Mo. continues to investigate outbreak
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Health officials are investigating the cause of an outbreak of illnesses during a recent gathering of the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association. The Columbia...
View ArticlePaper truck cash closes I-35 in Cameron
CAMERON, Mo. - The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 are closed in Cameron because of a crash involving a tractor trailer. According to a statement from the Cameron Police Department, traffic is being...
View ArticleFeral hogs posing problems at Missouri wildlife refuge
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View ArticleTailgating with alcohol coming to Northwest Missouri State
COLUMBIAo The new bully on the Class 5 block, Rock Bridge, faced off against the old bully, St. Joseph's, in the state final on ...
View ArticleLouisville Top Overall Kansas Indiana Gonzaga Also No. 1 Seeds
Louisville earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament Sunday, while Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga also received No. 1s after a topsy-turvy regular season and another round of weekend upsets. Then...
View ArticleFerrellgas promotes McGathey to COO
Boyd McGathey Ferrellgas Partners LP has promoted Boyd McGathey to executive vice president and COO. The promotion, which was effective Friday, puts McGathey in charge of the Overland Park-based...
View ArticleCerner acquisition boosts focus on lab processing
Cerner Corp. announced Monday it has acquired Labotix Automation Inc., an open automation solution. Open automation allows clinicians to sort and deliver specimens from any vendor anywhere in the lab....
View ArticleBeer Institute Missouri outdrinks Kansas in beer consumption
Missourians and Kansans over the age of 21 would have to guzzle an additional 12 gallons of frosty brew each during the next year to catch up to the top beer drinking states in the nation. According a...
View ArticleSkull found in Kansas City area may be prehistoric
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Kansas City teenagers walking along a dry creek bed in northern Kansas City have found what a forensic anthropologist says is the skull of an American Indian woman who likely...
View ArticlePublic hearing scheduled for Providence Med Center sale
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt will conduct a public hearing Wednesday, March 27, to receive comments on the proposed sale of Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., and Saint John...
View ArticleShaner Appraisals new cooperative will be among largest nationwide
Laird Goldsborough Overland Park-based Shaner Appraisals Inc. joined 42 other appraisal companies throughout the country to form a new cooperative called Valbridge Property Advisors. With 59 offices...
View ArticleTeamsters ABF labor talks continue
Negotiations between the union and ABF Freight System Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters continue as the two parties creep closer to the March 31 expiration date of their current labor...
View ArticleSheriff says missing Missouri mom daughter in danger
Missouri Republicans have seen great legislative success in the early months of this yearÂ’s General Assembly, but work still remains for legislators to turn ideas into ...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of grandmother as a homicide
Police identified the victim as Marise Barrett on Monday morning. She was found dead at 11:16 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 4400 block of East 33rd Street. Her husband found her dead and called police,...
View Article3 caught after Kansas City police chase
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three people were arrested Monday morning after a car chase in eastern Kansas City. Police say the driver of a stolen car believed to have been used in an earlier residential robbery...
View ArticleDozens of DUIs in weekend checkpoints
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - More than 40 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence over the weekend in two separate sobriety checkpoints in Kansas City. Officers with the Kansas City Police...
View ArticleFormer OU QB among dead in plane crash
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Former University of Oklahoma championship quarterback Steve Davis was one of two people killed when a small aircraft smashed into a house in northern Indiana, officials said...
View ArticleWorld Hillary Clinton backs gay marriage in online video
Hillary Clinton has announced her support for gay marriage. Gay and lesbian couples should enjoy equal rights that "includes marriage", Mrs Clinton said,in a five-minute video for a gay rights advocacy...
View ArticleJudge overturns Missouri law on birth control coverage
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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...
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