Kansas City Star: Local News http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Local News 60 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:42 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com 45-year-old KC woman missing http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710897.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710897.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45 CDT Kansas City police are looking for Alice M. Tucker, 45, who last was seen about midnight, July 1, in the 5500 block of Noland Road in Kansas City. Odessa woman pleads guilty in plot to take baby http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710587.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710587.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:39 CDT An Odessa woman has admitted her role in a failed plot to take a baby, a scheme authorities say included cutting the child from a pregnant teen’s womb. Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Red Crown Symposium and Road Tour http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710664.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710664.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06 CDT Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Red Crown Symposium and Road Tour, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Improv Comedy Club at Zona Rosa. Funkhouser's lawyer says lawsuit by ex-worker is vague, prejudicial http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710079.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710079.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:02 CDT A lawsuit filed against Mayor Mark Funkhouser of Kansas City lacks specifics and contains irrelevant incidents, legal documents filed Thursday argue on behalf of the mayor. Hyatt supports plans to build memorial for skywalks disaster http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710126.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710126.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:28 CDT On the 27th anniversary of the Hyatt walkway collapse, a group seeking to build a memorial announced that the Hyatt Regency Crown Center hotel has pledged its support. Driver found not guilty in crash that killed four women http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710128.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710128.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:21 CDT Families of four women killed in a 2006 crash were disappointed in the trial that led to the acquittal of a trucker in the case, their lawyer said Thursday. Verdict in cyclists' deaths is a call to action http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710081.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710081.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24 CDT William K. Johnson was driving his pickup along four-lane Raytown Road when he saw two bicyclists riding on the shoulder nearly 1,000 feet ahead of him. KC councilman asks council committee to back his light-rail ballot proposal http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710101.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710101.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:27 CDT Kansas City has had a lot of defeats on light rail in the last 11 years and it's time to back something that's a winner, Councilman Russ Johnson told a City Council committee Thursday. Tribute: Liberty Bonney had a passion for learning. http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/709989.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/709989.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:06 CDT Who: Liberty Bonney of Overland Park. When and how she died: June 23 after a recurrence of cancer that started in her ankle. Blunt and Sebelius go to Britain for aviation industry gathering http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710086.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710086.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:07 CDT TOPEKA | Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Gov. Matt Blunt of Missouri are among state leaders on a trade mission to Britain this week. Man accused of sexual assault in psychiatric hospital http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710108.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710108.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:07 CDT Jackson County prosecutors on Thursday accused a Kansas City man of sexually assaulting a woman when both were psychiatric hospital patients last month. 32 ways to spell Kaylee in Kansas http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710171.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710171.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24 CDT When Kansas released its new list of most-popular baby names this week, it also noted that Kaylee was the name with the most spelling variations. Three bystanders hurt in crash during chase http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710103.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710103.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:59 CDT Two adults and two small children were taken to hospitals Thursday afternoon after a two-state police chase ended in a crash at Troost Lake. Veto override puts Medicare medical equipment program on hold http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710176.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710176.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24 CDT When Congress overrode a presidential veto this week and passed a bill to halt cuts in Medicare payments to doctors, it had an added effect in Kansas City. Burglars hit northeast Johnson County http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710111.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710111.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:59 CDT Be alert if someone knocks on your door and asks directions — he may have other things in mind. Water-weary river paddlers set race records http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710127.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710127.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:09 CDT The trickle of boats finishing the Missouri River 340 race on Wednesday night grew into a steady stream Thursday. Kansas voter registration time is short http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710085.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710085.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:49 CDT Monday is the last day to register to vote in the Aug. 5 Kansas primary. It’s also the last day to switch your party affiliation if you want to cast a ballot in the other party’s contests. If you changed your registration to vote in the Democratic presidential caucus earlier this year, for example, you’ll have to switch back in order to vote in the Republican contests next month. Calendar for Friday July 18 http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/709077.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/709077.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:51 CDT “A NEW BRAIN”: Music Theatre for Young People. 7:30 p.m.; Penn Valley Community College, Arena, 3201 Southwest Trafficway. A donation is requested. www.mtyp.org (913-341-8156) Three injured in parachuting accident http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710122.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710122.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:20 CDT FORT RILEY, Kan. | A parachutist went off course at the start of a military review Thursday, dropping into the 1st Infantry Division’s band and injuring three members. Sister cities gather in KC http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710094.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/710094.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:07 CDT In Chiba, Japan, the environmental mind-set is “mottainai.” It means to be mindful of waste — don't spend too much, don't use too much.