A Weatherby Lake teen died in a head-on collision in Platte County this week. According to authorities, Austin T. Shipp, 19, was driving north on B Highway when he crossed into the southbound lane and collided with a Ford Windstar about 2 p.m. Thursday.
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A 61-year-old man was charged this afternoon in Wyandotte County District Court with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery in connection with a homicide earlier this week.
Kansas City police today identified the man fatally shot by police Thursday afternoon as Terry D. Davis, 26, of Kansas City.
UNION, Mo. | The Missouri woman accused of slashing a young mother’s throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
A Kansas City man allegedly swindled an elderly man out thousands of dollars before a relative learned what was going on and notified authorities.
The second of two men who burglarized the homes of people attending funerals was convicted by a Platte County judge Friday.
Authorities have identified a 4-year-old boy who died Thursday evening after being struck by a truck while riding a bike.
Can the public trust Kansas City leaders to implement green solutions such as green roofs and rain gardens into its overhaul of the city’s massive sewer system?
Overland Park police asked for help this morning identifying an auto burglary suspect who they described as balding with a light, partial “comb-over.”
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Expect more rain on Saturday.
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A 4-year-old boy riding his bike died this evening after being run over by a truck in Blue Springs. The accident happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. on a private drive near 9th Street and Robin Circle, in the Villas of Autumn Bend neighborhood, Blue Springs Detective Jeremy Dickstein said.
KINGMAN, Kan. | The Kingman police chief has been charged with felony criminal threat and misdemeanor counts of criminal restraint and batter in connection with an April 26 altercation with his girlfriend.
The 10th Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission today recommended three attorneys to fill the Johnson County judicial opening created by the retirement of Judge Janice Russell.
What is it about the Baltimore Orioles, in general, and Daniel Cabrera, in particular, that brings out the worst in the Royals?
Three hits Wednesday could have signaled a resurgence for slump-ridden outfielder José Guillen. Instead, his season took another disappointing turn because of a pain in the neck.
A man who was a key witness in a recent Johnson County murder trial was himself charged today with trying to kill his wife in an unrelated matter.
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Scott Taveau, the executive director of an association representing the interests of 22 local school districts, has resigned.
A mom from northeastern Kansas is in the running for America’s Favorite Mom, and today is the day to vote for her.
The reward for information keeps growing in the murder case of Tammy K. Cochran, whose burned body was found in the Kansas River earlier this year.
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Kansas City police officers chasing a suspect on foot shot and killed the suspect about 3:20 this afternoon in the 2600 block of Jackson Avenue.
The Kansas Supreme Court announced today that Judge R. Wayne Lampson will become the new chief judge of the Wyandotte County District Court.
Police this morning identified the man shot to death outside an apartment complex northwest of the University of Kansas Medical Center as Everett Suits, 38, of Kansas City, Kan.
A federal jury convicted two Kansas City men today in the hate-crime murder of a Northeast area pedestrian in 2005.
Police are trying to identify a man who robbed a Lee’s Summit convenience store overnight.
JEFFERSON CITY | A Jackson County judge has split a defamation and wrongful firing lawsuit against Gov. Matt Blunt among four separate state courts.
A man found shot to death in a car parked in the 7300 block of Prospect Avenue this morning appears to be the victim of a homicide, police said.
Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.
Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess.
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More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order a temporary freeze in shipments.
Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
Calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's resignation mounted on Friday as police probed allegations that he accepted hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars in cash-stuffed envelopes from a U.S. citizen.
Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.
A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.
Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her supporters Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast.
The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul.
A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen."
Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans - even more affluent ones - are seeking shelter in wholesale clubs and discount apparel chains.
Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop.
Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president.
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Myanmar's refusal to give visas to relief experts is "unprecedented" in the history of humanitarian work, the United Nations charged Friday.
Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.
The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis.
Running gunbattles raged in parts of Beirut on Thursday after the leader of Hezbollah accused Lebanon's Western-backed government of declaring war on his Shiite militant group. At least four people were killed and eight wounded in the capital.
Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia's new president. When Putin left the Kremlin, he took the pen with him. Putin, who became prime minister Thursday, has signaled that he intends to remain Russia's principal leader, at least in the short term - and possibly much longer. He is keeping the trappings of his presidency and many of its powers as well.
About 12 seconds was all it took for two bailiffs to gun down a man who shot at them in a courthouse lobby, and authorities said the swift response helped prevent anyone else from being seriously hurt.
Barack Obama is trying to win over superdelegates and says he's not taking the Democratic presidential nomination for granted.
Iraqi soldiers for the first time warned residents in the embattled Sadr City district to leave their houses Thursday, signaling a new push by the U.S.-backed forces against Shiite extremist who have been waging street battles for seven weeks.
The worst of the nation's credit crisis may have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, though he acknowledged rising gas prices will blunt the effect of 130 million economic stimulus checks.
A U.N. official says Myanmar's government has not given clearance for relief flights to land with food aid for cyclone survivors.
A Kuwaiti freed from Guantanamo Bay carried out a suicide car bombing recently in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday, confirming what is believed to be the first such attack by a former detainee at the U.S. military detention center in Cuba.
Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.
President Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform" and rejected calls for easing of U.S. restrictions on the communist island.
A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.
