Kansas City Post news

Power of Moore tornado Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Meteorologists contacted by The Associated Press used real time measurements to calculate the energy released during the storm's life span of ...
Mo. juvenile life sentences still in flux

Prison sentences for Missouri juveniles convicted of first-degree murder remain uncertain because lawmakers did not pass a new sentencing scheme before ...
Boy 4 left on day cares van investigation underway

The center's officials said that there was a commotion on the van; children arguing over a toy. By the time the other children were inside the center, the 4-year-old was left behind, perhaps ...
Tea party activists rally at KC IRS building

About 30 tea party activists are rallying outside the IRS building in Kansas City to express outrage that the agency singled out conservative political groups for additional ...
Nixon to continue seeking Medicaid expansion

The Democratic governor campaigned throughout this year's legislative session to increase Medicaid eligibility for lower-income adults as called for under the federal health care law. Nixon's proposal would have tapped more than $900 million in federal funds to cover about 260,000 adults. But the Republican-led Legislature repeatedly rejected the plan, citing concerns about the ...

Kansas City Weather
72.0°F Clear
Winds: From the SW at 5.8 MPH Gusting to 5.8 MPH

Wed

77° 55°

Thu

72° 52°

Fri

73° 46°

Last Updated on May 21, 12:32 PM CDT

Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

Grosse Pointe Blank

"Grosse Pointe Blank" is a rather odd movie that seems to exist in a world that is just slightly askew of our own. Granted, everything looks the same -- houses, trees, cars, stores -- but all the characters and situations presented here are just a little off balance; everything people in this movie do or say is just weird enough to constantly keep you on your toes. Of course, this is hardly surpri ... ...

On Facebook

Man charged with assaulting confining girlfriend

According to court documents, on or between May 16 to May 19, Coleman assaulted his girlfriend by hitting her with a belt and tried to choke her with it. Investigators also alleged that Coleman used a methamphetamine pipe and burned his girlfriend. Authorities said the woman was restrained with handcuffs and at one point, had a .38-caliber revolver put in her ...
2013 5150 Kansas Triathlon professional Olympic course results

triathlon course with the swim in Clinton Lake, the bike portion on the rural roads around the lake and the run on the campground roads within the ...
Dish Sprint-SoftBank deal is a step toward China away from national security

Dish Network Corp. played up a Sprint Nextel Corp. suitors ties to China as new plot points unfolded Tuesday in the Sprint-Dish-SoftBank Corp.-Clearwire Corp. drama. A Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed text from an anti-SoftBank-Sprint merger website paid for by Dish (Nasdaq: DISH), NationalSecurityMatters.com. On the site, Dish provides its take on SoftBanks ...
Plenty of reasons to Fill the Fridge

People poured into Price chopper Tuesday in Shawnee to donate entire carts of food for the 41 Action News Fill the Fridge perishable food drive. There were all kinds of people that decided to donate Tuesday, and many donated for different reasons. Betty Sims says when she grew up, her family struggled to put food on the table. "It was import to donate because as a child, there were days I ...
Dad Teacher saved childrens lives

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The father of an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy says a teacher saved his son's life as a tornado tore into their school Monday. David Wheeler says the teacher at Briarwood Elementary in Moore took students into a closet and shielded them with her arms as the tornado collapsed the roof and starting lifting children upward. He says the pull was so strong that it sucked the ...

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.

Hotel Review

The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada

After getting off the Greyhound bus I trudged through the Whistler Village to the bottom of Whistler Mountain, and there ...

Keep reading

Have Your Say

Do you take the threat of North Korea seriously?

Kansas City Post

Kansas City Post | Kansas City, Ks News Agency

We work strenuously to bring our readers a completely independent perspective of Kansas City news. Our software programmers, editors, journalists and affiliated wire services are all dedicated to producing the best journalism possible.

This in a world where conflicts of interest pervade business empires, and political dynasties, and where a shrinking number of media proprietors are growing their interests at the expensive of diversity of media ownership. The Kansas City Post is an independent online newspaper. Our focus primarily is to produce the latest breaking stories out of Kansas City.

We also cover the nation. Regional news too is a priority, as is our extensive world news coverage. For a Kansas City weather report, local news, breaking international headlines, or what's happening in sports, the Kansas City Post is for you.

Our Business Centre too is active 24 hours a day, bringing you the latest market updates from key global centres like Tokyo, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin, and New York. Foreign exchange rates are a regular feature, and we provides a vast range of general interest news covering topics like business travel, seniors, womens interest, and lifestyle stories.

Follow Kansas City Post on Facebook

News Releases

The Kansas City Post.com News Release Publishing Service provides a medium for circulating your organization's news.

U.S. Markets

Featured Story

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. ...