Missouri lawmakers considering commerical driving license changes
JEFFERSON CITY - Amid the risk of losing millions of dollars in federal transportation funding, Missouri lawmakers are considering changes to rules for commercial driver's ...
View ArticleCalifornia fire grows threatens 4000 homes
Firefighters and homeowners were anxiously awaiting to learn Saturday whether the emergence of cool ocean breezes and possible rain will weaken a Los Angeles-area wildlfire that has burned 28,000 acres...
View ArticleMissouri coroners question practices of forensics company operator
The action follows disciplinary action by the Missouri medical board, which found Dr. Faisal Albanna violated the terms of a 2010 settlement ...
View ArticleEx-football coach still facing solicitation charge
A Sedgwick County judge has refused to dismiss one remaining charge against a former high school football coach who was acquitted last month of two other counts accusing him of trying to pay for sex...
View ArticleTrash truck overturns on I-435 near 103rd Street
The driver was not seriously hurt. The crash happened about 11:25 a.m. Three lanes of westbound traffic were closed for about two hours. Crews were able to right the truck and remove it about 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleKC blast damages problem-plagued development
Developers hope to wrap up work on a problem-plagued downtown Kansas City project on time, even after the deadly natural gas explosion at a popular restaurant caused millions of dollars in ...
View ArticleTodays MLB starting lineups May 4
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona...
View ArticleNRA exec gun rights struggle a long war
Wayne LaPierre, the nation's most visible gun rights advocate, rallied supporters on Saturday for a renewed fight against gun-control, saying membership is up since the Newtown massacre, and calling...
View ArticleKan. Sec. of State close to getting expanded power
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is close to winning legislative approval for new power for his office to investigate and prosecute election fraud ...
View ArticleFBI Man robs credit union inside KCK Walmart
"The robber was given money from the teller drawer and left the bank with the money and the note. He was observed leaving the Walmart parking lot in a white PT Cruiser," Sealer said in a news ...
View ArticlePolice say man faked injuries took medical flight
A northeast Kansas man is likely facing a $7,000 bill for a 35-mile air ambulance ride after police said he faked injuries that prompted the emergency ...
View ArticleIts gonna be muddy at 139th Kentucky Derby
Nicknamed the Run for the Roses, for the garland that is draped over the winner, the Derby traces its rich history back to 1875, when Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. decided to inaugurate a race in his...
View ArticleHolder ready to take Kansas to court over new gun law
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's administration is gearing up for a legal battle to defend a law aiming to nullify federal gun regulations in the ...
View ArticleKei Kamara is headed back to Sporting Kansas City
Cathartic verses for her great love, the late jazz great Ahmad Alaadeen Victoria Alaadeen has been feeling stronger the past few months, maybe because shes been sharing her story. She released a book...
View ArticleLeawood family gets some answers about marijuana raid
After they filed a lawsuit looking for answers, the Hartes found out that police spotted them buying the hydroponics. Deputies then searched their trash and found green vegetation that registered a...
View ArticleOrb wins 139th Kentucky Derby
Palace Malice, ridden by veteran rider Mike Smith, broke out to a several-lengths lead about halfway through the race, the lead group tightened, and then Orb made his ...
View ArticleSecond teen charged in Kansas ATV fatality
Victoria Alaadeen has been feeling stronger the past few months, maybe because shes been sharing her story. She released a book of her poetry, The Heartbeat Next to My Heartbeat, full of memories...
View ArticleTrio takes part in Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Email KANSAS CITY -- Shortstop Alcides Escobar, pitcher Luis Mendoza and catcher Salvador Perez mingled with participants in the 22nd annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Saturday at the Guadalupe Center in...
View ArticleKC grounds crew has weathered many a storm
Email KANSAS CITY -- No one has been busier around Kauffman Stadium than director of groundskeeping Trevor Vance and his crew. There have been three postponements at home already for the Royals and...
View ArticleHerrera shares first snow experience with son
Email KANSAS CITY -- Pitcher Kelvin Herrera saw snow for the first time during Thursday's brief blizzard that dumped measurable snow on Kansas City for the first time in May in more than a century....
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