Cowboy heritage, pioneer history, Dodge City, Abilene, vast colorful skies, the Santa Fe Trail, the Flint Hills, amber waves of grain, Wichita and greyhound racing are among the main attractions in Kansas.
Travelers who prefer a wide open, leisurely, uncrowded atmosphere to the urban sprawl of major metropolitan areas will enjoy their visit to Kansas.
Humane Society Links Pet Stores, Puppy Mills KCTV 5 The Humane Society of the United States claimed Friday that many Petland stores across the country support "cruel puppy mills."The organization announced the results of what it called...
Wall Street Journal Spotlights KC Mayor Spat The Kansas City Channel Mayor Mark Funkhouser's battle with the City Council over the role of his wife is on the the front page of Friday's Wall Street Journal.KMBC's Micheal Mahoney explained that the...
Man Shot In Head The Kansas City Channel Police are investigating after a man was shot in the head Friday night.Police were called to Highway 71 and 31st Street at about 7:30 p.m.
JOCO Prostitution Sting Nets Arrests KCTV 5 Police in Johnson County got results during a prostitution bust.Coral Justine Cranmer, 19, of Mexico, Mo., and Angeleeta Wondora Gardner, 24, of Las Vegas, were just two of...
Suspicious Man Frightens Olathe Meter Maid KCTV 5 A meter maid experienced a frightening morning on the job Friday.Olathe police released a composite sketch of a man they said was acting suspicious when he lunged at her from behind a...
Crisis Drives Up Interest In Economics KCTV 5 Stocks are down, down, down. But student interest in economics appears to be trending upward. The financial crisis has made "the dismal science" more relevant and immediate to many high...
GM Fairfax Plant To Extend Holiday Shutdown The Kansas City Channel It was a somber day at the GM Fairfax plant Friday, where 2,700 workers got news that their holiday shutdown will be extended.The automaker is fighting to stay solvent in the...
Deadline Nears To Get Stimulus Checks KCTV 5 Every penny helps right now, and the IRS wants to remind taxpayers if they still didn't get they stimulus check, the deadline is almost here.The deadline is Nov. 28.More than 3,700 checks in Missouri...
Son Shoots Ex-Stepdad To Protect Her, Mom Says KCTV 5 A teen took aim with a gun, his mother said, but it was the shooting victim who was in trouble with the law Friday night.The teenager's mother, who was caught in the middle, said...
Owner Shows Compassion Toward Vandals The Kansas City Channel The men admitted they vandalized a Bass Pro construction site, but instead of prison time, they got probation.The reduced sentence was due in large part to a business owner.In...
Want Natural Birth Try Water Aerobics KCTV 5 Women who do water aerobics need less pain medicine during labor, according to a new study.A course of water aerobics classes has been shown to reduce the amount of pain-killing medication women...
Tigers remain in holding pattern at short Detroit Tigers The possibility of the Tigers acquiring Julio Lugo from the Red Sox appears far from dead, but it hasn't advanced toward a deal, either. At this point, it's one of Detroit's options as its...
Missouri Catastrophic Emergency System Operational US Government Technology Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt today announced the successful launch of the Missouri Statewide Disaster Responder Notification System. The call system is designed to notify up to 1,500 key contacts...
House-proud on the prairies of Kansas The Independent In 1900, one L Frank Baum wrote a book about a farmhouse (with a girl inside) being picked up by a tornado and deposited in a strange land. His book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was popular, but when...
Trailer Stolen From Mission Animal Shelter The Kansas City Channel Thieves targeted a local animal shelter, but donors are turning a bad deed into a bonus.The Pet Connection, located at 5918 Broadmoor St., rescues nearly 800 animals a year. The...
Layoffs rise in Missouri Business Journal ... released Friday. The state had 18 mass layoffs and 1,196 claims in September, and 16 mass layoffs and 3,165 claims in the bureau said in a release. The nation had 2,125 mass layoffs...
Orr Construction Management wins Greensburg streetscape contract The Business Journal Kenny Orr (left), president of Raytown-based Orr Construction Management Inc., attends Greensburg City Hall groundbreaking ceremonies Oct. 10 with Jon Ryman, the company's Garden City-based...
Southwest will add KCI flights for inauguration The Business Journal ... will increase service to Washington from a number of cities, including Kansas City, for the inauguration of President-elect Obama. The Dallas-based airline plans to add one nonstop departure...
Police Seek Missing Bates County Man KCTV 5 The Bates County Sheriff's Department is looking for a man reported missing since Tuesday.Rancher David Cook, 55, disappeared from his home near Amsterdam, Mo., on Tuesday, family...
Broadway Cafe Is Ketz The Kansas City Channel It was David versus Goliath, and David won.That's one of many reasons why a Westport coffee house is a Kansas City favorite for so many. And it's a favorite of KMBC's Kris...
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