Kansas City News

Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' The lawyer for the teenage girl facing first degree murder charges, says she needs to be in a mental hospital.

Kansas City's Mayor Funkhouser took his failure to yet another new forum yesterday and the reviews aren't good if e-mails sent to TKC are any indication.

A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to federal bank robbery charges today.Albert Vincent Perkins, 40, admitted stealing $3,129 from First Federal Bank, 4227 Blue Ridge Blvd.

Detectives need your help identifying the man who shoplifted at a Westport GameStop two days in a row.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La., has expanded its bar code-supported medication administration management system to include the automated programming of infusion pumps.

A city-wide forum Thursday is aimed at teaming Kansas City churches with police to try and fight crime in the city.

Kansas City, Missouri, City Manager Wayne Cauthen has been suspended indefinitely by the City Council after a 6-6 vote on Thursday afternoon.

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser sent a letter to his council colleagues today saying that effective immediately, he is suspending City Manager Wayne Cauthen.The letter took some council members by surprise, and they said they did not know if this type of action had ever been taken before.

Kansas City residents will be able to put out up to 20 sacks or bundles of leaves and brush for pick-up starting this week, during scheduled curbside collections .

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A northland teacher is on leave after the North Kansas City School District discovered a misdemeanor charge connected to alleged child abuse.

The wife of one of six men charged in a child sex abuse case recently found material depicting incest that was hidden in the family's home, according to a search warrant.

Kansas City-area employers expect to see a 7.4 percent increase next year in costs to provide health care coverage to employees - the highest projected increase among 25 metropolitan areas covered in a survey Mercer Health & Benefits LLC released Wednesday.

Kansas City, Mo - infoZine - The City of Kansas City, Mo., and the City of Kansas City, Kan., have been awarded an unsolicited joint grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

One of the nation's largest wholesale wine and liquor distributors is expanding in Kansas City - proof that the recession hasn't put a cork in alcohol sales.

Search warrant affidavits related to a child sex abuse case detail what investigators were looking for and describe a murder that allegedly happened on a rural Bates City property in 1988.

A local political reporter with influence well beyond New York has taken a far, fast fall in a bizarre cascade of events.Dominic Carter went on leave last month from the cable channel New York 1 after allegations that he beat his wife.She soon recanted, saying a day laborer had beaten her.

A KFC, Pizza Hut and a Family Dollar store were robbed at gun point Sunday night, Kansas City Police Department officials said.

The husband of a Kansas City woman found dead on Thursday was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a female relative several years ago.Jackson County prosecutors charged Hussein A. Ahmed, 27, with one count of attempted statutory rape and one count of statutory rape of a person younger than 14.

David Cook has had the highest of career highs and the lowest of personal lows in the past year.