Provides the latest RSS feeds for Missouri News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kansas City Post.com http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/cat/3de26857846ae51b/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:42 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:42 -0400 30 (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 05:21:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/3de26857846ae51b With Brett Anderson sidelined for at least another month with a stress fracture in his right foot, one of the best offenses in baseball is in need of an ace. "We have people who can step in," manager Bob Melvin said. "I feel we have a deep organization." Tommy Milone may not have the win-loss record to show it, but he could certainly contribute in that role. Milone, who ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214599172/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:38 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214599172/scat/3de26857846ae51b Tracy Laufer, 52, (left) and his father, Bud Laufer, 78, of Sunset Hills, talk about wow they would spend their Powerball winnings. (Video by Joel Currier / ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597985/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 02:22:22 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597985/scat/3de26857846ae51b KC@OAK: Lough's RBI double puts Royals on the board OAKLAND -- James Shields hasn't been giving up much lately. But he hasn't been getting much support either. That pattern prevailed again on Friday night as Shields and the Royals lost to the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, in front of 14,602 fans at O.co Coliseum. Adam Rosales' leadoff home run off Shields in the eighth inning ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597858/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 02:02:04 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597858/scat/3de26857846ae51b People can successfully change their moods and try to be happier. Elijah Wood (L) and Robin Williams, cast members in the animated motion picture comedy "Happy Feet Two", attend the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 13, 2011. UPI/Jim ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597606/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597606/scat/3de26857846ae51b One charter school announced Friday it will close. Another is fighting to stay open.One year after the Missouri Board of Education voted to shutter the six Imagine charter schools for academic failure, the city faces losing two charter schools for very different ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597323/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:17 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597323/scat/3de26857846ae51b Altitude above you, runway behind you, and two seconds ago.I appreciate pilots who have a sense of humor, as long as they're the best pilot available that day. And that line of thinking brings me to the next ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597322/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:17 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597322/scat/3de26857846ae51b A Mascoutah woman is facing a felony charge as well as prosecutors' claims that she provided alcohol to her son, causing his fatal car crash near Belleville in January.The St. Clair County State's Attorney's office on Wednesday charged Ginger G. Zehner-Denton, 39, with unlawful delivery of alcohol.Charging documents accused her of buying a six-pack of Bud Light and a pint of Evan ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597325/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:16 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597325/scat/3de26857846ae51b Washington University campus to accept a degree as a law school graduate.The roots that brought Kevin Fritz to law school in St. Louis were planted in a kid who wouldn't allow the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597324/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:16 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597324/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On Friday night NewsChannel 5's Farrah Fazal hosted a 15 minute special about drug addiciton. Click the video players above and to the left to watch all three parts of the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597326/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 01:12:33 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597326/scat/3de26857846ae51b MIL@STL: Freese crushes a grand slam in the first ST. LOUIS -- Alone, one swing will not erase a tumultuous six weeks for David Freese. It won't serve as a cure-all for all the trouble he's having finding a consistent swing and making the right pitch selection. But the third baseman certainly hopes that it can kick start his trip on the path back. With a first-inning grand slam on ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597327/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 00:58:12 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597327/scat/3de26857846ae51b David Freese put St. Louis in front with a grand slam during a five-run first inning Friday and the Cardinals then fought off Milwaukee for a 7-6 victory. St. Louis had a 6-0 lead through three innings, but it took 3 2/3 innings of scoreless work by the Cardinals' bull pen to ensure the win. The Brewers battled back on the heroics ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597373/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214597373/scat/3de26857846ae51b One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214596483/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214596483/scat/3de26857846ae51b One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214596482/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:16 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214596482/scat/3de26857846ae51b o Senate Minority Leader Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, didn't get her bill across the finish line Friday. But she still won a victory.Thirty minutes before adjournment Friday, the Missouri Senate passed her bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against gays and lesbians in Missouri. The vote was 19-11.The chamber is dominated by conservative, white, Republican men. Nine of them ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595853/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 23:05:20 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595853/scat/3de26857846ae51b A Minnesota judge has sentenced a St. Louis man to life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of a Brooklyn Park, Minn., home day care provider and her elderly parents last year.Hennepin County Judge Todd Barnette on Friday gave Eddie Mosley, 35, three consecutive life sentences without parole.Barnette found Eddie Mosley guilty of three counts of first-degree murder after hearing the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595854/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 23:05:18 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595854/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KSDK) - The Senior PGA championship in St. Louis is right around the corner. Organizers at Bellerive Country Club were wondering how they could found a charitable arm to go along with the tournament. They're idea, called PGA REACH, has now been adopted by the PGA nationally and the program will be affiliated with every championship tournament from now on. On Monday May ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595856/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595856/scat/3de26857846ae51b CAHOKIA, Ill. (KSDK) - Cahokia police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby. The child died around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Plum Street in Cahokia. Police say the child suffocated while in bed with the parents, but they believe the suffocation was accidental. For information on safe sleep for babies, visit the SIDS Resources website or call 1-800-421-3511. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595485/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595485/scat/3de26857846ae51b Email OAKLAND -- There was no delay in getting David Lough right into the Royals' lineup when he reported on Friday. Called up to replace injured outfielder Jarrod Dyson, Lough was playing right field and leading off against the Oakland A's. It was a hurry-up trip from Omaha, where he was playing for the Royals' Pacific Coast League club. For a while on Thursday, Lough wasn't ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595764/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:33 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595764/scat/3de26857846ae51b OAKLAND -- Right-hander Blaine Boyer has exercised an out clause in his contract and has been released by the Royals' Triple-A club at Omaha so he could pursue a contract with a Japanese team. Boyer, pitching in relief, had an 0-1 record and a 3.00 ERA in 13 games for the Storm Chasers. In 15 innings, he had 18 strikeouts against three walks. A veteran of 233 big league games with Atlanta, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595766/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:32 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595766/scat/3de26857846ae51b top prospect , underwent Lasik eye surgery on Thursday in Kansas City and is expected to return playing almost immediately. Starling underwent the laser procedure after he complained of not being able to see the ball well during night games, according to J.J. Picollo, the Royals' assistant general manager of scouting and player development. In 35 games for the Class A Lexington Legends, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595765/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:32 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595765/scat/3de26857846ae51b Gov. Jay Nixon says the Missouri Legislature made significant progress in some key areas, such as expanding access to mental health services, funding higher education on a performance outcomes-based model, and creating business incentives to bolster the economy. He says the legislature worked in the final week of session to fund First Steps, so children with special needs can access early ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595928/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595928/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY o The Missouri House has advanced liquor legislation that has been the topic of intense lobbying and several lawsuits ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595212/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 21:57:07 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595212/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Missouri legislative session ended with frustration all around Friday when lawmakers failed to pass a bill reining in two large tax credit programs to make room for new ones.Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, killed the overhaul in a sharply worded attack in which he said the last-ditch compromise on the table was far too generous to developers and showed that the Legislature was ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595109/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 21:57:07 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595109/scat/3de26857846ae51b Email ST. LOUIS -- Initially hopeful that elbow discomfort would sideline him for only two starts, Jake Westbrook is now bracing for a slightly longer-than-expected stay on the disabled list. Additional tests on Westbrook's right elbow this week revealed a build up of scar tissue, which required a second cortisone shot in the elbow. The shot, which Westbrook had on Thursday, precludes him ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595213/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595213/scat/3de26857846ae51b Email ST. LOUIS -- Highly touted pitching prospect Michael Wacha lowered his season ERA to 1.89 ERA with the most dominant start of his professional career on Thursday. Wacha, the Cardinals' top pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, retired the first 13 Tacoma batters he faced en route to finishing seven innings for the third time this season. Rich Poythress' home run cost Wacha ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595214/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595214/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS -- After hitting into another two double plays on Thursday, the Cardinals' twin-killing total is on the rise again after dipping last season. The club has already grounded into 38 double plays, putting the Cardinals on pace to hit into 154 this season. That would be only two fewer than the Major League high last season, set by the Tigers. The Cardinals' susceptibility to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595215/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214595215/scat/3de26857846ae51b A St. Louis man already serving a 40-year sentence for abducting and raping four women in the city and county has received more prison time ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594478/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594478/scat/3de26857846ae51b Lamont Aikens held no police officer's license but believed he had full police powers here while acting under direction of someone who did, he testified Friday in a trial that turned on that issue.As an auxiliary officer, he wore the same uniform with the same baton and pepper spray on his belt. His sleeve patch said "police," not "police officer" like the others. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594479/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594479/scat/3de26857846ae51b The purpose of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is to define psychiatry's common language. oThe first edition of the book was published in 1952, and has since been updated four times. o The first revision, in 1968, was a 150-page, spiral-bound paperback providing "cursory descriptions" of about 100 mental disorders, according to the New Yorker. It was ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594018/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:04 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594018/scat/3de26857846ae51b , a company near Boston had a similar situation in 2009 that also involved outrageous charges from AT&T. Those charges were eventually forgiven. A spokesman for A Better Answer, the company that installed Bream's phone system, says it's impossible to hack. He says there's no way the volume of calls charged to Bream could get through her system and that this is a network ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593906/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:10 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593906/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On this, the eve of Armed Forces Day, one of St. Louis' top companies is getting recognition for its recruitment of military men and women. Edward Jones has been named a winner for the 2013 Most Valuable Employers for military ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594480/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:10 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594480/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - We're learning more about an apparent road rage incident that turned deadly. Police say the aggressor died when the vehicle he was chasing down ran over him. We're hearing from a man who was in the SUV with the St. Louis man who died. Three guys in all were in the vehicle at the time. They were coming back from a Chinese buffet lunch. But on the way back, something ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594481/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594481/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A group of area Boy Scouts and their parents are pushing back against a proposal to allow gay members. On Friday the group took part in a nationwide movement to rally against the change in policy. Opponents say the changes could lead to deep divisions within the organization. The National Council is set to vote on lifting the gay Boy Scout ban this month. Despite some ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594482/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594482/scat/3de26857846ae51b Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594547/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:47 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594547/scat/3de26857846ae51b But Nixon criticized the Republican-led Legislature for failing to expand Medicaid health coverage to an estimated 260,000 lower-income adults, and for failing to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the state's tax credit ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594548/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:01 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594548/scat/3de26857846ae51b KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594549/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:00 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214594549/scat/3de26857846ae51b CLAYTON o A Florissant man was convicted this week of sexually assaulting a girl over the course of five years, starting when she was 9 years old.Michael R. Jackson, 46, originally faced eight counts of first degree statutory sodomy, but prosecutors dismissed four of those before his trial this week. The St. Louis County Circuit Court jury convicted on two of the four that remained.Jackson's ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593500/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:39:38 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593500/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - You see Yadier Molina on the diamond all the time. But he's not the only Molina with a gig at Busch Stadium. As Newschannel 5's Katie Felts reports, the Cardinals presented his older brother, Bengie, with an opportunity this off-season that he couldn't pass up. Click the video player above to watch Katie's report. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593502/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593502/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The odds of winning the more than $600 million Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 175 million. That's more than a long shot, but you can't help but imagine what you'd do with all that money. On First @ 4 we had ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593596/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593596/scat/3de26857846ae51b BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - Art on the Square in Belleville is considered one of the top five art shows in the country. The tents officially open Friday, and NewsChannel 5's Heidi Glaus was there to get a sneak peek. Click the video players above and to the left to see what the fair has to offer this year. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593504/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:23 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593504/scat/3de26857846ae51b ALTON, Ill. (KSDK) - Alton police are looking for a man accused of robbery Friday afternoon. Police were called to the Laclede Community Credit Union in the 2400 block of State Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. The suspect, wearing a black hoodie and something covering his face, tried to enter through the lobby door, but the lobby of the credit union is no longer open and is a drive-thru only ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592878/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:22 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592878/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The Penguin and Puffin Cove at the Saint Louis Zoo is always one of the most popular stops, and it's about to get even cooler. Sculptor Buddy O'Bara joined First @ 4 Friday to talk about a new bronze sculpture you'll soon see outside of the exhibit. Click the video player above to get a sneak peek of the sculpture. