Assault weapons ban nixed from gun bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The sponsor of a proposed assault weapons ban says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told her that the ban will not be part of the initial gun control measure the Senate will...
View ArticleMan saves women from dog attack
TULSA (KJRH) - A man came to the rescue of two women Tuesday when he heard their screams from his office. Police said the women were going door-to-door just north of Pine and Peoria in Tulsa, Okla. for...
View ArticleKan. pair did heroin while child slept
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A man and a woman have been arrested in Wichita after police say they were caught doing heroin in a restaurant parking lot while their toddler slept in the backseat of their car....
View ArticleOther networks beat Google Fiber to business offerings
Heather Gold Google Inc. representatives have said since the summer that a fiber product for businesses is on its way. And city officials in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., are telling larger...
View ArticleGoogle Fibers next stop may be in Olathe
Google Inc. could light up Internet and Wi-Fi networks in the city of Olathe, according to a City Council agenda. The council is on deck to consider a Network Services & Cooperation Agreement with...
View ArticleKansas man dies after being trapped under bale bed
A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from mandatory birth control coverage because it conflicts with an insurance requirement under President Barrack Obama's health...
View ArticleCalifornia inmate accused of sending child porn to Missouri
A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from mandatory birth control coverage because it conflicts with an insurance requirement under President Barrack Obama's health...
View ArticleMultiple injuries reported in 3 vehicle crash in KCK
Police dispatch said multiple injuries were reported and at least one person is trapped in a vehicle. Parallel Parkway west at 91st street is currently closed. No other details were immediately...
View ArticleTwo winter storms expected to bring snow to the metro
See Thursday's hour-by-hour snowfall potential Tuesday's snow and rain south of Kansas City was expected to wind down toward the end of the day. Wednesday is expected to be relatively quiet, with highs...
View ArticleGrandma guilty of murdering grandson
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A 75-year-old Detroit-area woman was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday for shooting her teenage grandson six times during an argument last spring. Sandra Layne's trial...
View ArticleTeen accused of killing elderly woman
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A teenager is charged with murder after an elderly woman was stabbed 32 times. Kevin J. Brewer, 17, of Kansas City, is charged in Jackson County with second-degree murder, burglary...
View ArticleKC attorney gets nod for sports complex authority board
Gov. Jay Nixon nominated Kansas City attorney Aimee Gromowsky to the board of the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority on Tuesday. Gromowsky, a Democrat and owner of Gromowsky Law LLC, is a former...
View ArticleWatch Missing Missouri Mom Faked Abduction Sheriff Says
It was all a hoax and a one -- missing Missouri mom is finding herself on the wrong side of the law Rachel -- her and her four year old daughter reported missing last week where found alive ...
View ArticleRoyals hand out awards to Minor Leaguers staff
Email SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Minor League players Alex McClure, Brett Eibner and Terrance Gore were among those honored on Tuesday at the Royals' organizational awards ceremony at the training complex....
View ArticleSugary drinks linked to 180000 global deaths
Sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to more than 180,000 obesity-related deaths worldwide each year, according to new research presented this week at an American Heart Association ...
View ArticleKansas Doctors May Have To Outline Nonexistent Links Between Abortion and...
If a big abortion bill in Kansas passes, doctors in the state would be required to inform patients seeking the procedure of the link between abortions and breast cancer. That's despite considerable...
View Article1 dead in 4 vehicle crash in KCK
Police said the accident happened at about 4 p.m. when an elderly driver crossed the center line and hit three vehicles traveling in the other direction. The elderly driver was killed, police said....
View ArticleMissouri receives grant money to help former Hostess workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSDK) - The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday a grant that will provide training and re-employment services for around 400 former Hostess Brands Inc. workers throughout...
View ArticleProtester interrupts Kansas City mayors speech
A national Hispanic civil rights group that pulled an earlier event out of Kansas City, Mo., to protest the appointment of a member of an anti-immigrant group to a local board has picked the city for...
View Article1 dead in 4-vehicle wreck in KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - One woman died in a four-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan. The crash occurred on westbound Parallel Parkway at 91st Street. According to police, the woman was...
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