Shooting wounds two in KCK

Officials to present plan to unify KC area’s splintered transit system

Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys. On Wednesday, Area Transportation Authority chairman Robbie Makinen and Johnson County Commissioner Steve Klika will present a plan to make the ATA “the regional transit authority it was meant to be.”

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to youths. On Tuesday the American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18.

Firsthand experience inspires chefs to cook up solutions to food allergies

Food professionals with food allergies face a unique hurdle when confronted with an illness, allergy, intolerance or other disorder because they can’t escape the very thing that triggers symptoms. Instead of quitting, many use their talents to create foods that are safer for both themselves and their customers.

American Medical Association calls for limits on ads for energy drinks

Two people were reported shot this afternoon in Kansas City, Kan.

Police were called to the area of Seventh Street and Lafayette Avenue around 3 p.m.

The suspects had left before officers arrived. Information about the severity of injuries to the victims was not immediately available.

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