Voice of Charlie Brown pleads guilty to stalking threats
Jan. 23, 2013: Peter Robbins appears for his arraignment in San Diego, on charges of stalking and threatening his former girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement he apparently...
View ArticleWild weather spawns tornadoes in Mo. Ark.
Residents in areas of Missouri and Arkansas were mopping up after rough weather blew through, triggering at least two tornadoes, officials said. Missouri ...
View ArticleOfficial North Korea Missile in Firing Position
North Korea has raised at least one missile into its upright firing position Wednesday, raising concerns that a launch was imminent, a U.S. official told CNN Thursday. This comes as the world continued...
View ArticleMissouri House panel supports ending renters tax credit
A Missouri House Budget Committee advanced legislation that would abolish a tax credit of up to $750 a year for low-income seniors and disabled residents using rental housing. The proposal would...
View ArticleFire damages home in east KC
The fire was reported about 11 p.m. Wednesday evening in the 4400 block of East 10th Street, which is south of Independence Avenue. No injuries were ...
View ArticlePICS Teens nab 1000-pound great white
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A South Florida charter crew is getting national attention for what they reeled in Tuesday morning: A great white shark. "I've never won the lottery. This is my first lucky...
View ArticleCrest draws up proxy to oppose Sprint-Clearwire deal
A Clearwire Corp. shareholder is taking its fight against the companys merger with Sprint to its fellow investors, drawing up a proxy solicitation to gather votes against the deal. Crest Financial Ltd....
View ArticleIs Midwest turning the tide on drought conditions
The recent rains in the area may be the harbinger of good news down the road: They suggest wetter times ahead for the drought-ravaged Midwest, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. Climatologists said...
View ArticleThe writing is on the tablet PC sales plummet
Personal computer-makers said worldwide shipments of laptops and desktops dropped 14 percent in the first quarter, the biggest decline since tracking began in 1994, The Wall Street Journal reports. Its...
View ArticleKansas tackles science education standards
Kansas education officials are set to embark next week on assessing Next Generation Science Standards, with evolution and climate science taking the spotlight, the Lawrence Journal-World reports....
View ArticleNixon declares state of emergency in Missouri
President Barack Obamas budget proposal sent to Congress on Wednesday includes $714 million to build a new federal biosecurity lab at Kansas State University, the largest proposed federal expenditure...
View ArticleCouple may testify against Kansas City lawyer in fathers death
Kansas Citys two polar bears are mating, raising hopes for a cub. Officials at the Kansas City Zoo probably wont know until fall if Berlin, a 23-year-old female who arrived here late last year, is...
View ArticleMissouri Senate backs farmers rights amendment
Senate Bill 199 would create an unfunded mandate for the University of Kansas Medical Center and one that requires expensive and discriminatory drug testing for some welfare and unemployment ...
View ArticleForeclosures continue to fall in U.S. with sharp drops in Kansas Missouri
KC Zoos polar bears get amorous: Could a cub be on its way? Kansas Citys two polar bears are mating, raising hopes for a cub. Officials at the Kansas City Zoo probably wont know until fall if...
View ArticleFewer get insurance through work in Missouri and Kansans
Fewer get insurance through work in Missouri and Kansans Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s State Health Access Data Assistance Center found that 64 percent of Kansans were insured through...
View ArticleDemocrats critique plan to raise Missouri transportation sales tax
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri House Democrats are expressing concerns about a proposal to increase the state sales tax by a penny to boost funding for transportation ...
View ArticleStars of new Jackie Robinson biopic to attend KC screening
Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Andre Holland and Derek Phillips are scheduled to appear at AMC Barrywoods 24 at 8101 Roanridge Rd. The screening is set for 8 p.m. KMBC Sports Director Johnny Kane...
View ArticleFewer in Kan. Mo. insured through work
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - A new report shows a declining percentage of Kansans and Missourians are getting their health insurance through their employers. The study, released Thursday, was paid for by the...
View ArticleHooters girl sues after brain surgery
"They said 'You need to find a wig and if you don't by your next shift, then we need to know so we can get it covered by another girl,' " Lupo ...
View ArticleFormer partner wants to co-parent child
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The latest sparring in a Kansas sperm donor child support case is over the role of the birth mother's former same-sex partner in the proceedings. Angela Bauer and her...
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