May 22
Lafayette County infant’s death is investigated as a homicide
The 10-week-old baby died in a Kansas City hospital after suffering broken bones, a fractured skull and brain damage.
May 22
Kansas boys accused of posting pornographic images of juvenile girls online
Riley County officials say five school boys are suspected of posting pornographic images of at least 10 juvenile girls online.
May 22
UK attack suspects part of previous investigations
Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.
May 22
UMKC basketball coach rounds out coaching staff
The staff of new UMKC men’s basketball coach Kareem Richardson is complete. The Kangaroos are expected to announce the hiring of assistant coaches Angres Thorpe, Sean Bledsoe and Jason Sautter as assistant coaches on Wednesday.
May 22
Okla. medical examiner identifies tornado victims
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area.
May 22
With Roberts’ backing, bill to reform pharmacy compounding heads to Senate floor
A Senate committee issued a report showing that poor compounding practices have persisted even since last fall, when a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid injections killed 55 people and sickened about 700.
May 22
Sergio Garcia apologizes for 'fried chicken' remark directed at Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open.
May 22
Many neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., remain closed as crews check utilities
Tornado-ravaged families typically would be seen digging out two days after a storm, but many damaged neighborhoods here sit still and eerily quiet.
May 22
Moran, Roberts cheer decision to make McConnell Air Force Base home for tankers
Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts on Wednesday cheered the Air Force’s decision to pick McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita as the home for new refueling tankers. The Air Force will make an official announcement later Wednesday morning after it informs the congressional delegations from the states involved of the decisions.
May 22
Report card shows states have a lot of infrastructure work to do
Bridges in Kansas: D-plus. Dams in Missouri: D-minus. Overall infrastructure across both states: Does C-minus earn anyone a star? Civil engineers are tough graders. A few gathered in Kansas City on Wednesday to deliver a report card that pretty much stank.
May 22
Rookie tight end Travis Kelce could be a factor for Chiefs
One of the more interesting players at Chiefs practice over the last couple of weeks is rookie tight end Travis Kelce. Based on the ways the Chiefs have used Kelce, it would appear they plan to get plenty out of him.
May 22
Tamba Hali expects he and Justin Houston will pile up sacks this season
Tamba Hali, who had nine sacks last season, one fewer than Justin Houston, isn’t ready to concede his Chiefs sack title permanently, but didn’t sound confident he would get it back this year, either. “As an athlete, I can’t compete with the kid,” Hali said of Houston. “He’s that much better.’’ But Hali also says the Chiefs as a whole will have more sacks this season.
May 22
Clearwire Corp. board approves Sprint Nextel’s higher bid
The approval of a $3.40-a-share bid followed the board’s previous approval of a $2.97-a-share deal. A statement said the board determined Sprint’s offer is the “most favorable potential transaction” for the investors who own about 49 percent of Clearwire.
May 22
Stan Musial's Missouri home is for sale
May 22
GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.
May 22
Shots fired in traffic stop in Leavenworth County
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper said the vehicle drove toward him before he shot out one of its tires.
May 22
Royals still need to improve their pitch selection
The Royals came out of Tuesday's eighth inning with a lead and won the game against the Astros 7-3, but this one could have gone the other way because of poor pitch selection. Too many times on this road trip, Royals fans have seen hitters take when they should be swinging and swing when they should be taking.
May 22
Raytown paves way for Wal-Mart grocery in 3 a.m. vote
Aldermen pave the way for the store in a 3 a.m. vote after a long meeting that drew a standing-room-only crowd. The key issue was whether the city should relax design requirements in its downtown area.
May 22
Chiefs add two defensive backs, release two others
The Chiefs signed two defensive backs — free-agent safeties Quintin Demps (pictured) and Malcolm Bronson — and released two college free agents on Wednesday.
May 22
KC is set to renew red-light cameras for five years
The City Council’s Public Safety Committee endorsed a renewal of the contract with American Traffic Solutions, the red-light camera vendor. The full council votes on the contract Thursday.
May 22
Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts
Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs.
May 22
CEOs get a raise: Median pay rises 6.5 percent to $9.7 million
CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up. The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market. The highest paid CEO was Leslie Moonves of CBS (pictured), who made $60.3 million.
May 22
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
May 22
Utility work closes College Boulevard at U.S. 69 in Overland Park
The heavily traveled road will be closed until after the evening rush hour on Friday.
May 22
Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