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593506/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:22 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593506/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - We've been daydreaming all day in the news room about how we would each spend the large Powerball jackpot. The drawing for at least $600 million will be held this weekend. We asked Linda Hoff with Tiffany & Co. to stop by and show us what you could buy if money was no longer an object. Click the video player above to see the elaborate pieces she brought with her to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593505/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:22 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593505/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Kansas City Chiefs will return to Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, for the fourth-straight summer for training camp, only this time with a twist. On Friday, Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid visited the "Home of the Griffons" for the first time, to meet their staff and become familiar with the upcoming surroundings and ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593377/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:45 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593377/scat/3de26857846ae51b The House and Senate each wrapped up their work Friday shortly after 6 p.m. - a few minutes after the mandatory adjournment time set by the Missouri ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593597/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:18:36 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593597/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation heading to Gov. Jay ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593600/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:18:35 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593600/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593599/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:18:35 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593599/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill clarifying the way a vacancy is filled in the office of lieutenant ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593598/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:18:35 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593598/scat/3de26857846ae51b A second major casualty of a filibuster on the last day of the legislative session is an economic development bill. Senator Eric Schmitt of Kirkwood had hoped to gain passage of a series of issues he says are at a ‘critical point'; The bill included new caps on two of the state’s biggest tax credits programs–historic preservation and low income housing. Schmitt had argued ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593601/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593601/scat/3de26857846ae51b RED WING, Minn. -- Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern Minnesota. The Red Wing Police Department identifies the victim as 54-year-old David Lucuson of Fenton, Mo. The Post-Bulletin of Rochester reported that police believe Lucuson was in Red Wing on a business trip. Police say his body ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593379/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:07:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593379/scat/3de26857846ae51b Saint Louis head swimming and diving coach Jim Halliburton has announced the addition of Haley Debandt, Alexa Gross and Christa Rumbaugh to the women's team, while Grant Alef, T.J. Decker, Nick Jessee and Austin Nguyenphu join the men's team. All athletes will begin competition in ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593602/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:01 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214593602/scat/3de26857846ae51b beer bill that will allow home brewers to participate in festivals and other public events.The move came as a response to an unexpected ban on homebrewed beer at last year's St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival, but the legislative process had some beer enthusiasts waiting to see how the issue would turn out after their relatively-noncontroversial bill was tied to a contentious liquor ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591722/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591722/scat/3de26857846ae51b A Washington Park man faces charges in a Wednesday carjacking that led police on a high-speed chase. Timothy L. Allen, 31, of the 1200 block of North 49th Street, has been charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated fleeing and eluding. He's in jail with bail set at $750,000.The incident started around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in a Belleville Circle K parking lot at ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592319/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:20 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592319/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Bellerive Country Club says Denis Watson, who won the 2007 Senior PGA Championship has withdrawn from next week's competition in St. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592321/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:37 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592321/scat/3de26857846ae51b MASCOUTAH, Ill. (KSDK) - A part-time school maintenance worker has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse. Paul J. McNicol, 21, is charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and six counts of criminal sexual abuse. Mascoutah police say the charges stem from an investigation that started Monday after they learned McNicol had been in a relationship with female who is now ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592322/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592322/scat/3de26857846ae51b hit and killed by a car last week in north St. Louis. Nine-year-old Lonnie's classmates at Sappington Elementary School wanted to do their part to help out his family, so they decided to set up a lemonade stand on the school's parking lot. The lemonade stand opened at 10 a.m. Friday at the school, located at 11011 Gravois Road, Sappington, Mo., and expects to be open for a few more ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592320/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592320/scat/3de26857846ae51b UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (KSDK) - Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton are coming back for the fifth cycle of "The Voice." The next season will begin next fall. Levine, Shelton, Shakira, and Usher will host the sixth cycle, set to premiere midseason. "We locked in a plan several months ago to have the outstanding Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green rejoin ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592323/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592323/scat/3de26857846ae51b KSDK - If you're planning to send your kids to college, mark your calendar for the upcoming "529 College Savings Day" on May 29th. It's a day to celebrate MOST, "Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan". Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel joined Art Holliday to learn more about that, plus an opportunity to win money for your child's education. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592325/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:35 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592325/scat/3de26857846ae51b KSDK - The story of Trooper the dog is now a children's book, called "Trooper's Triumphs." The boxer-pit bull pup made the headlines after being tied to a truck and dragged down Interstate 55 last November. June Eding was so inspired by Trooper's story, she decided to write a book about it. Eding and her four-legged inspiration, Trooper, joined Art Holliday with details ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592324/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:35 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592324/scat/3de26857846ae51b BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - A Belleville man has been charged for allegedly abusing a 28-year-old woman. Police were called to the 600 block of Sycamore late Wednesday evening by a woman who said she was sexually abused. She said she was sitting on the steps to her apartment building smoking a cigarette when a man approached her and asked her for a cigarette. The victim says she gave the man a ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592326/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:34 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592326/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's legislative session was ending Friday in a familiar way, with the failure of a proposal that would have overhauled the state's costliest tax credit programs and created several new business ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592424/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:41 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592424/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Security plans for public buildings would be shielded from requests made under the state's open records law under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon on ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592425/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592425/scat/3de26857846ae51b Top seed Ashland pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and then held off a Drury rally to defeat the second-seeded Panthers 3-2 in an NCAA-II Midwest Regional elimination game Friday afternoon at Meador Park in Springfield. The Panthers (39-17) saw their season come to a close with their third consecutive loss. In the ninth, the Panthers loaded the bases with two out after ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592426/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:27 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592426/scat/3de26857846ae51b Harley-Davidson Inc. will reduce the workforce at its Kansas City plant by 140 on June 30. Out of that total, 75 are seasonal employees who are brought on and let go as demand for production rises and falls. The remaining 65 employees are being laid off, according to Harley-Davidson spokesperson Maripat Blankenheim. The move is all part of a new labor agreement signed in February 2011 that went ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592192/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214592192/scat/3de26857846ae51b Senate plan approved Wednesday would provide funding for special education programs, health care for blind Missourians and health clinics for ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591163/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591163/scat/3de26857846ae51b oResidents will get the chance to weigh in on what they want in their community center.The City Council approved a resolution for a parks and recreation community interest survey at its Thursday meeting. The council also gave first reading to a bill to institutea city commission on culture and the arts.Mayor Arthur J. McDonnell said he believed the $13,100 survey, to be conducted by Leisure ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591164/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591164/scat/3de26857846ae51b o The Missouri Attorney General's Office will prosecute Gary Sancegrow, who is charged with murdering a Washington County deputy, because the county's prosecuting attorney once represented Sancegrow and has "privileged and confidential information" about his mental-health history, court documents say.Deputy Christopher Parsons, 31, was helping load Sancegrow's mother into ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590476/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:25 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590476/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri voters will be asked to amend the state Constitution to give prosecutors another implement in child sex abuse ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591269/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:55 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591269/scat/3de26857846ae51b RED WING, Minn. (AP) -- Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591261/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:54 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591261/scat/3de26857846ae51b In its final day of the legislative session, the Missouri House has been working swiftly to approve bills and send them to Gov. Jay Nixon for approval.Among legislation passed so far ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589920/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589920/scat/3de26857846ae51b a tax credit overhaul , saying that the proposal demonstrated that the Legislature was "dysfunctional" and too close to developers.Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, said a last-ditch compromise barely trimmed lucrative subsidies for low-income housing developers and still provided up to $100 million a year to rehab historic buildings."Just because the House continues to defend a handful ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589918/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:39 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589918/scat/3de26857846ae51b In the end the only way to judge the lawmakers who leave Jefferson City today is to ask a simple question: What did they do for kids? The ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589919/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:39 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589919/scat/3de26857846ae51b oA St. Charles County jury has recommended that a cable repairman who terrorized and sexually assaulted a customer get 75 years in prison.James Michael Helderle, 22, of St. Charles was found guilty Thursday ofburglary, forcible sodomy, felonious restraint and armed criminal action.Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider will formally sentence Helderle, at 1:30 pm. June 27.Prosecutor Tim Lohmar said he was ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589156/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:38 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589156/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - St. Louis Rams majority owner Stan Kroenke will purchase the parent company of the Outdoor Channel, pending stockholder approval. According to a report appearing in ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589921/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:18 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589921/scat/3de26857846ae51b Construction employment shrunk on both sides of the state line in April, falling by 0.7 percent in Missouri and 1.6 percent in Kansas, according to an analysis of federal employment data from the Associated General Contractors of America. For the month, Missouri lost 700 construction industry jobs, falling to 104,000 employed in April. In Kansas, the industry lost 900 jobs, with total employment ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590432/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:58:16 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590432/scat/3de26857846ae51b Spencer Kympton, president of The Mission Continues The Mission Continues is in the midst of building a five-year growth strategy, so the nonprofits partnership with the just-released movie Star Trek Into Darkness is welcome exposure, according to President Spencer Kympton. Director J.J. Abrams production company, Bad Robot, and Paramount Pictures have launched what Kympton called a pretty ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590406/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:54:31 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590406/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- State employees in Missouri could keep firearms in their vehicles on state property under a bill sent to Gov. Jay ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590001/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:14 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590001/scat/3de26857846ae51b Bryan Cave LLP was paid $30,000 in April in legal fees from bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp., part of $98,000 the firm has received from the company since Patriot filed for bankruptcy in July, according to a regulatory filing today by the coal company. St. Louis-based Bryan Cave, the areas second-largest law firm ranked by its 253 local licensed attorneys, is Patriots restructuring and corporate ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590140/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:00 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590140/scat/3de26857846ae51b A Liberty man who initially told authorities two cats had overturned his three-week-old baby’s bounce seat has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing her death.Thirty-year-old Tristan Williams was been found guilty of causing injuries including broken ribs, facial bruises, retinal hemorrhage and swelling of the brain. The infant was put on life support, but later ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590003/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590003/scat/3de26857846ae51b A St. Louis man who shot at police officers when a SWAT team raided his home on a drug bust has been found guilty of ten felony counts plus endangering a child. Steven Haywood fired three shots at officers, who returned fire, later figuring out a child was in the bathroom, which was in the line of fire. No one was injured in the gunfire exchange.He’ll be sentenced in ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590002/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590002/scat/3de26857846ae51b A soldier who was based in Missouri has been killed. The Department of Defense says 33-year-old Seargent Trenton Rhea of Oakly, Kansas drowned in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while in combat. He was previously with the 200th Military Police Command in Belton, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590004/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590004/scat/3de26857846ae51b : A St. Louis man is accused of trying to steal the starter out of a police anti-riot vehicle.The armored vehicle — called ';The Raptor'; — is equipped with surveillance cameras and displays big white lettering that reads ';We are watching you.'; Clearly having missed the obvious warning, 26-year-old Jerome Rankins has been arrested and charged with tampering. He ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590005/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590005/scat/3de26857846ae51b St. Louis native and Missouri State University graduate John Goodman will not receive an honorary degree from the Springfield school today as planned. MSU says instead, the university will confer the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters on one of its most famous graduates at its August convocation.University President Clif Smart ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590006/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:27 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214590006/scat/3de26857846ae51b YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch YRC Worldwide Inc. CEO James Welch wants to set the record straight on the companys attempt to acquire ABF Freight System Inc. On Thursday, Welch sent a letter to all of the Overland Park less-than-truckload carriers employees explaining the companys thinking behind the attempted acquisition of the Fort Smith, Ark. based company (Nasdaq: ABFS), his thoughts on the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589793/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:31:19 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589793/scat/3de26857846ae51b As hospitals move into a new era of health care in which they are reimbursed for quality as opposed to the quantity, analysts like those at Moodys Investors Service say demonstrating patient value instead of patient volumes will be more important for nonprofit hospitals moving forward. Thats a historic shift for hospitals, Moodys reports, and it will likely influence credit ratings. And there ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589337/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:27:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589337/scat/3de26857846ae51b Unlike the glitz and glam of events you might find in Hollywood that honor the latest and greatest in fashion or movies, last nights St. Louis Business Journal event put the best financial stewards the area has to offer in the spotlight. More than 150 people came out to Windows on Washington to honor the Business Journals 2013 CFO Award winners. Henk Derksen of Belden Inc., David Levinson of ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589153/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:24:10 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589153/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Board of Public Service accepted a $6.3 million bid from TRI-Co. Inc. Commercial this week for renovation work on the new St. Louis Metropolitan Police headquarters. The project includes interior renovations and rehabilitation of all four floors inside the 143,000-square-foot building at 1915 Olive St., Maggie Crane, press secretary to Mayor Francis Slay told the Business Journal in an email. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589044/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:39 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589044/scat/3de26857846ae51b Patriot CEO Ben Hatfield Despite objections by the United Mine Workers of America, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy Surratt-States ruled Thursday that Patriot Coal can give key employees $6.9 million in bonuses. The bonuses are part of the companys annual incentive plan, which affects 225 employees, and its critical employee retention plan, which affects 119 employees. Some employees are eligible to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589211/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589211/scat/3de26857846ae51b There's no predicting what the weather might do, but on paper, the Senior PGA will be a good mix of risk and reward, worthy of a major ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588611/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:50 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588611/scat/3de26857846ae51b -- who isoff the air until further notice -- has been set for Monday.The station is examining Conners' recent post to Facebook alleging he was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service after interviewing President Barack Obama.Today, Conners' ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588612/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:50 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588612/scat/3de26857846ae51b o Two aldermen have proposed legislation that would limit campaign contributions in city elections. The bill would cap contributions from any person or entity at $10,000 for mayoral candidates, as well as anyone running for president of the Board of Aldermen or comptroller. It would also set a $3,000 contribution limit for aldermanic candidates. In the future, those limits would then be adjusted ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588613/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:49 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588613/scat/3de26857846ae51b SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -; Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587996/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:22 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587996/scat/3de26857846ae51b Under current law, parents have five days to leave their babies with medical professionals, firefighters, emergency medical technicians or law enforcement officers without repercussions. The bill passed Friday adds pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes to that list and significantly lengths the drop-off ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588482/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588482/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Kansas City Chiefs added a fullback to its roster, signing college free agent Toben Opurum, the team announced on Friday. Opurum (6-1, 250) played defensive end and linebacker at the University of Kansas where he recorded 109 tackles (59 solo), 6.