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 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:11 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:11 -0400 30 INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - Independence Police say they are urgently trying to locate a witness to a 2007 murder. Police say Anessa Corley may have witnessed the 2007 murder of a man at the Khandi Shopp... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492086&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:18 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492086&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Insurance is usually considered a good idea. But a new insurance product is causing some controversy. You can now buy divorce insurance. It's called Wed-Lock. It’s much like any other kind of insura... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492087&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:15 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492087&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri - For students cramming the hallways to reach their lockers at Our Lady of the Presentation school relief may soon be in sight.  The school found out at 11:59 p.m. last Friday ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492088&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:12 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492088&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 MACON, Georgia - Some residents of Lustful Court in a central Georgia community say they're tired of being kidded and want the street's sin-friendly name changed. Bibb County Commissioner Lonzy Edward... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492089&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:10 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492089&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 BASEHOR, Kansas - Three escapees from West Virginia were captured in Basehor, Kansas, on Wednesday. The three escapees were inmates at a West Virginia youth home. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492090&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:08 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492090&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kansas - There’s an area in Johnson County that you’ll want to avoid Wednesday evening. A water main break was shooting water in the air near 73rd Terrace and Eaton in Prairie Vil... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492091&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:05 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492091&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A tip led Kansas City Police officers to a working meth lab set up in a tent in a homeless camp. Officers found the lab Wednesday morning in a wooded area just north of Indepen... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492092&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:03 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492092&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The retirement system for most public school teachers in Missouri is looking at an option that would reduce benefits for future teachers. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492094&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:35:00 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492094&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OLATHE, Kansas - Streets were blocked for more than an hour after police went to a disturbance inside an Olathe business on Wednesday. Officers went to a reported disturbance in the 1900 block of E. 1... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492093&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:34:57 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492093&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A Leavenworth County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Leavenworth woman to more than three years for her son’s death.</p><p>Jurors in August convicted Monica Rivera of involuntary ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492082&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:29:09 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492082&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 The Kansas City Community Kitchen has a new home in the heart of hunger. Officials hope the food kitchen can serve more people and in a better environment. KMBC's Kerri Stowell has the story. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492078&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:30 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492078&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A health care worker discovered a 76-year-old woman stabbed, strangled and beaten to death inside her Sedalia home on Tuesday, Sedalia police said.Rebekah Marcus was found dead around 7:46 a.m. Tuesda... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492077&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:25 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492077&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Pastor Duane McCracken of the First Baptist Church in Basehor said he got a call at 3 a.m. Wednesday saying three men had broken into his church.One of the men, Brandon Carroll, 19, was serving time f... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492076&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:50 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492076&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- A judge sentenced a Leavenworth County mother on Wednesday in connection with the death of her 4-year-old son.Monica Rivera was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.The p... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492075&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:47 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492075&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- With one snip of a ribbon more than 1,000 jobs will be coming to the metro.On Wednesday, officials cut the ribbon on a new U.S. Bank 24-hour call center at 12800 Foster St. in O... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492074&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:45 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492074&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 One of Kansas City’s favorite traditions returns Friday as the Chiefs celebrate the initial Red Friday of the 2010 season. Red Fridays, which celebrate the community’s enthusiasm for the Chiefs, h... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492080&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:37 -0400 Kansas City Chiefs http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492080&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OPENING REMARKS: “Got through a difficult couple days but I think they were a productive couple days for us. We had a lot going on with getting this roster down to the number that’s mandated, fill... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492079&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:26:32 -0400 Kansas City Chiefs http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492079&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Pick started last week against North Dakota State and finished 13 for 22 for 138 yards with one interception. Gill benched him in the fourth quarter in favor of Webb, who was 6 of 11 for 59 yards in t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492081&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:59:32 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492081&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - Political and religious leaders in Kansas City are condemning the idea of burning the Koran. Even so, some argue the Florida church group has every right to do it. The head of th... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492083&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:08 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492083&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - A baby girl abandoned on a Kansas City street corner last week will be reunited with relatives tomorrow. And FOX 4 has learned the child's grandmother, Monica Hall, has harsh words ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492084&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:05 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492084&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces burglary and assault charges after he broke into a neighbor's home and stood over her naked as she slept, prosecutors say. Laurence K. Saunders... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492085&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:02 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492085&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas Lt. Gov. Troy Findley (left); U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.); U.S. Bank CEO Richard Davis; Mark Jorgenson, the regional CEO of U.S. Bank; Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach; U.S. Rep. Dennis Mo... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492073&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:14:04 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38492073&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ST. LOUIS, Missouri - A St. Louis study says ventilation systems are ineffective in protecting restaurant and bar employees and patrons from secondhand smoke. Researchers from the Siteman Cancer Cente... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488268&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:09:04 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488268&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A man who once worked as a respiratory therapist pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography. Michael Toal, 56, admitted to detectives earlier this year he u... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488270&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:09:00 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488270&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Attorney General issued a restraining order against Sirius XM Radio for violating the state’s no-call laws. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Chris Ko... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488271&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:08:57 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488271&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A new study suggests that dental sealants used to prevent cavities may expose children to an estrogen-like chemical called BPA. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488273&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:08:51 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488273&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WINONA, Minnesota - A Minnesota county approved a bill that bans county employees traveling on business from staying at hotels that offer porn. The Winona County Commissioners in a unanimous vote Tues... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488272&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:08:48 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488272&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Flash Flood Watch issued September 8 at 3:48PM CDT expiring September 10 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Saint Louis… In effect for Randolph; Monroe; Ralls; Pike; Howard; Boone; Audrain; Cooper; Moniteau;... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488275&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:08:45 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488275&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JEFFERSON CITY | A state auditor’s report released Wednesday faults Missouri’s Department of Economic Development for lax oversight of two tax-credit programs and inaccurate report... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488267&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:04:49 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488267&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A Cass County man died Wednesday at Overland Park Regional Medical Center from his injuries, authorities say.Robert W. Walters, 66, was shot in the mouth Monday night. Prosecutors said his wife admitt... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488266&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:03:29 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488266&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Tiger fans can expect a Gold Rush at Faurot Field Saturday night as Mizzou hosts McNeese State in their first home game of the season.With 18 consecutive wins against non-conference o... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488264&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:20 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488264&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 BELTON, Mo. -- The wife of a Belton man who was shot and killed this week has been charged with first-degree murder in the man's death.Police said Robert W. Walters, 66, died at about noon on Wednesda... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488265&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:16 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488265&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Defensive End Aldon Smith broke Missouri's record for most sacks in a season with 11.5. This year, he's off to a great start again after tallying 2 sacks against Illinois last Saturday. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488262&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:14 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38488262&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wichita State University ’s Hugo Wall day on Friday. Jordan will discuss the changing and challenging role of people in the public service sector. The presentation starts at 1:30 p.m. at the Wi... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38486170&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:55:45 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38486170&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. Tanfield announced Wednesday that it would ask shareholders on Sept. 30 for permission to sell 20 million ordinary shares for $3.1 million (2 million pounds). The ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38486537&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:55:21 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38486537&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Coming off a push for health care reform that stressed political unity, President Obama on Wednesday drew stark partisan lines as he laid out a plan to spur business growth. Obama, speaking at a comm... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38485978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:55:17 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38485978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A state appeals court will consider whether a central Missouri teenager should be allowed to continue her education while awaiting trial on a charge of murdering her 9-year-... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484150&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:07 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484150&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 GAINESVILLE, Florida - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is going forward with his plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 despite pressure from th... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484152&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:01 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484152&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Police say a naked man grabbed a woman when she woke up to find him standing over her bed. The woman told police Laurence Sanders, 62, walked into her home in the 3200 block of... