Provides the latest RSS feeds for Kansas City News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kansas City News.Net http://www.kansascitynews.net/ en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 30 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Flames shot out of a house near Victor Street and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City.The fire got so intense at one point that firefighters had to back out of the house. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915746&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:23 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915746&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man missed his own wedding after joking about a bomb onboard a plane.Michael Shafermeyer, 30, was on a United Express flight from Lambert International in St. Louis to Washingt... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915752&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:53 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915752&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- First there was caramel corn, then cheese corn.KMBC's Bev Chapman reported that a local entrepreneur has come up with a new snack that's bound to appeal to some party-goers: alcoho... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915753&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:51 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915753&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 -- A federal grand jury has indicted a 56-year-old Troy man on charges of possession and production of child pornography, US Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday. Donald M. Hutchings was indicted ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915749&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:19:10 -0500 News Channel 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915749&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Carl Peterson gives a long farewell to the Kansas City Chiefs and says talk of his joining the Miami Dolphins is "pure speculation." Peterson ran the Chiefs for 20 years as preside... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915750&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:56 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915750&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- After nine months of no attacks, an Overland Park family fears a coyote is again on the prowl in Johnson County.A family's dog was killed at about 6:30 a.m. Friday near West 141... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915747&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:21 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915747&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LIBERTY, Mo. -- A large group of parents are expected to confront members of a committee Tuesday night about plans to change boundaries in the Liberty School District.The district is dealing with over... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915748&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:19 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915748&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There's a waiting list for anyone applying for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of the transition to digital television broadcasts, the Commerce Department said.Tho... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915751&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:55 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915751&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Missouri’s net general revenue collections from July 1 through December were $3.72 billion, down 0.2 percent from $3.73 billion last year, the state’s http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913286&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:09:19 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913286&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission said Tuesday that it will cut 11 positions and pare the hours of 10 other employees because expected state-owed gaming facility projects haven’t progressed. ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913204&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:57 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913204&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 as its agency of record. The value and duration of the contract were not disclosed. Fleishman-Hillard’s Kansas City office will handle the agency’s advertising, market research and media... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913003&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:41 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20913003&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Today, the Kansas City Chiefs organization bids a fond farewell to Carl Peterson who leaves behind a tremendous legacy after serving as the Chiefs top executive for the past 20 years. Founder Lamar ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915755&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:20:17 -0500 Kansas City Chiefs http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20915755&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday the tight state budget will make some spending freezes feel like budget cuts.Sebelius will deliver her budget speech next Wednesday night... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909980&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:26 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909980&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OLATHE, Kan. -- Police are investigating after a woman was robbed at gunpoint while walking to her apartment in the 11600 block of South Shannan Street Monday night.The 32-year-old told police she was... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909981&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:24 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909981&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A golden retriever looking for a place to have puppies ended up at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City.Workers at a gas station in Freeman, Mo., found the dog, named Hope, and two days la... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909979&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:13:12 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909979&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WICHITA | Phill Kline took the witness stand today to defend his investigation of abortion provider George Tiller as Tiller’s attorneys seek the dismissal of criminal charges against their c... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909972&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:13:06 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909972&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Census Bureau will be job testing for the 2010 census at the Health Department on Wednesday.The sessions are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.Those attending the ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909982&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:23 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909982&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The wait for downtown residents ended at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.Cosentino's Market Downtown opened at 10 E. 13th St.The new store has an 83-foot salad bar, a fresh sushi bar and a gourm... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:13:16 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 has closed a deal to sell the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe, Kan., its latest effort to unload “non-strategic” properties and focus on high-growth malls. The Columbus-based rea... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909983&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:02:33 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909983&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 GREENSBORO, N.C. | Kansas City is a finalist for a lucrative figure skating event in 2011 that could bring a $30 million economic boost with it, according to the <i>News & Record</i&g... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909974&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:55 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909974&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Rick Pretz said Monday that it was out of character for his daughter, Renee M. Pernice, to be away from her children or go days without contacting family members.</p&... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909973&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:51 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909973&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WICHITA | The biological father of a Kansas boy missing for 10 years from the home of his adoptive parents says officials unjustly terminated his parental rights.</p><p>Investigators only ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909976&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:48 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909976&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ELDON, Mo. | Law officers are investigating the discovery of human remains on farmland in central Missouri, north of Lake of the Ozarks.</p><p>Miller County Sheriff Bill Abbott said Monday... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909975&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:48 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20909975&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A driver was taken to the hospital Monday night after hitting a patch of ice and crashing into a drainage ditch.The woman was heading north on Holmes Road near East 109th Street ab... