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Volunteers collecting coats, blankets, donations today for Project Warmth

11/07/2009 10:10 AM

Volunteers are collecting coats, blankets and donations today as part of the annual Project Warmth drive. People are being asked to clean out their closets and drop off extra coats and blankets that they are no longer using or make a donation.

Odessa man killed in rollover crash along I-70 near Oak Grove

11/07/2009 09:55 AM

The Missouri Highway patrol has identified the man killed in a rollover crash along Interstate 70 as Andrew G. Warren of Odessa. He was 31. Warren was eastbound on I-70 about 4:20 p.m. Friday near the Jackson and Lafayette counties line when he ran off the left side of the roadway.

KC team falls short in space elevator games

11/06/2009 09:59 PM

In a NASA-backed competition to develop the science fiction space elevator concept, a Seattle team Friday collected $900,000 after its laser-powered robotic machine raced up more than 2,950 feet of cable dangling from a helicopter.

Mizzou empties bench in 96-33 exhibition blowout

11/06/2009 09:50 PM

COLUMBIA | Missouri’s starting five bolted to a 15-3 lead over an overwhelmed Truman State. The Tigers went on to a 96-33 season-opening exhibition basketball victory.

Missouri agency laying off 48

11/06/2009 08:53 PM

JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced it is laying off 48 employees in its Division of State Parks and Historic Sites, far fewer than the 100 the agency originally estimated it would lose.

Humble design projects win architectural awards

11/06/2009 05:55 PM

Call it a sign of the times, but some of the best recent design work by architects has come in service of the humblest of projects. At least according to judges of Kansas City architecture awards handed out Friday night.

County official in Missouri faces drug charges

11/06/2009 06:16 PM

ST. LOUIS | A county commissioner from eastern Missouri is facing drug charges.

Two in Missouri duplex dead; carbon monoxide suspected

11/06/2009 06:08 PM

FARMINGTON, Mo. | Two people in separate apartments in the same eastern Missouri duplex have died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.

Mizzou hits Truman State with its bench, leads 50-25 at halftime

11/06/2009 09:29 PM

COLUMBIA | Missouri’s starting five bolted to a 15-3 lead on overwhelmed Truman State. Then things really got interesting.

Missouri to sell tickets for second multistate lottery

11/06/2009 05:57 PM

The Missouri State Lottery Commission voted Friday to start selling lottery tickets for Mega Millions. Missouri is one of 33 states that participate in Powerball, and 12 states participate in Mega Millions, which started in 1996.

Multiple-vehicle wreck snarls K-10 in Lenexa

11/06/2009 05:45 PM

A multiple-car pileup snarled traffic in Lenexa this evening. Just after 5:15 p.m., a series of two or three accidents happened on Kansas 10 at Renner Road, according to Lenexa police dispatchers. Authorities shut one eastbound lane. No serious injuries were reported.

BB pellet strikes school bus in KC

11/06/2009 04:50 PM

Broken glass hit a high school freshman in the face this afternoon after a juvenile fired a BB gun at a school bus near 19th Street and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City. Witnesses told police three juveniles had a BB gun and one of them fired it at the bus containing six students from the Imagine Renaissance Academy about 3 p.m. A window broke and glass hit a 14-year-old boy. He suffered no visible injuries, police said. The Academy, a charter school, is located at 414 Wallace Avenue.

NBC Action Weather | Beautiful Saturday, high 77

11/06/2009 04:34 PM

The great weather will last through the weekend with possibly record warmth.

Perot pledges $6.1 million to Army college in Kansas

11/06/2009 04:10 PM

Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at the Army's Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Locust Street closing this weekend

11/06/2009 03:38 PM

Locust Street from 11th to 12th streets in Kansas City will be closed from 7 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. on Monday while contractors repair and replace a sewer line. Approximately 10 feet of 18-inch clay sewer line will be replaced and repaired. An obstruction in the sewer line is reducing its capacity.

Woman killed in Grandview car wash accident

11/06/2009 02:58 PM

A 40-year-old south Kansas City woman was killed and another woman was injured Thursday in a freak accident at a Grandview car wash. Grandview police said the women were sitting on a bench in front of the business, 12204 Blue Ridge Blvd., waiting for their vehicles to come out of the car wash at 3:55 p.m. when they were struck by an SUV that apparently went out of control as it emerged from the wash.

New director announced for Missouri Department of Conservation

11/06/2009 01:59 PM

Bob Ziehmer will become the eighth director in the history of the Missouri Department of Conservation. He will take over for John Hoskins, who recently announced his retirement. Ziehmer, who had been assistant director of the agency, will assume his new position Jan. 15.

