Tornado watch in effect until 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Sunday for most of the Kansas City region. Rain and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are in the evening forecast.
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A fire, a body, a murder trial in Kingman after more than two years
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Party bus was operating illegally at time of fatal fall
Owners didn't get the required U.S. Department of Transportation number. That registration would have mandated inspection and repairs on vehicle whose “door ajar” warning system wasn't working.
Koster salutes Justus’ work on gay-rights bill
Speaking to a Truman Days audience, the attorney general lavishes praise on Justus for pushing the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act.
Kansas City police investigate shooting in Northeast area
Dispatchers said the shooting was reported about 9:45 p.m. near Saida Avenue and North Colorado Avenue.
Ned Yost vows to remain patient with Mike Moustakas and others
The questions to Royals manager Ned Yost Saturday afternoon concerned third baseman Mike Moustakas, his ongoing struggles and how patient the Royals were willing to remain and for how long.
Oxbow wins Preakness, denies Orb the chance to win Triple Crown
Oxbow has won the 138th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished fourth, meaning there will again be no winner of horse racing's Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown victory, most in horse racing history.
Leawood man killed in Douglas County wreck
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 21-year-old Leawood man died Friday night after running a stop sign in Douglas County. The man’s vehicle collided with another car and rolled over. The driver of the other vehicle was injured.
Commerce Bank on the Plaza robbed
The FBI is investigating a robbery this afternoon at the Commerce Bank. Authorities say a man entered the bank, demanded cash and then fled.
Missouri mom sentenced to prison after fatal car crash
Witnesses: Car drives into crowd at Va. parade
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a festival parade. Several people appeared to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
Slain UMKC vocalist is honored at commencement
Aaron Markarian was killed this spring before he got a chance to walk with his graduating class at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. On Saturday, the school named a scholarship in his honor.
Kansas Citians walk to raise money, increase awareness about heart disease
Saturday’s event, which drew an estimated 10,000 people, was a major fundraiser for the local chapter of the American Heart Association.
Kansas man sent to prison for accident that killed teen
Missouri man pleads guilty to raiding nephew's piggy bank
Boston police, city to review bombings response
Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.
Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident. The Harrisonville High School freshman, an honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only 100 yards from her house.
Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'
The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.
Sobriety checkpoint nets several DUI arrests
The checkpoint late Friday and early Saturday besides DUI arrests also found others cited or arrested for endangering a child and cocaine or marijuana possession.
Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City.
Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
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Kansas bill gags all gun lobbying
Kansas state government could be barred from lobbying for or against gun control in Washington by a gag rule designed to prevent local governments from lobbying in favor of gun control at the Statehouse.
