Mothers of Kansas City murder victims take charge against violence
They share the pain of losing a child to homicide and are now dedicated to putting a stop to Kansas City’s violent crime.
They share the pain of losing a child to homicide and are now dedicated to putting a stop to Kansas City’s violent crime.
Blue Star Awards Ceremony
Soundgarden at the Midland
T-Bones vs. Lincoln Saltdogs
Soap Box Derby Spring Rally II
Woofstock 2013 at Zona Rosa
Miles Against Melanoma
West Bottoms Car Show
Downtown Art Annual
T-Bones’ home opener vs. Wichita Wingnuts
Parkville Junk Extravaganza
Michael Bergen’s Toys for Disadvantaged Children Night Train Run
Armed Forces Day Parade and celebration
While Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick’s sphere of influence is dryly — and fondly — referred to as “Raymerricka,” it connotes an image in the statehouse of the Johnson Countian’s conservative leanings and his ability to build a life for himself out of poverty.
Earnest parents who know the Shawnee Mission School District’s strong history are watching, wondering if it can continue pushing state performance higher, and continue to drive more students into Advanced Placement courses, international baccalaureate programming and dual-credit college courses.
The U.S. military has proved to be a sexually hostile environment for women — and for a fair number of men as well. By the Pentagon’s own measures, women are more likely to become victims of sexual assault while in the military than in civilian life.
Missouri’s efforts to shut down Gordon Parks Elementary School show we still need to figure out a way to fairly hold accountable charter schools, which often set out to serve disadvantaged students.
A plant virus called cassava brown streak disease has spread across much of the African interior, reducing by as much as 50 million tons a year the harvest of a crop upon which some 500 million Africans rely for their staple food.
Mushrooms are elusive in this year of late snows and cold temperatures, but there are pests aplenty.
Not only did nothing get done in the 2013 session of the Missouri General Assembly, the state actually lost ground when it comes to cleaning up its ethics.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James has passed the midway point in his first term, and the grades are pretty good. But he walks a path that was paved by others.
Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.
The electorate is locked into supporting or opposing the president, observers say, with little regard to ongoing events.
Some Kansas legislators are waiving their salaries or donating the money to charity as the legislative session heads into extra days to solve the state’s tax policy.
Breman Anderson Jr. is removed in a 4-3 vote after one of his allies defects.
A proposal to relax some downtown design standards to accommodate a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market had sharply divided the city. The Board of Aldermen approved the zoning change 6-4 after a long meeting.
Metropolitan Community College at Maple Woods and at Longview campuses got new presidents this month.
Planting is what Farmer’s House is all about, both seeds in the ground and seeds of encouragement to prepare people with disabilities for jobs in the community.
Kansas City police stopped 168 vehicles at North Oak Trafficway location early Saturday morning.
A Lee’s Summit woman will attend a ceremony this weekend to honor her father. His remains may have been found at a 1969 plane crash site in Laos.
They share the pain of losing a child to homicide and are now dedicated to putting a stop to Kansas City’s violent crime.
The electorate is locked into supporting or opposing the president, observers say, with little regard to ongoing events.
Kansas is losing $7.2 million in Title I money, which pays for extra teachers and services in high-poverty schools.
Pickard, Swallow and Jesse halls are on the list. Museums would move into former cancer center.
A five-county transportation study recommends ‘HOT’ lanes when K-10 is widened two decades from now. Only motorists driving alone would pay a toll.
House Republicans drafted the proposal during negotiations with senators on tax issues. GOP senators accepted it so both chambers could vote on it, with the House taking it up first, possibly Tuesday. But a Senate leader doubts it can pass both chambers.
Not only did nothing get done in the 2013 session of the Missouri General Assembly, the state actually lost ground when it comes to cleaning up its ethics.
Ralph Hile of Merriam has a bone to pick with the city of Mission. He remembers city officials saying they would install traffic signals at the Broadmoor Street intersections with Martway and 61st streets when the old Herff Jones property was redeveloped.
Prosecutors accuse D’Shawn Marchbanks, Ronald R. Brown and Desmond C. Moore of attempted burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. Marchbanks had been shot in the chest.
The Kansas Legislature will return to Topeka Tuesday to work out disputes over the state’s sales tax.
A parent teacher organization at an elementary school in Overland Park says an estimated $30,000 was found missing from its bank account.
A dwelling that had been damaged by fire in March was apparently torched by arson on Friday.
About 20 residences and two churches are without water after the main broke about 7:30 a.m.
Antwan T. Robinson was charged in Johnson County District Court with aggravated robbery. His bond was set at $250,000,
Sseven girls from Heartland Elementary School in the Blue Valley School District, now mostly middle-schoolers at Harmony or Aubry Bend, for a few years had been competing in an international problem-solving educational program, Odyssey of the Mind. This time around, however, they decided to take on a side challenge — Odyssey Angels — and create a real-world project to help people in their own community.
The decision is unlikely to end a bitter rift. Conservatives threaten to bolt, and liberals fault ban on gay leaders.
Breman Anderson Jr. is removed in a 4-3 vote after one of his allies defects.
The Senate voted 25-14 to pass the tax plan after failing to reach an agreement with House members over a dispute about how much of a sales tax increase should be renewed. The Senate plan keeps the state sales tax rate at 6.3 percent but would slice it on groceries to 4.95 percent. It now goes to the House, where approval is questionable.