Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
Kansas City school board members voted 5-4 to approve a plan to close almost half of the district's schools.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:34:18 CST
Kansas would impose a new tax on soda -- a penny for every teaspoon of sugar -- under a proposal for closing a budget shortfall.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:07 CST
President Barack Obama drew a large crowd and landed big bucks for Democrats during a St. Louis fundraiser Wednesday and that could be a boost for U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan - even though she didn't attend.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:20:21 CST
The Big XII Basketball Tournament translates into dollar signs for the Power & Light District, but it's not helping the Westport area.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:46:00 CST
A man and woman were charged in connection with a high-speed chase earlier this week.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:30 CST
A 56-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run Wednesday evening. The female driver of a Jeep was taken into custody.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:49 CST
One person was shot during a robbery in Kansas City.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:06 CST
Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:49 CST
Police say a tip to look for illegal sex trade ads on a local Web site leads to a woman's arrest in the 10300 block of West 62nd Terrace on Tuesday.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:12:14 CST
Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton said there was no legislation pushed or thwarted in return for campaign contributions.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:49 CST
President Barack Obama is using a stop in Missouri Wednesday morning to announce a new plan to aggressively go after fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:44 CST
Kansas City hopes to be chosen by Google to become a trial location to build and test an ultra high-speed broadband network.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:27 CST
The Metro Squad has been activated to investigate the shooting death of a man at a Riverside apartment.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:24 CST
The driver who caused a high-speed police chase through Kansas City escaped death by inches.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:34:21 CST
A Lenexa man is wondering if he's found another accelerator problem on his new Toyota Prius.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:12:35 CST
Authorities say that on Monday, 39-year-old Jeffery Haywood led police on a chase through Kansas City.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:57:24 CST
Results of a clinical trial involving stroke prevention were recently released, showing the effectiveness of a less invasive procedure.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:37:41 CST
Three people were injured in a crossover crash involving a semi-trailer on Highway 71 near Belton.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:28:41 CST
Burglars targeted Animal Haven's shelters overnight.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:46:43 CST
Nino and Chaz Florido said they did not know what to think when a substitute bus driver missed their stop. The boys ended up being left on the bus.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:26:14 CST
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