November 26
KC flips the switch on the Mayor’s Christmas Tree
Mayor Sly James of Kansas City flipped the switch Friday on the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, launching the holiday season and a time of generous giving for needy residents.
November 26
Kansas honor flights are halted after money goes missing
As many as 100 World War II veterans missed their chance to travel to Washington to see their war’s memorial after about $110,000 disappeared from a Kansas nonprofit that organized free trips for them.
November 26
Truman grandson plants seeds of reconciliation
Last month, a visitor delivered a small plastic bag containing several tree seeds to the Truman Library in Independence.
November 26
Line forms early at Salvation Army’s Linwood site for Thanksgiving dinner
The Salvation Army dinner on Thursday was the type of community service event where Arletha Frye would enjoy working as a volunteer.
November 26
Movie attack suspect got guns despite psychiatric issues
A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and a Walmart legally bought the guns he allegedly planned to use despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation three years ago for stalking a store clerk he said he intended to kill, authorities said.
November 26
Union approves contract with Milbank Manufacturing
Union steelworkers will be back on the job at a Kansas City manufacturing plant next week after approving a new contract.
November 26
Girl Scout fights bias against black dogs
Black Friday may be about shopping and door-buster deals. For a 12-year-old Humane Society volunteer in Wichita, today will go to the dogs.
November 26
Big crowd watches as Plaza lighting ceremony opens holiday season
The Archer family counted down from 10, as they always do, and when the Country Club Plaza lights blazed to life Thursday, their holiday was complete.
November 26
Topeka man faces capital murder charge
A 21-year-old Topeka man faces a new capital murder charge in the death of an 18-year-old Topeka woman.
November 26
New book details the life of Leon M. Jordan
The last day of Leon M. Jordan’s life was a mix of ordinary events that exemplified how many interests the civil rights leader and political pioneer constantly kept in play.
