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Lawrence police investigate double shooting

Lawrence police said they are looking for several people they want to question in connection with shootings early Sunday that left two men with life-threatening gunshot ...
Video Severe tornadoes move across Kansas

Severe weather moved through the Plains states over the weekend, bringing high winds, heavy rains and tornadoes. Two twisters were spotted Saturday evening near Rozel, a sparsely populated area in central ...
VIDEO Tornadoes across central Kansas

PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (NBC) - Several tornadoes hit central Kansas Saturday night, damaging at least one home. It started with thunderstorms in Pawnee County in the afternoon. As the storm moved east, it continued to create tornados and leave damage in its wake. Click on the video player to see video of the tornado near Burdett, Kan. No injuries are reported at this time. For the latest on the ...
Party bus in fatal ax operated illegally

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A party bus was operating illegally when a bachelorette party attendee tumbled out of it in Kansas City, Kan., and was ...
Tornado watch issued for KC metro until 10 p.m.

Click here for live updates The watch includes much of central and eastern Kansas as well as northwest Missouri and parts of Iowa and Nebraska. Storms were expected to form west of the Kansas City metro before moving into our area. Any storms that develop this afternoon and evening could spawn a tornado, damaging hail and damaging wind. Stay with KMBC.com throughout the afternoon and evening for ...

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Winds: From the SSE at 12.3 MPH Gusting to 12.3 MPH

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Last Updated on May 19, 12:34 PM CDT

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Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) [DVD]

Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) is generally considered to be one of the first films, if not the first film, that truly defined the stylistic and thematic preoccupations of Ingmar Bergman, perhaps because it feels as if it had been drawn directly out of th ... ...

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Report Party bus in fatal wreck lacked full registration

A party bus was operating illegally when a bachelorette party attendee tumbled out of it in Kansas City, Kan., and was killed. The Kansas City Star reported that the Midnight Express party bus in which 26-year-old victim Jamie Frecks was riding lacked the proper registration. Kansas law required it to have a proper U.S. Department of Transportation number, but it didn't. The Star reported ...
Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones

President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...
Kansas Oklahoma Iowa Missouri are in bulls-eye

>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes are threatening to pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest on Sunday and Monday. A mix of ingredients could combine to spawn a severe weather outbreak sweeping through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and ...
Conflict-ridden Missouri legislative session could lead to more Nixon vetoes

GOP leadership touted other victories, such as an income tax cut that could save Missouri businesses and individuals more than $700 million a ...
Increased tornado probabilities Sunday for Wichita Kansas City Oklahoma City Tulsa

The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets. Early Sunday, officials with the multistate lottery said that one winning ticket for the $590 million jackpot had been sold in ...

On the record

Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

David Beckham

The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

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Le Meridien Noumea, New Caledonia

This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...

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Statins may cut exercise benefits for obese adults

University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol.

"Daily physical activity is needed to maintain or improve fitness, and thus improve health outcomes. However, if patients start exercising and taking statins at the same time, it seems that statins block the ability of exercise to improve their fitness levels," said John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU.

Thyfault said that many cardiologists want to prescribe statins to all patients over a certain age regardless of whether they have metabolic syndrome; the drugs also are recommended for people with Type 2 diabetes. He recommends that cardiologists more closely weigh the benefits and risks of statins given this new data about their effect on exercise training. ...