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Inmate escapes on hospital visit, recaptured hours later

11/22/2009 11:22 PM

Lee’s Summit police arrested a 22-year-old jail inmate Sunday evening who escaped earlier in the day while being treated at St. Luke’s Medical Center East.

Independence man killed in two-vehicle accident

11/22/2009 07:29 PM

A 44-year-old Independence man was killed earlier today in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at Valley View Road, just north of Heartland Drive in Independence. The name of the driver was not released.

Clemente, Pullen lead K-State over No. 18 Dayton

11/22/2009 10:02 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Kansas State defeated Dayton 83-75 on Sunday to take third place at the Rico Tip-Off.

Gunman robs Olathe convenience store

11/22/2009 06:14 PM

A gunman robbed an Olathe convenience store Saturday evening and fled with undisclosed amount of cash. No shots were fired and no persons have been arrested. The robbery was reported just before 8 p.m. at the Wood Oil convenience store, located in the 800 block of Clairborne Road.

Two charged with murder after shooting death of store clerk

11/22/2009 04:33 PM

Murder charges were filed Sunday against two men for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk on East 12th Street this weekend.

Two sentenced for blast-fax scam

11/22/2009 03:49 PM

Two of the founders of a blast-fax company that scammed businesses in Kansas have been sentenced to federal prison.

Sophomores pave way for 100-44 Mizzou victory

11/22/2009 03:06 PM

COLUMBIA | Missouri lists only three seniors on its basketball roster, and only two -- because of J.T. Tiller’s sore foot -- suited up on Sunday.

Four arrested at checkpoints; more on the way

11/22/2009 02:05 PM

During a sobriety checkpoint this past weekend, Kansas City police arrested four motorists for driving under the influence.

Review | Tech N9ne at the Independence Events Center

11/22/2009 11:42 AM

Three days after he was presented with the Left Field trophy at the MTVu Woodie Awards in New York City, Tech N9ne showcased his left-of-center world view at the Independence Events Center.

Burglary suspects accused in car crash

11/22/2009 04:41 PM

Claycomo police have arrested two people in a burglary Saturday night that ended after a high-speed police pursuit through the Northland and a roll-over crash.

Missouri man sentenced for tampering in murder case

11/21/2009 08:55 PM

FAYETTE, Mo. | A mid-Missouri man has received a four-year sentence for tampering with evidence in a 2008 murder case.

Pregnant woman killed in shooting identified

11/21/2009 06:28 PM

The pregnant woman killed Friday while she sat with her boyfriend in a parked car on Armour Boulevard was identified today as Ashley D. Thomas. Thomas, 25, of Kansas City was shot in the head, while sitting in her car parked in front of an apartment building at 1301 E. Armour Blvd. Her 19-year-old boyfriend remained in critical condition this evening, police said.

Two suspects taken into custody following northeast KC shooting

11/21/2009 03:31 PM

Two suspects have been taken into custody this afternoon after Kansas City police surrounded a northeast area apartment building in connection with a nearby robbery and fatal shooting. Police tactical officers converged on the building in the 3200 block of East 11th Street late this morning after witnesses told officers that suspects from the robbery and shooting may have gone into the building.

Man injured in Overland Park house fire

11/21/2009 10:35 AM

An Overland Park man is being treated for critical burns after a fire broke out this morning in his home.

Student journalist barred from Boone County Courthouse

11/21/2009 08:52 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. | A central Missouri judge has barred a newspaper photographer from a courtroom for 30 days after rejecting her written apology for photographing a jury.

Body found in parking lot near Westport

11/21/2009 03:36 PM

Kansas City police are awaiting autopsy results to determine what caused the death of a man found this morning in a parking lot near Westport. Officers were called about 9:30 a.m. to the apartment building parking lot in the 4400 block of Jarboe Street. The man was found dead near a retaining wall and police said there were no obvious signs of foul play.

Two killed in Independence crashes

11/21/2009 08:35 AM

Two people were killed overnight in separate traffic crashes in Independence, and police say alcohol was probably a factor in both.

Independence man dies in Missouri crash

11/21/2009 09:41 AM

The Missouri Highway Patrol says a 20-year-old Independence man was killed in a Friday afternoon traffic crash in central Missouri.

