Pa. house fire kills 4 kids 2 adults
Schuylkill County emergency dispatch supervisor Bill Lindenmuth says the fire broke out around 11:55 p.m. Sunday at a home in Pottsville and that firefighters later found the bodies inside. The blaze...
View ArticleMissouri comes up short on Amtrak fare
A gap in finances may derail Amtrak twice daily service between Kansas City and St. Louis, The Kansas City Star reports. Although the Missouri River Runner service has many fans, ticket prices cover...
View ArticleSuspect in 4 Kansas farm deaths to appear in court
OTTAWA, Kan. - The man charged with killing four people on an eastern Kansas farm is set to appear in court Monday afternoon.Twenty-seven-year-old Kyle Flack is being held on $10 million bond. He is...
View ArticleMayors work to engineer added rail service
Kansas City Mayor Sly James linked up with the mayors of Wichita and Oklahoma City in pushing to close a gap in passenger rail service, the Wichita Business Journal reports. The mayors signed a letter...
View ArticleIRS targeted a much wider array of conservative groups
The IRS went beyond taking a harder look at Tea Party groups, also scrutinizing groups that questioned government spending and debt, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Internal Revenue Service...
View ArticleLegislators try to deduct differences on Missouri tax credits
Missouri lawmakers will try to reach an agreement on reforming the states tax credit programs in their final days before adjournment, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The House and Senate have...
View ArticleSt. Louis lands Boeing IT center 600 jobs
Boeing plans to bring 600 jobs to a new IT center in St. Louis as it shifts jobs away from the Seattle area, The Seattle Times reports. The aircraft manufacturer reportedly will inform workers on...
View ArticleKMBC in line to offer live streaming of ABC shows
ABC will begin streaming shows live online, starting with stations in New York and Philadelphia, but expanding the service to Kansas City in the coming months, Fox Business reports. ABC will allow...
View ArticleSebelius asks HR Block other donors to support health reform law
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has sought donations from H&R Block Inc. and others for a campaign to promote provisions of the health reform law, The New York Times reports....
View ArticleNorthPoint finds welcome entry to apartment business
The developer of the Residences at Burlington said the luxury apartment complex is off to a strong start, with 30 of the first 37 units leased before the first tenant moved in, the Kansas City Business...
View ArticleSoftBanks plans for Sprint will include Silicon Valley offices
Sprint suitor SoftBank Corp. is shopping for new offices in Silicon Valley that could house as many as 1,000 employees, Bloomberg reports. SoftBank, which has bid $20.1 billion for a 70 percent stake...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers abandon hope for 80-day session
Taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government wants to move more of Amtraks costs onto states and riders. That means Missouri faces important...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers seek sure funding for disabled childrens program
Taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government wants to move more of Amtraks costs onto states and riders. That means Missouri faces important...
View ArticleCastro brothers say they were fooled
Ariel Castro's brothers no longer refer to him as kin. Instead, they call him "a monster" who should rot in jail after being accused of kidnapping and holding three young women hostage in his home for...
View ArticleQuadruple-murder suspect due in court
OTTAWA, Kan. - Kyle Flack, the man accused of killing four people in Franklin County, Kan., will appear in Monday afternoon. Flack faces capital charges and could face the death penalty. Kansas has not...
View ArticleInjuries reported in ATA bus crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Injuries have been reported in a Kansas City ATA bus crash. The crash was reported around 7:45 a.m. near Bannister and Holmes. Skytracker flew over the intersection a little after...
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View ArticleMissouri man goes to trial in kidnapping homophobic abuse of teens
Taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government wants to move more of Amtraks costs onto states and riders. That means Missouri faces important...
View ArticleFisher as Advertised in Rookie Camp
First impressions are powerful. First impressions are immediate. And, let's not forget, you really only get one chance to make that all-important first impression. During the Kansas City Chiefs...
View ArticleFormer Shawnee State Bank CEO Pflumm dies at 54
Nick Pflumm, a longtime area banking leader, died Sunday following complications from a heart attack. Pflumm, 54, was a senior vice president at Security Bank of Kansas City and the former CEO of The...
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