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Liberty tornado sirens may be faulty

Flash Flood Watch issued May 20 at 12:49PM CDT expiring May 21 at 9:00AM CDT in effect for: Barry; Barton; Benton; Camden; Cedar; Christian; Dade; Dallas; Dent; Douglas; Greene; Hickory; Howell; Jasper; Laclede; Lawrence; McDonald; Maries; Miller; Morgan; Newton; Oregon; Ozark; Phelps; Polk; Pulaski; Saint Clair; Shannon; Stone; Taney; Texas; Vernon; Webster; Wright… Flash Flood Watch ...
Do you know where to go when storms strike

People who are out in a shopping area when storm sirens blare should get indoors as soon as possible and find an interior room away from any windows. During the Joplin tornado, a group of people ran into a convenience store's cooler and rode out the storm. If you're in a loft or apartment when a storm strikes, you should head down the nearest stairs to a small window-free room or ...
Kearneys Jaret Singh Leavenworths Nathan Butler receive national wrestling honors

Tornado watch is issued for Monday as KC cleans up from Sunday’s severe storms As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday night’s severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ...
65 TPT Videos up for National Awards Voted by Fans

Four original video productions from the 65 TPT crew, produced during the 2012 season, are up for People's Telly Awards. The public picks the winner of each video category, based off the amount of "thumbs up" votes submitted on YouTube. So, Chiefs fans, don't miss the chance to voice your opinion about the epic stories found within the Chiefs Kingdom. We hope you enjoy all ...
Head of Missouris social services agency resigns

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Enercon Services Inc. to reinstate a fired nuclear power plant employee who had reported unsafe conditions. The company plans to ...

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Shakespeare in Love [DVD]

"Shakespeare in Love" is a romantic fictionalization of how the great poet and playwright William Shakespeare penned one of his most famous plays, "Romeo and Juliet." As Tom Stoppard, one of the film's screenwriters, said, "To create something of that magnitude, he was no doubt hopelessly and desperately in love with a very, very special woman." The woman in question for whom Shakespeare's torches ... ...

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K-State Olathe names four finalists for CEO

Kansas State University Olathe is looking for a replacement for Dan Richardson, current president and CEO, who will retire. Kansas State University administrators have settled on four finalists to possibly fill the position of CEO and vice president of the K-State Olathe campus. Current CEO Dan Richardson said in November that he plans to retire. He was the first leader of the university's ...
NOW Tornado watch for most of KC area

Flash Flood Watch issued May 20 at 12:49PM CDT expiring May 21 at 9:00AM CDT in effect for: Barry; Barton; Benton; Camden; Cedar; Christian; Dade; Dallas; Dent; Douglas; Greene; Hickory; Howell; Jasper; Laclede; Lawrence; McDonald; Maries; Miller; Morgan; Newton; Oregon; Ozark; Phelps; Polk; Pulaski; Saint Clair; Shannon; Stone; Taney; Texas; Vernon; Webster; Wright… Flash Flood Watch ...
New judge sought in Kansas sperm donor case

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that William Marotta's attorney filed a motion Friday asking Judge Mary E. Mattivi to disqualify herself from the case. The filing doesn't include a reason for the request, and state statute doesn't require Marotta to give one. Marotta says he signed a contract waiving his parental rights and responsibilities when he answered a sperm donor ad ...
Gun measure nears passage in Kansas Legislature

A favorable Kansas House vote is all supporters need for final legislative approval of restrictions on the use of state tax dollars for promoting or opposing gun-control ...
Fitch Releases Report on Overland Park KS

Slow Progress on GAAP and IFRS Convergence; Optionality for Impairments Increases Significant differences will remain between the GAAP and IFRS accounting standards in 2013, although cooperation and progress continues on some remaining joint projects, according to Fitch Ratings. The pipeline of new standards promises increasing commonality between the two platforms over coming years. Progress ...

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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. ...