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed. Opurum played running back for the Jayhawks in 2009, rushing 133 ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588483/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:58 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588483/scat/3de26857846ae51b The "Sunshine Boulevard" specialty drink is one of the most popular beverages at Snow & Co. Some technology stories in Kansas City are hard to find, but this one beat down my door. Heres a snapshot into my reporters notebook, which this week features a watering hole I couldnt escape in my coverage of the local technology and entrepreneurship scene. The beat demands an affinity for ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589191/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:55 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214589191/scat/3de26857846ae51b MoDOT is spending $64 million to rebuild the westbound span of the busy bridge that carries Interstate 70 traffic over the Missouri River. The work has reduced traffic to three lanes each way, both using the existing eastbound span. Normally, each span is five ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588701/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:06 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588701/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that would require education officials to seek grants and donations to help children with special needs such as ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588700/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:06 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588700/scat/3de26857846ae51b Gov. Jay Nixon today signed four bills passed by the General Assembly and vetoed another. The Governor’s press office sent out a release detailing the measures signed into ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588702/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:11 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588702/scat/3de26857846ae51b Local officials are asking for the Missouri Department of Transportation's support philosophical and financial to look at the feasibility of extending a Kansas City streetcar line to North Kansas City. The cities are asking the state for $100,000 to help pay for a study of the feasibility of running a streetcar line across the Heart of America Bridge in into North Kansas City. The request ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588490/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:24 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588490/scat/3de26857846ae51b In the end the only way to judge the lawmakers who leave Jefferson City today is to ask a simple question: What did they do for kids? The ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587195/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587195/scat/3de26857846ae51b A 1-cent sales tax increase for highway construction is dead.As the final day of the Missouri legislative session dawned this morning, Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, told Senate colleagues what they already knew: that a Republican-led filibuster had succeeded in sidelining the plan. He then withdrew it from consideration.The legislative session ends at 6 p.m. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586429/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586429/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Rockwood School Board has chosen Terry Adams as interim superintendent.The board approved the hiring last night after interviewing candidates earlier this week. Adams replaces Bruce Borchers, who is leaving to be superintendent in a smaller district in Oak Ridge, Tenn.Adams, 59, has served a total of 27 years as a Missouri superintendent, the last seven in Wentzville.Before coming to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587194/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587194/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KSDK) - The Interstate 70 Blanchette Bridge rehabilitation project is ahead of schedule and as a result the westbound lanes of the span will reopen to the public by late summer, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. According to Jack Wang, a MoDOT spokesman, the westbound I-70 bridge was closed November 2, 2012 and projected to stay closed for up to a year. Ed ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587198/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:03 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587198/scat/3de26857846ae51b Authorities said Hazel Martin died Wednesday. She was using a pail to get water from the pond for plants on her family's property near Wyaconda when she fell in and couldn't get ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587066/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:37:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587066/scat/3de26857846ae51b , who said, "I'm just happy to be back with my teammates, honestly. I'm just happy to be out there and be back with my teammates in the locker room and playing football." Entering his sixth season with the Chiefs, Albert is the veteran leader of the group and has great goals already in place. "To help lead this offensive line, to help lead this team; that's my ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587068/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:37:26 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587068/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sprint Nextel Corp. completed a $480 million deal with U.S. Cellular Corp. on Friday that brings Sprint as many as 420,000 new Midwestern customers and a stronger wireless network. Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) bought U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) spectrum and customers in St. Louis; Champaign, Ill; Chicago; South Bend, Ind., and other Midwestern markets. The customer transition will take ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588489/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588489/scat/3de26857846ae51b blaming her gay colleagues for killing it. For all of the effective anti-bullying measures Rep. Sue Allen’s bill included, it specifically banned the creation of enumerated lists of identities to protect, such as sexual orientation and gender identity. Enumerating protections has helped guarantee that anti-LGBT bullying does not go unreported, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587070/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:27 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587070/scat/3de26857846ae51b PQ Corp. breaks ground on a new $120 million expansion Thursday at its manufacturing plant at 1700 Kansas Ave. PQ Corp. broke ground Thursday on a $120 million project at its Kansas City, Kan., facility. The company, which includes Zeolyst International, manufactures mineral catalysts used in refineries and for environmental cleanup. The expansion at 1700 Kansas Ave. is projected to add 40 to 50 ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588488/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:50 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214588488/scat/3de26857846ae51b JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would require scrap metal dealers to collect more information from the people who sell them ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587290/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587290/scat/3de26857846ae51b SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- An increase in state revenue for the next fiscal year would be used to improve the salaries of faculty and staff at Missouri State University under a proposal from President Clif ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587292/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:20 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587292/scat/3de26857846ae51b The transportation sales tax, one of the major priorities of this legislative session, has died in the state senate after three of the 34 senators refused to let it come to a vote that would have sent the issue to the statewide ballot. Sponsor Mike Kehoe has withdrawn his motion for approval at the start of this last day of the legislative session. Senate President Pro tem Tom Dempsey says the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587294/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587294/scat/3de26857846ae51b Mizzou softball is hosting NCAA Regionals. (Photo/courtesy Mizzou Athletics) 8th ranked Mizzou softball plays host to the Columbia Regional for the fifth-straight season as it begins its quest for an NCAA Division I Softball Championship. The sixth-seeded Tigers are joined in the regional by Hofstra (43-11), Oregon State (33-22) and Stony Brook ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587293/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214587293/scat/3de26857846ae51b Mayor Francis Slay It was a good week to be mayor of the city of St. Louis. Yesterday Mayor Francis Slay took a hard-hat tour of the newly renamed @4240 building, the $73 million renovation of an old phone factory in the CORTEX biotech and medical research district in Midtown. At that event it was also announced that the Cambridge Innovation Center, one of the leading co-working companies for ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586406/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:55 