KC high school evacuated by gas smell
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Officials ordered an evacuation of Northeast High School in Kansas City, Mo., after the smell of gas was detected, but a search of the building found no gas leak inside. Crews from...
View ArticleTrial under way for woman in dog-dragging case
A trial is under way for an Illinois woman accused of a misdemeanor animal-abuse count related to a pit bull puppy found dragging behind her ex-husband's pickup truck down a St. Louis ...
View ArticleKansas City burglar may be boozing it up
. o Five times, a burglar broke into a liquor store. His total take? More than 100 bottles of liquor.Kansas City Police Sgt. Kevin Kilkenny says in each case, the thief threw something through glass at...
View ArticleWreck slows traffic on I-35 at 20th Street Wednesday morning
The crash, involving one car, happened in the southbound lanes of the highway about 10:45 a.m. Two lanes of traffic were blocked while emergency crews worked the accident. All lanes reopened about...
View ArticleObama unveils $3.77T budget
Obama's budget blueprint -- which has already drawn criticism from the left and the right -- offers changes to Medicare and Social Security. It also includes tax increases that would primarily hit...
View ArticleIndependence names new superintendent
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The Independence School District has announced Dr. Dale Herl will be the district's next superintendent. Herl has been the district's Deputy Superintendent since 2009. He replaces...
View ArticleUSPS backs down on ending Saturday mail
The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change. The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to...
View ArticleMedicare agency budgets $54M for insurance exchange training
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday that $54 million in grants would be made available to hire and train people called "navigators" to educate consumers about their new...
View ArticleCMS makes $54M ready to train insurance exchange navigators
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday that $54 million in grants would be made available to hire and train people called "navigators" to educate consumers about their new...
View ArticleJudge bars statements from suspect in triple-slaying in mid-Missouri
oThe suspect in a central Missouri triple homicide is scheduled to undergo a psychological exam Friday as preparations continue for his trial in September.Joshua Maylee, 26, of Holts Summit is charged...
View ArticlePlatte City man gets probation for $900K bribery scheme
A Platte City man was sentenced to five years of probation by a federal judge for his role in a $900,000 bribery scheme offering kickbacks in exchange for construction contracts from November 2004 to...
View ArticleSprints debt relief for Clearwire gets competition
Clearwire Corp. has received another alternative to Sprint Nextel Corp.s debt financing. A private New York investment firm, Aurelius Capital Management LP, is offering $80 million in convertible debt...
View ArticleKansas State rewards Weber with 1-year contract extension
Kansas State has rewarded basketball coach Bruce Weber for winning a share of the school's first conference championship in 36 years with a raise and a one-year contract extension. Weber's annually...
View ArticleKansas City job climate was mixed in February
Google Fibers move to Austin, Texas, could be good for Kansas City Google Inc. plans to bring its fiberoptic-based high-speed home Internet and TV service to Austin, Texas. That means Kansas City no...
View ArticleCapitol cams dark as lawmakers choose to not use
There's a way Kansans could keep up with state House lawmakers as they consider various bills through the legislative session, but legislators are showing little interest in using ...
View ArticleKC moves toward mandatory seat belt law
KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that a City Council committee unanimously approved making seat belt use mandatory in the city. The measure also raises the fine for not wearing a seat belt from $10 to...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service keeps Saturday mail
The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down ...
View ArticleKansas county official criticized for n-word use in public meeting
SALINA, Kan. (AP) - A member of a north central Kansas county commission says he won't resign after being criticized for using a racial slur during a public meeting. Saline County ...
View ArticleObamas budget seeks a grand bargain
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy...
View ArticleIconic ice creamery swaps names owners
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Dairy Queen on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Mo., was an Old Northeast landmark going back to the 1950s. It was in the hands of Esther and John McMurray, known as "Mom and...
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