Iowa State-Kansas Round 3 in Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Iowa State and Kansas already have played two memorable games this season, highlighted by buzzer-beating shots, controversial calls and unforgettable ...
View ArticleKansas House approves three gun rights measures
JJÂ’s 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 ArticleIowa killer paroled must move to Olathe
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa man who served 17 years of a 50-year murder sentence has left prison on parole. Iowa Department of Corrections spokesman Fred Scaletta says Brian Davis was released on...
View ArticleFive Kansas teens hurt in rollover crash
ATCHISON, Kan. - Several Kansas teenagers were injured Thursday when a pickup with five of them in the bed rolled over at an Atchison park. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the 18-year-old driver was...
View ArticleStabbing victim found lying in KC street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police say a man was found with an apparent stab wound early Friday in Kansas City. Officers found the victim around 5 a.m. lying in the street in the area of Ninth and Bales. He was...
View ArticleMissouri Senate passes sales tax for transportation projects
A measure that would raise the state sales tax by a penny to finance transportation projects passed yesterday. The measure passed Thursday by the Missouri Senate would raise the state sales tax by a...
View ArticleTruck accident injures 5 teens in northeast Kansas
JJÂ’s 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 ArticleDrought eases ever so slightly in Kansas
JJÂ’s 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 defeats cold-shooting Texas AM 62-50
Alex Oriakhi scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the third-seeded Tigers used their suffocating defense to defeat No. 11 seed Texas A&M 62-50 in the second round of the Southeastern...
View ArticleDUI crackdown on triple whammy weekend
The Kansas City Police Department plans to crack down on drivers who have had too much to drink on what they're calling a 'triple whammy' weekend. It's three times the trouble when you combine...
View ArticleKan. House approves 3 gun laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House has approved three proposals to alter the state's gun regulations, including expanding the locations where concealed weapons could be ...
View ArticleBig deal St. Louis dealer sells $4M car
A St. Louis-area car dealer likely made its month with a single sale of a $4 million Lamborghini, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. STL Motorcars in Chesterfield sold one of only three...
View ArticleYoung workers falling behind parents in wealth building
A new study finds that younger Americans have built up less wealth than their parents and may never catch up, The New York Times reports. The study by the Urban Institute said that people up to age 40...
View ArticleKansas Senate OKs measure to cut deductions for unions
The Kansas Senate passed a bill that would prohibit unions representing teachers and other public employees from using payroll deductions from members for political activities, The Lawrence...
View ArticleLittle Debbie meet Devil Dogs
Hostess Brands will sell its Drakes cakes business to the owner of Little Debbie, canceling a planned Friday auction when it failed to receive a second bid, USA Today reports. The Drakes cakes line,...
View ArticleSales tax vote shows shift in Kansas approach
A major shift by Republicans in the Kansas Senate will mean the state is likely to keep a sales tax increase that was to end in July, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports. A bill to keep the state sales...
View ArticleCassel scrambles to Vikings after Chiefs sack him
Matt Cassels job search didnt last long, with the Minnesota Vikings picking up the quarterback that same day he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs, ESPN reports. The Chiefs cut loose their former...
View ArticleGQ tags Leawood designer as among the best for men
Matt Baldwin gained more than notice when GQ magazine recently named him one of the nations best new menswear designers. He picked up a nice contract to go along with it, The Kansas City Star reports....
View ArticleInvestigators pore over JJs blast site
Roughly 60 people went through the debris of the former JJs Restaurant on Thursday as investigators gained their first access to the site of a natural gas explosion, KMBC reports. Thursday was the...
View ArticleWith 100th column take a prospective look back
Sean Stormes Embarking on my entrepreneurial journey four years ago, a wise adviser said: Sean, your challenge is to find 100 different ways to convey your purpose, vision and value proposition. Its...
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