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586406/scat/3de26857846ae51b Anthony Sanfilippo, president and CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.s planned $2.8 billion acquisition of Ameristar Casinos, Pinnacle officials announced today. Pinnacle, based in Las Vegas, agreed Dec. 20 to acquire Ameristar in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.50 per Ameristar share, or $2.8 billion including assumed debt. With ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586434/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:02 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586434/scat/3de26857846ae51b In the end the only way to judge the lawmakers who leave Jefferson City today is to ask a simple question: What did they do for kids? The ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585609/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:48 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585609/scat/3de26857846ae51b Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585608/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:48 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585608/scat/3de26857846ae51b Work on the Blanchette Bridge, which carries Interstate 70 over the Missouri River, is expected to wrap up more than two months ahead of schedule, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced this morning.Ed Hassinger, MoDOT's St. Louis district engineer, told reporters this morning that contractor Walsh Construction Co. expects to have all lanes of the bridge open in both directions ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585612/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:46 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585612/scat/3de26857846ae51b Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital .The "Grand Classic" is Saturday, with more than 60 automobiles displayed and judged by the Classic Car Club of America. This includes limited-production models from Duesenberg, Packard, Ferrari, Porsche, Rolls-Royces, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz.On Sunday, 65 more vehicles will roll out for display, with an emphasis placed on automobiles produced in ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585611/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:46 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585611/scat/3de26857846ae51b CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585610/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:45 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585610/scat/3de26857846ae51b Stan Kroenke Stan Kroenkes Kroenke Sports and Entertainment LLC announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. for $10.25 a share in cash. Under the agreement, Outdoor Channel will now be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Denver-based Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, which is led by President and CEO Jim Martin. The deal beefs up Kroenkes sports and multimedia ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586260/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214586260/scat/3de26857846ae51b Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Troubles at several oil refineries are driving gasoline prices sharply higher in the Midwest, and the regional shortages are expected to boost pump prices nationwide. Gas prices in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin have spiked up to 40 cents a gallon the past week alone. Behind the rise: outages and extended ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585614/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585614/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - Landfills normally raise the stink level, but for one neighbor of the Maryland Heights landfill, it's actually lowering its utility bill. Methane gas from the local landfill is pumped over to Pattonville High School to supplement the school's use of natural gas. The program translates to savings of around $40,000 per year for the school district. This ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585613/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585613/scat/3de26857846ae51b PIASA, Ill. (KSDK) - For the second time this week, Southwestern Community Unit School District 9 is on lockdown after a threatening note was discovered. The district was placed on lockdown again after a note was found at Southwestern Middle School on Thursday afternoon. District Superintendent Brad Skertich said a letter has been sent home to parents explaining the situation. The letter ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585615/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585615/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - Being part of the St. Louis County Strike Team means Maryland Heights firefighters have to be ready for many different scenarios and practice alternate rescues. One such rescue method involves a firefighter being strapped into a full body harness and being hoisted several stories in the air by other firefighters on the ground. Pat McGonigle acted as the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585616/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:56 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585616/scat/3de26857846ae51b Jung-Tsung Shen, one of five Washington University scientists to receive Bear Cub grants, is developing a high-speed networking switch. Washington University in St. Louis announced Thursday it was awarding $204,000 to five scientists with innovative ideas that need some more help before they can attract government grant money. The universitys Bear Cub grant program was designed to help move ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584872/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:54 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584872/scat/3de26857846ae51b CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Police in the southeast Missouri town of Cape Girardeau are investigating after a massive brawl broke out after closing time at downtown ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585740/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57:30 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585740/scat/3de26857846ae51b More than a thousand disabled workers could finally begin receiving payments for their job-related injuries if the Missouri House gives final approval to legislation intended to replenish an insolvent state fund. SB 1, which passed the Senate early on May 15, also would change the way people who suffer from work-related illnesses like carpal tunnel syndrome or asbestos-induced cancer receive ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584671/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:43 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584671/scat/3de26857846ae51b Overland Park's real estate scene is bustling. The Kansas City suburb issued building permits in April for projects valued at $115 million a higher dollar value than any month in the citys 53-year history. Thats higher than even the 1990s and early 2000s when the Sprint campus was being built, Sean Reilly, the citys public information officer, said Thursday. Seven of the top 10 building ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584635/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:19:17 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584635/scat/3de26857846ae51b A business lounge concept by Regus. The executive-suite industry, which provides companies with office space and shared services, is booming. As we told you in the May 17 print edition of the Kansas City Business Journal, industry leader The Regus Group Ltd. now has eight locations in the Kansas City area, more than 600 in the United States and 1,500 worldwide, with plans to expand that number to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584539/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:59 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584539/scat/3de26857846ae51b Myrtle Dorsey was lambasted at a board meeting Thursday by teachers over her leadership.Dorsey did not attend the meeting. A board member said that Dorsey was ill.Board chairman Libby Fitzgerald announced at the end of the meeting that the Board of Trustees had hired an outside law firm, Armstrong Teasdale, to conduct an internal investigation into Meramec's handling of an attack last month ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583048/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:02:59 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583048/scat/3de26857846ae51b A mother upset over her teenage daughter's posting on a social networking site hit, kicked and stomped the girl to punish her, police said Friday.The girl, 14, was taken to Christian Hospital to be treated for abrasions and blood found in her urine, which may be a sign of serious injury, authorities say. The mother is in jail.Harmony M. Camden, 37, of the 100 block of Reasor Drive, was ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583107/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 11:02:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583107/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - Maryland Heights has a population of 27,000 residents, but during the day that population swells to about 80,000 people, a sign of economic vibrancy. Maryland Heights Mayor Mike Moeller joined Jennifer Blome at Engine House No. 1 Friday morning to talk about the city as an entertainment destination. Mayor Moeller even answers the dreaded "what is your ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583216/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:23 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583216/scat/3de26857846ae51b SAUGET, Ill. (KSDK) - A world record is being attempted in Sauget, Illinois as 52 people are trying to play a baseball game for 62 consecutive hours. The game is ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582983/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582983/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - Prior to signing off for the day, 'Today in St. Louis' anchor Jennifer Blome received a crash course in fire hose training. Jennifer hoisted the heavy hose and focused on knocking over a series of orange cones set on a hill, which acted as targets for the drill. Watch the video player above to see Jennifer's hosing abilities on display. