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An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed ''The Bishop.'' U.S. District Judge Robert Dow issued the sentence Tuesday afternoon, saying John Tomkins "engaged in a reign of terror." Tomkins was trying to drive up the value of shares he owned.

Bank of America Celebration at the Station airs Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 8pm. Located at Kansas City's Union Station, music by the Kansas City Symphony with Michael Stern, music director.

A. Warren Van Meter, 90, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Vintage Gardens.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – About a dozen public safety employees from Joplin, Mo., are headed to Moore, Okla., to assist in the aftermath of the deadly tornado there.

This week's review round-up is grabbing a booth at Super Smokers BBQ , located at the corner of Stockell Drive and N. Central Avenue.

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Visitation Church just south of the Plaza, Octarium sang something to make nearly anyone happy.

The WWE Raw results for the 05/20/13 edition of the show arrived just one night after the Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View. With the show in Kansas City, MO on Monday night, the rumors suggested that there would be a surprise return by a superstar such as Batista or Rob Van Dam , to be aligned with manager Paul Heyman.

Steven Brown of Progressive Electronics and Bob Ledo of Coffeen Fricke and Associates, Inc.

Before Raw at the Sprint Center , Kansas City artist Rob Schamberger shows some of his bigger paintings of wrestling champions, including the Rock, Sheamus and Rey Mysterio, at the River Market Event Space .

The predicted torrential rains arrived in downtown Kansas City precisely as The Pitch 's Taste of Kansas City was wrapping up for the evening.

Some people in Kansas City are cleaning up their yards and trees Monday as more than 10,000 people are still without power.

Dark clouds brewed Sunday over the Power & Light District. But the New Red Onion Jazz Babies played on, and Topeka clay artist Victoria Gauerke was determined to keep her booth going to the end.

The Storm Predication Center in Norman, OK, has placed the entire Kansas City area in a moderate risk for severe weather Sunday.

The ceremony at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial begins at 10 a.m. and will include performances by the American Legion Band and speeches to pay tribute to the day's significance.

Hepatitis C is a liver disease that is spread when blood from an infected person enters another person's body.

Gallucci, a world-class photographer whose subjects have ranged from Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder, to Woody Allen and Kansas City's own Robert Altman, was an Art Institute student in the mid-1960s. Gallucci left the school to pursue his career in photography and never got his degree.

Todd Graves, a Platte County resident and prominent Kansas City attorney, has been appointed special counsel for the Bipartisan Investigative Committee on Privacy Protection.

AGRICULTURAL IMMIGRATION REFORM FORUM ANNOUNCED May 17, 2013 Source: Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City news release Immigration reform is one of the most challenging issues facing America today and will be in the spotlight May 29 in Kansas City at an extended lunch event and issue forum hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of ... (more)

Homeowners will soon receive program and signup information in their mailboxes. The Service Line Warranty Program is provided through the National League of Cities and administered by Service Line Warranties of America.

This service is available for all of Jackson, Clay and Platte counties, including the areas outside of the City of Kansas City, MO's city limits.