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Rescuers search board by board for survivors

Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and victims of a massive tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City ...
Joplin survivor rides out Moore tornado

MOORE, Okla. - It wasn't long after the EF-4 tornado hit near Oklahoma City on Monday that the comparisons started to the Joplin tornado of 2011. One woman who spoke with 41 Action News may be better suited than anyone to make that parallel. Katie Ratliff survived the Joplin storm, and was in Moore for work on Monday when the tornado touched down. She says she and her friend couldn't ...
Kan. lawmakers budget tax negotiations to resume

Kansas legislators were preparing to resume their negotiations on budget and tax issues as freshman Republicans in both chambers gathered for a joint ...
Kansas Weather Anchor Evacuates As Tornadoes Hit Wichita

While the Moore, Oklahoma tornado is dominating the news cycle–rightfully so–it’s easy to forget about the weather damage that occurred on Sunday in Wichita, Kansas. While the devastation pales in comparison, the fact ...
Insurer Group Mostly Happy with Missouri Legislative Session

The Missouri General Assembly made big strides this year towards modernizing how policyholders can access information associated with their insurance policy, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The General Assembly passed SB 322 which allows consumers to use electronic devices to show evidence of insurance as well as permits property casualty insurers to ...

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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 ... ...

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Petro America founder out on bond until sentencing

The ringleader of a $10.2 million stock scam that targeted Kansas City-area black churches is back on the streets, at least for a few months. Isreal Owen Hawkins Jr., 57, the founder of Petro America Corp. who was convicted last week of securities fraud, money laundering and other charges, was released on $50,000 bond after a hearing Tuesday. Prosecutors argued that Hawkins was a flight risk ...
Service dog reunited with Illinois owner after being lost in Missouri

MARSTON, Mo. o A northern Illinois woman has her service dog back, a month after losing him in rural Missouri, eight hours from her ...
Walters transitions from international architecture to local politics

Jim Walters Jim Walters is going from building stadiums to building business as he moves from a career in architecture to a career in politics. Walters, a senior principal with Kansas City sports architecture firm Populous for 26 years and a lifelong resident of Wyandotte County, is now a member of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.'s Board of Commissioners after ...
Andy Reids Aim to Improve the Chiefs

What is the "easiest" starting job to play in the NFL? The often-heard answers are punter and long snapper, which happens to be one of the most overlooked, underappreciated positions in football. Since the new Chiefs regime has taken over, I've enjoyed learning more about the finer points of special teams play, from Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub. Also, having the ...
Kansas City Symphony replaces Helzberg as board chair

Shirley Helzberg After 18 years with the Kansas City Symphony, Shirley Helzberg will step down as Chair of its Board of Directors. She'll now serve as Chairman Emeritus. Taking over her former role is former American Century CEO Bill Lyons. Lyons is also an investment manager for a diversified family of mutual funds and institutional accounts, as well as a director of Morningstar Inc., NIC ...

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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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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 ...

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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. ...