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583944/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583944/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - The Maryland Heights Fire Department answers the call all over the region; it's part of the St. Louis County Strike Team. This group is deployed to disasters. Maryland Heights specializes in searching for survivors in collapsed structures. They use specialized video equipment, audio equipment to look for survivors. Two years ago, they were dispatched to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583943/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:21 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583943/scat/3de26857846ae51b Kim Komando, Special for USA TODAY Do you know every Google search you've ever performed is stored on the search giant's servers? And that data is cross-linked to your search data from YouTube, Google Maps and any other Google services you use. With that mountain of information, Google can tell a lot about you: where you live, your hobbies, age, health problems, religion and more. Of ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584037/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:57:20 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584037/scat/3de26857846ae51b That is the new Missouri way. Don’t look to your state legislature to get things done. In the do-it-yourself state, initiative is ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583806/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:32 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214583806/scat/3de26857846ae51b SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri State University says actor John Goodman will not receive an honorary degree from the Springfield school on Friday as ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584038/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584038/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARBLE HILL, Mo. (AP) -- A former deputy sheriff in Bollinger County has settled his lawsuit against the county prosecutor, sheriff's department of former ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584039/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584039/scat/3de26857846ae51b Perficient president and CEO Jeffrey Davis Perficient Inc., a St. Louis-based IT consulting firm, has acquired Clear Task Inc., an $8 million consulting firm for about $7.9 million. The deal will be funded with $6.3 million in cash and about $1.6 million worth of Perficient common stock. With the acquisition, Perficient is raising its full year 2013 revenue guidance to a range of $362 million to ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585618/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:36:51 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585618/scat/3de26857846ae51b What I like about this new feature we call Missourinet Mornings is it allows you to get to know me a little better. When I was in college, I was turned onto the sport of horse racing and have been in love with it ever since. I enjoy this time of year as racing looks for it’s next Triple Crown Winner. We’ll watch the end of the Kentucky Derby and talk about why Orb’s finish is ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584040/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584040/scat/3de26857846ae51b has created what is now one of London's largest and most visible pieces of public artwork.Hendin's painting, "All Paths Lead to Foyles," was the winning entry in a design competition for the renovation of Foyles bookstore, a London landmark. The painting was made into a 95-feet-by-28-feet mural, whichwas unveiled May 1."I decided to create a surreal London cityscape, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582210/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:10 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582210/scat/3de26857846ae51b A Vietnam veteran holds a red rose as he touches the name of a fallen comrade at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 2007. (AP Photo/Haraz N. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581975/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581975/scat/3de26857846ae51b Former Post-Dispatch reporter Sara Bondioli, now Copy Chief for CQ Roll Call in Washington, D.C., voiced her frustration at not being able to find the noble toasted ravioli after she moved away. Roll Call writer Warren Rojas ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582458/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:08 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582458/scat/3de26857846ae51b BENTON, Ill. oA federal prison inmate already serving a 17-year sentence on Missouri drug and gun charges has been ordered to spend two ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582460/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:08 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582460/scat/3de26857846ae51b the hottest topics of the day, live. Today features Diane Keaggy on our upcoming issue of Summer Fun and Deb Peterson from the editorial board. Watch ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582459/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:08 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582459/scat/3de26857846ae51b BENTON, Ill. oA federal prison inmate already serving a 17-year sentence on Missouri drug and gun charges has been ordered to spend two ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582328/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:07 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582328/scat/3de26857846ae51b JOPLIN, Mo. oA Catholic parish in Joplin broke ground on a $13.5 million project that will replace buildings destroyed by the May 2011 ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582461/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:07 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582461/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The latest edition of the St. Louis Business Journal is now on newsstands. Editor Patricia Miller visits 'Today in St. Louis' to discuss the magazine handing out awards for the Top CFOs in town. During the 5 a.m. hour, 'Business Journal' editor Patricia Miller talks about the Arch Grant winners. Watch the video players to learn more. ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581516/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:41 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581516/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - Here is the recipe from our two breakfast chefs: Firefighter paramedic Jonathan Rickey and Firefighter paramedic Greg Meyer of the Maryland Heights Fire ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582462/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:41 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582462/scat/3de26857846ae51b MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - This weekend marks the end of an era for a St. Louis institution. Dierdorf and Hart's Steakhouse will close its doors permanently Saturday after more than 30 years in business. Owners said their lease at Westport Plaza is up next month and will not be renewed. Lunch service ended in April. Owners said they will honor all gift cards and discounts until they ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582463/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582463/scat/3de26857846ae51b WASHINGTON (AP) - The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views. In a prepared statement, former acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller was ready to tell the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday that the screening system ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582488/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:32:38 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582488/scat/3de26857846ae51b Andrew Mason, former CEO of Groupon, announced via his blog Thursday that he's moving to San Francisco to start a new company and is releasing an album of motivational business music. He also is one of five new partners joining Y Combinator. Tableau Software, a data visualization software company, is going public through a $254 million IPO and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582614/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:24:40 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582614/scat/3de26857846ae51b This week, the Kansas City Business Journal ranks the areas top physicians groups based on number of active physicians. To check out the top five, see the slideshow to the right. For the full list, subscribers can take a look at the print edition of the Kansas City Business Journal. The list also includes number of employees, number of locations, specialties, hospital affiliations, chief ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591270/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:08:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214591270/scat/3de26857846ae51b Autumn MorningSky | KCBJ Snow and Co. is in the Crossroads Arts District area at 1815 Wyandotte St. Tucked into a venue in the Crossroads Arts District is a bar that's gaining popularity with the technology gurus and entrepreneurs of Kansas City. Snow and Co., at 18th and Wyandotte streets, is one of the only frozen specialty cocktail spots in the area. Its drinks are made with fresh-squeezed ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581717/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 09:06:09 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581717/scat/3de26857846ae51b Sean Stormes When is the last time you heard someone say, Your company is the model of (fill in the blank). Although thats high praise, how does one become a recognized standard? To begin our search for answers, have you heard of Dick Fosbury? And what does parabolic apex have to do with performance improvement? In 1963, a gangly high school teenager in Medford, Ore., began experimenting with ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582335/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:52:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582335/scat/3de26857846ae51b Hal Becker This topic frightens me a little for one simple reason: I do not take my own advice. Hopefully, by writing this it will remind me to do what I say! Here we go: How many times do you look in the closet or drawer at a new sweater (or any article of clothing) you bought, and say, You know, should I wear that now, or should I just wait for a special occasion? I know I do that. We wait for ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582334/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:52:15 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582334/scat/3de26857846ae51b The community development corporation has approved $84,000 in grants to jump-start urban-core housing developments in downtown Kansas City, Kan., and northeast Kansas City Greater Kansas City LISC announced Thursday that it had approved a $65,000 grant to the Mattie Rhodes Center and Hardesty Renaissance to improve affordable housing options in Scarritt Renaissance, a northeast Kansas City ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581711/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:51:44 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581711/scat/3de26857846ae51b Kansas City Southern has a new, high-visibility stop: the S&P 500 stock index. The railway company is moving up from the S&P MidCap 400. The move to the oft-cited stock index is part of a chain reaction. Kansas City Southern will swap spots with Dallas-based Dean Foods Co., which will go to the MidCap 400 index. Another Dallas company, The WhiteWave Foods Co., also will join the MidCap 400 index, ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584042/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:48:38 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584042/scat/3de26857846ae51b The company behind such hotel brands as Sheraton and Westin booked space in Wichita for a call center that could employ 900 people, the Wichita Business Journal reports. