Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
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The mother of a soldier who died in Afghanistan finds his home in foreclosure months later, but a simple phone call helped to change everything.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:21:28 CST
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office investigates the crash of a small plane late Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:40:38 CST
Kansas City, Kan., police said they were investigating a shooting late Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:44:40 CST
Students and teachers at a Lee's Summit middle school where a student was injured in an accidental shooting last week wear purple as a show of support for the girl and her family.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:29:53 CST
A 28-year-old Kansas City woman is charged with killing her husband late Monday evening.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:08:13 CST
Kansas City police said the body of an 11-month-old girl recently found in Virginia is not that of missing Lisa Irwin.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:59 CST
A state Senate committee endorses legislation allowing employers to refuse to provide insurance coverage for birth control, abortions or sterilization procedures, if doing so would go against an employer's religious beliefs.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:00 CST
The Missouri Supreme Court strikes down much of a wide-ranging ethics law passed by state lawmakers in 2010.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:15:32 CST
Two crashes slowed traffic on northbound Interstate 35 at Highway 210 Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:41 CST
Wichita might have struck oil when it acquired land for a new library.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:32:00 CST
From childhood, Fred Bruenjes has carried on a romance with the cosmos, and last week the sky rewarded his infatuation with the gift of something shiny: a comet.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:33 CST
An iPad app is giving a 6-year-old autistic boy who can't speak a way to communicate.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:31:34 CST
The Big 12 Conference releases its 2012 football schedule on Tuesday, which includes newcomers TCU and West Virginia.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:42:21 CST
West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:19:26 CST
A Branson, Mo., singer says he's laughing off an attempt by a photographer to extort the hit TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" by threatening to release photos of him with a cast member.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:27:34 CST
University of Missouri student leaders are headed to Jefferson City on Tuesday to ask lawmakers and Gov. Jay Nixon to think twice before raising tuition.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:42:26 CST
Frontier Airlines says it will end eight of its 21 daily flights from Kansas City International Airport in April.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:26:49 CST
A man and his cousin safely escape after a fire breaks out in a home near 51st Street and Manchester Avenue early Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:26:20 CST
Three men are hurt during a fight at an Overland Park apartment complex near 61st and Foster streets early Tuesday morning.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:40:05 CST
Tyshawn Taylor had 20 points in a virtuoso performance for No. 4 Kansas, which fended off a stiff test from Kansas State for a 59-53 victory Monday night that put the Jayhawks alone in first place in the Big 12.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:21:17 CST
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