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• Kansas City Plaza Fire

  February 19, 2013 11:46 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Multiple injuries were being reported Tuesday evening after a suspected gas explosion sparked a massive fire that engulfed an entire block at an upscale shopping center in Kansas City. Police spokeswoman Rhonda Flores said it appeared that a car crashed into a gas main near... more »

• UPDATE: Police identify KC Chiefs player dead at Arrowhead Stadium

  December 1, 2012 1:32 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebackerJovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager. Police spokesman Darin Snapp confirmed it was Belcher, a fourth-year player from West Babylon, N.Y., who... more »

• More on death at Kansas City Chiefs facility

  December 1, 2012 11:35 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say a 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player was involved in two shootings Saturday, one of which occurred in the parking lot near Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City police Supervisor Andrea Khan could not release the name of the player involved. The condition of the two... more »

• Movie attack suspect got guns despite psych issues

  November 21, 2012 4:27 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting attacks at a movie theater and Walmart was able to legally buy the guns he allegedly planned to use, despite being forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation three years ago for stalking a store clerk he said he... more »

• TransCanada restarts Keystone pipeline

  October 22, 2012 7:52 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - TransCanada has restarted the Keystone oil pipeline that carries about 590,000 barrels of crude oil each day from Canada to facilities in the Midwest. Oil began flowing again Monday afternoon. Company spokesman Shawn Howard says the system will be operated at a slightly reduced pressure... more »

• Belfonte recalls some ice cream with peanut butter

  October 9, 2012 8:38 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Belfonte Ice Cream is recalling two types of ice cream that contain peanut butter because of the potential of salmonella contamination. The Kansas City-based company announced Tuesday that it was voluntarily recalling 56-ounce containers of Home Run Sundae and Mama's Choice Reverse Peanut Butter Pie.... more »

• Social media among threats to greeting card makers

  October 7, 2012 12:02 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Fewer people are sending paper greeting cards, a worrisome challenge for the nation's top card company. Kansas City, Mo.-based Hallmark Cards Inc. announced last week it's closing a Kansas plant that produced a third of its signature product. Hallmark is shedding about 300 jobs as... more »

• Dog gets stem cell injection for arthritis

  February 19, 2012 2:14 PM

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - The owners of a 12-year-old yellow Labrador with crippling arthritis are hoping stem cells will relieve the dog's pain. The dog, named Jake, underwent a procedure in Overland Park that supporters say will make his arthritic limbs healthy again. Critics say the procedure is expensive... more »

• Baby Lisa's mother says she was drunk when the baby was taken

  October 17, 2011 8:13 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The mother of a baby who went missing from her Kansas City home two weeks ago says she was drunk when the girl disappeared. Deborah Bradley told NBC's "Today" show Monday that the night her baby, Lisa Irwin, disappeared she had bought wine and... more »

• Kansas City infant still missing

  October 6, 2011 4:12 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say three days of searching has brought no solid leads in the disappearance of a 10-month-old girl in Kansas City, Mo. Lisa Irwin was last seen late Monday when her mother put her in her crib. The child's parents are not suspects. more »

• Hunt continues for missing baby in Kansas City

  October 5, 2011 8:16 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City police say a lack of any substantial clues is frustrating the search for a 10-month-old girl who disappeared from her crib as she slept. A daylong search Tuesday yielded few solid leads and no sign of Lisa Irwin, who was reported missing... more »

• Small plane crashes at Kansas City air show, pilot killed

  August 20, 2011 6:42 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City air show has abruptly ended after a fiery crash that killed a stunt pilot. Aviation Department spokesman Joe McBride says the pilot couldn't pull out of a maneuver Saturday and crashed the biplane into the grass at a downtown airport airfield.... more »

• Planned Parenthood denied Kan. abortion license

  June 30, 2011 3:45 PM

  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas has been denied a state license to allow it to continue performing abortions as of Friday. That means Kansas will become the only state without a clinic or doctor's office performing abortions, at least temporarily. Planned Parenthood of... more »

• Storm cleanup underway in Kansas City

  July 12, 2010 4:39 PM

  Thousands of Kansas City residents started their day without power, after a powerful storm slammed the southside of the city Sunday. Homes were damaged by falling trees or limbs, which also blocked roads. The same area was hit by a devastating tornado in 1957, that killed 37 people.... more »

• Students trying a different educational model

  July 5, 2010 10:21 AM

  Forget about students spending one year in each grade, with the entire class learning the same skills at the same time. Districts from Alaska to Maine are taking a different route. Instead of simply moving kids from one grade to the next as they get older, schools are grouping... more »

• Body parts found at Kansas medical waste company

  March 30, 2010 4:00 PM

  A Kansas coroner is trying to identify body parts found inside a truck at a medical waste company. Seven heads, a torso and several limbs were found last week in a truck at Stericycle Co. Kansas City, Kan.-based Stericycle handles medical waste such as operating room debris and... more »

• Police seek woman who trashes McDonald's

  January 6, 2010 11:12 AM

  Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are looking for a woman who went on a rampage at a McDonald's because she didn't like her hamburger. Police say the woman caused thousands of dollars in damage on Dec. 27 when she became upset that the restaurant wouldn't refund her money. Employees had... more »

• Brush child porn teacher arrested again in Missouri

  September 9, 2009 5:15 PM

  A former elementary school teacher who was convicted of posessing child pornography in Brush, Colorado, will spend 10 years in prison after being convicted on similar charges in Kansas City. The U.S. Attorney's office says David Davies, 55, was arrested after police officers in Independence, Missouri found 20 images... more »