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  • Lawsuit filed in fatal party bus crash

    On May 4, Jamie Frecks, 26, died when she was hit by three cars on I-35 after falling out of a Midnight Express party bus. Frecks leaves behind an infant daughter who was only 5-weeks old at the time of the crash. Attorneys Lynn R. Johnson and David R. Morantz filed suit in The District Court of Wyandotte County, Kan., within minutes of the bus getting on Interstate 35, one of the double ...

  • Report on teacher training raises concern skepticism

    The National Council on Teacher Quality, an outside group unaffiliated with those who accredit state teacher training programs, gave Kansas a D+ grade and Missouri a straight D. These teacher training programs provide about two-thirds of all the teachers for the two states. The report criticizes both states for the way it trains teachers to teach read and math. It also says student teachers ...

  • Independence releases photos in stolen statue case

    Police have released photos of two men they want to find and question in connection with the theft of a bronze statue from the National Frontier Trails ...

  • Nikita one of Kansas City Zoos two polar bears is ill

    The male polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo is off exhibit and is being treated with gastrointestinal medication, officials said Tuesday. Nikita is also being fed a diet of boiled beef in the holding area behind the ...

  • What it takes to become an Army Ranger

    There are many different requirements, standards and tests for the wide variety of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and commando units - ranging from infantry and combat engineer to pararescue and special ...


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  • Tornado touches down near Denver airport

    DENVER, Colo. - A confirmed tornado touched down near Denver International Airport Tuesday afternoon, sending travelers scrambling to get into tornado shelters and stunned passengers on airplanes and in vehicles taking pictures of the astounding ...

  • KC neighborhood gets grant to protect ash trees

    Emerald ash borers are invading ash trees across the Midwest. The insects migrated to the United States from Asia more than a decade ago. "When it was introduced here with no natural controls, it went rampant," said Nichola Goergen of Urban Tree Specialists. "All it feeds on is ash, every species." The Greenway Fields neighborhood did a census and counted 38 ash trees in the ...

  • Missouri orders Blue Springs day care to shut down

    The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said it is moving to revoke the family child care home license of a Blue Springs day care after a child was injured last ...

  • Missouri files lawsuit against defunct KC day spa

    Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit against the operator of a defunct Kansas City day spa, accusing her of failing to deliver on prepaid ...

  • Clay County jury finds Missouri man guilty in Cole Camp murders

    A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the operators of a party bus from which a young mother fell to her death in May. The suit was filed in Wyandotte County District Court against Midnight Express, a company recently ordered by federal regulators to cease operation because of alleged unsafe ...

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