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A mans effort to give his phone number to a woman he found cute was behind a widely disseminated e-mail about an incident in south Kansas City last weekend.Rumors that the incident involved a piece of paper laced with a drug that made the woman ill when she touched it a scenario similar to previous urban legends in other jurisdictions have been the ...

Kansas City Police just spent two days on an intensive crime sweep: serving warrants and taking stolen weapons and drugs off the streets.

Police are investigating a robbery and shooting in the 4400 block of East 107th Street late Friday morning.

Michael Davis made the list. Did you? a John W. Schroeder III didn't last long on the list of Missouri's most wanted sex offenders.

The Kansas City Police Department's website is a whole lot more informative than a visit to the first floor of headquarters .

Kansas City's Regulated Industries Division has issued these liquor license suspensions: i Hannibal's Waldo Bar & Grill, 7438 Wornall Road, received a two-day suspension for allowing alcoholic beverages to be consumed by customers on an unlicensed portion of the premise.

With the state of the economy and cuts in funding for school districts around the state, officials at the Lee's Summit R-7 School District were looking for more ways to save money.

Just like you, Im dying to know the whole story of how Larry Schnackenberg survived these last three weeks.Did he eat roots and berries? How many ticks were attached to him?But are you and I owed the juicy details, as well as an explanation of why he wandered off in the first place? No, I dont think so.

Just like you, Im dying to know the whole story of how Larry Schnackenberg survived these last three weeks.Did he eat roots and berries? How many ticks were attached to him?But are you and I owed the juicy details, as well as an explanation of why he wandered off in the first place? No, I dont think so.

A Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man Thursday in the September 2008 murder of Craig E. Dudley Jr.Terry E. Giles, 29, was accused of firing numerous rounds at red Kia as it drove near Blue Parkway and Elmwood Avenue.

Local civil rights activist Alvin Sykes says he expects the Kansas City Police Department will do a complete and credible investigation into the 40-year-old murder of Leon Jordan.

Despite a fare increase and service cuts on many routes, Kansas City bus service continues to score high marks with riders.A new study out today shows that the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority saw increases in customer satisfaction in 12 of 14 categories surveyed.Riders gave overall bus service a mean rating of 8.09 out of 10, up from 7.9 ...

Police have one person in custody and are looking for the alleged gunman following an early morning shooting in Parkville that left a teenager dead.The fatal shooting occurred about 1 a.m. near Missouri 45 and Missouri 9. A 17-year-old boy was driving a black Ford Thunderbird with a passenger east on Missouri 45 when a red Ford Contour approached ...

Kansas City, MO - infoZine - The Mid-America Regional Council Air Quality Program has issued an orange Ozone Alert for Wednesday, July 28.

By Steve Rosen Home-building activity in the Kansas City area continues to stage a mild comeback, according to a new report.

A jury has awarded the city of Pella $788,000 over improperly installed underwater lights at a pool where two boys drowned.

A A Paul G. Rayford, 33, Kansas City, Mo., has been sentenced to 12 years after pleading guilty to an attempted bank robbery that was prevented by FBI agents who locked the savings and loan doors to keep the robbers out, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.A A A A Rayford pleaded guilty to one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of ...

More cops on the streets, or new equipment for the cops Kansas City already has? That's the debate raging at City Hall as Kansas City council members prepare to ask voters to continue a public safety sales tax set to expire next year.

Kansas City police are investigating how a tombstone came to be abandoned in a parking lot at 4126 Troost Avenue.Workers were cleaning brush and trash from the lot behind an apartment building this afternoon when they found the gray marble tombstone for Lottie Linch, who was born in 1890 and died in 1966.

Kansas City police have identified a man fatally shot early today during an argument in the Northeast area.Witnesses saw Keith Q. Wilkins, 25, of Kansas City, with another man about 2:15 a.m. in an apartment complex parking lot in 2100 block of Lexington Avenue.