NFL updates Chiefs sign Chase Daniel Bills release Fitzpatrick
o Kansas City has a new backup quarterback--former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel.Daniel, who led MU to consecutive Big 12 North Division championships in 2007 and 2008, made no starts in his four ...
View ArticlePapal conclave day two black smoke rises from morning vote
Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel to signify that cardinals have failed to agree on the next pope in their day two morning session ...
View ArticleFoursquare CEO says games were a big mistake
Dennis Crowley Foursquare Labs Inc. CEO Dennis Crowley said the company's focus on mayorships and badges was a big mistake, The Upstart Business Journal reports. He said at SXSW Interactive in ...
View ArticleKU gives students room to roam academically
The University of Kansas will reduce the number of hours students are required to take in general education courses beginning next fall, KSHB reports. Students will need to take 36 general education ...
View ArticleBoard of Education will school Brownback on its duties
Gov. Sam Brownback The Kansas State Board of Education will send a letter to Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature, reminding them of the board's authority in educational standards, The ...
View ArticleSt. Joseph School District cuts $3M from budget
Students at Truman Middle School will no longer be provided with iPads. To stave off tax increases, the St. Joseph School District voted Tuesday to cut $3 million from its budget, KCTV5 reports. A ...
View ArticleIntelligence officials compare cyberattacks to terrorism
U.S. officials warn of the increasing threat of cyberattacks, likening the risk to global terrorism, The Wall Street Journal reports. FBI Director Robert Mueller said at a Tuesday Senate hearing that ...
View ArticleYMCA plan for new location closures leaves some asking why
The hoopla about the YMCA of Greater Kansas City's plans for a new location in downtown quickly gave way to questions about the organization's plans to close centers in Raytown, Independence ...
View ArticleCEO connection leads to business link for Netsmart Perceptive
Mike Valentine A longtime professional friendship between the CEOs of two Johnson County technology companies has helped forge a key partnership between Netsmart Technologies and Perceptive Software ...
View ArticleMo. AG prosecutors announce anti-smurfing effort
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker scheduled a news conference Wednesday at a Kansas City supermarket to outline the anti-smurfing ...
View ArticleMo. teen drowns in Disney resort pool
FILE PHOTO: A pool at Disney's Pop Century Resort is shown before the resort's opening in 2003.Photographer: Matt Stroshane/Getty ImagesCopyright Getty ...
View ArticleKan. man guilty in moped drug deal case
LEAVENWORTH, Kan - A Kansas jury found a man guilty this week in a drug case that started when he was pulled over on a moped. Eric Dangerfield, 38, of Leavenworth, was convicted in Leavenworth County ...
View ArticleBucket List Bandit to plead guilty to robberies in 10 states including Missouri
The Post-Dispatch won big in the 2012 APME photo contest. The photo staff won 10 out of the 12 places in 4 categories. In addition, ...
View ArticleVideo Escaped Missouri inmates caught
Three inmates are back in jail after they escaped from the Butler County Jail in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Authorities say they found the two murder suspects and a third inmate in a salvage yard where ...
View ArticleKC tech firm wins SXSW startup competition
Phone2Action founders accept a $4,000 check as winners of the SXSW Accelerator in the news technologies category on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. Kansas City startup Phone2Action connected with judges ...
View ArticleMissouri Chamber of Commerce backs Medicaid expansion
Missouri Chamber of Commerce President Dan Mehan The Missouri Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Medicaid expansion after the release of a report detailing the invisible tax that would be shifted to ...
View ArticlePower Light District restaurants get their game faces on
Basketball fans crowd Kansas City Power & Light District for the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. Restaurants in the Kansas City Power & Light District are preparing for the onslaught ...
View ArticleMissouri Golfer Survives Mid-Round Illinois Sinkhole
When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for Missouri golfer Mark Mihal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole ...
View ArticleMissouri Strawberry owes $8000 in taxes
Darryl Strawberry talks to fans before the start of the Pujols Family Foundation Annual Golf Tournament in St. Albans, Missouri on August 8, 2011. UPI/Bill ...
View ArticleMany Kansas counties lack KanCare dental service providers
KanCare enrollees in some parts of Kansas don't have sufficient dental care options, according to the report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The states new KanCare Medicaid ...
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