Missouri Senate House panels reject Medicaid expansion
Missouri Senate and Missouri House panels rejected Medicaid expansion on Wednesday. The Senate Appropriations Committee defeated legislation that called for Medicaid expansion, while the House Budget ...
View ArticleMissouri Senate approves sales tax increase for transportation
Missouri Senators endorsed a penny sales tax increase for transportation projects. Missouri Senators endorsed a penny sales tax increase that could generate close to $8 billion over a decade for ...
View ArticlePair of Kansas cities show population boom
The area around Manhattan and Junction City, Kan., are among the nation's fastest growing, according to new population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau. With a 2.8 percent population increase from...
View ArticleKansas City metro area adds nearly 30K residents since 2010
Kansas City retained its place as the 30th largest U.S. city after the U.S. Census Bureau issued new population estimates, according to the On The Numbers blog. The new estimates put the Kansas City...
View ArticleMissouri looks to attract more sporting events with incentives
Missouri lawmakers hav signed off on a bill establishing tax credits for amateur events, in the hopes of attracting more sporting events to the state, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The state has...
View ArticleKansas exports hit nearly $12 billion
Kansas exports increased slightly in 2012 to $11.66 billion, according to newly released data by the Kansas Department of Commerce. The top 10 industries grew by 3 percent since 2011. The state's...
View ArticleKansas City startup wins SXSW competition
Kansas City startup Phone2Action won in the news technologies category at SXSW Accelerator, a competition at SXSW Interactive, which draws techies from across the nation to Austin, Texas. The event is...
View ArticleJudicial selection bill headed to Gov. Brownback
A bill that would give the governor more authority in appointing judges is heading to a receptive venue Gov. Sam Brownback's desk, The Kansas City Star reports. The bill approved by the Legislature...
View ArticleHR Block will contact customers about form error
H&R Block said it will email, call and send letters to the more than 600,000 customers whose returns were delayed by a company error, The Kansas City Star reports. Until now, the Kansas City-based...
View ArticleReports Another troubled Carnival ship
A vacation cruise aboard the Carnival Dream in the Caribbean became a nightmare for some passengers, a month after a fire crippled another Carnival ship in the Gulf of ...
View ArticleKC-area home permit activity stays hot in February
While the Kansas City area was pounded by cold and snow in February, homebuilding stayed hot, the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City reports. In February, 224 building permits were issued...
View ArticleFeds seek to medicate KCI fake-bomb suspect for trial
Federal prosecutors are seeking permission to forcibly medicate a Pennsylvania man accused of trying to bring fake explosives through a security checkpoint at Kansas City International ...
View ArticleMissouri House panel backs bill on lost military medals
For fans of West Virginia and TCU, the newest members of the Big 12 Conference, whether their teams won or lost Wednesday night didn't matter. This trip to a new town and a new tournament was about...
View ArticleKansas House to take final vote on gun laws
JJs staff snuffed out candles and turned off the stove as the restaurant filled with natural gas, but two pilot lights were still on when the popular Kansas City nightspot erupted in a fatal...
View ArticleKansas Senate debating union paycheck deductions
JJs staff snuffed out candles and turned off the stove as the restaurant filled with natural gas, but two pilot lights were still on when the popular Kansas City nightspot erupted in a fatal...
View ArticleMissouri legislature sends amateur sports tax credit proposal to governor
Platte County motorists enjoy smoother streets and safer bridges thanks to a county sales tax approved a decade ago. So it makes good sense for voters to say yes to a pair of transportation-related...
View ArticleThe new popes first day
When Jorge Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony at the Vatican on Wednesday evening to reveal himself as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, he made history as the first non-European...
View ArticlePolice Mo. soldier stabbed in buttocks
CLINTON, Mo. - A Missouri National Guardsman was stabbed in the buttocks Wednesday morning during some sort of practical joke, authorities said. According to the Clinton Police Department, officers...
View ArticlePapal celebration planned today in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now known to the world as Pope Francis, begins his first full day at the vatican Thursday. Here in Kansas City, many are excited about the future of the...
View ArticleBlack mold forces southwest Missouri town to move city services
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 ...
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