Lawrence economy rates poor in study
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Even the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team isn't good enough to overcome Lawrence's performance in a recent economic study. The Milken Institute recently published ...
View ArticleAirman barred from taking sister to prom
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas high school principal who barred a member of the Air Force from escorting his sister to prom has apologized, saying the intent was not to dishonor him. The southwest...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash up for parole
PARKVILLE, Mo. - The families of three people killed in a horrific crash near Elkhorn held a vigil Tuesday night to pray for their loved ones, and for the strength to face a difficult day ahead -- the...
View ArticleBacked by Moustakas Shields delivers vs. former team
TB@KC: Moustakas' blast gives Royals the lead KANSAS CITY -- James Shields gave the Tampa Bay Rays a sample of what they've been missing this year. Mike Moustakas gave the Kansas City Royals a big...
View ArticleWhat will Kansas do on sales tax extension
The weather roller coaster continues this week as the Kansas City area will experience summer-like and then winter-like temperatures. Tuesday will be sunny with highs in the lower 80s. A southerly wind...
View ArticleJoCo teacher in court for sex crimes
OLATHE, Kan. - A Lenexa physics and chemistry teacher who has been recognized for his work in the classroom now faces charges involving sexual crimes against a child. Jeremy John Way, 42, made his...
View ArticleRevenues up in Kansas sales tax prospects down
Strong tax revenue figures for April could be the last straw for already struggling efforts to extend a higher sales tax in Kansas. But Gov. Sam Brownback and the Republican-led state Senate arenÂ’t ...
View ArticleCrash closes several lanes of I-435 in Kansas City
A cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan killing all seven crew members on board Monday. All seven were U.S. citizens, the cargo carrier National Airlines said. The crash happened shortly after takeoff...
View ArticleEconomics influence birth rates more than other factors
Economic changes have the greatest impact on reducing family size, and thus slowing population growth, compared to other factors, according to a recent study by a University of Missouri anthropologist....
View ArticleCarjacking Victim Speaks Out About Encounter With Boston Marathon Bomb Suspects
Boston Marathon bombing suspects broke his silence Tuesday to CBS News. The 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, who calls himself "Danny," had just pulled over in his new Mercedes on a Boston street to...
View ArticleTests link ricin poison to Obama letter suspect
TUPELO, Mississippi: Ricin was found in the former martial arts studio of the man suspected of sending poison letters to President Barack Obama and other officials, and it was discovered on a dust mask...
View ArticleShields leads Royals to 8-2 win over Rays
James Shields made a stellar first start against his former team, and Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer to spur the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday ...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush library opening to public
Former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush watched fireworks burst above his newly dedicated presidential library during the lighting of Freedom Hall, a 67-foot-high "lantern" made of...
View ArticleMendoza looking forward to third start of season vs. Rays
Luis Mendoza has done a lot of waiting around this season, having started only two of the Royals' first 24 games after winning a spot in the rotation during Spring Training. On Wednesday night, Mendoza...
View ArticleRays Price honored by Negro Leagues Museum
Email KANSAS CITY -- David Price received yet another honor when he was awarded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum's 2012 Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan Award as American League Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday....
View ArticleBoston suspects words haunt carjacking victim
"If you cooperate, I won't kill you," said Tsarnaev, who along with his younger brother, was a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings and the killing of a police ...
View ArticleCars torched on Missouri Baptist University campus
Town and Country, MO (KSDK) - Separate fires have destroyed a pair of parked cars in lots at Missouri Baptist University in west St. Louis County. The latest blaze destroyed a vehicle around 4:30 a.m....
View ArticleWoman struck by car on I-435 in Lenexa
LENEXA, Kan. - A Lawrence woman was struck by a car Tuesday night in Lenexa, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported. It happened at about 10:15 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 just north of...
View ArticleDowntown KC one-ways to become two-ways
KANSAS CITY, Mo - Work begins Wednesday on the conversion of several downtown Kansas City, Mo., streets from one-ways into two-ways. The city's Public Works Department will begin making adjustments to...
View ArticleKansas Bioscience Authority adopts new business strategy
The president of the Kansas Bioscience Authority said the agency is looking at a new way of conducting business in the state, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. President Duane Cantrell said the KBA...
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