeping before
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - The Lee's Summit soccer coach charged with recording naked underage girls has been accused of peeping before. Joel White, 41, was charged Tuesday with attempted production of child...
View ArticleTonganoxie teen killed in crash
BASEHOR, Kan. - A 15-year-old from Tonganoxie was killed in a crash with a semi early Tuesday in Leavenworth County, Kan. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Shealyn Hayes was in the passenger seat of a...
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