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484155&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:47:59 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484155&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A recount in the election for Missouri’s 40th House District is over and John Rizzo is still the Democratic nominee. But Rizzo just told NBC Action News he and his opponent W... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484153&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:47:54 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484153&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A Leavenworth County judge on Wednesday sentenced a former teacher to probation for having sex with a 17-year-old student.</p><p>Shannon Young, 36, pleaded guilty previously to three count... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484146&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:43:54 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484146&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- City, state and national security leaders threw their shovels into the ground Wednesday morning to mark the official start to construction on a multimillion-dollar and 1.5 million-... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484137&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:41:51 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484137&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 WICHITA, Kan. -- A former University of Kansas athletics official has asked a federal judge to delay his sentencing in a case tied to a $1 million ticket scalping scandal at the school.Jason Jeffries,... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484140&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:41:43 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484140&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- An Overland Park police officer injured himself when he unintentionally shot his weapon early Wednesday morning.The officer accidentally shot himself in the leg at about 12:20 a... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484141&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:41:39 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484141&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 National Nuclear Security Administration campus in south Kansas City. The Kansas City Responsive Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Sourcing campus, which employs about 2,500, is being built at 14500 ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484144&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:28:43 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484144&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 CHILLICOTHE, Mo. - Chillicothe Police announced on Wednesday that no crime had been committed after someone found ripped children's clothing in a restroom at a park. On September 2, police said a ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484148&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:54:06 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484148&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas Department of Credit Unions . Loans increased by $81 million during the quarter, or 3 percent, the department said in its Second Quarter 2010 Call Report Statistics. In an e-mail to credit un... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38482072&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:35:34 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38482072&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ’s Animal Health Division, based in Shawnee, is researching the reasons behind declining veterinary visits in the United States. The division will work with http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38482686&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:34:01 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38482686&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 United Way of Greater Kansas City has set a 2010 campaign goal of finding 25,000 new donors. The organization didn’t set a monetary goal, but campaign http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484133&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:33:57 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38484133&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 HAVANA, Cuba - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has been warning the world for a while now that he firmly believes tensions between the U.S., Iran and Israel will ultimately lead to a nuclear war. ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480099&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:47 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480099&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OLATHE, Kansas - Charges are pending against three people involved in a bizarre fatal stabbing that happened Tuesday morning inside a moving vehicle on Interstate 35. It all started around 6:45 a.m. w... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480100&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:44 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480100&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A recount in the election for Missouri’s 40th House District has ended with similar results, except that the margin of victory increased. Will Royster requested a new electio... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480101&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:42 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480101&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Four companies are now vying for Missouri’s final casino License. One of the proposed sites is in Sugar Creek. On Tuesday afternoon the Missouri Gaming Commission released th... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480103&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:38 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480103&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 The Olathe Police Department has identified the man who was stabbed to death on Interstate 35 in Olathe Tuesday morning.Ziahdrick Williams, 29, of Texas was stabbed around 7 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480097&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:18:05 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480097&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man shot and killed over the weekend near Gregory Boulevard and Prospect Avenue is part of a family with several recent connections to crime.Thomas E. Simmons, 27, was driving a ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480092&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:16:53 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480092&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The southbound lanes of Interstate 35, from just south of Route 24/Independence Avenue to the Oak/Grand/Walnut Street exit ramp will close from after Friday rush hour through early... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480093&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:16:50 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480093&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Mediware Information Systems Inc. more than doubled profits in its recently concluded fiscal year, and medication management product sales and acquisitions boosted revenue. The Lenexa-based company (... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480091&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:12:13 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38480091&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - First grade teacher Erin Shoening and her class at Bluff’s Gunn Elementary are using Facebook. But it's not for socializing or virtual farming. Shoening says she uses it in th... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476241&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:02:48 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476241&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled this morning at the site of a privately developed plant in South Kansas City, Missouri where non-nuclear parts will be manufactured for n... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476243&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:02:45 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476243&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Bad spellers beware. Typo hunters are headed to Kansas City. Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson discuss their new book, "The Great Typo Hunt", on Wednesday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476245&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:02:40 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476245&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 MANHATTAN | Kansas State University has been issued a patent for a type of stem cells obtained from a substance in the umbilical cord.</p><p>And the good news for the researchers is that t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476240&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:05 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476240&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The American Institute For Economic Research has named Lawrence as the No. 9 college city in the U.S. and Columbia as No. 13.The AIER released a quantitative ranking of the 75 best t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476238&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:23 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476238&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A trial date has been set for a Kansas woman charged with killing her ex-boyfriend in Missouri.The Hannibal Courier-Post reported Wednesday that 30-year-old Annette Cross of Lawrence,... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476237&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:21 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476237&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A Lawrence high school has ended a policy that banned students with disabilities from being part of the school's Homecoming Court.Current administrators at Free State High School wer... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476236&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:18 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476236&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 SEDALIA, Mo. -- Sedalia police are investigating the death of a 76-year-old woman as a homicide.Police Commander Larry Ward says the woman was discovered dead in her home early Tuesday by her home hea... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476235&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:16 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476235&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ’s union workers in Wisconsin factories are set to vote Sept. 13 about an agreement that would create a two-tiered work force. The unions have agreed to unanimously recommend ratification of a ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476234&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:11 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38476234&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 build a casino outside Kansas City in Sugar Creek because the company’s gaming license application was deemed incomplete. But one proposal remains for Sugar Creek. Regulators plan to hold publi... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38474442&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:07 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38474442&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Winds push fire through Detroit homes Fire officials say flames have swept through at least two dozen Detroit homes, fanned by strong winds that toppled power lines across the city and knocked out s... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:46:55 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472978&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil giant BP PLC said in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gul... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472977&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:46:49 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472977&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Kansas City police said a 29-year-old man died Tuesday night after being shot in the parking lot of a gas station on Longview Road in Kansas City, Mo.The man was shot and killed around 11 p.m. Tuesday... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472973&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:41:52 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472973&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 LENEXA, Kan. -- A drive down 83rd Street in Lenexa towards Cedar Niles Road turned an uneventful drive into a traumatic one when a mother saw her daughter injured by a penny thrown from another vehicl... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472971&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:40:42 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472971&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO. - Crews are breaking ground on a new Honey Well plant. The plant will be located at 150 Highway & Botts Road in Kansas City. Workers will make nuclear and non-nuclear parts for weapo... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472975&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:56:07 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472975&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Force Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB:FOFU) today announced that it has booked its first sale of crude oil now being produced on its newly acquired oil and ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472974&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:44:30 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38472974&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 CORYDON, Iowa - A Missouri truck driver and two others were killed Tuesday in a fiery three-vehicle wreck in southern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday four m... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38470094&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:39:29 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38470094&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Action Electric, one of the top electricians in Lafayette IN, announces a new program for homeowners. The Preferred Customer Program, helps to keep homes in the Greater Lafayette area safe. http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38467060&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:45:08 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38467060&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 It didn’t take long for Michael W. to confirm that the 2½-year-old girl for whom he was paying child support wasn’t really his biological daughter.</p><p>He ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464040&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:08:01 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464040&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A Jackson County judge ruled late Tuesday that a Missouri House candidate who officially lost by three votes is not entitled to a new election. </p><p>But a re-count in the hotly contested... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38462741&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:07:50 -0400 The Kansas City Star http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38462741&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - A downtown club may be popular with some party-goers, but for police, city officials and neighbors, Club NRG has been nothing but trouble. But there could be a resolution in the ong... