1 dead 1 injured in KCMO shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One man is dead and another is in the hospital following a shooting in Kansas City, Mo., early Sunday morning. Police responded to a call in the 2600 block of Monroe around 3 a.m....
View ArticleBurglary suspect fires at Indep. police
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Police are searching for one man and have a second in custody after an officer-involved shooting at an Independence motel. Authorities were called to the EconoLodge, at 13712 E....
View ArticleTejada returns to bench after starting Saturday
Email Miguel Tejada was back on the bench Sunday after a two-RBI game Saturday in his first start with the Royals. Tejada will turn 39 in May and his return to the Majors was certainly a question mark,...
View ArticleYost believes Royals can handle walk-off loss
Email Royals manager Ned Yost absolutely believes that there is a lingering hangover to tough losses like the one sustained by the Royals Saturday, when Greg Holland walked the bases loaded and allowed...
View ArticleKansas City Film Fest opens at new home Alamo Drafthouse
Kansas City brings filmmakers from around the world to our local arena in celebration of cinematic innovation and the independent spirit. April replaces the upheaval within the Kansas City Filmmakers...
View ArticleMissouri Republicans pan Real ID passed by GOP in Washington
The national media has drawn attention to the University of Missouri journalism drone class in recent weeks. Is this yet another dimension of the coming of the drones, the future tool of the...
View ArticleSpringtime for immigration reform
Congress returns from spring break Monday, and immigration reform tops the agenda. The Senate's bipartisan "Gang of Eight" is preparing to release its long-awaited plan for resolving the status of 11...
View ArticlePolice identify man killed in overnight shooting
A second shooting victim later arrived at a Kansas City hospital by private vehicle and was listed in serious condition early Sunday. His name has not been ...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting at Independence Econo Lodge
Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte said his officers and a helicopter were assisting Independence police in their effort to find someone near the shooting ...
View ArticleClinton Colbert host forum at Wash. U.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - More than 1,000 college students from across the country and abroad have descended on St. Louis this weekend in search of both inspiration and philanthropic generosity. Former...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash
Police said the driver of a pickup truck ran a red light near Bannister and Wornall roads and hit a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, a 57-year-old Belton man, died in the wreck. His name has not been...
View Article2 injured in shooting near Power and Light District
Officers said the victims were standing near 13th Street and Grand Boulevard when shots were fired during an altercation in a nearby parking lot. Police said the two people were taken to a hospital...
View ArticleMissouri man 20 drowns at Stockton Lake
The Missouri State Water Patrol identified the victim as 20-year-old Stanley Z. Kleeman of Golden City. The patrol says he was in a canoe that capsized Saturday night when it was untied from a tree....
View ArticleMan injured 2nd in custody after Independence police shooting
Officers were called to the Econo Lodge on 42nd Terrace around noon after a report of a disturbance. They said they saw two men at the scene and one of them fired shots in the officers' direction....
View ArticleDraft Spotlight - Day 15 Keenan Allen
The 2013 NFL Draft Spotlight series continues, as we preview one pro prospect per day, right up until the start of the draft, April 25-27. However, none of the reports in this series are indicative of...
View ArticleLawsuit Mo. Hooters waitress fired after brain surgery
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sandro Lupo recently filed the discrimination lawsuit in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. She claimed that she initially was told she could return to work with...
View ArticleResidents told of small gas leak near downtown high-rise
People living in the condominiums and apartments in a downtown high-rise have been notified that a small gas leak in the street outside might elevate gas levels in the ...
View ArticlePlatte County seeks 2 men in unrelated cases
Deputies said Knephra Amunaba, 37, is wanted on charges of first-degree statutory sodomy. Police said he also uses the aliases Troy Davis, Knephra Amun and Ken Almond. Investigators said they were also...
View ArticlePolice identify motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash
Police said the driver of a pickup truck ran a red light near Bannister and Wornall roads and hit a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, Leroy Bronson, 57, of Belton, died in the wreck. Police said they...
View ArticleKansas City dogs Shelter pets arriving at new facility in Independence
Great Plains SPCA says that on Monday, it will transfer animals from the Independence municipal animal shelter on Vista Avenue to the new regional animal shelter on 78 Highway. Once at the new...
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