May 18
Kansas City is set to launch a new tax system
The $13.4 million system for revenue collection goes live June 10. It will replace a system that was close to collapse. The new system should be better for taxpayers and tax enforcement.
May 18
Long lost art is found wearing a price tag
A 1918 work by Edwin Blashfield, “The Call of Missouri,” was displayed for years at the Kansas City Public Library. It disappeared in 1983. A six-year search found it online — on sale for $650,000.
May 18
Jah’Veon and Ja’Carla hope for a home
To learn more about adoption, go to www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430.
May 18
Winners and losers from the 2013 session of the Missouri General Assembly
Jefferson City nightlife, Kansas envy and organized labor found success, but things were tough for Gov. Jay Nixon and House Speaker Tim Jones.
May 18
Party bus was operating illegally at time of fatal fall
The owners of the party bus didn't get the required U.S. Department of Transportation number. That registration would have required inspection and repairs on the bus on which the “door ajar” warning system wasn't working. When the bus hit a bump, the doors popped open and a woman tumbled to her death on Interstate 35.
May 18
Leawood man killed in Douglas County wreck
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 21-year-old Leawood man died Friday night after running a stop sign in Douglas County. The man’s vehicle collided with another car and rolled over. The driver of the other vehicle was injured.
May 18
Common Core provision muddies Kansas budget talks
The provision says no money could be spent to implement the new standards for math and reading, which have been adopted by more than 40 states.
May 18
Commerce Bank on the Plaza robbed
The FBI is investigating a robbery this afternoon at the Commerce Bank. Authorities say a man entered the bank, demanded cash and then fled.
May 18
Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military
The military, ranked as America's most trusted institution by its citizens but strained by 11 years of war, faces a troubling confluence: acts of mayhem, a growing sexual abuse scandal, a flurry of other misconduct cases. “We’re seeing a strain on an institution,” one expert says.
May 19
One winning ticket sold in Florida for $590 million Powerball jackpot
The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets. Early Sunday, officials with the multistate lottery said that one winning ticket for the $590 million jackpot had been sold in Florida.
May 18
Slain UMKC vocalist is honored at commencement
Aaron Markarian was killed this spring before he got a chance to walk with his graduating class at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. On Saturday, the school named a scholarship in his honor.
May 18
Kansas Citians walk to raise money, increase awareness about heart disease
Saturday’s event, which drew an estimated 10,000 people, was a major fundraiser for the local chapter of the American Heart Association.
May 20
Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident. The Harrisonville High School freshman, an honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only 100 yards from her house.
May 18
Sobriety checkpoint nets several DUI arrests
The checkpoint late Friday and early Saturday besides DUI arrests also found others cited or arrested for endangering a child and cocaine or marijuana possession.
May 17
Kansas bill gags all gun lobbying
Kansas state government could be barred from lobbying for or against gun control in Washington by a gag rule designed to prevent local governments from lobbying in favor of gun control at the Statehouse.
May 17
Missouri General Assembly wraps up ‘historic’ session
GOP calls year a historic success. Democrats call it a historic failure.
May 17
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is busy behind the scenes
Jay Nixon is a hands-off governor. That’s the word in the statehouse. He’s out of sight, disconnected, a distant presence rather than a dominating force, Republicans and more than a few Democrats say. But six hours spent with the two-term governor just two days before final adjournment revealed a chief executive anything but disengaged.
May 17
Tomas Young film to be screened in downtown KC Sunday
Movie focuses on anti-war efforts of paralyzed Kansas City vet.
May 17
Local soldier drowns in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea died during combat operations. The Liberty man leaves his wife and three daughters.
May 17
Good Samaritans risk their lives to help a pedestrian injured on highway
Three drivers stopped on a treacherous stretch of U.S. 169 north of the Richards Road ramp after a pedestrian was struck by a hit-and-run driver while standing near her disabled car. The 23-year-old victim remains in critical condition.
