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Touchscreens in cars get used to them

WCPO - Car sales are strong so far in 2013, despite higher gas prices. One reason: Many cars on the road are now 7 to 10 years old, with high mileage, and in need of ...

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Officials mull using $1.7M for Missouri Highway Patrol pool

We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...

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Sidewalk encounter led to 2 Missouri murders witness says

We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...

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KC Regional Transit Alliance chief resigns

Kitty McCoy Kitty McCoy, executive director of the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance, has stepped down to help the transit advocacy organization restructure, the alliance announced Friday. In a ...

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Imperial Headwear company moving to Missouri

DENVER - A company known for making sports caps sold around the world is closing its manufacturing facilities in Aurora at the end of the month and moving to ...

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Saint Lukes taps new medical director for cardiovascular ICU

The Saint Lukes Mid America Heart Institute appointed Dr. Michelle Haines as medical director for the cardiovascular intensive care unit. Haines joined Saint Lukes in 2008 as a critical-care medicine ...

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Bank of America pays $41B to settle mortgage-related lawsuits

In the past three years, the largest banks in the United States paid more than $60 billion in settlements related to lawsuits stemming from their mortgage activities and the credit crisis in ...

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Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope, signaling that they were wrapping up a week of discussions about the problems of the church ...

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Hague leaves Burns McDonnell to join HNTB bridge group

Steve Hague Steve Hague has joined HNTB Corp. as a project director and vice president in the firms national bridge practice, the Kansas City based engineering firm announced on Wednesday. Hague left ...

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Shaffer Lombardo attorney is special master in HCA Midwest-Health Care...

A Jackson County judge picked a new special master to determine how much more HCA Midwest Health System may have to pay the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. Leland Shurin, an attorney ...

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Unemployment rate falls as construction health care jobs flourish Video

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Michael Mckee reports in-depth on the stronger than forecasted jobs report and the details that shed light on the 7.7% unemployment rate. He speaks on Bloomberg ...

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FCC Chairman wants KCs 1-gig network in every state by 2015 Video

March 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski talks about efforts to increase mobile broadband access. He speaks with Stephanie Ruhle and Erik ...

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Kansas Republicans Want To Cut College Aid For The Poor To Pay For More Tax...

Republican lawmakers in Kansas who are eager to further cut taxes (despite having had to lay off hundreds of public employees) think they have found another program worthy of elimination: a college ...

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Missouri public defender system struggles under huge caseloads

This month, the 50th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court ruling, here in Gideon’s home state and around the country, the criminal justice system struggles to live up to the promise demanded by ...

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Missouri Valley Tournament continues Friday

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The Missouri Valley Tournament is underway, and games resumed Friday at 12 p.m. when top seed Creighton plays Drake. The Blue Jays are led by junior Doug McDermott. The ...

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Kan. House panel rejects bill on adult businesses

But some social conservatives who backed the original bill would not vote for the weaker version, and the committee rejected it on a voice vote. The action is likely to end debate on the issue for ...

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Missouri Botanical Garden offers tree climbing experience

KSDK - If you loved climbing trees as a kid or like the adventure of climbing to new heights, the Missouri Botanical Garden and Shaw Nature Reserve are providing a way to make that happen. Their ...

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Global warming is epic says long-term study

Global warming has propelled Earth's climate from one of its coldest decades since the last ice age to one of its hottest -- in just one ...

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5 things to do in KC this weekend

pulls into Bartle Hall this weekend, featuring more than 500 new vehicles. Musical performances are also planned through Sunday. For more information or to purchase tickets, ...

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San Diego to consider pot machines

Unlike machines that dispense movies or snacks, the major difference with the Medbox is security. The fingerprinting helps prevent fraud, and the software also validates prescriptions and ...

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