A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the operators of a party bus from which a young mother fell to her death in May. The suit was filed in Wyandotte County District Court against Midnight Express, a company recently ordered by federal regulators to cease operation because of alleged unsafe operation.
This year the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival turns to As You Like It, one of the Bards pastoral comedies, which follows the circuitous path of true love as embodied in the character of the quick-witted Rosalind.
Dish Network Corp. fired back Tuesday in the legal battle that Sprint Nextel Corp. launched over their competing bids for Clearwire Corp. In a statement, the satellite television company called the lawsuit an attempt to divert attention away from Sprints unfair treatment of other Clearwire investors. Sprint had sued Monday to stop Dishs effort to buy Clearwire shares directly form investors.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Monday he has asked state officials to investigate an immigration reform rally that was held outside his Wyandotte County home.
KU athletics and IMG College, which holds multimedia rights for KU sports, announced Tuesday a long-term television partnership with Time Warner Cable Sports to distribute 300 hours of original KU sports programming annually, including live games, other coverage and replays. That means KU men’s basketball games carried by “Jayhawk Television” and aired on KSMO-TV Channel 62 in Kansas City last season will move to Metro Sports. Last season, “Jayhawk Television” aired six KU basketball games, including two exhibitions.
Street rods were on display during an open house Monday evening at Aeromotives Lenexa headquarters, where the Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour stopped on its way from Bowling Green, Ky., to St. Paul, Minn.
A Kansas City man supported a nascent plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing. Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce said federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who is awaiting sentencing in Missouri on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme.
Sporting Kansas City presented the second annual Summer Beer Festival, a tribute to craft beers, Saturday in Westport. It is also a benefit for AIDS Walk Kansas City. More than 30 breweries from around the world were highlighted during the event.
Nobody works harder than Alex Gordon. He shows up early and lifts weights, takes extra fly balls in batting practice and runs out every bloop hit, just in case one drops in. When he plays defense, Gordon turns doubles into singles on a regular basishe does it with hustle, good routes and a strong and accurate arm.
Board of Public Utilities officials are investigating why a downed power line remained unattended for more than 11 hours before it killed a 27-year-old Shawnee man early Sunday. The utility has launched an internal investigation as to when it first was notified that a strong Saturday afternoon storm knocked down the power line at Rosedale Park in Kansas City, Kan.
Updated June 18: This woman is wanted for possession and distribution of dangerous drugs. If you have information about any of these fugitives, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477), go to KCCrimeStoppers.com, or text TIP452 plus message and send to 274637. All calls are anonymous.
The Pedaljets early history is a trail of acclaim, brushes with fame, battles with disappointment and admission of defeat. For the past several years, however, the plot has changed, to one of revival and revision.
Terra Incognita, the collaboration beer from Boulevard Brewing Company and Californias Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., hits liquor store shelves today. According to Boulevard, the earthy barrel-aged beer boasts a deep brown color, a spicy hop finish, and subtle notes of oak, vanilla and toffee.
A Jackson County jury found in favor of Jennifer Kerr in her lawsuit against Vatterott and found that the Missouri-based Vatterott Educational Centers Inc. had violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.