Former Missouri star Denmon expands his game in France
SessionÂ’s early months show success for Missouri GOP Missouri Republicans have seen great legislative success in the early months of this yearÂ’s General Assembly, but work still remains for legislators...
View ArticlePatrol KC woman dies after exiting vehicle
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the woman as 38-year-old Carla M. Cruz. Sgt. S.A. Coats of the patrol says Cruz's husband reported that his wife jumped from the minivan as he was driving...
View ArticleSt. Patricks Day checkpoint nets 27 DUI arrests
Police said they checked 1,127 vehicles from 7 p.m. Sunday until 1 a.m. Monday at 39th Street and Southwest Trafficway. Police also wrote the following tickets/made the following arrests: Driving While...
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed on I-35
The accident happened on I-35 near 12th Street. Several drivers stopped after they saw a person lying in the road, police said. The investigation into what happened ...
View ArticleMo. college wants to end all loans
SPRINGFIELD, Mo - An evangelical Christian college located near the southwest Missouri resort town of Branson is making it difficult, if not impossible, for students to obtain any ...
View Article10-year-old steals crashes moms van
INDEPENDENCE,Mo. - A 10-year-old boy stole his mother's minivan Sunday morning and led Independence Police on a chase along Missouri Highway 291 before crashing the vehicle - and totaling it - where...
View ArticleBasketball fans in blue to descend on KC
There will be hordes of basketball fans downtown in blue next weekend. That much is certain. But much of it will be an unfamiliar Tarheel shade. The perennial powerhouse University of North Carolina...
View ArticleMan freed in Mo. murder back in court
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri man whose murder conviction was tossed out by the state Supreme Court in January is returning to court for the first time since a Platte County judge...
View ArticleExplosives found at UCF 500 evacuated
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds of students have been evacuated from a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando after explosives devices were found while authorities were investigating...
View ArticleTaiwan state of Missouri expand business ties
Taipei, March 18 (CNA) Representatives of Taiwan's main trade promotion body and the U.S. state of Missouri signed a memorandum of intent Monday to jointly explore business opportunities in the...
View ArticleAt sessions midway point Missouri GOP makes big progress
Overcoming years of legislative gridlock, Missouri Republicans are riding veto-proof supermajorities to advance their legislative agenda with more success than they have had in almost a decade, The...
View ArticleKPERS reform effort draws all-star cast
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has hooked up with a group of big names to explore reforms to the states pension system, and theyll visit Topeka on Monday about the possibilities, The Topeka Capital-Journal...
View ArticleMissouri death row prisoner appeals for freedom based on new evidence
The death row prisoner Reggie Clemons will make one final appeal on Monday at a special hearing that marks the last glimmer of hope that his life might be spared.Clemons and his defence lawyer,...
View ArticleU.S. skies going to be dark with drones
The market for remote-controlled drones is soaring to new heights, and its caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers and privacy watchdogs, The New York Times reports. Cheaper electronics and...
View ArticleKansas Legislature puts higher education on the block
The University of Kansas Cancer Center and a proposed health education building at the University of Kansas Medical Center could face budget cuts this week as part of higher education spending, the...
View ArticleMissouri Senates bills could bring state a $355M gain
As Missouri struggles to adapt its budget to the economic times and Kansas changing approach to taxes, the Senate has put forth bills that could mean a net gain of $355 million in 2016, the Columbia...
View ArticleAmbulance stolen outside St. Louis hospital
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the ambulance was reported stolen early Monday outside Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The ambulance had been left idling for about 15 minutes before paramedics realized it...
View ArticleWinter storm could bring accumulating snow on Thursday
(Click here for the latest hour-by-hour forecast) KMBC's Erin Little said temperatures will be critical as we watch this winter storm develop. We're expecting to reach a high of around 51 on Tuesday...
View ArticleBoy 10 leads Independence Police on a car chase
Police said the boy's mother caught him smoking, so the boy drove off in his mom's minivan. His mother and police started chasing him along 291 Highway. The boy ended up crashing near 291 Highway and...
View ArticleBody explosives found in UCF dorm
A body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was found along with a bag of explosives in a dormitory room at the University of Central Florida early Monday, prompting officials to cancel classes at the...
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