Governor's Christmas tree arrives in Topeka

11/21/2009 07:16 PM

TOPEKA | It's beginning to look a lot more like the holidays at the governor's mansion.

Former Kansas pharmacy operator sentenced

11/21/2009 07:13 PM

A Wichita man has been sentenced to six months imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release for embezzling more than $335,000 from the pharmacy he managed.

KC checkpoints yield four arrests

11/21/2009 09:12 AM

Four persons were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at Kansas City police checkpoints overnight.

'Person of interest' sought in Topeka killing

11/21/2009 07:18 PM

TOPEKA | Police are looking for a "person of interest" in a shooting last weekend in northeast Topeka that left one woman dead.

Pregnant woman and fetus killed in Armour Boulevard shooting

11/21/2009 12:52 AM

A pregnant woman died this evening after she was shot in midtown Kansas City, and rushed attempts to save her 9-month-old fetus failed.

Man stabbed in scuffle behind abandoned school

11/21/2009 12:11 AM

A man was stabbed behind an abandoned school in Kansas City late Friday, police said.

Man charged in death of bicyclist who grew up in Olathe

11/20/2009 09:22 PM

A Lawrence man was charged this week in a hit-and-run accident on Oct. 16 that killed a 20-year-old bicyclist , Rachel Leek, who grew up in Olathe.

Basehor man who admitted sexual misconduct with children is sentenced

11/20/2009 09:22 PM

A Basehor man who pleaded guilty to sex charges involving children was sentenced today to 120 months in prison.

Ole Miss beats K-State in Puerto Rico tournament

11/20/2009 11:02 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | Ole Miss beat Kansas State 86-74 Friday night in the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-off tournament.

Three sentenced for scheme to stage sexual assault in Waldo

11/20/2009 03:53 PM

A federal judge today sentenced three people who concocted a bizarre scheme to stage a sexual assault in Waldo to boost the payoff of a civil lawsuit.

Prosecutors oppose new venue for Roeder's trial

11/20/2009 04:27 PM

WICHITA | Prosecutors are opposing a change of venue for the trial of the man who has publicly admitted killing George Tiller to save "unborn children."

Shed searched at Mohler home in Independence

11/20/2009 09:22 PM

Authorities returned to an Independence home today to search a backyard shed for more evidence in the Mohler child sex abuse case.

Attorney seeks psychiatric care for Missouri teen murder suspect

11/20/2009 07:32 PM

JEFFERSON CITY | A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said.

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

11/20/2009 08:36 PM

KENNETT, Mo. | A black school teacher who claimed white police officers abused and assaulted her agreed Friday to a plea deal convicting her of resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.

Ashcroft criticizes plan to prosecute terrorists in federal court

11/20/2009 10:46 PM

Former U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft said Friday that prosecuting terrorists in federal court in New York rather than a military tribunal jeopardizes the safety of Americans. At a news conference in Overland Park, Ashcroft, a former two-term Missouri governor and senator, said information coming out of a future trial could provide important intelligence to terrorists.

NBC Action Weather | Mostly cloudy Saturday, high 54

11/20/2009 03:37 PM

A major storm may affect the beginning of next week's holiday travel. This weekend looks cloudy but nice. And the sun should come out a bit Sunday.

New entrance ramp opens from Levee Road to I-29/35

11/20/2009 02:26 PM

A new on-ramp opened shortly before 2 p.m. today for motorists traveling from Levee Road to northbound Interstate 29/35. It is the fourth of 16 new ramps to open in connection with the Paseo Bridge project, which also includes the widening of I-29/35 northeast of the downtown loop.

Attention, downtown motorists: Watch those no-parking signs

11/20/2009 01:51 PM

Reality: 21,000 extra teens downtown — plus the massive buses that brought them here — means fewer spaces than usual for the rest of us to park. Suggestion: Pay attention to signs.

Kansas Supreme Court reverses secondary conviction in Ali Kemp murder case

11/20/2009 02:36 PM

TOPEKA | The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld Benjamin Appleby’s murder conviction and Hard 50 prison sentence for killing Leawood teen Ali Kemp in 2002. But the court reversed a second conviction — and a 19-year sentence — for attempted rape, saying it would be unconstitutional to convict Appleby twice for the same offense.

