BNSF Railway will test natural gas locomotives
BNSF Railway Co. will try out natural gas this year in its locomotives instead of diesel fuel, The Wall Street Journal reports. The switch could decrease the country's dependence on oil as a ...
View ArticleThink your commute is bad Pity the megacommuter
Roughly 10.8 million U.S. workers commute an hour each way to work and they're not the worst of the bunch, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau named 600,000 ...
View ArticleKansas Insurance Commissioner pushes for Medicaid expansion
Praeger Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said Tuesday that the state of Kansas should participate in a federal expansion of Medicaid eligibility, and that not doing so will hurt residents ...
View ArticleMissouri Senate panel adopts bill nullifying Obamas executive orders on guns
In their last home game of the season, the Missouri Tigers earned a convincing and immensely satisfying 93-63 victory over Arkansas in which the Mizzou Arena crowd made it clear from the get-go that ...
View ArticleKansas bill would make it tougher to ban guns from public buildings
The Dow Jones industrial average broke its pre-recession record Tuesday, a clear sign that Wall Street is the place to invest these days while the overall economy improves at a slower pace. But one ...
View ArticleInside Free Agency 2013 - Day 25 Sean Smith
The crazy time of year that is free agency is fast approaching, so KCChiefs.com has you covered with a 30-day free agency look, highlighting the 30 most intriguing free agents or players who could be ...
View ArticleFirst chance to see KC streetcar plans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City residents can get a first look Wednesday at the plans for a two-mile streetcar route that will shuttle passengers from one Kansas City hotspot to the next. Construction ...
View ArticleDC federal offices closing as snow nears
WASHINGTON - The federal government says its offices in the Washington, D.C., area will be closed Wednesday as the nation's capital braces for its first big snowfall of the winter. The Office of ...
View ArticleYour chances of dying Test offers clues
CHICAGO (AP) - Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? If you're over 50, a new mortality index can give you a clue. Bad signs include getting winded walking several blocks, ...
View ArticleWalking on park trail Missouri woman shot in legs
We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...
View ArticleMo. senator rolls out new tax overhaul proposal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A new proposal intended to keep pace with tax-cutting Kansas would shave Missouri's income tax rates for rich and poor residents while also reducing taxes for ...
View ArticleReport TV star Valerie Harper has terminal brain cancer
Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda," has been diagnosed with terminal brain ...
View ArticleSnowquester shuts down Washington
A winter storm that set snowfall records in Chicago arrived in the capital region early Wednesday, forcing federal offices in Washington and school districts around the area to close -- hence the ...
View ArticleTanker overturns neighbors evacuated
HOLT, Mo. - A propane tanker overturned at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on Highway MM near Holt, Mo., causing home evacuations. Authorities evacuated 10 houses east and west of the leak, which was on ...
View ArticleMo. senator aims at lower income taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri senator is rolling out a new proposal to overhaul the state's taxes in an effort to keep pace with neighboring states such as Kansas. A proposal expected to ...
View ArticleMissouri library cant block pagan website content judge says
We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...
View ArticleMissouri library agrees not to block witch websites
We are proud of our photo staff that placed well in the 2012 Missouri APME contest. But what about the pictures that didn't win. Here are 10 ...
View ArticleADP Private sector adds 198000 jobs in February Video
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Markets Editor Michael McKee breaks down the ADP Employment report which found the U.S. adding 198,000 jobs in the month of February and examines where the job growth ...
View ArticleNixon appoints Campbell as circuit judge for Jackson County
Judge Patrick Campbell Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday appointed Patrick Campbell, the Jackson County Family Court commissioner, to circuit judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit, which covers ...
View ArticleAtlanta airport worker turns in $7000 in lost cash
ATLANTA – A part-time parking deck worker at Atlanta's airport says she never thought about keeping the envelope with $7,000 in cash she found on the curb outside the international ...
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