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The University of Kansas Hospital is offering free flu shots Saturday morning. This will be the fifteenth year for their drive-through clinic, but this year the clinic has moved to a new spot.

" Business owners beware: "robbery season" is right around the corner. On Thursday night, Kansas City, Kansas police officers tried to teach merchants in the downtown corridor how to avoid being hit by crime during the holidays.

A 29-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man was charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said Friday.

At the Citizens Police Academy, we went to KCPD's shooting range. On TV, the officers always shoot at an abstract outline of a person.

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson says a key business-recruiting effort wasn't influenced by his commerce secretary's pursuit of the same job in Missouri.

A Kansas City, Kan., teenager has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a homeless man who was left unconscious in a street and run over by a car.

Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating an overnight homicide in which a man was found shot dead inside a vehicle.Police responded to reports of a shooting about 12:15 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Fourth Street.

We have breaking news, if by "breaking news" we mean stuff that happened while I was out last week ... As you may know, a series of mass free health clinics are being held across the country to call attention to the number of uninsured Americans and the strain that their untreated illnesses put on the nation's health care system.

When it's not busy being carved into a jack-o-lantern, a pumpkin is one of the most versatile things in the city.

KANSAS CITY, Ks.- More than 300 jobs are coming to Kansas City, Kansas. The day after one Wal-Mart closes in the city, another opens near the Kansas Speedway.

Kansas City, Kansas, police are asking for the public in finding Levert Xavier Braswell so they can question him about the death of Dennis J. Moore Sr .

Kansas City police have released the names of three people killed over the weekend .

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A Missouri appeals court has overturned the convictions of a man accused of killing a Kansas City-area couple at a Bible store.

A Kansas City, Kan., church youth leader who served prison time for molesting children is accused of taking indecent liberties with a child from his church.

A silver alert has been issued for a missing Leavenworth County couple who became lost in Kansas City on Monday evening.Everett and Bernice Smith, both 86, last spoke with a relative about 9:10 p.m. yesterday.

" Two years later, the driver suspected of a fatal hit and run is still on the loose, and the victim's family is hoping someone can give them closure.

Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall concert extravaganza in New York to have gallstones removed, organizers said on Monday.

Police are conducting a "death investigation" after finding two people dead in a home in the 5400 block of Ridgeway around 12:30 p.m Sunday.

Protesters stood outside the University of Kansas Medical Center Saturday protesting the center's treatment of monkeys KANSAS CITY, Kan.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' Three men were charged Friday in connection to a home invasion on Thursday.

A home invasion suspect is in juvenile custody after authorities stopped a school bus and arrested him while he was on a field trip.

Police officers in Kansas City, Kansas, have agreed to a pay freeze in 2010 to avoid the layoff of 16 officers after a police union vote.

The Kansas City, Kan., school board is asking members of the community to weigh in on characteristics theyd like to see in the next superintendent.The school board has posted a survey on the district Web site that asks patrons to rate the importance of qualities such as communication and involvement in community activities.

Charges have been filed against three Kansas men arrested in connection with a failed bank robbery Thursday in Kansas City, Kan., the U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday.

Police in Lawrence arrested a fourth suspect in an attempted home invasion robbery Thursday in Kansas City, Kan.They made the arrest shortly after 8 a.m. on a school bus that carried teens from Schlagle High School who were on a field trip.Kansas City, Kan., School District Spokesman David A. Smith said the school received a call from police this ...

" Detectives are investigating a series of home invasions in western Kansas City, Kansas.

The EPA office in Kansas City, Kan., says it became concerned after receiving reports of carbon dioxide and methane vapors in homes after heavy rainfall in Sedgwick, Butler, Sumner and Harper counties in 2008.

A Kansas City firefighter who was hurt in a fire Sunday morning may be hospitalized for about two weeks.

A coach has pleaded guilty to producing one count of child pornography, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Two teenagers were shot Feb. 9, 2009 in a drive-by shooting at 1120 Splitlog Avenue.

The Kansas City TIF commission warned the developer of a northland mall act soon or face consequences.

Jacob Briggs was shot and killed back in October 2006 outside the Filling Station restaurant and club in south Kansas City.

U.S. war resister Rodney Watson looks on during a news conference at First United Church where he has taken refuge in Vancouver, B.C. Rodney Watson, 31, said he is the first of at least 40 U.S. war resisters to take refuge in a church after fleeing to Canada.