Man sentenced for DUI crash that killed teenager

11/06/2009 01:15 PM

A Wyandotte County judge sentenced a man on Friday to four years in prison for a car crash that killed 17-year-old Christopher Brown of Kansas City, Kan. Eric Snitz, 41, of Basehor, pleaded no contest in August to involuntary manslaughter while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Snitz, who has two previous drunken driving convictions, slammed into the back of Brown’s car on Jan. 26, 2008, at 86th Street and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. Authorities said Snitz had a loaded weapon and ran from the crash scene. He was stopped by passers-by including an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. Snitz refused to take a blood-alcohol test.

Teen pleads guilty in fatal shooting in KCK

11/06/2009 12:55 PM

A boy who was 13 when he killed a Kansas City, Kan., man last year pleaded guilty Thursday in juvenile court. Antwuan Taylor, now 15, pleaded guilty in Wyandotte County to the first-degree murder of Charles McElroy, 47.

Three charged with kidnapping woman from Excelsior Springs

11/06/2009 12:42 PM

Clay County officials today charged three persons with the kidnapping of Carol A. Thomas, whose body was found Thursday in a wooded field.

Trade underscores Royals' desire to increase inventory, gain financial flexibility

11/06/2009 07:22 PM

Two overriding factors surfaced Friday in explaining the Royals’ decision to send third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to division-rival Chicago with cash for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields. Increasing inventory while gaining financial flexibility.

Fire flares up in KCK house overnight

11/06/2009 10:13 AM

Fire officials responded to an overnight house fire in Kansas City, Kan. No one was hurt.

Olathe selects Marlin Berry as new school superintendent

11/06/2009 02:15 PM

The former school leader in Abilene and Lindsborg, Kan., will become the next superintendent of the 27,000-student Olathe School District July 1. Marlin Berry, the district’s assistant superintendent for general administration, was selected Thursday by the school board to succeed the current superintendent, Pat All, when she retires next year.

Overnight explosion at AG Processing plant rocks St. Joseph

11/06/2009 10:05 AM

A massive blast at a production plant in St. Joseph rocked part of the city but initial reports were that everyone at the plant escaped injury.

Locksmiths face fraud charges

11/05/2009 09:30 PM

ST. LOUIS | A joint state and federal investigation of locksmith fraud in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas has led to criminal charges against four people.

Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes

11/06/2009 08:20 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. | A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

Former Kansas governor dies at the age of 98

11/05/2009 09:21 PM

TOPEKA | William Avery, a one-term Republican governor in the 1960s and former U.S. House member, has died, the governor's office said Thursday. He was 98.

Judge rules Kansas tribe has sovereign immunity

11/05/2009 09:31 PM

WICHITA | The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas has won its argument that it is entitled to sovereign immunity as a federally recognized Indian tribe.

Man holding shotgun is shot by police

11/05/2009 09:15 PM

A man is in critical condition tonight after a Kansas City police officer shot him in the chest. The 20-year-old man walked onto his porch at East 7th Street and Spruce Avenue holding a shotgun pointed upward. As he began to lower the shotgun, one of two officers in front of his house fired one shot, according to Officer Darin Snapp of the Kansas City Police Department.

Olathe South grad wounded in Fort Hood shooting rampage

11/06/2009 04:11 PM

Army Reserve Spc. Keara Bono’s family was working up to the idea of her going to Iraq. “I didn’t know I had to worry about her getting shot down in Texas,” her mother, Peggy McCarty, said Thursday night.

Video | Bono's mother speaks out

KC homicide victim identified

11/05/2009 05:10 PM

Police today identified a man shot to death in south Kansas City Wednesday afternoon as Maurice West, 20, of Kansas City. West was walking down the street near 116th Street and Holiday Drive about 4 p.m. with a friend when two men confronted and argued with them. At least one suspect shot at West, who collapsed in the street.

KC residents not so satisfied with city services

11/05/2009 02:40 PM

Kansas City’s latest citizen satisfaction survey shows more areas of decline than areas of improvement, according to a report issued today. The quarterly survey showed declines in citizen perceptions of elected leaders, customer service, bulky item pickup, the 3-1-1 Action Center hotline, swimming pools and youth athletic programs.

Police seek help identifying suspect in Olathe robbery

11/05/2009 06:03 PM

Olathe police are asking for help in identifying a man who robbed a restaurant Wednesday evening.

Deanna Rose admission fee likely to include Overland Park residents

11/05/2009 06:04 PM

A plan to charge admission at Overland Park’s Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead probably will be broadened to include everybody.

Two charged with adding highly toxic pesticide to salsa at Lenexa restaurant

11/05/2009 06:12 PM

Federal prosecutors have charged a Shawnee husband and wife with poisoning the salsa at the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Lenexa.

Golf club owner indicted for stealing city water

11/05/2009 02:00 PM

The owner of the Staley Farm Golf Club has been indicted on a felony charge of theft for taking city water. Marty Ostronic, 42, pleaded not guilty today to the Class C felony charge, which was issued earlier this week by a Clay County grand jury.

