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School celebration injures 10 in Independence
Nancy Lewis, a school district spokeswoman, said the students were hurt during a field-day celebration when an inflatable slide tipped over. The students suffered mostly cuts and bruises, according to Lewis, but two of the students were taken to hospitals as a precaution. Both were treated and released. Parents of the injured students were notified about what happened. Lewis said there will be ...
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2 hurt when go-kart collides with SUV
The crash was reported about 2:30 p.m. Police said the go-kart clipped the back end of a passing SUV. Authorities said a 12-year-old was operating the go-kart. A 7-year-old boy, who was a passenger, suffered a broken leg. "It happened so quick that you can't really respond, so I can kind of understand perhaps what the driver was going through because he couldn't possibly have seen ...
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Common Core provision muddies Kansas budget talks
Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin ...
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Dispatcher 50 injured when car hits parade
Of those injured, there were at lease five or six "trauma victims," the dispatcher said. The accident occurred during a parade at the annual Trail Days festival in the town near the Virginia-Tennessee border. The town's police chief has scheduled a 6 p.m. ET news conference. The car came from a side street, witness Debra McCown told The Associated Press. She said a thud was heard ...
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High School State Swimming Championships Kansas 6A Girls
TOPEKA, Kansas, May 18. FOR the fourth straight year, Shawnee Mission East High School claimed the team title at the Kansas 6A Girls Swimming and Diving Championships May 18-18 in Topeka. The Lancers did so in convincing fashion, scoring 404 points to runner-up Lawrence Free State's 295. Two Blue Valley Schools--Northwest (252) and North (183) took third and fourth places, respectively, and ...
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Leawood man killed in Douglas County crash
The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the man as Brian Addison Boyd, 21. Investigators said Boyd's 2001 Ford Explorer failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of County Road 458 and Highway 59 and was struck by a car about 10:50 p.m. The Highway Patrol said the force of the collision caused Boyd's SUV to flip over. The driver of the other car, a Shawnee woman, was ...
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Missouri mom sentenced to prison after fatal car crash
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri driver’s license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident. The Harrisonville High School freshman, an honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only 100 yards from her ...
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Risk of tornadoes threatens Nebraska Kansas
Severe storm warnings have been issued for parts of Nebraska and Kansas, and the storm could spread to Oklahoma City by early Monday. Residents are bracing for heavy downpours and potentially strong winds. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer ...
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Man steals $500 from nephews piggy bank
KSDK reports 31-year-old Baron Calmese pleaded guilty Friday to a felony stealing charge. He will be sentenced next month. Calmese was arrested last July after he took more than $500 for his nephew's piggy bank. Investigators say Calmese took the money after first asking the boy's mother -- his sister -- if he could borrow some change. The woman told Calmese he could take $2 but he ...
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Police Armed man robs Plaza bank
Darryl Forte tweeted that Commerce Bank, 118 W. 47th St., was robbed just before 2 p.m. No suspect information was immediately available. The FBI is assisting with the investigation. Stay with KSHB.com for ...
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Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd
The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...
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Robber hits Plaza bank
Police said witnesses described the robber as a heavy-set black man about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a blue hat, a light blue, long-sleeved shirt and dark blue ...
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Kansas Citians walk to raise money awareness about heart disease
Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin ...
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Highlights from the 2013 Missouri legislative session
GOP leadership touted other victories, such as an income tax cut that could save Missouri businesses and individuals more than $700 million a ...
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Crash investigation may restrict train service for days
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Kansas man sent to prison for accident that killed teen
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...
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Huge asteroid to pass Earth this month
CLEVELAND - It's a dark rock that's a full 1.7 miles wide. It's an asteroid. Scientists compare it to the one that killed off the dinosaurs. But, before you start scrambling for the next shuttle flight off this planet, rest assured: It will not strike Earth. But, it will come very close to us in just a few days. At 4:59 p.m. EDT on May 31, the asteroid, known as Asteroid 1998 QE2 ...
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Missouri man pleads guilty to raiding nephews piggy bank
One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...
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Hearts broken over girl killed in Cass County wreck
“She was so excited about that new car,” her uncle, Tim Nash, said.She got the PT Cruiser for her May 8 birthday. She ran out to get her driver’s license on May 9.One week later, after school on Thursday, the Harrisonville High School freshman rolled out of the driveway of her family’s home south of Harrisonville. She had driven barely 100 yards on South Walker Road when, ...
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Kansas City-area aviation enthusiasts to mark 70th anniversary of coast-to-coast flight
This 2012 photo provided by the National Airline History Museum shows its Lockheed Constellation, or Connie, as the propeller-driven aircraft was known, during engine inspection in Kansas City, Mo. The museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore it, the only one left in the U.S. that’s airworthy, and recreate millionaire aviator Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country ...
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Feds probing Connecticut train crash
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Worlds of Fun featured on Travel Channel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thirty-five roller coaster enthusiasts got to the park early and rode the Mamba roller coaster continuously for two hours Saturday before the park opened. A crew from the Travel Channel was at the park to film the roller coaster track and riders as they scream, drop and possibly lose their breakfast. Producers with the Travel Channel said it will feature the Mamba on season ...
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POWERBALL Majority of combos picked
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game's largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations have been purchased, ...
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Athletics beat Royals 2-1 Friday
Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday ...
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Soldier from Liberty drowns in Afghanistan
A US Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Saturday morning. The plane was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members. U.S. Airways spokesman Davien Anderson told CNN that no ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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