JoCo deputy charged with assault
OLATHE, Kan. - A Johnson County, Kan., sheriff's deputy faces aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges. Erin Rogers, 45, was charged Wednesday in Johnson County District Court. He also faces...
View ArticleKC sewer project to create 700 jobs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A $40 million sewer expansion project is expected to generate economic development and create hundreds of construction jobs in Kansas City, Mo. The project broke ground Wednesday on...
View ArticleBig changes for local mentoring program
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A tough decision is leading to big changes for an organization that has helped hundreds of thousands of Kansas City area students. The YouthFriends mentor program matches adults and...
View ArticleChamber names KCs top 10 small businesses
SFP was named as the 2013 Most Admired Alumnus at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's Wednesday event. SFP won the Mr. K award in 2011. Led by founder Larry Sanders, the Leawood company is a...
View ArticleLawyers Kansas snubbing lesbian co-parent in sperm donor case
In 2009, William Marotta donated sperm, free of charge, to a lesbian couple. Though Marotta signed a contract giving up financial responsibility for the child, the state of Kansas is now suing him for...
View ArticleMendoza to be skipped after Fridays start
Email KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Luis Mendoza will start on Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, but he'll be skipped on the next turn of the rotation because of three off-days in an eight-day...
View ArticleMoustakas Kottaras proud of Greek heritage
Email KANSAS CITY -- Third baseman Mike Moustakas and catcher George Kottaras are flying the flag -- the flag of Greece, that is. The Greek flag is hanging above their dressing stalls in the Royals'...
View ArticleRoyals players excited to attend 42 screening
Email KANSAS CITY -- Several Royals players plan to attend the advance screening of the Jackie Robinson movie "42" on Thursday night at the BarryWoods 24 theater in Kansas City. The movie's stars,...
View ArticleYost feels Holland is back on right track
Email KANSAS CITY -- Struggling Royals closer Greg Holland might be onto something. "He figured something out last night, I think," manager Ned Yost said on Wednesday. Yost referred to Holland's escape...
View ArticleMo. truck drivers charged in child sex trafficking case
Two self-employed northwest Missouri commercial truck drivers have been charged in federal court with the sex trafficking of a girl under 18 years ...
View ArticlePublic defenders fear budget cuts will hurt justice
Public defenders in the Kansas City area warned that the ongoing budget cuts known as sequestration could lead to more criminals on the streets and innocent people locked ...
View ArticleMan holding firefighters hostage killed
SUWANEE, Georgia (AP) - Police have shot dead a gunman who was holding four firefighters hostage in Georgia. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter says all of the hostages are slightly injured but...
View ArticleClerk shot while helping robbery victim
Police said the clerk ran outside of the Food Shop convenience store at Gregory Boulevard and Cleveland Avenue to prevent a robbery and was shot in the process. Police said his injuries are...
View ArticleFirefighter suffers minor burns in KC blaze
Firefighters were sent to 13th Street and Michigan Avenue to put out a small fire at a house. Crews said a firefighter was injured at the scene. The injuries are not considered life-threatening. The...
View ArticleDJ works to save former mayors home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A local DJ is pitching in to help former Kansas City mayor Dr. Charles Wheeler save his home. The 86-year-old Wheeler has lived in a home off of Ward Parkway for years, but medical...
View ArticleConservative gun filibuster appears to misfire
A filibuster of major gun legislation by a vocal band of conservative Republican senators may have misfired, as a growing number of their GOP colleagues appear ready to help break it when it comes up...
View ArticleSeveral US states on tornado watch after three confirmed touchdowns in Missouri
LARGE parts of the US are on tornado watch after a series of twisters touched down in the state of Missouri. Three tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down on Wednesday night with towns of...
View ArticleHouse speaker calls on Missouri governor to open records
On the signature issue of the Missouri legislative session the chance to transform the states Medicaid program and enable hundreds of thousands of low-income citizens to see a doctor the Senate is...
View ArticleStorm damage reported in St. Louis area
Emergency crews were heading to Hazelwood, Mo., after a strong line of storms and possible tornadoes, led to reports of damage in St. Louis ...
View ArticleAmeren Missouri opens Emergency Operations Center
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Ameren Missouri has opened its Emergency Operations Center to give restoration support to communities affected by storms Wednesday night. As of 10 p.m. Wednesday there are...
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