Constance L. King, 47, a pharmacist who lives in Wichita, Kan., has been sentenced to two years probation for unlawful distribution of controlled substances., U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.

A man was shot and killed Monday morning in Kansas City, Kan. Police said they were called to a home in the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue around 1 a.m. after someone reported an armed disturbance.

Kansas City, Kan., police said they found one person shot early Saturday morning.

The first shipment of H1N1 vaccine arrived in Kansas City on Tuesday, the Health Department announced.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' More Wyandotte County employees are facing salary freezes, unpaid furloughs, or both.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' A leaking water valve has prompted the closure of a middle school in Kansas City, Kan.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' The Legends at Village West will get a new tenant in November.

" A deadly fire left investigators with plenty of questions Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kansas.

Dozens of soldiers are finally back on U.S. soil after serving over in Iraq for the past year.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - " A salesman says he was fired for voting for Barack Obama, claiming his boss sent an email warning employees to support a different candidate.

Kansas City, Kansas, police say 32-year-old Steven Allen was the homicide victim in last Thursday's double shooting in the 3000 block of North 11th Street .

Twenty-three-year-old Alanna Smith of Kansas City, Kan., was killed Sunday night when the vehicle she was driving crossed over the center line and struck another vehicle.

According to the government complaint, Cruza s business, Carlos Income Tax Services, prepares federal income tax returns for customers in the Kansas City metropolitan area that unlawfully understate income tax liabilities by under-reporting income, inflating business expenses and claiming improper deductions for nondeductible personal expenses.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' Two girls were injured in a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning inside a Kansas City, Kan., house.

Familes and friends walked in the cold at The Legends at Village West on Oct. 10, 2009, for the 15th annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes.

" A Kansas City, Kan. mom honored the 10-year anniversary of her 10-year-old daughter's abduction by hosting an event Saturday to help in the search for other missing children.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is asking for the publica TMs help in locating a missing woman.

One person was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Oct. 9, 2009, on Turner Diagonal, near North 65th Street in Kansas City, Kan.

This was the scene Sunday, Oct. 4 after a three-car accident that ended up claiming two lives and landing another person in jail KANSAS CITY, Kan.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. a ' The funeral for 4-year old Gabriel Rivera wona TMt happen for another week.

From the WyCo DA: The Wyandotte County District Attorney yesterday afternoon charged Javier Santiago, Hispanic Male, Kansas City, Kansas, DOB: 01-30-86, with two counts of Involuntary Manslaughter while Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in connection with the October 4, 2009, deaths of Maricela Aguirre and Artemio Aguirre , which occurred as a ...

If you've seen the guy on the right, Timothy Drisko , police want you to give them a call.

A trial for a suspect in the shooting death of Lawrence hip-hop artist Anthony "Clacc" Vital has been delayed until May.

Whether you're a believer or not, superstitions tend to run high this time of year.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' Bus riders have fewer options beginning Monday. The Unified Government and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority announced cutbacks involving two routes were taking effect October 5. The #260-Johnson/Wyandotte Connector route was discontinued.

A man questioned Sunday in the disappearance of 18-year-old Keighley Ann Alyea is still being held in the Johnson County jail on a 2007 warrant for telephone harassment.

"Broke-ology" is the study of being broke, according to one of the characters in Nathan Louis Jackson's small but fully realized family drama of the same name.

A 46-year-old man is in critical condition Sunday afternoon after being involved in a motorcycle accident.

Overland Park police are still searching for an 18-year old Overland Park woman who has been missing for a week.

A woman died in a three-car accident at Southwest and Rainbow Boulevards early Sunday morning.

Reported by: Jamie Dierking Email: dierking@nbcactionnews.com Posted by: Victoria Swoboda Last Update: 4:24 pm KANSAS CITY, Kan.

A metro family is marking a somber anniversary with a reunion soon. The family will be coming together to honor a child who was murdered nearly a decade ago.

The American Royal will be home to a unique event during its 2009 run: the a oeEquine extravaganza.a It is billed as the best of Kansas City equine groups performing at the American Royal Hale Arena on October 10 at 7:30 p.m. The show is scheduled to feature several breeds of horses that will dance, riders in costumes, plus tricks and chase hounds.

" A manufacturing delay is forcing the Red Cross to delay some scheduled flu shot clinics in the Kansas City metro.