Man charged in September homicide

11/20/2009 12:36 PM

Authorities today charged a teen who allegedly shot and killed 20-year-old Taylor Holman on a Midtown Kansas City street. Nathaniel A. Brown, 18, of Kansas City is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Sept. 13 homicide.

Nerman Museum gets a $1 million gift

11/20/2009 12:03 PM

Buying art is Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art director Bruce Hartman’s favorite pastime. On Thursday he learned he can pick up the pace, thanks to a million-dollar gift from Johnson County philanthropist and art collector Mary Cohen.

Man shot in knee tells police, ‘I ain’t no snitch’

11/20/2009 11:36 AM

A bystander called police after hearing a gunshot and seeing a man limping out of a Northeast area carwash stall Thursday afternoon. When officers arrived, according to their report, the victim said he had been shot in the knee but refused to say who shot him or why.

NATION & WORLD

Some doubts about earrings tied to Mrs. Lincoln

11/22/2009 04:59 PM

The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.

As the world gets ready to act on climate change, U.S. hangs back

11/22/2009 05:59 PM

With just over two weeks to go before global climate negotiations in Denmark, the United States has yet to decide whether it can meet international expectations and offer to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a certain amount in the next decade.

Rhodes Scholars named for 2010

11/22/2009 09:40 PM

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region:

Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US

11/22/2009 11:20 PM

When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.

Winners at the American Music Awards

11/23/2009 12:40 AM

Complete list of winners at the American Music Awards:

RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion

11/22/2009 11:25 PM

A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.

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Lawmaker asks people to stop complaining, and gets an earful

11/22/2009 07:12 AM

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wanted people to stop complaining for a day and count their blessings.

Nelson might not back next step for health bill

11/22/2009 09:32 AM

A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views

11/22/2009 10:04 PM

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.

Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy

11/22/2009 12:10 PM

The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan.

Arrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mystery

11/22/2009 03:25 PM

In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked.

Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in Ohio

11/22/2009 04:44 PM

The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one - as his home state of Ohio has proposed - as long as the drug works efficiently.

Senate health care bill heads into a political minefield

11/22/2009 04:49 PM

The Senate is ready to begin a volatile, high-stakes health care debate that's sure to be punctuated by tense and unpredictable battles over some of the most incendiary issues in American politics today.

Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham in NC

11/22/2009 11:20 PM

Sarah Palin on Sunday dined and prayed with the Rev. Billy Graham, who has counseled presidents and other politicians for decades.

Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal

11/22/2009 12:21 AM

Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.

SF area officer, passenger injured during arrest

11/22/2009 11:20 PM

A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men.

What's Obama's trade policy? So far, there isn't much of one, some analysts say

11/22/2009 02:12 AM

During his first 10 months in office, as global trade contracted sharply, President Barack Obama avoided pursuing free-trade pacts and limited his public moves on the trade front to high-profile and often politically popular retaliatory actions.

Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation

11/22/2009 12:10 PM

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

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Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

11/22/2009 03:45 PM

Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Schumer says public option can pass the Senate

11/22/2009 10:59 AM

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill

11/22/2009 11:25 AM

A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.

Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage

11/22/2009 12:24 PM

The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.

Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash

11/22/2009 03:26 PM

Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive.

Beating of SoCal student may be tied to Facebook

11/22/2009 04:45 PM

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.

AP News in Brief

11/22/2009 06:35 PM

Lawyer says 9/11 defendants will plead not guilty so they can express their political views

Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system

11/22/2009 07:55 PM

Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.

2 dead after shooting at Oregon intersection

11/22/2009 12:26 AM

A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said.

ME: Teen killed by NYC police was shot 11 times

11/22/2009 11:20 PM

A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said Sunday.

The nation's weather

11/22/2009 03:16 AM

A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, was expected to finally move inland into the Southeast on Sunday. This was likely to translate to widespread rain and even a few thunderstorms in the area even as the system weakens while moving toward the Southeast coast.

Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth

11/22/2009 03:45 PM

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.

Senate Dems frustrated with sway held by moderates

11/22/2009 09:16 AM

A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance.

Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations

11/22/2009 11:34 AM

Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.

Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs

11/22/2009 11:50 AM

Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

3.7 magnitude quake hits Big Bear Lake in Calif.

11/22/2009 01:25 PM

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.

India's PM arrives for state visit to US

11/22/2009 03:45 PM

India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama.