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A North Kansas City man has been charged with victim tampering for trying to persuade a victim not to testify against his son who is accused of stabbing two people.
Nebraska Furniture Mart and the Unified Government exchanged heated words this afternoon, a day after the government’s top administrator took the county’s largest retailer to task for refusing to pay its taxes. Saying that Nebraska Furniture Mart has “never failed to pay an obligation,” vice president Bob Batt said the Unified Government was bullying the company.
South of Kansas City, temperatures are in the 100s. But we're sitting in the middle, so we might see some storms tonight and Wednesday morning. High Wednesday 85
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson picked a top young Democrat from the state Legislature – Rep. Josh Svaty of Ellsworth – to helm the state’s Agriculture Department a few moments ago.
ST. LOUIS | A federal crackdown on criminal dogfighting last week relied on informants who led undercover authorities to associates in their bloodsport — breeders, promoters, referees, gamblers and fighters.
Kansas City police today identified the homicide victim whose decomposed body was found July 6 in a van as James L. Rogers, who is believed to be 50. Police found the body after someone reported the abandoned van on 40th Street between Norton and Jackson avenues. The caller said the van had been parked there for several days and was emitting a foul odor.
Jackson County Judge Ann Mesle today declined to postpone the employment discrimination trial against Mayor Mark Funkhouser because of press coverage about his wife’s diary. Attorneys for both the city and Funkhouser asked that the trial, which is scheduled to begin July 27, be postponed until after Labor Day. They said the continuance was needed to ensure an impartial jury could be seated.
MANHATTAN, Kan. | Two of the 18 people injured when a charter bus carrying Job Corps students was hit by a tractor-trailer remain hospitalized.
Two men, suspected of breaking into a Gladstone residence and attacking the homeowner early today, remain in police custody. The home invasion occurred just after midnight in the 6600 block of North Grand Ave. Three men, armed with a crowbar and a hammer, entered the residence through a rear garage door. Once inside, they accosted the homeowner and demanded money, said Richard King, a police spokesman.
Kansas City police have identified the victim of the city’s latest homicide as Dominique Nelson, 20. Officers responded to a shooting about 12:15 a.m. today near East 59th Street and Indiana Avenue found him lying on a sidewalk, dead from several gunshot wounds. Police said an argument apparently preceded the shooting.
A 2008 journal kept by Gloria Squitiro shows the mayor’s wife was deeply upset with City Council members, city staff, the media and even her husband. Editor's note: This document has been edited to remove some profanity and to omit some journal entries or parts of entries that involve private citizens who have no connection to Kansas City government.
There will be a Tour of Missouri this year. Gov. Jay Nixon this afternoon announced he would not follow through on a recommendation to cut $1.5 million in state funding for the tour, a move that would have forced its cancellation less than two months before it was scheduled to begin.
Kansas City, Kan., business and civic leaders this morning introduced the 10 members of new safety and clean-up teams that will patrol the streets of downtown. Dubbed “ambassadors,” the members of the two teams make up the backbone of the city’s newly-created downtown improvement district. Decked in fluorescent green vests, the two teams of five ambassadors stood at Seventh Street and Minnesota Avenue while leaders of the improvement district spoke about the roles they will play.
A motorcyclist died early this morning after striking a utility pole in the Westport area. The crash occurred shortly after midnight along Southwest Trafficway and Westport Road. It was unknown which direction the motorcyclist was headed.
The storms will keep things cooler than expected a few days ago.
Southbound Broadway Extension was temporarily shut down this morning following a multiple-vehicle injury crash by the north end of the Wheeler Downtown Airport. The crash occurred about 6:30 a.m. and involved as many as six vehicles. There was at least one person injured, but the extent of the injuries was not immediately available.
The Chiefs have signed Matt Cassel to a multi-year contract, a source told The Star. Terms of the deal have not been released, but the team is expected to announce the deal today.
With the Royals taking time off for the All-Star break, Roman Colon on Monday began two days with youngsters from Police Athletic League baseball teams in Toledo. It's some of the community service Colon was sentenced to last year when he pleaded no contest to a charge he punched a teammate while with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in June 2007.
Bruce Springsteen will appear Oct. 26 at the Sprint Center.
A man suspected of drunken driving stole an ambulance late Monday night after he was taken to a hospital for a blood test. The 35-year-old Kansas City man took the ambulance about 10:55 p.m. from Research Medical Center, near Prospect Avenue and East Meyer Boulevard.
Plagued with a drastic reduction in tax revenues, Wyandotte County’s Unified Government is proposing drastic remedies, including furloughs, pay freezes and the closing of the Wyandotte County Museum. County Administrator Dennis Hays made those and other grim proposals this evening when he delivered his recommended 2010 budget – a product of tough economic times that have squeezed an already financially-strapped government and its community of 154,000.
A woman believed to be in her 50s died early this morning in a house fire in Kansas City. Another woman escaped from the blaze uninjured, fire officials said.
A Douglas County judge today sentenced a Topeka woman to more than 12 years for assaults on three law officers during a police chase. Barbara Jo Schnegelsiepen, 28, pleaded guilty previously to aggravated batteries and aggravated assault.
ST. LOUIS | The number of dogs being sheltered in St. Louis following raids in Illinois and Missouri last week now stands at 407, including 14 born since the raids. More puppies are expected to be born soon.
More than 20 Job Corps students from Manhattan, Kan., were injured in an afternoon bus accident on their way home from Kansas City.
The proposed BNSF rail hub near Gardner won’t significantly hurt the environment, a new report concludes. The sprawling rail center would have some moderate to significant adverse effects on air quality, traffic and streams, but the railroad has plans to successfully reduce any impacts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
A 35-page diary written by Gloria Squitiro, Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s wife, includes dozens of remarks sharply critical of members of the city council, Funkhouser’s staff and Funkhouser himself. The diary — sent to council members Monday — records Squitiro’s thoughts from July 2008 through January 2009. It is a part of the documents gathered in the ongoing lawsuit between the city and Ruth Bates, a former employee of the mayor’s office.
As the temperatures rise, we could see some scattered showers Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon will be hot and very humid with a high of 96.
The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a legal agreement with the Unified Government to remove hazardous materials from a site near a public housing complex in Kansas City, Kan. In a release today, the EPA announced that the Unified Government agreed to remove the remaining contaminants from a site at North First Street and Franklin Avenue, next to the Juniper Gardens public housing project.
Kansas State announced reduced price ticket options for this football season, especially targeting the Sept. 5 opener.
ST. LOUIS | Local governments in Missouri are trying new ways to combat the state's methamphetamine problem.
Wayne Rudy, the original athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs, has died. He was 88.
They went for broke all right. Two men with a shotgun burst into a gas station at 5 a.m. Saturday, but didn’t ask the clerk at the BP station at 6245 Prospect Avenue for any cash.
Gevante Anderson, charged last week in the March killing of four persons, including two young brothers, made his first appearance in court today. Wearing an orange jumpsuit and bulletproof vest, he was read the charges against him by Jackson County Judge Jeffrey Bushur. In response to questions, Anderson said he understood the 10 charges. He also said that he would hire an attorney.
Kansas City police identified a motorcyclist who died after a wreck early Sunday as, Terry C. Wilson, 47, of Kansas City. Police said Wilson was riding south on Prospect Avenue when he struck a Chevrolet Blazer that was either attempting a U-turn or backing out of a private driveway in the 4500 block.
Legislation expected to dramatically boost energy efficiency for Missouri electric customers was signed into law Monday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
A Kansas City police officer suffered minor injuries when his motorcycle hit a deer early Sunday. The collision occurred about 3:35 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 near N.E. 108th Street. The impact threw the officer from his motorcycle, causing road-rash type injuries. He was released from the hospital after several hours.
Doctors have performed a skin graft on former Sen. Bob Dole's left leg and a spokesman says he is recovering nicely.
Police used stop sticks to end a chase Sunday night that started in Platte County and ended at Interstate 635 and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was injured after he crashed his bike while racing other motorcyclists. The crash happened about 2:05 p.m. Sunday along southbound Interstate 435 in Johnson County just south of Kansas 32, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she believes it's important that judges keep "an open mind" about cases before them.
Veterans Affairs Department hospitals and clinics aren't always making sure female veterans have privacy when they bathe and receive exams, government auditors said Tuesday.
