Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
A local boxer, author and motivational speaker shares his contagious, perhaps intimidating, story about why he left the gang life behind and how he hopes it will inspire others.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:01 CST
Shawnee firefighters say they were called to a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday evening.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:08:21 CST
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office investigates the crash of a small plane late Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:20:02 CST
Imprisoned former Missouri running back Derrick Washington pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor domestic assault charge involving an ex-girlfriend, agreeing to a deal that spares him more time behind bars.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:21:35 CST
A special city council election in Roeland Park marked the first use of Kansas' new photo identification law in an election between candidates.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:23:24 CST
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office said Tuesday it has filed a brief calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an individual health insurance mandate but uphold other parts of the federal health care law.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:03:46 CST
Kansas City, Kan., police said they were investigating a shooting late Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:35:01 CST
The mother of a soldier who died in Afghanistan finds his home in foreclosure months later, but a simple phone call helped to change everything.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:21:28 CST
Students and teachers at a Lee's Summit middle school where a student was injured in an accidental shooting last week wear purple as a show of support for the girl and her family.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:29:53 CST
A 28-year-old Kansas City woman is charged with killing her husband late Monday evening.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:08:13 CST
Kansas City police said the body of an 11-month-old girl recently found in Virginia is not that of missing Lisa Irwin.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:59 CST
A state Senate committee endorses legislation allowing employers to refuse to provide insurance coverage for birth control, abortions or sterilization procedures, if doing so would go against an employer's religious beliefs.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:00 CST
The Missouri Supreme Court strikes down much of a wide-ranging ethics law passed by state lawmakers in 2010.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:15:32 CST
Two crashes slowed traffic on northbound Interstate 35 at Highway 210 Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:41 CST
Wichita might have struck oil when it acquired land for a new library.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:32:00 CST
From childhood, Fred Bruenjes has carried on a romance with the cosmos, and last week the sky rewarded his infatuation with the gift of something shiny: a comet.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:33 CST
An iPad app is giving a 6-year-old autistic boy who can't speak a way to communicate.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:31:34 CST
The Big 12 Conference releases its 2012 football schedule on Tuesday, which includes newcomers TCU and West Virginia.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:42:21 CST
West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:19:26 CST
A Branson, Mo., singer says he's laughing off an attempt by a photographer to extort the hit TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" by threatening to release photos of him with a cast member.
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:27:34 CST
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