Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
Road crews say Monday's snow didn't create any major problems on Kansas City-area highways, but they were concerned that the slushy, wet surfaces could refreeze overnight.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:52:54 CST
Kansas officials received an unexpected jolt of news from the U.S. Congress when they learned funding for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility planned for Manhattan, Kan., didnÂ’t follow through.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:36:51 CST
Kansas City firefighters say an indoor heating device appeared to have sparked a fire that destroyed a home Monday night.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:04:22 CST
Kansas City police said they are investigating a fatal shooting.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:16:12 CST
Overland Park police are asking for help identifying three men suspected of stealing more than $7,000 in electronic items from Best Buy last month.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:17:59 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 06:55:42 CST
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he is giving up his state vehicle as part of an effort to cut costs in his office.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:50:17 CST
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation making the length of yellow traffic lights more uniform across the state.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:43:07 CST
Kansas retailers say they'll have plenty of helium on hand to blow up those heart-shaped Valentine's Day balloons despite tight supplies across the country.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:36:43 CST
Members of the Leavenworth Fire Hazmat Unit respond to a report of a suspicious package at the federal penitentiary, the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office reports.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:41:35 CST
One Kansas City-area group reminds people to pay special attention to pets during colder weather and offers help to animals and owners who need it.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:24:27 CST
Firefighters respond to a house fire in an Olathe neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:40:35 CST
A Kansas City bail bondsman is convicted Monday on federal charges of producing child pornography.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:44:22 CST
Kansas abortion providers who won a federal injunction to keep temporary clinic regulations from taking effect are asking a judge to award them attorneys' fees and costs.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:56:11 CST
Lee's Summit police say a teenager who was accidentally shot in the head by another teenager last week remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:20:09 CST
The Kansas Highway Patrol said a tractor-trailer involved in a hit-and-run crash last week in Gardner, Kan., has been found in Iowa.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:48:09 CST
President Barack Obama is recommending no additional funding in the next federal budget for construction of a new biosecurity lab in Kansas.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:37:44 CST
A Kansas sixth-grader is honoring the memory of his dog by asking the Kansas Legislature to regulate antifreeze.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:06:26 CST
The FBI is investigating a bank robbery at Bank Midwest at 6430 N. Cosby Avenue Monday morning.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:19:36 CST
Authorities say a Topeka man has been charged with poaching a 14-point whitetail buck that could have broken a state record that has stood for more than 35 years.
Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:42:42 CST
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