Kansas House approves drug testing bill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House has approved a bill that would require unemployment and welfare recipients to undergo drug testing. Under a bill passed Tuesday on a 106-16 vote, anyone who fails a...
View ArticleMusical Bridges to host benefit concert
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dozens of area kids showed off their musical talents Wednesday morning all in preparation for an upcoming benefit concert. It's all part of Musical Bridges, which brings a group of...
View ArticleFBI releases memo on UFO sighting
(KNXV) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a memo on a widely talked about potential UFO sighting in Roswell, New Mexico in July ...
View ArticleNew ZIP code could end confusion
BASEHOR, Kan. - Five little numbers have led to a countless amount of confusion in Basehor, Kan., over the years. But the vote of about 600 residents could change a neighborhood's ZIP code and put an...
View ArticleKCMO Council members Ban the Box
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jobs are difficult to find these days. Some Kansas City council members said on Wednesday landing a job with the city is even more difficult. Council members approved a preliminary...
View ArticleSlain UMKC student a rising star
Aaron Markarian was a 23-year-old UMKC student who was on the road to stardom when he was murdered in his home near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., last Thursday. Friends and family said...
View ArticleHow online clues can reveal child porn
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Diocese officials confirm local and federal agents are now combing through confiscated computers from St. Ann's Catholic Church after tracing two downloads of child pornography to...
View ArticlePeople in KC share perspective on DOMA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Same sex marriage was before the United States Supreme Court for a second day Wednesday. This time, some court watchers predict a definitive ruling that could throw out the Federal...
View ArticleEvacuation possible gas leak in KCMO
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Authorities are going door-to-door in a Brookside neighborhood to evacuate residents after crews on the scene indicated a "strong smell" of natural gas. The evacuation covers the...
View ArticleFalu sent to Triple-A in latest round of roster cuts
Email SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Elliot Johnson and Miguel Tejada will be the Royals' backup infielders when the season opens Monday at Chicago. That was confirmed when infielder Irving Falu was optioned to...
View ArticleEaster brunch ideas in Kansas City area
Easter service, everyone is hungry and wants to spend a little more time with family and friends, so it's the perfect ending for a holiday that falls on a Sunday. Brunch offers everyone the perfect...
View ArticleHealth care law will raise insurers costs actuaries say
Republican opponents of President Obama's Affordable Care Act got some new ammunition this week: A study released by the Society of Actuaries on Tuesday predicts that costs could rise an average of 32%...
View ArticleLate snow shouldnt hold back your lawn
Marco Petrini of Suburban Lawn and Garden recommends that lawn fanatics go ahead and prepare to get fertilizer and weed prevention down on the lawn. He said there's plenty of time to wait, but both...
View ArticleGroup pushes to include gays lesbians in anti-discrimination laws
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a group in Missouri lobbied for rights even more basic than marriage. They protested...
View ArticleMotorcyclist seeks hit-and-run driver who nearly killed him
John Bishop was just released from a hospital after the crash that nearly killed him. Bishop was just a few houses away from his home in Ottawa when a minivan struck him earlier this ...
View ArticleNeighborhood to get all clear after gas leak
However, MGE crews said the people in those homes would be without gas service until repairs to the damaged line could be made and workers could go back to the house to re-ignite pilot ...
View ArticleKansas Passes Bill Stating Life Begins at Fertilization
Kansas may soon have a law in place stating that life begins at fertilization and that "unborn children have interests in life, health, and well-being that should be protected." The statehouse passed...
View ArticleCuts in Kansas threaten youth court
Continuing an annual Easter season tradition, the AT&T Telephone Pioneers hosted a beeper egg hunt Wednesday at the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired in Kansas City. The recent snowfall...
View ArticleGas leak capped repairs begin in Kansas City neighborhood
However, MGE crews said evacuated residents would be without gas service until repairs to the damaged line could be made and workers could go back to the house to re-ignite pilot ...
View ArticleJuvenile sexting cases on the rise
we told you about a topless picture of a middle school student being shared between students in the North Kansas City School District. Juvenile courts are seeing more cases like this, but the...
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