Kansas City News

TOPEKA, Kan. a ' A federal grand jury indicted a 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man following a shootout with the FBI outside an Olathe Subway shop.

A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced to 52 months in prison for a deadly drunk driving accident.

The former executive director of the Benton Harbor Housing Commission has been indicted on embezzlement and Social Security fraud charges.

Sarah Palin took it on the chin. Thats hardly unusual for a political figure who attracts equally fervent admirers and detractors.

The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the capital murder conviction and 50-year sentence of a swimming pool maintenance man in the 2002 killing of a college student.

Wayne Cauthen is out as Kansas City's manager. A tumultuous, confusing and often contentious Kansas City Council meeting on Thursday ended with Cauthen being fired by a even split among councilmembers, a tie that was broken by Mayor Mark Funkhouser's move to terminate the city manager.

A Kansas City, Kan., teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of a homeless man.

A former employee of RF Fisher Electric Co. LLC has been indicted for defrauding the company of $1 million.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Two former Westar Energy Inc. executives facing criminal charges are opposing plans to move their third trial.

Former University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway's name will grace KU's Kansas Life Sciences Innovation Center in Kansas City, Kan., as a lasting testament to his success in promoting life science research.

A Jackson County jury Wednesday found a man guilty in the stabbing death of the mother of his son.

Kansas City Budget Officer Troy Schulte warned today that city government faces a shortfall of more than $60 million next year.Those cuts would be on top of $87 million slashed last year to deal with the economic downturn.Schulte said many of the city's key revenue sources, such as earnings, property and sales taxes are down.

Recruiting top-flight researchers is the key to sustaining the growth of Kansas City's life sciences industry, according to a follow-up to 2005's "Time To Get It Right" report.

Discussion will focus on how artists live and work in Kansas. Topeka, KS - infoZine - The Kansas Arts Commission will hold its 195th commission meeting in Kansas City on Thursday, December 3, and Friday, December 4, 2009.

Mar-Beck Appliance Parts Inc. closed two area stores and opened two others closer to the geographic center of its customer base, company President Rob Wheeler said Wednesday.

The holidays are already here again. With the economy being at a low point, everyone this year is trying to figure a way to cut corners on their budget for presents and get the most out of the holiday fun.

Three teenage girls and one man were shot after a group argument in Kansas City this evening.A group of 10 to 20 teens were arguing in the street in the 4500 block of Prospect around 4:45 p.m., when one of the men in the group began shooting, according to officer Darin Snapp of the Kansas City Police Department.Two of the girls were driven to the ...

Lenexa-based Rush Tracking Systems has been acquired by Pharos Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Nashville and Dallas, the companies said Monday.

A defendant in a $14 million bank fraud indictment has pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud.Wildor Washington Jr., 39, of Leawood pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' A police misconduct lawsuit stemming from a teenagera TMs birthday party has resulted in a nearly half-a-million dollar settlement by Wyandotte Countya TMs Unified Government.