| Probe Into Sex Trade Ads Leads To Arrest Police said a tip to look for illegal sex trade ads on a local Web site led to a woman's arrest in the 10300 block of West 62nd Terrace on Tuesday.Officers said they stopped a man after he left an... | |
| Texas Tech Opens Big 12 With Win Over Colorado KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- John Roberson scored 19 points, Nick Okorie added 18 and Texas Tech overcame a sloppy start defensively to open the Big 12 tournament with an 82-67 victory over Colorado on... |
| Chiefs Sign Defensive Tackle Shaun Smith KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith, who played last season for Cincinnati.The Chiefs announced the deal Wednesday but declined to disclose... |
| Kan. Legislators Considering New Soda Tax TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas would impose a new tax on soda -- a penny for every teaspoon of sugar -- under a proposal for closing a budget shortfall.The Senate Ways and Means Committee agreed Tuesday to... |
| Johnson, Wyandotte Counties Get Transportation Grants MISSION, Kan. -- Johnson and Wyandotte counties will receive a $10.5 million federal TIGER grant to make transit improvements.The announcement was made on Wednesday morning in Mission. The money will... |
| Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., walks at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, prior to boarding Air Force... |
| Parkinson appoints Cohen to Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. board Thomas Cohen’s appointment was confirmed by the state Senate last month, KTEC said in a Wednesday release. Cohen is principal at mortgage banking... |
| Additional details on Hakan, and the rest of the cast Several sources have sprung up today, shedding light on the more secretive details in the cast. There's a more complete list put out by Mr. Wizard... |
| Kansas City Freelance: Transcription Services Approved for use by Vvolett OverviewIf you can type 60 words-per-minute and if you have a good ear, you can make a part-time income offering transcription services. Transcription services involve... |
| Cigarette smoking cessation by reinforced quit date Providers have a window of opportunity during each encounter with cigarette smoking patients.Studies have proven a simple statement, such as, "I recommend that you quit smoking" results in... |
| It's Big 12 basketball tourney time, and you've gotta believe, anything goes Big 12 that means the conference postseason tournament and, for seven, perhaps eight, of the conference teams, the privilege of playing on beyond this weekend with the nation’s best on an even... |
| Guidelines for the disabled to have service animals AP Photo/Bikas Das • Courts do allow for the enforcement of the Nexus requirement. This means that the disabled individual must show that the desired accommodation will enhance their quality of... |
| Standard or Itemized Deductions Most taxpayers have a choice of either taking a standard deduction or itemizing their deductions. If you have a choice, you can use the method that gives you the lowest tax. Whether to itemize... |
| Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and KC Area Development Council approve Union Station move View all » At the Kansas City Area Development Council’s March board meeting this morning, Board members approved proceeding with lease negotiations to move the organization’s... |
| Clark named to executive spot with MLBPA Former big league first baseman Tony Clark has been tabbed by the Major League Baseball Players Association as the director of player relations, the union's exeutive director Michael Weiner announced... |
| Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant will open in Overland Park A Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant will open in May or June in the former Uno’s Chicago Grill building at 8420 W. 135th St. in Overland Park. Salty Iguana, the local chain made famous... |
| Brown Testifies Before Grand Jury About Legislature Micheal Mahoney/KMBC Jefferson City lobbyist Travis Brown testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury that is investigating how the Missouri Legislature does business.According to Brown's... |
| Obama Has Plan To Combat Health Care Fraud President Barack Obama is using a stop in Missouri Wednesday morning to announce a new plan to aggressively go after fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs.The White House said the President will... |
| Oriental Express Shut Down By Health Department KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A local Chinese restaurant has been closed down temporarily.Health Department officials temporarily shut down the Oriental Express on Wornall Road near 84th Street due to critical... |
| Charlie Sheen Due Back On 'Two And A Half Men' LOS ANGELES -- A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom. Publicist... |
| Police Search For Woman Charged In Fatal Crash KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The search continues for a teenager who police said is at the center of a deadly crash investigation that killed two people, including a 1-year-old boy.Prosecutors have charged... |
| NCAA Tournament Committee Focused On 65, Not 96 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The chairman of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee said possible expansion of the NCAA tournament isn't on the minds of the group that will select the 2010 field this... |
| Kansas Debate Sends 3 Teams To National Tournament LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The University of Kansas debate squad, which is the defending national champion, will send three teams to this year's National Debate Tournament.Only six squads in the country are... |
| Lost Boy Corey Haim dies of possible accidental overdose died early this morning at the age of 38. Right now there is no known cause of death. Haim had been feeling ill lately with flew like symptoms and had been taking prescription and over the counter... |
| Analyst: Sprint Nextel is losing a Time Warner Cable contract worth $250M in annual profits that may be worth as much as $250 million in profits a year. Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett pointed out the loss in a research note Wednesday, saying he expects Time Warner’s... |
| Marshalls signs lease at State Line Station Clothing retailer Marshalls has signed a lease to backfill a 30,000-square-foot space at State Line Station, a 141,000-square-foot shopping center at 135th Street and State Line Road in Kansas City. ... |
| Kansas City Area Development Council will negotiate for a Union Station lease , which is looking to share space with the KCADC at Union Station. Both organizations currently are at Commerce Tower, but their leases are up at the end of the year. While no deal to relocate to... |
| Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy. The board was scheduled to vote Wednesday night... |
| Lafayette judge lets vicious dog case against Spork go forward Spork (handout | via Camera) A Lafayette municipal judge will allow a vicious animal case against a 10-year-old miniature dachshund who bit a veterinary technician to go forward. In a ruling issued... |
| Missouri high schools honored for top scoring ACT students St. Louis-area schools were among 22 schools across the state honored by the Missouri ACT State Organization and ACT for having one or more students in its 2009 graduating class that scored a perfect... |
| Kan. Legislators Consider New Soda Tax Maria Antonia/KMBC Kansas would impose a new tax on soda -- a penny for every teaspoon of sugar -- under a proposal for closing a budget shortfall.The Senate Ways and Means Committee agreed Tuesday... |
| Board To Vote On KC School Closings Tonight Brenda Washington/KMBC Kansas City school board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a plan to close almost half of the district's schools.Superintendent Dr. John... |
| KC Hopes To Be Google Broadband Test Site Jeff Roberts/KMBC Kansas City hopes to be chosen by Google to become a trial location to build and test an ultra high-speed broadband network.The City Council passed a resolution showing interest.At... |
| Have Your Tax Questions Answered At KCTV5.com FAIRWAY, Kan. -- KCTV5 is hosting a Web chat Thursday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. with a pair of tax professionals who can take your questions about taxes.Maggie Doedtman, the program director for KC... |
| Obama In Mo. To Push Health Care End Game WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making his closing arguments for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act... |
| University Of Kan. Medical Center To Open New Building KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- University of Kansas Hospital officials say the hospital will add a $12 million addition to a planned new medical office building on the Kansas City, Kan., campus.The Kansas City... |
| Parkinson: Kan. Jobless Rate 'Discouraging' TOPEKA, Kan. -- The first Kansas unemployment report for 2010 is out, and Gov. Mark Parkinson calls the numbers "discouraging."In a report being released Wednesday, the state Department of Labor says... |
| Committee OKs Bill To Allow Tax Protest Petitions TOPEKA, Kan. -- A House committee has approved a bill that would give voters a chance to seek elections to protest some tax increases.The House Taxation Committee approved the bill Tuesday, sending... |
| Kansas casino offers taste of what's to come The Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, Kansas is the first of a kind in the country, a casino where the slot machines and table games are all owned by the... |
