May 10
Many criminal records closed in Kansas
Authorities acknowledge no other state has such restrictive laws as Kansas when it comes to releasing criminal records.
May 10
Honoring those who donate their bodies to science
For 22 years, Jim Mitchell has led the “anatomical donor memorial services” at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.
May 10
Winning numbers for Friday, May 10
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May 10
Christie weight loss feeds political buzz
New Jersey governor and prospective Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie’s struggles to lose weight have become part of his public persona.
May 9
Search for missing 18-month-old Olathe girl to resume
About 150 investigators — on foot, horseback and all-terrain vehicles — combed rural Franklin County farmland Thursday looking for the child, whom investigators believe is dead. Charges are expected to be filed Friday against a 27-year-old man in connection with four slayings at the farm.
May 9
Yee-haw! Kansas City named second-most redneck city in country
Fire up the ridin’ lawn mower, we’re headin’ to Walmart! Kansas City has just been named the second-most redneck city in the country. And we’ve got the NASCAR track to prove it, y’all.
May 9
2 dead, 9 injured in crash that shut I-29 for five hours near St. Joseph
A van carrying 10 Burmese refugees slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. The occupants were on their way to work at a meat-packing plant in St. Joseph.
May 10
Missouri lawmakers pass previously abandoned bills on guns, Islamic law and U.N. resolution
In a flurry of late-night votes, bills nullifying federal gun laws, banning Islamic law and blocking a U.N. resolution were all sent to the desk of Missouri’s governor.
May 10
Federal prosecutor to announce dozens of violent crime arrests Friday
At a news conference Friday morning, U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson will discuss 61 indictments, the fruits of a long undercover investigation into “violent individuals using firearms” by federal agents and Kansas City police.
May 9
Lawmakers: KanCare for developmentally disabled or $4 million cut
A House committee Thursday took a step to shift the developmentally disabled in managed care. Some lawmakers say it pits the disabled against each other.
May 9
After hesitating, Kansas House panel OKs bonds for national biodefense lab
Gov. Sam Brownback's administration overcame fresh resistance from the Kansas Legislature on Thursday to his proposal for an additional $202 million in bonds to help cover higher construction costs for a national biodefense lab that state officials had pursued aggressively.
May 9
Missouri spending plan creates choices between seniors, children
The nearly $25 billion budget passed Thursday assumes more than $55 million of savings by eliminating tax breaks for low-income seniors and disabled residents who live in rental housing. It would spend the savings on early childhood programs for the developmentally disabled, health care for the blind and medical clinics for low-income people.
May 9
Winning numbers for Thursday, May 9
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May 9
Missouri lawmakers OK state income tax cut
Battling back against tax cuts in neighboring Kansas, Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to an income tax cut for businesses and individuals that could reduce state revenues by about $700 million annually when fully phased in.
May 8
Hale Cook Elementary School opening approved
The enrollment effort fell short of the district’s goal, but the district sees enough promise to open the school in fall 2014 after sharing space next school year at Hartman Elementary.
May 8
Missouri Senate passes tax cut bill
After being threatened with a forced vote on one of their most hated bills, Democrats ended their filibuster of a $700 million tax cut bill.
May 8
Missouri prosecutors gain new legal protections if they lie
Missouri is one of 10 states to specify that the ‘tried and true’ investigative tool of deception is not grounds to punish prosecutors for professional misconduct.
May 8
President Clinton talks of togetherness in receiving Truman award at KC luncheon
Harry Truman’s belief in building a world of neighbors remains “highly relevant” in the 21st century, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday in Kansas City.
May 9
Olathe woman confirmed as among dead at Ottawa farmhouse
The confirmation Wednesday that a missing Olathe woman was one of three homicide victims at a farm outside Ottawa raised the stakes in the search for her still-missing 18-month-old daughter.
May 7
Medicare anti-fraud effort has Missouri roots
A push to root out Medicare fraud by companies selling medical equipment began with a skeptical physician in Missouri.
May 9
Missouri bill would nullify all federal gun control laws
The Missouri Legislature sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would expand gun rights and declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable, in a response to President Barack Obama's push for gun control legislation.
January 14
Autopsy: Belcher’s blood-alcohol level was .17 when he shot Perkins
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he killed his girlfriend at their home and then himself outside the team’s Arrowhead Stadium practice facility, according to autopsy results released today.
September 14
Downtown scare ends quietly with no bomb
After a man went into a federal building to ask if he were on a terrorist watch list, authorities cordoned off part of downtown Kansas City on Friday afternoon to handle what they thought was a credible bomb threat. But after five tense hours, federal officials announced there was no bomb and no public threat.
June 3
Many bullets, little blame: A better blueprint to punish shooters
In the 1980s, authorities started to adjust the way they viewed and handled domestic violence. Can the same tactics alter the way shootings are investigated?
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