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  • Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

    Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...

  • KC Target store evacuated by fire

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Authorities have evacuated a Kansas City, Mo., Target store as firefighters work to find the source of smoke coming from the ceiling. Firefighters were called a little before 8 a.m. to the store, 8509 State Line Road. No injuries were reported. Kansas City firefighters were on the roof to see if they could find a ...

  • Liberty to test tornado sirens today

    The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 ...

  • Lafayette pushes forward on creating ballot measures on Xcel franchise agreement

    LAFAYETTE -- The City Council voted Tuesday night to come up with language for a pair of ballot measures on whether Lafayette should renew its franchise agreement with Xcel Energy or put in place an occupation tax to replace the franchise fee now received from the utility. But there's an option no one on the council relished thinking about: Voters could turn down both the franchise renewal ...

  • Museum offers a look at life in the Missouri State Penitentiary

    oVisitors to Jefferson City will be able to get a glimpse of life at the Missouri State Penitentiary at a new museum.The Missouri State Penitentiary Museum is scheduled to open on Tuesday, at the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.Museum officials say the idea for the facility out of the popularity of tours of the penitentiary in Jefferson City.The museum features artifacts and ...


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Chasing Amy [DVD]

Chasing Amy [DVD]

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  • How a mom child survived Moore tornado

    Mother & baby survive tornado together - The shock of the devastation in Moore, Okla. continues to set in for victims of the tornado. Kathy Gonzalez and her 3-year-old daughter were in their second floor apartment when the tornado hit Monday. She grabbed the girl and ran to the club house, praying they would survive. "I didn't bring a pillow, nothing." Gonzalez said. "I ...

  • 3 women found alive are happy and safe

    That was the message in a letter released by their attorneys on Tuesday that also noted a charity fund to help the women has now raised more than ...

  • Mo. woman loses mother in Moore tornado

    Angeletta Santiago wanted to be closer to her mother, but her mother died on Monday, when an EF-5 tornado hit her home in the Oklahoma City suburb of ...

  • Boy Scouts to vote on lifting gay ban

    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting ...

  • Utility work closes College Boulevard at U.S. 69 in Overland Park

    The Royals rallied Tuesday for a 7-3 victory at Minute Maid Park by scoring all seven runs against the Astros’ bullpen and with the aid of some atrocious defense. So what? The Royals ended their four-game losing streak, pulled back to .500 at 21-21 and avoided the possibility of getting swept by the ...

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