WB I-70 reopened after multi-car crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Westbound lanes of Interstate-70 were closed briefly Friday afternoon because of an accident. Lanes were reopened just before 2:15 p.m. Authorities said four or five cars were ...
View ArticleATT fined after technicians murder
GLADSTONE, Mo. - A federal agency has fined AT&T for failing to adequately protect its employees, citing the murder of technician Kevin Mashburn while on a service call last September. The U.S. ...
View ArticleMarch Madness may score $22.9M for Kansas City
A flood of collegiate basketball tournaments in March is expected to have a $22.9 million benefit for Kansas City, according to estimates by the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association....
View ArticlePart of Trail of Tears to be hikingbiking trail in southwest Missouri
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 ...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber adds 3-D programming to lineup
Google Fiber has been undercutting Kansas City Internet carriers on price since the summer, but now the nontraditional video service is upping the competition on low-cost channel fees. Google Inc. ...
View ArticleUniversity seeks developers for Lees Summit campus
The University of Central Missouri is looking for developers for its Missouri Innovations Campus in Lees Summit. March 15 is the deadline for developers to send in requests for qualifications to ...
View ArticleJudge KC housing agencys receivership nears end
A federal judge said said he is pleased with the citys progress in making development plans for the properties owned by the Housing and Economic Development Finance Corp., mostly in the Beacon Hill ...
View ArticleQA KC streetcar designer Luke Olson of HDR
Luke Olson At Wednesdays public streetcar meeting at Union Station, the city and its streetcar line designer, Omaha-based engineering firm HDR Inc., presented plans to date for the 2.2-mile, $102 ...
View ArticleKansas City startups hit the road to SXSW Interactive
David Snodgrass (left) and the driver load a bus shortly before roughly 30 Missouri entrepreneurs travel to Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Interactive technology festival. Its not always the destination ...
View ArticleKraske Hard to climb the political ladder in Missouri and Kansas
I have lived most of my adult life in states other than Kansas, where I was born, and I can’t begin to count the number of times I have heard the following ...
View ArticleWreck briefly closes WB I-70 near downtown Friday
A 20-year-old man went before a Clay County Judge on Friday to plead guilty in a domestic violence case that included a picture that went viral on ...
View ArticleOSHA cites ATT after worker killed in robbery attempt
Kevin Mashburn, 58, died Sept. 19 after he was beaten with a crowbar during a robbery attempt, Gladstone police said. His truck was found in a side yard on Northeast 57th Terrace near North Antioch ...
View ArticleI-435 at Quivira jammed due to medical incident
You may want to avoid eastbound Interstate 435 at Quivira Road on your way home tonight as a person has had a medical condition in a car and it's causing traffic to ...
View ArticleGuilty plea in domestic violence Facebook picture case
A 20-year-old man went before a Clay County Judge on Friday to plead guilty in a domestic violence case that included a picture that went viral on ...
View ArticleJobs report helps Dow set another record
Stocks wrapped up one of the best weeks of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 closed higher for the sixth straight trading day and ended the week up more than ...
View ArticleLocal national jobs on the mend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. stock futures rose sharply and the Dow Jones industrial average is likely to push higher into record territory Friday after the government released surprisingly strong jobs ...
View ArticleEB I-435 at Quivira clear after wreck
The left lane of eastbound Interstate 435 just east of Quivira is closed, causing a severe backup on both directions of the highway. The closure is a result of a car accident that occurred around ...
View ArticleS.D. passes law to arm teachers
PIERRE, South Dakota (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill Friday allowing the state's school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns. Supporters say the ...
View ArticleProposed laws to require gun ownership
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Communities from Idaho to Georgia to Maine have been inspired to "require" or recommend their residents arm themselves ever since the Newtown school massacre. All ...
View ArticleOperation Homefront opens in JoCo
"So for every dollar that is donated in kind or is contributed, 94 percent of that goes right back out and helps the vet," he explained. For Josh Evans, a single dad and Marine veteran, ...
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