Emporia State track star found dead after motorcycle wreck

11/05/2009 02:02 PM

An Emporia State University student athlete who had been missing for three days was found dead along a road in Lyon County. A county sheriff’s deputy, who had heard that Emporia State track star Samuel Jacob Williams enjoyed weekend motorcycle rides, found the student’s body about one-tenth mile off the roadway near the K-99 intersection with Lyon County Road 190, just north of Emporia.

KC police looking for men who robbed Westport restaurant

11/05/2009 11:10 AM

Kansas City police today are looking for two masked men who robbed the Mr. Goodcents restaurant in Westport last night. The robbers – one with a semi-automatic handgun – barged into the restaurant at 4100 Mill St. about 7:55 p.m. The robbers ordered three employees to lie on the floor and forced a fourth employee open the safe. The robbers fled with a cash box containing an undisclosed amount of money.

Gunman robs convenience store on Bannister Road

11/05/2009 11:05 AM

A gunman robbed the 7-Eleven at 8501 Bannister Road early today. The suspect walked into the store about 2:15 a.m. wearing a hooded jacket with the hood up. The clerk told him to remove the hood and the man pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded cash. The robber left with an undisclosed amount of money.

KU grad student critically injured after ingesting toxic chemical

11/05/2009 08:00 AM

A University of Kansas graduate student is in critical condition at a Lawrence hospital after he ingested a toxic chemical, according to an alert put out by the university. The student is believed to have accidentally ingested sodium azide while working on the Fifth Floor of Malott Hall late Wednesday.

NATION & WORLD

Obama appeals for health care votes

11/07/2009 11:56 AM

President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

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Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded

11/07/2009 12:16 PM

Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.

Ida returns to tropical storm strength

11/07/2009 04:06 AM

Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.

House opens debate on historic health bill

11/07/2009 08:27 AM

The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.

Obituaries in the news

11/07/2009 03:26 AM

Donald Baim

Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service

11/07/2009 10:51 AM

A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission its newest assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center.

2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

11/07/2009 10:06 AM

Oh, how the tables have turned.

Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday

11/07/2009 11:01 AM

The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."

George W. Bush visits Fort Hood, wounded soldiers

11/07/2009 11:31 AM

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have visited wounded soldiers and their families after the mass shooting at Fort Hood.

Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean

11/07/2009 10:06 AM

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters.

NY town marks year since immigrant fatally stabbed

11/07/2009 02:41 AM

The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those participating in a candlelight vigil and memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the killing.

Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

11/07/2009 10:11 AM

Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.

Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor

11/07/2009 07:56 AM

The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power.

Rep. Dingell takes gavel as House debates health

11/07/2009 10:16 AM

Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.

Colo. man who threatened Obama makes weapons plea

11/07/2009 10:56 AM

A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.

Shortage of military therapists creates strain

11/07/2009 12:01 PM

Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For every physical and mental strain on service members, there's often a military therapist at their side.

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After immigrant killed in NY, others tell of abuse

11/07/2009 02:51 AM

The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."

Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by history

11/07/2009 04:41 AM

Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

11/07/2009 10:06 AM

Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack.

Obama pitches health overhaul as House nears vote

11/07/2009 12:11 PM

President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a proposed health care overhaul during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday.

Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean

11/07/2009 12:11 PM

Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial

11/07/2009 12:11 PM

An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."

Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute

11/07/2009 12:03 AM

A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi salute.

Ft. Hood Gen: Gunman went on 'measured' shooting

11/06/2009 06:30 AM

The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in "a very calm and measured approach."

Family calls suspects actions deplorable

11/06/2009 10:05 AM

The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."

Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam

11/06/2009 05:46 PM

A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."

Suspect's cousin talks to FBI, mortified by attack

11/06/2009 04:57 PM

The cousin of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says family members have met with the FBI and answered all their questions.

Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman

11/06/2009 05:21 PM

A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso.

Doctor: Some Fort Hood victims may still die

11/06/2009 01:37 PM

A doctor at a hospital where several of the wounded from the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas were taken says some patients may still die.

AP Sources: Rampage gun purchased legally

11/06/2009 08:56 PM

A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history

11/07/2009 02:41 AM

He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.

Military observes moment of silence at Fort Hood

11/06/2009 01:45 PM

Military, friends and families have observed a moment of silence at Fort Hood, Texas and other U.S. military bases as a show of respect for the victims of the shooting rampage.

Casey: Fort Hood rampage was a 'kick in the gut'

11/06/2009 02:06 PM

Army Chief of Staff George Casey has asked Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, left 13 people dead.

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Hospital: Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio

11/06/2009 04:41 PM

An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

Lawmakers' briefing causes confusion on wounded

11/06/2009 06:31 PM

A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.