Kansas City, MO Metro News

New University of Kansas students and their parents from Johnson and Wyandotte counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20, in Overland ...

Alphonse James Jackson, 19, of Kansas City, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Rodney Keith Butner Jr., 21, of Olathe.Jackson is being held on a $1 million bond.

The frustration that Kris Karsten felt when the lizards he had traveled to Africa to study eventually led to quite a revelation by the Oklahoma State University researcher.

Kansas City, MO. Following a four-year tradition of success in its national efforts, the U.S. Marshals Service locally conducted another successful Operation FALCON from June 16-20. Led by U.S. Marshal C. Mauri ...

Critics of a law giving some illegal immigrants a tuition break at state universities and colleges are promising to keep challenging it, despite a recent legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court.

A man arrested at the site of Monday's homicide in Springfield now faces charges.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected questions about his patriotism on Monday even as he drew fire for a supporter's attack on Republican rival John McCain's military record.

A great story on a longtime ago, local religious shootout from a newspaper in Canada: "A gun battle on the streets of Kansas City, Missouri left a 13-year-old girl, two-police officers dead, two other officers ...

If determination, passion, hard work, a killer smile and a stunning deep voice can pave the way for him, a young rapper from Topeka may literally ride his star to the top of the music charts soon.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has reached a settlement with H-and-R Block over the tax preparation company's sweepstakes program.

Light rail might be the talk of the town these days. But it sure can seem confusing.There are ideas for regular light rail and commuter rail, regional systems and starter lines, November elections and ballots ...

Purple Wave, the "click and mortar" auction company, announced that the company has recently expanded its operation to cover six U.S. states, including locations in Sierra, NV; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, Wichita ...

Kansas is $30 billion short of meeting all its transportation needs over the next two decades, according to a preliminary long-range plan that’s expected to become final this week.The plan, developed over ...

The Transportation, Elevator and Grain Merchants Association has named Bob Petersen as its new president.

Are we saying au revoir to the armoire? Sleek flat-panel televisions, typically mounted to walls or perched on credenzas, have rendered the bulky but lovely furniture piece superfluous.

The Kansas City area lacks enough secure shelters for victims of child-sex trafficking, according to a study of the juvenile sex business released today.

The Kansas City Star and The Wichita Eagle said Monday they plan to cut a combined 132 jobs as its parent company, McClatchy Co., reduces its work force by 10 percent as it struggles to attract advertising ...

Sixteen-year-year-old Dustin Howard entered the plea Monday morning, the day that his trial in the case was set to begin.

Boy Scout officials in Kansas City took some anxious calls on Thursday.They came from parents seeking reassurance that their children were in good hands.One day earlier, at a Boy Scout outing in western Iowa, ...

The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says the nation's big cities are "having a quiet collapse of prosperity." Mark Funkhouser and three other mayors have told Congress that they are overwhelmed by the cost and ...