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NE Kansas man accused of threatening police

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:35 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been indicted on charges of threatening the city's police chief and other law enforcement officers.

Tornado survivors tell their stories, with disbelief they...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:50 -0400

MOORE, Okla. - In the wake of the monster tornado that laid waste Monday to the city of Moore, Okla., stories of survival are being told by many who marvel they came through it alive.

First class of Kauffman Scholars college graduates

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:18 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The middle of Cristina Ortiz's sophomore year, it hit her.

Judge halts closing of Kansas City charter school

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:05 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A judge has temporarily stopped the closing of a Kansas City charter school.

2 new lawsuits filed over Mo. priest sex abuse

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:04:20 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Two new civil lawsuits were filed Tuesday in a priest misconduct case that led to the conviction of the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic Church official of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal.

Turning reclaimed wood into furniture

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:16 -0400

By LIZABETH GRAY - Three years ago, a visionary project called the Urban Tree Forge almost toppled with the death of founder John Metzler. It could have disappeared altogether if not for others who shared his passion for trees.

Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:05:25 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.

Dow to appeal $1.2 billion damages order

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:48 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - A federal judge has ordered Dow Chemical Co. to pay $1.21 billion in damages after it lost a class-action lawsuit that accused it of conspiring to fix prices.

Sporting KC sends Convey to Toronto for draft pick

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:08 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Sporting Kansas City traded forward Bobby Convey to Toronto FC on Thursday for a third-round pick in next year's MLS SuperDraft.

Alex Smith already becoming leader of Chiefs

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:10:20 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - It hasn't taken long for Alex Smith to become the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs.

5 convicted in Kansas City stock fraud case

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:34 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A jury on Wednesday convicted the founder of a Kansas City company and four associates of cheating investors by selling them millions of dollars of worthless stock and spending the money on themselves.

Mayor names advisory board on KC airport's future

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:54:47 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Amid talk of rebuilding Kansas City International Airport with a single terminal, Mayor Sly James has created a 24-member advisory group to study if the current layout is adequate.

Closing arguments delayed in Petro America trial

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:11:08 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Three weeks after the start of a securities fraud trial involving a Kansas City company whose leaders are accused of bilking unsophisticated investors out of millions of dollars, closing arguments that were supposed to begin Monday were pushed back a day because of problems with jury instructions.

Yankees' Rivera continues goodbye tour in KC

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:21:28 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The few minutes that Mariano Rivera spent speaking with Ryan Bressette and his family in an interview room beneath Kauffman Stadium forged a memory sure to last them a lifetime.

Moulton: Bud Selig blew it by not reversing botched...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:20:13 -0400

By DAVID MOULTON - What if Bud Selig had reversed the call?

Joe Weydert, retired technician at AP, dies at 49

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:43:07 -0400

MASON CITY, Iowa - Joe Weydert (WY'-durt), a technician at The Associated Press for 24 years who worked most of his career in Kansas City, has died. He was 49.

2 dead in NW Missouri highway crash

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:17:09 -0400

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri - The Missouri Highway Patrol says a van carrying 10 people to work struck two other vehicles on Interstate 29 near St. Joseph, killing two and injuring at least nine.

Traore lifts Sounds to 1-0 win over Sporting KC

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:51:20 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Seattle coach Sigi Schmid had seen this drama play out three times before, so he made a bold prediction when he subbed in Mauro Rosales with a few minutes left in a scoreless game.

3 bodies found on farm in east-central Kansas

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:10:05 -0400

OTTAWA, Kansas - Authorities in eastern Kansas on Tuesday were investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a rural property a day after friends of the residents called police to report a foul smell at the site.

3 vehicles impounded in fatal KCK party bus case

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:56:25 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - The Kansas Highway Patrol has impounded three of the vehicles suspected of striking a woman who died after falling from a party bus.

Tiger, mountain lions seized from Kansas property

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:13:36 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A tiger and two mountain lions were among a menagerie of wild cats seized from private farmland in rural northeast Kansas, where they lived in inadequate chain-link enclosures and weren't properly fed or watered, authorities said Monday.

Kan. Jehovah's Witness saved by blood substitute

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:28:35 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith of his own.

Bieler, Nielsen lead Sporting KC past Chivas 4-0

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:50:06 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Claudio Bieler scored two goals, the second on a penalty kick, and Jimmy Nielsen recorded his club-record 38th career shutout as Sporting Kansas City beat Chivas USA 4-0 on Sunday.

Group aims to demystify college for at-risk youth

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:31:28 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Corrie Mills doesn't usually run through the halls of Central High School, waving a piece of paper over her head. But this wasn't a usual day.

Raytown says it's getting Google Fiber too

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:13:24 -0400

RAYTOWN, Missouri - Raytown officials have announced a tentative agreement to bring Google Fiber to the Kansas City suburb.