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Kansas City, Kansas is located in Wyandotte County. Zip codes in Kansas City, KS include 66106, 66115, and 66119. The median home price in Kansas City is $79,900. More Kansas City information.

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3 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Washburn Rural teacher is finalist for presidential award

On Tuesday, the Kansas State Department of Education announced this year's finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at a ceremony at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson.

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7 hrs ago | KCTV5

KCK police investigate after man shot on I-635

Sgt. Emmett Lockridge said the man in his 30s was traveling southbound on I-635 when a black pickup truck that had two men inside pulled up alongside him and began shooting.

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7 hrs ago | The Kansas City Star

Man shot on I-635 in KCK

Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys.

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10 hrs ago | CNET News.com

Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City

Ben Barreth liquidated his retirement account to buy the Homes for Hackers house to encourage startups to move to Kansas City for Google Fiber.

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10 hrs ago | The Pitch

MLS All-Star Game logo being painted on side of Crossroads building

It's out with the old, in with the new on the side of 1712 Main, the building that long featured a painted advertisement for Boulevard and the Roasterie.

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13 hrs ago | The Pitch

Jerry Rapp, CinemaKC president, answers The Pitch's questionnaire

Where do you drink? I'm an aspiring teetotaler, but when I do, it's typically the Jacobson, Retro, Green Room Burgers, Nara, Anton's Taproom, Nica's 320, RecordBar, the Farmhouse, Brick or Green Lady Lounge.

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15 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Bruning resigns as pastor, admits to violating vow of celibacy

The Rev. Bill Bruning, left, when he was pastor of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, shown here presenting a check to Barry Feaker for the Topeka Rescue Mission.

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16 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Police investigating threats against legislators

The Capitol Police are investigating threats against two legislators, and the House majority leader has reminded lawmakers they should report such intimidation.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Northeast News

Flood waters inundate city in 1951

Making the floods of 1903 and 1908 seem insignificant in comparison, is the flood of 1951, which was dubbed "The Great Flood" with the local mantra "May there be no next time."

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The Wichita Eagle

Funding cut, except for program KU didn't want

The $66 million in state budget cuts to higher education over the next two fiscal years makes the Legislature's approval of $2 million to help start the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City seem even more ridiculous.

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The Kansas City Star

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in fatal party bus incident

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the operators of a party bus from which a young mother fell to her death in May. Kansas Highway Patrol officers investigate an accident that claimed the life of 26-year-old Jamie Frecks of Kansas City, Kan.

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Hot Rod's Bike Works Magazine

2010 Harley-Davidson Road King | It's Good To Be On A King

The 1981 Mel Brooks film The History of the World, Part 1 includes a famous line from King Louis XVI who exclaims, "It's good to be the king," as his character takes advantage of one of the perks of his lofty title.

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KAKE

KCK Utility Investigating Man's Electrocution

A Kansas City, Kan., utility company is investigating reports that a downed power line at a public park was left unattended for more than 11 hours before a man was electrocuted.

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The Kansas City Star

Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship

A Kansas City man supported a "nascent" plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing.

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The Kansas City Star

Kansas should drop onerous a oeproof of citizenshipa law

A Kansas City man supported a "nascent" plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing.

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The Pitch

Jewish Family Services' food pantry now offers pet food

The food pantries in the Kansas City metro have been doing record business since the economic downturn of 2008.

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The American Prospect

Kansas Bleeds the Middle Class

It is an old city, especially compared to others west of the Mississippi, fueled in its early years by farming money and trade from settlers heading west.

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The Kansas City Star

Mizzou golf course to be named for former curator

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona cannot require voters to show proof of citizenship.

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Business Journal

Judge trims AWG price-fixing suit against egg industry

A Wyandotte County judge dealt a serious blow Monday to price-fixing claims that Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. brought against the egg industry.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Kobach seeks investigation into protest at house

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Monday he has asked state officials to investigate an immigration reform rally that was held outside his Wyandotte County home.

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