Texas And Kansas Approves Bills For Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
A Texas senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that will require drug screening for welfare recipients to make sure the money they receive won't be used to buy ...
View ArticleStudy Medical claims costs could jump 55 percent in Missouri
A new report from the Society of Actuaries predicts that the cost of medical insurance claims will increase by an average of 32 percent nationally by 2017. The analysis focused on the individual...
View ArticleGas prices trickle down but not for long
Kansas City gas prices are easing their way down after peaking toward the end of February at $3.72. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is about $3.33 in the metro area. Michael...
View ArticleNatural gas will fuel challenges opportunity for YRC and industry
As the price of natural gas goes down and the price of crude oil rises, the transportation industry is increasingly considering adopting technology that uses liquid and compressed natural gas. On...
View ArticleSkip pause sputter Watch a FCC webcast if youre looking for a case for...
Milo Medin Want a case for gigabit Internet speeds? Try watching a live webcast of a Federal Communications Commission workshop with a high-speed business Internet connection in Kansas City. The FCC...
View ArticleIRS Shorter delay from glitch in HR Block refunds
The bulk of refund errors affected customers of Kansas City-based H&R Block Inc. A software glitch that caused thousands of tax returns to be delayed will be processed a bit quicker than initially...
View ArticleSchool reports water contamination at game
A Missouri high school has notified parents of players on its girls' basketball team the players may have consumer urine-contaminated drinking water at a game. The letter said four members of an...
View ArticleBaseball announcer McCarver to retire
Longtime baseball announcer and former all-star catcher Tim McCarver said Wednesday he's retiring from the Fox Sports broadcast booth after this season. McCarver told reporters on a conference call the...
View ArticleJoseph optioned to Triple-A Omaha
Email SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Left-hander Donnie Joseph's bid to join the Royals' bullpen is over for now. He was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday. "Big promise," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He...
View ArticleRoyals re-sign Sherrill Nady to Minor League deals
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Left-handed reliever George Sherrill and right-handed slugger Xavier Nady might be in the Royals' future after all. Both players, who had been released on Monday, were re-signed to...
View ArticleHosmer to start in right to prepare for Interleague Play
Email SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Interleague Play and National League rules will be on the Royals early this year because of the revised schedule caused by Houston's move into the American League. The Royals...
View ArticleNady provides versatility right-handed power bat
Email SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Xavier Nady's return under a Minor League contract gives the Royals a possible right-handed power source at the corners of the outfield or infield. Nady, 34, will start the...
View ArticleHIVAIDS advocates appalled by Kansas quarantine proposal
USA A bill currently moving through the Kansas state legislature has caused alarm in the AIDS community and its advocacy groups. The bill would update a state health statute by allowing for the...
View ArticleCan the Missouri Film Tax Incentive program be saved
MOMMA ) meets with the public to address the challenges surrounding the expiring film tax credits. The Missouri Tax Incentive program has offered tax credits for in-state film production since 1999....
View ArticleCyber-Bullying incident reported at North Kansas City middle school
Less than twelve hours after publishing, "Stop Bullying: A Multiple Step Process--Step Two: Cyber-Bullying", a frightening incident has been reported by a parent of a New Mark Middle School student to...
View ArticleIn-game chatter Brewers vs. Kansas City Royals
as Journal Sentinel Brewers beat writers Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak provide real-time analysis and color from the press box. Today, the Brewers go with what looks like an opening-day lineup, with...
View ArticleNorthbound I-35 in Kansas City Kan. reopens after multi-vehicle crash
The 19-page document, however, contains little new substantive information not already made public in an earlier report issued jointly by the Kansas City Fire Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol...
View ArticleKansas Senate approves bill expanding legal uses of concealed weapons
The 19-page document, however, contains little new substantive information not already made public in an earlier report issued jointly by the Kansas City Fire Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol...
View ArticleMetro Kansas City residential construction continues far ahead of last years...
New report on J.J.’s explosion adds details The 19-page document, however, contains little new substantive information not already made public in an earlier report issued jointly by the Kansas City...
View ArticleKansas Senate sets vote to allow guns in schools and other public buildings
The 19-page document, however, contains little new substantive information not already made public in an earlier report issued jointly by the Kansas City Fire Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol...
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