Missouri to build new softball stadium
Associate athletic director Tim Hickman confirmed over the weekend the building is now in the schoolÂ’s plans, though no site has been determined. He expects the stadium to cost in the neighborhood of...
View ArticlePreventing cancer A difficult choice
"About 30 percent of women like Angelina will go ahead and have their breasts removed," said Jennifer Klemp, with the University of Kansas Medical Center. The test itself is pretty simple. "You can...
View ArticleKansas court plan founders as backer faces allegation
The trek by 24-year-old Ryan Chalmers, who is scheduled to be in Kansas City on Tuesday, aims to inspire people with disabilities and raise money for ...
View ArticleOther hospitals not ready to follow Libertys lead
decision to lay off 129 employees , 7.8 percent of its staff, was the result of budget cuts due to Obamacare and Missouri's decision to not expand Medicaid, but it doesn't look like other hospitals...
View ArticleWiggins choice to attend KU has fans revved up
Wiggins signed a letter of intent Tuesday, choosing KU over his parents' alma mater, Florida State. ESPN ranked him above all other recruits and he had been a long-sought prize by many top ...
View ArticleCity in Md. lowers voting age to 16
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) - A small Maryland city just outside the Washington, D.C., city limits has voted to lower the voting age for city elections to 16. The Takoma Park City Council voted 6-1 on Monday...
View ArticleKC to play five-game series vs. Tigers in August
Email ANAHEIM -- Now this will be a very interesting series if the Royals and Tigers are still battling for the American League Central lead in August. There will be a five-game series at Detroit...
View ArticleRoyals to face Halos on Faith Family Day
Email ANAHEIM -- Now this will be a very interesting series if the Royals and Tigers are still battling for the American League Central lead in August. There will be a five-game series at Detroit...
View ArticleCity delays implementing new gun law
The law requires all municipalities in Kansas to open public buildings to concealed-carry license holders, or install security measures that would keep out all ...
View ArticleAngels HRs bring end to Guthries winning streak
KC@LAA: Butler drives double to left to score Escobar ANAHEIM -- Jeremy Guthrie's long unbeaten streak was shattered by a barrage of home runs -- four of them. The Royals' right-hander gave up solo...
View ArticleDavis aims to get back on track against Angels
There's a very simple formula for how to turn around a poor start to a season: Win series as often as possible. The Angels, who won just two of their first 11 this year, have a chance to make it two...
View ArticleGuthrie gives up 4 HRs Royals lose to Angels 6-2
Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler, right, celebrates his home run with Eric Hosmer during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, ...
View ArticleCalif. boy charged in sisters murder
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their Central California home is due in juvenile court Wednesday after his attorney said the boy had...
View ArticleRetirement savers lose $117000 to unexpected events
Almost all of the 50-to-70-year-olds surveyed said they had experienced at least one economic or life event that had taken a hit to their retirement savings, according to ...
View ArticleLive on KMBC Tractor trailer on fire shuts down 71 Highway
Click here to watch live coverage right now KMBC 9 News has learned that the driver was able to escape the burning truck. It was not immediately known what the truck was carrying or if there was any...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot swells to $360 million
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that's propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in...
View Article10 things youll be talking about today
Attorney General Eric Holder is testifying in Congress today after launching an investigation of the agency's targeting of conservative political ...
View ArticleMissouris Medicaid director replaced
Ian McCaslin is no longer the director of Missouris Medicaid program and its unclear why he was replaced. Jennifer Tidball took over Tuesday as head of the MO HealthNet Division, according to an email...
View ArticleLiquor franchise bill stalls in Missouri Senate
Sue McCollum, CEO of Major Brands Missouris alcohol franchise bill never reached a vote Tuesday in the Senate, and legislators only have until their 6 p.m. adjournment Friday to approve the contentious...
View ArticleMissouri transportation sales tax increase blocked in Senate
Republican senators on Tuesday night filibustered an effort to put a sales tax for transportation projects on the Missouri ballot, but the measure's sponsor is optimistic it will still come to a vote...
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