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  • Huge asteroid to pass Earth this month

    CLEVELAND - It's a dark rock that's a full 1.7 miles wide. It's an asteroid. Scientists compare it to the one that killed off the dinosaurs. But, before you start scrambling for the next shuttle flight off this planet, rest assured: It will not strike Earth. But, it will come very close to us in just a few days. At 4:59 p.m. EDT on May 31, the asteroid, known as Asteroid 1998 QE2 ...

  • Missouri man pleads guilty to raiding nephews piggy bank

    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 ...

  • Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck

    “She was so excited about that new car,” her uncle, Tim Nash, said.She got the PT Cruiser for her May 8 birthday. She ran out to get her driver’s license on May 9.One week later, after school on Thursday, the Harrisonville High School freshman rolled out of the driveway of her family’s home south of Harrisonville. She had driven barely 100 yards on South Walker Road when, ...

  • Kansas City-area aviation enthusiasts to mark 70th anniversary of coast-to-coast flight

    This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, during engine inspection in Kansas City, Mo. The museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore it, the only one left in the U.S. that’s airworthy, and recreate millionaire aviator Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country ...

  • Feds probing Connecticut train crash

    Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...


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Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

It is a rare thing to get to witness an actress becoming a star in a single movie, but that is exactly what we witness happening with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Playing Vivian Ward, a down-on-her-luck prostitute who works the corners of Hollywood Boulevard back when it was a ... ...

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  • Kansas City museum raising cash to fly Connie

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -; The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air ...

  • Worlds of Fun featured on Travel Channel

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thirty-five roller coaster enthusiasts got to the park early and rode the Mamba roller coaster continuously for two hours Saturday before the park opened. A crew from the Travel Channel was at the park to film the roller coaster track and riders as they scream, drop and possibly lose their breakfast. Producers with the Travel Channel said it will feature the Mamba on season ...

  • POWERBALL Majority of combos picked

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game's largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations have been purchased, ...

  • Athletics beat Royals 2-1 Friday

    Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday ...

  • Education provision muddies Kan. budget talks

    Kansas education advocates said they were surprised by a provision added to the 2014 state budget banning the spending of any money to implement the national Common Core standards for math and ...

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