New NKC mayor against selling hospital
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - North Kansas City's newly-elected mayor Don Stielow spoke out against the potential sale of North Kansas City Hospital. Stielow won nearly 70 percent of the vote in a landslide...
View ArticleSafety hazards to look for in your home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - St. Louis police say a 2-year-old boy died after he got caught in the cord of a mini-blind. The accidental strangulation occurred at a home in south St. Louis when the toddler got...
View ArticleIs Kansas following California down the rabbit hole
Berkeley, Calif., where my son and his family live, could not be more opposite to Johnson County, Kansas. It is bewildering that we both coexist within the same country. Take the politics, first of...
View ArticleFamily of murdered teen speaks out
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The uncle of a murdered 8th grade boy is pleading for peace in the community. Miguel Garcia, 14, was shot and killed in the 1400 block of Armstrong while walking down the street...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after shot by Lafayette police
LAFAYETTE, Calif. -; A 28-year-old man is hospitalized after being shot by Lafayette police when they say he refused to drop a knife he was ...
View ArticleN. Korea blocks complex creates barrier to stability
North Korea on Wednesday stirred up fresh unease in Northeast Asia, blocking hundreds of South Korean workers from entering a joint industrial complex that serves as an important symbol of cooperation...
View ArticleN. Korea sparks crisis at industrial complex
North Korea on Wednesday stirred up fresh unease in Northeast Asia, blocking hundreds of South Koreans from entering a joint industrial complex that serves as an important symbol of cooperation between...
View ArticleReport New iPhone by summer 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Apple is set for a possible summer launch of the next iPhone, rather than a fall launch like the last two models, according to a report Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. Apple Inc. is...
View Article6 arrested after carjacking standoff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Six people were arrested Tuesday night after a parking lot carjacking that eventually led to a standoff. According to police, officers were called a few minutes after 9 p.m. to the...
View ArticleMissouri Senate considering pay raises
Senate considers pay raises. The budget passed by the Missouri House included a $500 annual raise for all state employees, an increase which the Senate will now be taking into consideration. Were going...
View ArticleMo. woman sentenced in daughters death
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri woman will spend at least four months in prison for the death of her disabled 4-year-old daughter last year. Twenty-one-year-old Alexandra Schurr pleaded...
View ArticleHolland pulls out vote for KCK mayor
Mark Holland The Tuesday election for mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., turned out in favor of commissioner Mark Holland, The Kansas City Star reports....
View ArticleIndependence scrambles for ways to fill YMCA void
The city of Independence is looking for ways to bridge the gap in community services that will be lost when its YMCA closes on April 12, The Independence Examiner reports. The city has considered...
View ArticleNew mayors named across KC metro
Bill Biggerstaff was ousted from his post as North Kansas City mayor by Donald Stielow, who won 67 percent of the vote. Tuesday's election brought a swath of new faces to mayoral seats in cities across...
View ArticleKansas is friendlier to small businesses than Missouri
Kansas is friendlier to small businesses than its neighbor Missouri, according to a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in partnership with Thumbtack.com. Kansas received an "A" for...
View ArticleNorth KC Hospital surgeon wins $12.2M judgment
North Kansas City Hospital surgeon Roger Jackson received a $12.2 judgment for unpaid royalties from a manufacturer and distributor for using his special operating table invention, The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleKC voters favor businesses in ballot measures
A healthcare tax levy that funds Truman Medical Centers was approved in Tuesday's election. Kansas City businesses won a battle by way of ballot Tuesday night when Kansas City, Mo., voters decided not...
View ArticleSEC allows social media sharing of company news Video
April 03 (Bloomberg) -- Sara Eisen reports on today's top news headlines on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg) Have something to say about the company work for? Social...
View ArticleObama announces $100M brain research investment Video
April 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama announced a U.S. campaign that may lead to new treatments for some of the least understood brain disorders, benefiting efforts by Pfizer, Roche and Eli...
View ArticleJudge sides with Kansas City Chiefs in workers comp case
A judge favored the Kansas City Chiefs in a "cumulative trauma" workers' compensation case brought against the team by former players making claims in California. The Kansas City Business Journal...
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