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464036&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:22:31 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464036&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - Missed birth control pills account for an estimated 700,000 unplanned pregnancies in the U.S. each year. FOX 4 Medical Reporter Meryl Lin McKean is Working for You with more on a ne... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464038&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:22:29 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464038&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, MO - Fire departments spend thousands of dollars each year maintaining their fire trucks and other safety equipment. But now one metro department is focusing on maintaining their most im... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464037&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:22:26 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38464037&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 JOPLIN, Mo., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Joplin Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, a single-story, 26,000-square-foot,... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38460426&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:07:17 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38460426&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Beginning in December, the city will tax homes and businesses based on how much traffic they generate. Homeowners will pay $72 dollars. Most businesses will pay between $300 and a $1,000. The city wil... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461359&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:04:07 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461359&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - A Johnson county man left Kansas City International Airport Tuesday bound for Europe, where he will represent the United States of America in a worldwide competition. We first ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461358&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:04:03 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461358&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 CHICAGO, Illinios - It’s the end of an era of Chicago politics. Tuesday Mayor Richard Daley announced he will not run for re-eelction after more than 20 years in office. “I've always believed ever... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461360&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:04:01 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461360&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 ORLANDO, Florida - A suspicious stuffed animal brought out the bomb squad in Orlando, Florida. The toy pony was left across the street from an elementary school, apparently with wires sticking out of ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461361&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:03:58 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461361&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Viva Los Royals celebration planned MINNEAPOLIS -- Royals first baseman Billy Butler left Tuesday night's game in the third inning after suffering a bruised right hand when struck by a bad-hop grounde... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461357&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:16:50 -0400 Kansas City Royals http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38461357&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - (AP) -- School board leaders in Kansas are studying how the state doles out education money amid growing talk of changing the existing finance formula. The Kansas Association o... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458722&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:54:36 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458722&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Kansas City has seen the second biggest increase in Hispanic population, just behind Philadelphia, according to Nielsen television ratings. The service found a 7.7 percent incr... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458723&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:54:33 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458723&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 International Burn a Quran Day ”. "I think it send the wrong message. We've been trying to win over the hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq for nine years. I think it does a disservice to the t... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458724&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:54:31 -0400 NBC Action News http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458724&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 A 36-year-old factory worker who spent much of his adult life in prison was charged Tuesday in connection with sexually assaulting and murdering a 14-year-old girl whose badly burned body was found be... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458711&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:50:09 -0400 The Kansas City Channel http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458711&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 On Monday, officials charged a Cass County woman in connection with the shooting of her husband.A police affidavit said 60-year-old Cynthia Walters called 911 shortly before 7 p.m. on Labor Day and to... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458710&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:48:45 -0400 KCTV 5 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458710&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 to the practice squad. Lawrence saw duty in six games with Kansas City in 2009, returning 16 kickoffs for 317 yards. The Carencro, Louisiana native played collegiately at McNeese State, catching 99 pa... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458713&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:48:34 -0400 Kansas City Chiefs http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458713&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Viva Los Royals celebration planned MINNEAPOLIS -- Right-handed reliever Philip Humber didn't arrive from Triple-A Omaha until August 5 but he's made a good showing in a month. In his first five ga... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458716&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:03:25 -0400 Kansas City Royals http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458716&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Viva Los Royals celebration planned MINNEAPOLIS -- The first thing that catcher Brayan Pena does when he gets to the ballpark each day is check with the Royals' head athletic trainer, Nick Kenney, to ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458717&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:03:18 -0400 Kansas City Royals http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458717&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 lee's summit, mo - Our Lady of the Presentation, a Catholic school in Lee's Summit, may need to change it's name to "Our Lady of the Jackpot" after finishing third and winning $500,000 dollars in a n... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458721&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:00:38 -0400 Fox 4 http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458721&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 plans to ask Nasdaq stock market officials for additional time to avoid having its shares delisted. The Overland Park-based freight hauler said in a securities filing Tuesday that it received notice ... http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458709&cat=cc264e50ceab3697 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:36:04 -0400 The Business Journal http://feeds.kansascitynews.net/?rid=38458709&cat=cc264e50ceab3697