Wrongful death lawsuit filed in fatal party bus incident

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.

Dish declares Sprint lawsuit a diversion

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 Sprint’s unfair treatment of other Clearwire investors. Sprint had sued Monday to stop Dish’s effort to buy Clearwire shares directly form investors.

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Some KU basketball games will air on Metro Sports under new deal with Time Warner

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.

KC terrorist supported plan to bomb stock exchange, FBI leader tells Congress

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.

Alex Gordon gets a save

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 basis—he does it with hustle, good routes and a strong and accurate arm.

KCK utility investigating power line death

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.