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904724&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:06 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904724&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 FORT RILEY, Kan. -- A Fort Riley soldier died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit in Iraq.The Army said 22-year-old Pvt. Benjamin Tollefson, 22, of Concord, Calif., died Wednesday in ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904730&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:28:47 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904730&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A 17-year-old is jailed on suspicion of stealing a Springfield patrol car while handcuffed.Police stopped the teen Monday afternoon for erratic driving. They began searching the tr... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904728&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:03 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904728&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WICHITA, Kan. -- Former Attorney Phill Kline is expected to testify when a pretrial hearing resumes in a criminal case against abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.Tiller faces 19 misdemeanor charges i... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904733&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:28:49 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904733&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Quantitative Investment Solutions LLC for an undisclosed amount. The acquired money management firm, with offices in Milwaukee and San Diego, will be renamed http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20902056&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:08:58 -0500 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20902056&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 will hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25 for Clay Chastain’s lawsuit against Kansas City. Chastain, a Virginia resident who many times has championed light rail in Kansas City, sued the city t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904715&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:08:54 -0500 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904715&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mike Leara DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - January 6, 2009) - WFG Investments, Inc. is proud to announce that one of its registered representatives, Mike Leara, was elected as a State Representative in t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904716&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:19:28 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904716&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A man and his daughter reported seeing a burglar break into a barbecue restaurant early Tuesday morning.Phillip and Gloria Crew called police about 2:15 a.m. after they said they ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904726&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:09 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904726&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LAWRENCE | Sherron Collins and Brady Morningstar have been around long enough to know why tonight’s game against Siena could be dangerous.</p><p>They appeared well-schooled befor... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904719&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:16 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904719&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police found a man shot in the front yard of a house on the city's east side on Monday night.Officers were called to a house in the 7400 block of College Avenue after neighbors rep... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904727&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:10 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904727&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 completed the sale of its Mexican movie theater subsidiary to a Mexican company for $315 million on Dec. 29. Kansas City-based AMC announced the transaction’s completion in a Monday filing with... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20902578&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:08:57 -0500 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20902578&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a significant reduction in highway fatalities over the past three years. From 2005 to 2006, Missouri led the nation with a 13 percent decrease in traffic... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904729&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:54 -0500 News Channel 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904729&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Maybe this quarterback showdown will live up to the hype. But history says it won’t.</p><p>Thursday’s BCS national ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904717&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:18 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904717&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="infobox-head">Royals re-sign pitcher Colon </span></stro... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904718&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:15 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904718&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Two teenagers say a smoke alarm was key to their escape from an early-morning house fire.Just after 2 a.m., one of the teens heard the alarm sounding and she found smoke and fir... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904732&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:28:50 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904732&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> TUCSON, Ariz. | Like most 16-year-old boys, Royce Woolridge is surrounded by friends. They’re chowing down on deep-dish pizza and, in between bites, telling st... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904720&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:13 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904720&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> The Great Mall of the Great Plains has new local owners who plan to rename and revitalize the long-struggling Olathe center.</p><p>The deal to buy the mall a... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904721&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:00 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904721&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> COLUMBIA | Mizzou’s Keith Ramsey stood clear across the court, not far from the sideline, when Georgia’s Zac Swansey came up with a steal and took of... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904723&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:22:58 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20904723&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 After San Diego scored on the first possession of overtime, giving the Chargers an AFC first-round victory Saturday night, the anti-overtime crowd was at it again.</p><p>They say it wasn&a... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20899710&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:13:36 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20899710&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. | Texas, join the party.</p><p>The why-not-us-as-national-champs festival.</p><p>Utah and Southern California, the ink not dry on their BCS bowl victory sta... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895669&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:46 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895669&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 NEW YORK | Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was feeling much better after Monday night’s game.</p><p>Lundqvist, who has been battling a slump and a bout with a stomach bug, blanke... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895679&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:28 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895679&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> CHICAGO | The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30-million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar wit... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895674&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:38 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895674&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Thousands of recreational cyclists will ride on the coattails of <strong>Lance </strong><strong>Armstrong’s </strong>appearance in the ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895687&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:12 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895687&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> The Pittsburgh Steelers once had a linebacker from Kent State named Jack Lambert who epitomized everything the Steel Curtain was about.</p><p>Today&#8217... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895683&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:20 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895683&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas guard Sherron Collins, coming off his spectacular game against Tennessee, was chosen the Big 12 player of the week on Monday for the second time in his career.</p><p>In 36 minutes, ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895680&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:28 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895680&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 He stood alone, all 6 feet 8 inches of him, at a fundraiser a few weeks before the November election.</p><p>Alone with his wife, Gloria Squitiro, the mayor of the biggest city in Missouri ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895695&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:43 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895695&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Before Mark Adams and co-workers started putting together the Kansas City Boat and Sportshow this week, they got together and made a simple toast.