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Suburban voters say yes to most ballot issues
Voters in suburban cities on Tuesday were deciding on bond issues, sales taxes to improve streets and sewer systems and whether to support fire protection services.With partial returns, most issues were ...
Cut-a-thon to Benefit Missing Children
Each of our locations will hold it's own event on the following dates. Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 - Blue Springs 2000 SW 7 Hwy Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 - Grandview 12020 Blue Ridge Blvd Wednesday, August ...
Cooling Centers Open around KC Area
Cooling centers are open around the metro to help people cope with the hot, sweltering conditions.
Man Guarding House Ends Up Hostage
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A man trying to protect his property was in the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up a hostage along with seven other people, according to police.
Man Guarding House Ends Up Hostage
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A man trying to protect his property was in the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up a hostage along with seven other people, according to police.
Courtroom Details of Edwin Hall's Guilty Plea
After months of legal motions the Smith family has justice, Edwin R. Hall admitted for the first time he murdered Kelsey Smith.
Courtroom Details of Edwin Hall's Guilty Plea
After months of legal motions the Smith family has justice, Edwin R. Hall admitted for the first time he murdered Kelsey Smith.
Man Who Allegedly Pirated New Batman Movie Arrested
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A 40-year-old Grandview, Mo., man was arrested Friday morning for allegedly videotaping the new Batman movie at a Lee's Summit movie theater, police said.
Public Safety: Police identify man found dead in KC
Police Thursday identified a man found dead inside a central city home Wednesday morning as Stephone Strickland, 20, of Kansas City.
KC Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing ATM
A Kansas City man pleads guilty to attempting to steal an ATM, pickup and backhoe from Grandview.
Jury Acquits Man Accused In Deadly Wreck
Nearly a year after a grandfather and granddaughter were killed while they were training for a charity bike ride, a jury acquitted a man police said was responsible for their deaths.
Manslaughter trial opens in deaths of bicyclists
Opening statements began today in the case of a man accused of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of a grandfather and his granddaughter, who were riding bicycles near Longview Lake.Assistant Jackson County ...
Tax incentives for weapons plant endorsed
A redevelopment plan that would use tax incentives to help build a $500 million nuclear weapons plant in south Kansas City was endorsed by a development agency today.The Planned Industrial Expansion Authority ...
Other news: Grandview will hold recycling workshop Monday
Recycling workshop MondayCitizens and trash professionals will come together Monday night to discuss how recycling programs can be redesigned to better match citizen values and lifestyles.The event runs from 6 ...
" Motorists navigating their way through the south side of Kansas City may want to avoid one of the area's biggest interchanges this weekend.
Obama gives patriotism speech in Missouri
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama defends his interpretations of patriotism, impressing supporters who came to hear him speak in Independence.
Other area news: Jackson County municipal judge appointed
Municipal judge appointedJackson County legislators on Monday supported the appointment of Garry Helm as Jackson County Municipal Court judge.Helm, who has served as a judge in four other divisions in the ...
Silver bullets, superheroes and the Titanic: A conversation with John ...
The Kansas City school board too often has members who see themselves as “superheroes” who must single-handedly rescue the district.That’s the candid view of interim superintendent John ...
Judge scolds Kline for dragging feet on eviden ...
A Johnson County judge scolded District Attorney Phill Kline on Tuesday for not cooperating with defense attorneys in the Kelsey Smith case, but declined to impose sanctions requested by the defense.
Saaman sued by Triad Bank, faces foreclosures
Once one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in St. Louis, Saaman Corp.