Analyst Less marketing from Sprint is OK for now
Sometimes less is more. But in the case of Sprint Nextel Corp.s marketing strategy, less is wise, according to telecommunications analyst Jennifer Fritzsche. In a Thursday note to investors, Fritzsche...
View ArticleAEG takes down for sale sign Leiweke bows out
Anschutz Entertainment Group manages Kansas City's Sprint Center arena. The Anschutz Co. announced Thursday that it is taking Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc. off the sale block and completely...
View ArticleMeritage funds get star treatment
Jim Klein Kansas City area portfolio managers continue to rake in national recognition this year for the quality of their funds. Overland Park-based Meritage Portfolio Management recently received...
View ArticleKickstarter campaign pays off for North KC theater
Adam Roberts (left) and Brent Miller A technology-focused fundraising strategy has helped technology from unraveling a local movie theater. In February, Screenland Armour Theatre in North Kansas City...
View ArticleTeva Pharmaceuticals pays $2.25M to settle alleged violations by Mo. plant
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. agreed to pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to settle allegations that its Mexico, Mo., plant violated environmental laws. Tevas $2.25 million penalty will be split by the...
View ArticleMcLemore leads No. 7 Kansas past Texas Tech 91-63
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Ben McLemore scored 24 points to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 91-63 rout of Texas Tech on Thursday, setting up an intriguing date with Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 ...
View ArticleFeds charge 8 with poaching Missouri paddlefish
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Eight people are accused of illegally trafficking paddlefish caviar from a prime paddlefish location in western Missouri after a yearslong investigation that spanned nine...
View ArticleVeteran Wheeler competing for job in bullpen
Email GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Right-hander Dan Wheeler, the second-most experienced pitcher in Royals' camp, is making an old-fashioned good impression so far. Wheeler hasn't been charged with a run in six...
View ArticleEven Royals coaches cant spell Francoeur
Email GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- This is the Royals' Thursday batting order as written on the lineup card posted in the clubhouse by coach Eddie Rodriguez: Godon, Johnsan, Butlet, Moustakois, Peraz, Francoir,...
View ArticleEscobar out of lineup until at least Saturday
Email GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Shortstop Alcides Escobar was out of the Royals' lineup with back stiffness for the third straight game on Thursday and will probably miss Friday's split-squad day-night...
View ArticleYost sees several bullpen options for retiring lefties
Email GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- How important would it be for the Royals to have a situational left-hander in the bullpen? "It's important but it's a little less important for us, because we've got [Kelvin]...
View ArticleAuthorities allege poachers snagged Missouri paddlefish for the valuable caviar
JOHN SLEEZER Gary Pinson of Osage Catfisheries Inc. releases a female paddlefish into a pond near the company's headquarters in Osage Beach, Mo., where the fish will spend the winter. This 75-pound...
View ArticleSequestration to close curtail operations at Truman sites
Budget cuts that were part of the sequestration process will have an impact on several Kansas City-area landmarks linked to former President Harry S. ...
View ArticleMissouri paddlefish poaching probe prompts charges
Eight people are accused of illegally trafficking paddlefish caviar from a prime paddlefish location in western Missouri after a yearslong investigation that spanned nine states, the U.S. Justice...
View ArticleNCLR to hold national convention in KC in 2015
A national Hispanic civil rights group that pulled an earlier event out of Kansas City to protest the appointment of a member of an anti-immigrant group to a local board announced Thursday that it...
View ArticleNASCARs Jeff Gordon kicks off food drive
STP 400 . Those who make a donation to the virtual food drive will have their name entered in a drawing for one of 10 pairs of tickets to the STP 400 NASCAR race at the Kansas Speedway or one of 10...
View ArticleHumble pope has complicated past
Pope Francis is being painted as a humble and simple man, but his past is tinged with controversy surrounding topics as sensitive as gay marriage and political ...
View ArticleBaby left in car after police chase
A baby was left in a vehicle after a chase with police ended in a crash, according to Kansas City police. Police said they were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle near 43rd and Prospect when the crash...
View ArticleWhat makes a Jesuit pope different
KANSAS CITY, Mo - He is a Pope of many firsts, including the first to use the name Francis and the first to be born in the Western hemisphere, but the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has another...
View ArticleKC biz owner not guilty of selling K2
Kansas City, Mo. - After more than two years of facing jail time, Micah Riggs was relieved jurors sided with him Thursday. The owner of the Coffee Wonk in midtown was charged with intent to distribute...
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