</p><p>They... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895682&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:22 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895682&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | Trailing by 17 points in the second half against the No. 3-ranked team in the country, Florida State coach Sue Semrau issued a challenge to her squad.</p><p>The Seminol... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895690&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:06 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895690&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> MIAMI | Tim Duncan wasn’t about to let Dwyane Wade and the Heat steal another victory.</p><p>The Heat upset the Spurs on their home floor back in N... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895686&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:10 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895686&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 SOUTH BEND, Ind. | Luke Harangody didn’t let being in foul trouble against an athletic Georgetown team bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey.</p><p>Harangody thought... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895684&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:18 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895684&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Texas' Quan Cosby celebrates his touchdown against Ohio State during the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game in Glendale, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ross D. Frankli... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895670&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:44 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895670&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <strong>Dave Monger </strong>is trying to sell a piece of sports history: an autograph from basketball inventor <strong>James Naismith</strong>, a Kansas icon.</p><p&g... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895681&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:26 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895681&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 In beginning the search for a new general manager, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt laid out the qualities he wanted in Carl Peterson’s successor: a shrewd talent evaluator, a strong leader, a goo... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895672&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:41 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895672&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Raheem Morris’ interviewing skills could make his promotion to defensive coordinator in Tampa Bay a moot point.</p><p>Morris, the Buccaneers&#8... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895691&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:08 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895691&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Former NBA star arrested</span></strong></p><p>Former NBA player <strong>Antoine </s... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895676&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:35 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895676&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> W ASHINGTON | Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, “I’m a United... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895692&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:50 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895692&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Utah assistant coach Charlie Dickey, who just helped guide the Utes to an upset of Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, is joining Bill Snyder’s staff at Kansas State as the offensive-line coach.</... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895685&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:16 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895685&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Former comedian Al Franken was declared the winner of Minnesota’s long-disputed Senate race Monday, but legal challenges could leave the seat under a cloud.&lt... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895693&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:45 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895693&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> MANHATTAN, Kan. | The instinct is to nitpick, to find flaws in Kansas State’s nondescript nonconference schedule, of which most of the games have predictably r... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895675&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:39 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895675&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 North Carolina’s loss was Pittsburgh’s gain in The Associated Press college basketball poll.</p><p>Pittsburgh is No. 1 in the top 25 for the first time.</p><p&... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895677&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:30 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895677&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 One man suffered serious wounds in a shooting in the 7400 block of College Avenue in Kansas City tonight.</p><p>Police Sgt. Richard Sharp said somebody reported hearing two gunshots. The v... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895694&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:42 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20895694&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The weak economy is hitting car makers hard.The Big Three and some foreign auto makers are reporting significant drops in car sales. Chrysler's sales dropped 53 percent in December... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892327&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:03:25 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892327&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Several families in the greater metro area are searching for missing loved ones.Renee Pernice, 35, is a mother from northeast Kansas City who hasn't been seen since Friday morning.... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892328&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:03:21 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892328&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 The new year likely will bring a 25-cent fare increase to Metro bus riders.</p><p>Transit planners have proposed the increase — the second since 2006 — as part of the n... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892312&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:12 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892312&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas City Police Officer Brent Cartwright confiscated a suspected drunken driver’s car key in December to prevent her from fleeing, but she had another key — and used it.</p&g... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892315&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:04 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892315&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Kansas City, Kan., recorded 32 homicides in 2008 — six more than the year before but still well below previous years’ numbers.</p><p>That... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892311&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:13 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892311&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Jeremy Bynum scored nine of his 15 points in the first half and Jacksonville State defeated Southeast Missouri State 71-66 on Monday night.The Gamecocks (8-4, 2-1 Ohio Valley Co... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20891216&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:55:23 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20891216&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> Pom Pom wheels over to the couch, then makes a few circles before tiring. If he’s in pain, he doesn’t show it.</p><p>After being paralyze... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892319&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:03 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892319&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> <strong>Who:</strong> Lillian (Renieri) Smith, 84, of Grandview.</p><p><strong>When and how she died: </strong>Dec. 23, of a brain he... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892313&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:10 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892313&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <strong><span class="subhead">KANSAS CITY | I-435 wreck kills Leawood woman</span></strong></p><p>A Leawood woman died from injuries suffered in a wreck S... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892310&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:15 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892310&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> EL DORADO, Kan. | A couple who failed to report their son’s disappearance nearly a decade ago are “people of interest” in the case as autho... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892322&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:53:56 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892322&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 It’s been months since Leawood residents reported coyote attacks on their pets, but now, Overland Park has reason to fear a coyote is back.</p><p>Lucy Krause’s dog Dako... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892309&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:18 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892309&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <strong><span class="subhead">KANSAS CITY | I-70 hearing</span></strong></p><p>Highway planners for the Missouri Department of Transportation will have a ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892325&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:00 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892325&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Two judges on Monday refused to dismiss tickets that have been issued to businesses under Kansas City’s ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.</p><p>Jackson County Circuit Judge... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892317&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:06 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892317&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 <table> </table> ST. LOUIS | A former St. Louis-area school superintendent accused of misappropriating district money was ordered Monday to serve five years probation and pay more than $... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892323&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:53:58 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892323&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Janice Onckelet thinks the gunman who killed her 19-year-old son last week mistook him for someone else.</p><p>Ryan Onckelet of Independence was driving through a parking lot, trying to pi... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892316&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:05 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892316&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JEFFERSON CITY | A Cole County judge on Monday approved the settlement announced last month in a lawsuit involving Gov. Matt Blunt and his office’s e-mails.</p><p>Lawyers said th... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892320&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:54:02 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892320&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 It’s what you do when you’re the city manager of Kansas City and you don’t want acrimony over the next budget.</p><p>You go to each City Council member and se... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892324&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:53:58 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892324&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 P atriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli met with Chiefs owner Clark Hunt yesterday to interview for Kansas City’s general manager job. It’s unclear where the two met, tho... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892130&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:27:32 -0500 Boston Herald http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20892130&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One person was seriously injured in a shooting Monday evening in southeast Kansas City.It happened at 74th Street and College Avenue.The victim has life-threatening injuries. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888182&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:34:33 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888182&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A convicted murderer who escaped from prison in a dog crate more than two years ago has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge.John Manard, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888180&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:13 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888180&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with injuring a 2 ½-month-old girl and her mother Sunday in Kansas City, Kan.</p><p>Lucio A. Villa was charged today with aggravat... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888173&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:12 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888173&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The Wyandotte County District Attorney charged a 37-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man in connection with injuries to a 2 1/2-month-old girl and her mother.Jerome A. Gorman charged L... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888179&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:15 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888179&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. -- A group of parents protest Monday in the Shawnee Mission School District.The parents of children with special needs said the district is turning its back on students. Those ch... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888184&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:34:30 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888184&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was a very strange police chase, one with speeds exceeding a whopping 5 mph.The chase began at 2:18, the morning after Christmas.Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888176&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:20 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888176&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 improved Web site offers online virtual business training — in English or Spanish — for topics that include starting a business, managing finances and marketing. “This partnership w... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888185&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:17:16 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888185&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There aren't many bright spots in this economic recession, but one might be the fact that mortgage rates are at near-record lows.Freddie Mac said the average rate on a 30-year fixe... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888181&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:34:35 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888181&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A 27-year-old Leawood woman has died from injuries she suffered in a wreck Saturday night on Interstate 435 near 103rd Street.</p><p>Alicia Sabaugh was eastbound about 11:45 p.m. when she ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888175&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:31:55 -0500 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20888175&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Jackson County judge upheld Kansas City's new ban on smoking in bars, saying it doesn't violate state law.Circuit Judge Richard Standridge ruled Monday against the owner of JC's ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883014&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:58 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883014&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Sen. Sam Brownback has taken an important step toward launching a campaign for governor in 2010.He appointed a treasurer Monday for a campaign for the Republican nomination, filing a f... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883018&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:10:02 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883018&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WASHINGTON -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic Party.Two Democratic officials said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the governor to take ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883019&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:09:59 -0500 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883019&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas City Board of Trade had the third-highest number of contracts in its 153-year history in 2008, at almost 4 million. The KCBT also reported the third-largest wheat futures trading volume in its... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883008&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:34 -0500 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883008&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The American Red Cross offered to help some Kansas Citians who were burned out of their homes Monday.Fire tore through a Midtown apartment building just before 5 a.m.The fire start... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883016&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:52 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883016&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 General Assembly session as Missouri lawmakers grapple with a projected $342 million budget shortfall and ways to fuel job growth amid a recession. “Budget discussions will be the factor in eve... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20880182&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:52:03 -0500 St. Louis Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20880182&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 to develop a mannequin system capable of performing tests on protective equipment for use in chemical attacks. The Individual Protection Ensemble Mannequin System will have a free-standing, self-bala... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883007&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:36 -0500 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883007&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 DETROIT -- Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya could begin throwing within a week as he continues to progress from the stress fracture in his shoulder that ended his 2008 season. Zumaya, who was shut down ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20882866&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:37:44 -0500 Detroit Tigers http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20882866&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Interstate 435 westbound near Roe Avenue was back open before noon Monday after a chain-reaction crash sent at least one person to the hospital. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883015&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:54 -0500 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=20883015&cat=cc264e50ceab3697