Baseball legend Willie Mays says he was so proud the night Barack Obama was elected president that he "cried for most of the night.".
The Pentagon has created, and ordered to Iraq, four custom-made Army brigades designed to focus more on advising Iraqis and less on fighting as America prepares for its 2011 exit.
A small earthquake has rattled Los Angeles International Airport, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Supreme Court aspirant Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she considers the question of abortion rights is settled precedent and says there is a constitutional right to privacy.
A former steelworkers union official is taking over the White House's automotive task force as the government shifts gears in its revamping of General Motors and Chrysler.
The Obama administration will make overhauling the nation's 137-year-old hardrock mining law a top priority despite a full plate of higher profile issues, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday.
A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became "drunk with power" in his many years in the state Senate was sentenced Tuesday to less than five years in prison, a steep departure down from what the judge was asked to impose for the corruption conviction.
A federal appeals court ordered new arguments Tuesday in the case of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacharias Moussaoui, the only person to stand trial for the terrorist attacks in a U.S. court.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has defended her ruling against white firefighters who accused the New Haven, Conn., government of engaging in reverse discrimination against them.
Sonia Sotoymayor is seeking to reassure senators that she would not take any "preconceived notions" about gun rights to the Supreme Court if confirmed as a justice.
Closing arguments began Tuesday in the penalty phase of the kidnap-murder trial of Jesse James Hollywood, who faces a possible death sentence the killing of a 15-year-old boy over a drug debt owed by his half-brother.
A member of the Senate Judiciary Committee appears to be trying to determine how Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor might rule in cases involving U.S. treatment of terror suspects.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday declined to predict how high unemployment will climb but made clear he expects it to keep worsening for a while as hiring lags behind other signs of economic recovery.
House Democrats on Tuesday rolled out a far-reaching $1.5 trillion plan that for the first time would make health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans, with medical providers, employers and the wealthiest picking up most of the tab.
So, President Barack Obama, you ready to throw out that first pitch at the All-Star Game?
Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor says she doesn't believe that "any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging."
The Obama administration is firing back at Sen. Jon Kyl for calling for an end to economic stimulus spending, and it's aiming where it hurts the most - at home in Arizona.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has vowed to not let her personal views affect how she would rule on cases from the nation's highest court.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor says judges aren't allowed to use foreign or international law to interpret the Constitution.
Given a chance to say Tuesday which current Supreme Court justice or justices she most admires, Sonia Sotomayor took a pass.
President Barack Obama says he will nominate a career international development specialist to be director of the Peace Corps.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told state employee unions Tuesday his administration was preparing to cut another 2,000 state jobs to deal with California's $26.3 billion budget deficit.
Raising expectations for scaling back military operations in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he hopes U.S. involvement can "transition to a different phase" after this summer's Afghan elections.
The White House's chief spokesman says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is doing well under questioning by Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and that "everyone understands that this is the drill."
The House Intelligence Committee has asked the CIA to provide documents about the now-canceled program to kill al-Qaida leaders, congressional officials said Tuesday. The agency spent at least $1 million on the eight-year program before it was terminated last month, one congressional official said. Intelligence officials say the operation never progressed beyond a planning stage.
A North Carolina parole officer overloaded with cases should not be blamed for failing to tell jail officers to keep behind bars a career criminal who later killed five people, authorities said Tuesday.
It has been dubbed the "Ike Dike" - a 55-mile barrier, 17 feet high, that would be built along the Texas Gulf Coast to fend off the sort of devastating flooding inflicted by last year's Hurricane Ike.
A large trough of low pressure will instigate unsettling weather in the Midwest on Tuesday.
A train conductor and engineer have died in a freight train crash in eastern Iowa.
Sonia Sotomayor pushed back vigorously Tuesday against Republican charges that she would bring bias and a liberal agenda to her seat as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court, insisting repeatedly she would be impartial as GOP senators tried to undercut her with her own words from past speeches.
Weeks after Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans and worsened the medical plight of the city's poor, then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco said the publicly run Charity Hospital would not reopen, even though the military had scrubbed the building to medical-ready standards, the retired Army general who oversaw the work said.
Swine flu is keeping kids with asthma home from camp this summer.
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