Rescuers recover man from Missouri River
The man was reportedly hostile when crews reached him downstream of I-435.
Woman sought after double stabbing in KC
Royals let early chances slip away in 6-3 loss to Indians
Actor James Gandolfini, star of HBO’s ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at age 51
Two in custody in Independence statue theft
Academy: 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault
4 shot, 3 dead in Ky. condominium complex shooting
Andrew Wiggins debuts with big dunk in front of KU fans
This was one way to make a first impression. In the opening seconds of Wednesday’s camp scrimmage, KU freshman Andrew Wiggins found himself on a breakaway with only former Jayhawk center Cole Aldrich in the picture.
Teen dies after falling off slow-moving car in Independence
A 16-year-old Independence resident has died from injuries sustained after falling off the back of a car Tuesday afternoon.
George Brett sees progress, but hedges at his status as Royals’ hitting coach
George Brett plans to meet with general manager Dayton Moore at some point in the upcoming homestand to discuss his future as the Royals’ interim hitting coach. There is little doubt the players want him to stick around.
Missouri releases guidance for student transfers
Transfers under the law involving Kansas City Public Schools remain unlikely for the coming school year, said an attorney representing several area districts.
Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women
A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday.
Tuition rates at Kansas universities go up again
The cost of going to college in Kansas went up again Wednesday when the state’s Board of Regents approved tuition increases at six public universities. Regents said the increases were necessary because of legislative cuts in higher education funding.
New York man gets three-year sentence for computer hacking
Joseph A. Camp, 29, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit computer fraud, admitting that he and another man hacked terminals at the University of Central Missouri, allowing them to view and download large databases of personal information, change grades and transfer money to their student accounts.
KC manager is among three Pilot Flying J workers pleading guilty in federal investigation
Regional sales manager Kevin Clark pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court in Knoxville, Tenn. Clark was based in Kansas City, according to media reports. Account manager Holly Radford and salesman Jay Stinnett entered similar pleas.
Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds
Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.
Charity volleyball match will pit Christians vs. atheists
Members of Abundant Life Baptist Church in Lee’s Summit will face off against the Kansas City Atheist Coalition. The tournament begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, 414 Persels Road in Lee’s Summit. It is open to the public and costs $5 to get in. All proceeds will go to the Drumm Farm Center for Children.
Construction company improperly got minority status, KC auditors say
The decision — involving a company called TWS Technical Services LLC — potentially cost “legitimate” minority businesses millions of dollars in contracts, the study says. TWS was founded by William Session, a well-known Kansas City attorney. In 2008, the firm signed contracts worth almost $11 million to perform excavation work for the CenterPoint project, a multimillion-dollar rail and trucking port on the site of the old Richards-Gebaur air base.
House votes to cut food stamps
The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year.
Drunken Kansas man takes ax to girlfriend’s cars, house
Police are looking for a man who used an ax to damage his girlfriend’s house and two of her cars after an argument early Wednesday morning in east Wichita.
Mark Phelps: Tigers ‘easily a top 20 program’
That’s why the former Drake head coach, who was introduced as the Tigers’ newest men’s basketball assistant on Tuesday, said he didn’t need to do a whole lot of soul searching when Missouri coach Frank Haith first offered him the chance to replace Rick Carter, who left to take a similar position at Xavier last week.
Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate cancer, according to friends and his publisher. He was 47.
Royals Q&A: Tuesday’s giveaway loss blunts fans’ enthusiasm
While the Royals are on an impressive run — 11-3 over the last two-plus weeks — beat reporter Bob Dutton’s latest Twitter question-and-answer exchange suggests many fans aren’t quite ready to buy in completely. Among the questions: Is third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez — who held up David Lough on the potential tying run — awful at his job or was this just an aberration?
Man shot in the head on I-635 in KCK
Police say the victim’s injury is not life threatening
Breaking of celibacy vow cited in Olathe priest’s resignation
The Rev. William Bruning was pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas received an allegation earlier this month that he had broken his vows.
Police: Paraplegic castrated at assisted living home
A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.
Liberty couple pleads guilty in $2.8 million scheme
They lived the high life for years with money embezzled from her employer.
