Kansas City Star: Local News

Ongoing paycheck audit finds no new ‘ghost employees' in KC School District

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

The first phase of a paycheck audit neared completion Monday, with the Kansas City School District reporting that it did not expect to uncover more errant checks. This despite the fact that 25 employee paychecks had not yet been claimed, a district spokesman said.

Gonzalez is still cleaning up here

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Tony Gonzalez may not play football in Kansas City anymore, but a piece of him remains here. As everyone knows, Gonzalez now lives in Atlanta, where he plays tight end for the Atlanta Falcons. But Gonzalez still operates his business, Extreme Clean 88, out of Lenexa.

KC man convicted of woman's violent death

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Lorraine Grayson’s neighbors described the 77-year-old woman as a “beautiful person” — kind, generous and like a mother to the 3400 block of Jackson Avenue. They were appalled to learn that one of their own was charged in her violent death, but elated on Monday when that man was convicted.

Walking area streets can be hazardous, report says

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Kansas City’s widely dispersed population and auto-oriented development are doing no favors for pedestrian safety. A study released Monday ranked the Kansas City area as the 20th most dangerous place for pedestrians nationwide.

Shawnee Mission Park deer harvest tallied 313 deer last week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Volunteer sharpshooters killed 313 deer in Shawnee Mission Park last week, park officials reported Monday. Randy Knight, a spokesman for the Johnson County Park and Recreation District, said the first phase of the park’s deer harvest has ended and the herd will be surveyed later this month to determine whether more deer should be killed.

News in brief | Attempted rape reported

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

KANSAS CITY | Man found shot in vehicle A man was shot in a neighborhood east of Rockhurst University early Monday evening.

KC crime lab urged to correct 13 essential deficiencies

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

The Kansas City Police Crime Lab must correct 13 essential shortcomings or risk losing its accreditation, according to an inspection report. Auditors found instances in which the lab failed to handle criminal evidence according to standards set by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.

Lottery numbers for Monday, Nov. 9

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Monday’s winning numbers: •Missouri Pick 3

Monday's ‘Up to Date' with Steve Kraske | A conversation about regionalism

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

2009

News in brief | Officers shoot at armed man

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

ATCHISON COUNTY | Woman may have been abducted Authorities are looking for a woman feared to have been taken from her rural Atchison County home.

Kansas teens work on ‘artificial tree towers' to help environment

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

When is a tree that acts like a tree not a tree at all? When it’s a metal tower that absorbs, transforms and stores carbon dioxide and is made by two teenage math and science whizzes as a research project on climate change.

Craving stability, job seekers set their sights on police work

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

ST. LOUIS | Chuck DeProw had job offers from the Police Department and the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City. He chose the higher-paying factory job because he needed the money.

Music helps students get moving to class

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

WICHITA | When kids at Truesdell Middle School hustle to class in the morning, they do it to “The Hustle.” North High students speed up when they hear the “William Tell Overture.”

Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt | China’s premier on Sunday promised $10 billion in new low-interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing’s motives in Africa are far from altruistic. Wen Jiabao’s promise at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit was warmly received by African leaders and officials.

Munday on Monday | The Spider

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

The spider The spider that’s crossing

Sobriety will have to wait for justice

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Nice try, Mr. Defense Attorney. The pitch last week in a Johnson County court was for judicial leniency in regard to a young woman’s addiction. Cut the $100,000 bond in half, went the lawyer’s plea. Let her drug treatment continue.

Donation drive hopes to collect 7,000 diapers for needy families

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Angi Hejduk has taken a common dilemma of parenting and created a nonprofit program that has helped more than 600 area youths already this year. And this week the Give What You Got program is launching a donation drive called Happy Bottoms in hopes of collecting 7,000 diapers in seven days.

Tour of Missouri ponders 2010 race

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

COLUMBIA | Tour of Missouri organizers are seeking host cities for the 2010 race. Whether the race can collect enough money to hold its fourth annual event remains unclear.

Duo — one marching, the other playing — works in harmony as part of Eudora High School band

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

Kyle Snow marched out onto Laws Field in Eudora on a recent Friday night. He wasn’t wearing a band uniform.

This week at the Royal | Cutting loose

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:15 CST

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