Forced spending cuts not as bad as advertised
Forced government spending cuts, known in Washington jargon as sequestration, took effect a month ago amid doomsday predictions of freed criminals, weakened borders and a crippled ...
View ArticleBank closings continue to dwindle in Kansas City area
If the first three months of the year are any indication, a downward trend in bank closures seems to be continuing. Only four banks nationwide have closed this year none of which involved a loss-share...
View ArticleLeavenworth woman gets prison for embezzling $561000
A Leavenworth woman was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison without parole by a federal judge on Monday for embezzling more than $561,000 from Mega Industries Corp. Paula Cathey,...
View ArticleMajor Kansas abortion bill moves closer to passage
The Kansas Senate has approved new restrictions on abortion providers, moving the most sweeping anti-abortion legislation in the state this year close to final ...
View ArticleDrug testing bill passes Kansas Senate
Senators have sent a bill to Gov. Sam Brownback's desk that would require Kansas residents who receive welfare and unemployment benefits to submit to drug ...
View ArticleRandolph man seek new trial in 1989 Nebraska death
On Monday a judge scheduled a hearing to consider the motion by the attorney for John Oldson, of Randolph, Mo. Oldson was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Cathy Beard, of...
View ArticleWoman boyfriend charged with child endangerment
Investigators said Gannaway told them the girl was clumsy and hit her head on something in the apartment. Gannaway later said the child had fallen off her bike, according to court ...
View ArticleKC mom charged with child endangerment
A mother and her boyfriend were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after a two-year-old girl was found with several healing fractures, including a fractured skull. The mother, Brittaney...
View ArticleTodays MLB starting lineups April 2
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. Lineups are not official until they are handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore ...
View ArticleKC Board of Trade shines under new ownership
CME Group, which owns a diverse group of trading platforms, reported that its newly acquired Kansas City Board of Trade was a star during a lackluster month of volume. Overall volume for Chicago-based...
View ArticleLenexas ERA Manning Associates joins Prudential KC Realty
Jim Manning ERA Manning & Associates announced Tuesday that it would join Prudential Kansas City Realty. Prudential, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway affiliate HomeServices of America Inc., made its...
View ArticleOlathe man admits to $1.5M wire fraud
The owner of an Olathe real estate finance company pleaded guilty Tuesday to a $1.5 million wire fraud scheme. JonPaul JP Edward Sauer, 41, was the owner of Peak Management and former CEO of Flatirons...
View ArticleAmerican Trailer Storage lands key dealership agreement
American Trailer & Storage Inc. has signed a dealership agreement with Reitnouer Inc., the Kansas City semi-trailer and container dealer announced on Monday. Reitnouer, based in Reading, Pa., is...
View ArticleCritics still vocal as streetcar tax begins
Kansas City has begun collecting the sales tax that will help pay for the new downtown streetcar line, but some people are still unhappy about ...
View ArticleDow SP close at new highs on health care rally
All three major indexes closed at least 0.5% higher. The Dow Jones industrial average hit two new records: an intraday high of about 14,684, and a record close at ...
View ArticleRunaway Missouri teens found in Mississippi
Southeast Missourian reports that 16-year-old Tyler Austin Crider and 15-year-old Hailey Nicole Haynes were found by police near Lexington, Miss., on Tuesday after the pickup truck they were in...
View ArticleWoman may be spared jail for faking cancer
A Missouri graduate student has admitted faking cancer and pleaded guilty to forging a doctor's note that said she was being treated for the disease. Victoria Ann Marut, 23, of St. Peters is to be...
View ArticleMissouri Valley revels in Wichita States Final Four
KC, NKC to consider how to get streetcars across river into Northland Tuesday night, the North Kansas City Council will consider whether to enter with Kansas City into a study on extending Kansas...
View ArticleApril 2 2013 -- Crime Stoppers
2min Jane Nebel Henson -- who was married to the late Muppets creator Jim Henson and was instrumental in the development of the world-famous puppets -- died Tuesday morning, a representative for the...
View ArticleLocal schools react to NRA recommendations
In the wake of a National Rifle Association task force recommendation that arming staff members is the best way to prevent shooting rampages at American schools, the superintendent of the Shawnee...
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