KC dancers help Boston Marathon victims
With the Boston marathon bombing suspect in a prison hospital, investigators are pushing forward both in the U.S. and abroad to piece together the myriad details of a plot that killed three people and...
View ArticleArea fire crews honor those killed in TX
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - A special group of Independence, Mo., firefighters were in Texas to honor fellow firefighters killed in an explosion earlier this month. The 14 firefighters, part of the...
View ArticleSaturday is Drug Take-Back Day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Local grocery stores are joining area police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency for National Prescription Take-Back Day Saturday, April 27. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, all...
View ArticleMan woman shot in outside Westport bar
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police are looking for the shooter who injured a man and woman in Westport early Saturday morning. The incident occurred on Westport Road, between Mill Street and Pennsylvania...
View ArticleArrest made in suspicious letters case
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to President Barack Obama and others has been arrested in the case, according to...
View ArticleNKorea charges US man woverthrow plot
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, a...
View ArticleA Look Back • Lafayette receives joyous welcome to St. Louis in 1825
St. Louis threw a big party for the Marquis de Lafayette when he visited on April 29-30, 1825, during his tour of the country he served ...
View ArticleThe Africa-Lafayette Connection at Festival International de Louisiane
Festival International de Louisiane performances the prior evening, but this was the real start of the five-day global music festival, and folks were ready. Five women from the group, all from Guinea,...
View ArticleKansas lakes wildlife not out of the woods on drought
Record low interest rates, dwindling inventories and new technologies that provide listings instantly are sparking the Kansas City housing market this spring. Its a think-fast sort of environment,...
View ArticleAkin not ruling out political return after loss
isn't ruling out a political comeback, nearly six months after losing Missouri's U.S. Senate race amid widespread criticism of his comments about "legitimate ...
View ArticleChiefs pick Georgias Commings in fifth round
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs added another piece to their retooled secondary Saturday when they drafted Sanders Commings out of Georgia with the first selection in the fifth round.Commings...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers could seek repairs for Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY - Stalactites are hanging from the ceiling, concrete on the wall is spalling and some rebar is exposed in part of the basement. Several floors above in the same building, Missouri...
View ArticleChiefs Draft CB Sanders Commings in 5th Round
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Georgia CB Sanders Commings in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. The former MLB draft pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008, Commings played three games in that same...
View ArticleNelson-Atkins postpones Quixotic performance
The show was scheduled to be performed on the south lawn of the museum. Officials said the rainy weather has soaked the ropes and there is concern for the dancers' safety. The performance has been...
View ArticleMississippi man charged in ricin case
A Mississippi man has been charged with being in possession of a biological toxin in connection with the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama, the U.S. attorney's...
View ArticleEx-Chartiers Valley standout drafted by Kansas City Chiefs
Penn State linebackers Gerald Hodges (6) and Khairi Fortt, rear, tackle Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett during a Sept. 24, 2011, game. The Minnesota Vikings drafted Hodges in the fourth round...
View ArticleNPR science writer finds map that follows Kansas City money
Whom Do You Hang With ?" map zeroes right in on the center of things: Kansas City. Krulwich spells out Brockmann's method in the NRP article, "A 'Whom Do You Hang With' Map of ...
View ArticleChiefs draft center Eric Kush in sixth round
The Chiefs lost center Rodney Hudson to a season-ending broken bone in his left leg three games into last season. Ryan Lilja slid over from guard to center for most of the season, but he announced his...
View ArticleKansas group tries to reverse exodus of young from rural America
Mike Bosch, part of a ''rural by choice'' movement, is pictured in Baldwin City, Kansas, April 24, 2013. Bosch kept his IT business instead of moving it to Dallas. Young people have been leaving rural...
View ArticleChiefs Draft LB Mike Catapano in Seventh Round
With the 207th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected LB Mike Catapano from Princeton University. Mike Catapano (Bayville, N.Y.), who played defensive end and was a strong...
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