Indecent exposures reported in Overland Park
In each case, the man reportedly walked up to the children on foot, exposed himself, and then left the area. The first incident occurred in the area of 91st Terrace and Robinson Street and the second...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue man pinned under fallen truck
Investigators said the man was doing work under the truck at a home in the 3200 block of College Avenue and was using rocks to support the wheels. They gave way and the truck fell on the ...
View ArticleMan charged in 29-minute KC police chase
Terrance Diamond, 33, is charged with a felony count of resisting a lawful stop. According to court records, police tried to check Diamond's car when he sped off. Police followed him along Interstate...
View ArticleTeacher sentenced in Grain Valley molestation case
A suburban Kansas City elementary school teacher has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for molesting 11 of his male students, most of them during ...
View ArticleGordons tape-measure slam powers Royals to win
KC@DET: Gordon's first career slam breaks it open DETROIT -- Justin Verlander finally cracked. Or at least the skin on his right thumb did. With their long-time tormentor out of Thursday's game, the...
View ArticleBill to block sale of North Kansas City Hospital heads to governor
Draft day is finally here, and The Star's crew is ready as the Chiefs prepare to make their No. 1 overall pick. Who will it be? Stay tuned as reporters tweet from New York City and Arrowhead ...
View ArticlePolice confirm body found in field is missing teen
Kansas City police have confirmed that a body found buried in a field in southeast Kansas City on Thursday is that of missing eighth-grade student Montee ...
View ArticleObama hails courage beyond words in Texas
The men, all volunteers, who rushed into a burning fertilizer plant in Texas before it exploded last week displayed a courage beyond words, President Barack Obama said at a memorial event in their...
View ArticleCongress mulls collecting sales tax from online retailers
Kansas City's Creative Candles does a lot of online wholesale business to well-known retailers and currently charges no sales tax. Owner Ken Weiner said about 10 percent of the business is online...
View ArticleKMBC.TV Watch Kansas Citys first interactive newscast live at 5 p.m.
For 60 years, KMBC 9 News has set the standard for news excellence. Now that spirit of innovation and leadership takes a dramatic step forward with the introduction of Kansas City's first live,...
View ArticleCerner files first-quarter earnings
Cerner Corp. released its first-quarter earnings report Thursday, showing record bookings for a first quarter. Bookings were up 23 percent from the first quarter of 2012 at $801.6 million. And although...
View ArticleSuitors dont boost Clearwire financials
Clearwire Corp.s first quarter showed a drop in sales and a wider loss. The Bellevue, Wash., company (Nasdaq: CLWR) also grew slightly deeper in debt, Clearwire reported Thursday afternoon. The...
View ArticleSprint cracks whip on financing for Clearwire
Clearwire Corp. CFO Hope Cochran Clearwire Corp.s pending transaction with Sprint Nextel Corp. limits its ability to raise capital without the Overland Park wireless carriers approval, Clearwire CFO...
View ArticlePolice Pipe bomb found inside Liberty home
Officers said a teenager was working on the bomb inside his home on Highway H near Oakridge Road.The device was four inches long, one inch wide and was made of white PVC pipe and ...
View ArticleSantana looks to control zone against Tribe
The first time Scott Kazmir took the mound this season, he allowed six earned runs before being removed in the fourth inning. But the Indians offense exploded for 19 runs and Cleveland earned the win....
View ArticleKansas GOP conservatives balk at more bonds for biodefense lab
Kansas Citys pension programs arent as costly or as fiscally shaky as those in many other cities. However, the current ones are financially unsustainable, according to City Manager Troy Schulte....
View ArticleKansas Citys Barn Players announce slate of shows for 2014 season
The Barn Players perform some of the biggest shows to grace the American stage, year after year; and next year's season appears to be as stellar as season's past. The Barn recently announced its 2014,...
View ArticleProposed Missouri anthem Oh say can you sing this with a normal voice and no...
Robert Duensing, the owner of Best Regards Bakery & Cafe, starts with seriously good breads and cheeses and adds interesting extras including fresh basil and avocado or Black Forest ham or...
View ArticleHolland sworn into office as new mayorCEO of Wyandotte County
Family members of victims cheered when Matthew Nelson was sentenced for abusing 11 eastern Jackson County boys while they were in second and third grade. Parents wanted more jail time but were glad...
View ArticleChiefs Select OL Eric Fisher with First Pick
With the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected LT Eric Fisher from Central Michigan. Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid both agreed that Eric Fisher...
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