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. leased 50,000 square feet for the new call center. The company wants to open it in July with 150 to 200 employees and add as many at 750 more during the next five ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582333/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:46:14 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582333/scat/3de26857846ae51b The head of the Senate Ways and Means Committee in Kansas wants to prohibit the state from funding a new set of education standards, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. Sen. Ty Masterson, R-Andover, said he opposes the Common Core reading and math standards, portraying the standards as a case of the federal government imposing rules on schools. He also wants to block state funding of new science ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582331/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:43:05 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582331/scat/3de26857846ae51b McDonalds is cutting back, at least on the number of menu items its locations offer, as it works to recover some of its nimbleness and efficiency, Bloomberg reports. McDonalds Corp., which recently said it was cutting the Angus burger, also has looked at sacking its Caesar salads, Southern Style Biscuit and McSkillet Burrito, according to an email to franchisees obtained by Bloomberg. While ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581526/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:30 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581526/scat/3de26857846ae51b A category called Senior Executive Service exists above the civil service pay schedule, a lofty goal in working for the federal government.A report to be issued today by a subcommittee headed by Sen. Claire McCaskill suggests one reason why.Over a four-year period, the tiny minority (1 percent) of the federal workforce who fill these supervisory positions received $340 million in cash bonuses -- ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581129/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:49 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581129/scat/3de26857846ae51b . oIllinois lawmakers have approved a measure aimed at boosting the upkeep of veterans' memorials.The state's House voted unanimously Thursday to send the bill to the governor for his signature.The measure gives municipalities access to funds to maintain local monuments honoring veterans.Current law allows voters in a municipality to choose to construct and fund a veteran's ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581130/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:48 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581130/scat/3de26857846ae51b ST. PETERS, Mo. (KSDK) - An arrest has been made after a man was caught exposing himself to a teen girl in the parking lot of a St. Peters, Mo. library. Kevin Flatley, 49, was taken into custody around 12 p.m. Thursday. Flatley ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580542/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:27:01 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580542/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Missouri Legislature is scheduled to adjourn at 6 p.m. Friday. From tax credits to Medicaid and early-childhood education, here are some of the measures that will live or die depending on what happens before the legislative session ends at 6 p.m. today. A handful of items appear to have strong possibilities for passage, including restoration of money for the First Steps education program for ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582330/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:25:34 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582330/scat/3de26857846ae51b CHULA, Mo. (AP) -- Police say they arrested a northwest Missouri woman after she allegedly threatened to hit a school principal and made death threats during a dispute at a ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581198/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:10:31 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581198/scat/3de26857846ae51b Representative Todd Richardson (photo courtesy; Tim Bommel, Missouri House Communications) The bill seeks to right the state’s Second Injury Fund, from which settlements are paid out to workers who have a disability and then sustain a work-related injury. Legislation passed and signed in 2005 capped at 3 percent the surcharge that supported the fund, paid by all businesses on their ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581199/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 08:04:00 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581199/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Missouri House on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would bar welfare recipients from spending their cash benefits at liquor stores, casinos or strip clubs. The House sent the bill to Gov. Jay Nixon with a 110-36 vote, KMOX reports. The bill brings the state into compliance with federal rules about purchases with electronic cash benefit cards under the Temporary Assistance for Needy ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580491/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:33 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580491/scat/3de26857846ae51b Doug Wolfe St. Louis corporate communications and design firm ProWolfe Partners plans to dissolve. The company posted the news on its website Thursday. Company President Doug Wolfe is retiring. "I'll stay open to consulting opportunities, as Marta and I devote most of our time to volunteering, traveling and bicycle touring our favorite way to experience new places," Wolfe said in a ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584041/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:42 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214584041/scat/3de26857846ae51b Doug Wolfe St. Louis corporate communications and design firm ProWolfe Partners plans to dissolve. The company posted the news on its website Thursday. Company President Doug Wolfe is retiring. "I'll stay open to consulting opportunities, as Marta and I devote most of our time to volunteering, traveling and bicycle touring our favorite way to experience new places," Wolfe said in a ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585742/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:42 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214585742/scat/3de26857846ae51b Doug Wolfe St. Louis corporate communications and design firm ProWolfe Partners plans to dissolve. The company posted the news on its website Thursday. Company President Doug Wolfe is retiring. "I'll stay open to consulting opportunities, as Marta and I devote most of our time to volunteering, traveling and bicycle touring our favorite way to experience new places," Wolfe said in a ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582553/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:42 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214582553/scat/3de26857846ae51b St. Louis corporate communications and design firm ProWolfe Partners plans to dissolve. The company posted the news on its website Thursday. Company President Doug Wolfe is retiring. "I'll stay open to consulting opportunities, as Marta and I devote most of our time to volunteering, traveling and bicycle touring our favorite way to experience new places," Wolfe said in a statement on ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581200/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:37:42 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214581200/scat/3de26857846ae51b St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - A north St. Louis crash late Thursday remains under investigation after one of two drivers involved ran a red light and collided with a second car. The impact flipped the speeding car onto its top, where it then slid on the roof nearly a block. The crash occurred around 11:50 p.m. last night on North Florissant at Salisbury Street. Witnesses told police a northbound car ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214579350/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:17:57 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214579350/scat/3de26857846ae51b St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - An early morning crash in south St. Louis is being investigated after the driver involved ran from the wrecked vehicle. The incident took place around 2:15 a.m. Friday at the entrance to Carondelet Park. Police say the pick-up truck involved was coming down Holly Hills towards Grand when the driver veered off the road and smalled into a tree, flipping the vehicle into its ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214579989/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 07:17:56 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214579989/scat/3de26857846ae51b The Mizzou baseball team (17-30, 9-19) moved closer to earning a spot at the SEC Tournament after picking up a 4-2 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats at Taylor Stadium. Keaton Steele, Logan Pearson, Shane Segovia and Dane Opel drove in runs. Brett Graves picked up his second win of the season, allowing just three hits and one earned run over five innings of work, striking out three along the ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580023/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 06:56:29 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580023/scat/3de26857846ae51b In an epic pitcher’s duel that saw two pitchers work more than 10 innings Minnesota State-Mankato defeated Missouri Southern 1-0 in the NCAA Division II Central Regional. The Mavericks scored on a bunt single with two outs in the bottom of the 14th inning. For the Lions, Brett Abell worked 11 strong innings, allowing just five hits and striking out 11 on the night. For the Mavericks Jason ... http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580025/scat/3de26857846ae51b Fri, 17 May 2013 06:56:28 -0400 http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/214580025/scat/3de26857846ae51b