Senate panel approves citizenship bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on the Senate floor on legislation that ...

School collapses but girl unscathed

MOORE, Okla. - With their house too damaged to stay in, and their car totaled, the Verges may seem unlikely candidates for the luckiest family in Moore, but that's exactly how they feel. When Monday's EF-5 tornado raced through the town, killing 24 and injuring hundreds, family members were scattered across the storm's path. Melody Verge was at home with her husband, planning to ...

Aquinas blitzes BV Southwest early easily moves into Kansas quarterfinals

In memoir, KC native Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. The famed pop composer, who was born in Kansas City, knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his ...

Missouri sentencing law for juveniles draws criticism

“The Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan belongs to the people of Missouri,” writes Missouri Bar President Patrick B. Starke of Lee’s Summit, “and we must not let politicians and out-of-state special interests with big money steal ...

2 new lawsuits in Ratigan abuse case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Two new civil lawsuits were filed Tuesday in a priest misconduct case that led to the conviction of the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic Church official of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal. Plaintiff's attorney Rebecca Randles said the latest suits bring the total number filed over the Rev. Shawn Ratigan's conduct to seven, with one of them ...