Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
Psychiatrists say an epidemic of depression is hitting American teenagers and can sometimes lead to suicide.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:00 CST
The Tonganoxie Police Department have been forced out of their headquarters.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:29:03 CST
Shon Pernice pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Renee.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:26:36 CST
The city of Independence pays millions of dollars to help the Bass Pro Shop shopping center meet its financial obligations.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:33:19 CST
Several Democratic senators raised concerns Tuesday about a Missouri proposal that would let employers refuse to provide health insurance coverage for birth control, abortions and sterilization procedures.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:15:27 CST
A 37-year-old man faces two misdemeanor charges of telephone harassment over an allegedly threatening call he made to the Kansas governor's office.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:09:50 CST
An Iowa woman sickened by eating tainted sprouts filed a lawsuit Tuesday against sandwich chain Jimmy John's, the first stemming from a recent outbreak of a foodborne illness linked to the restaurant.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:08:50 CST
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says at least three people have been targeted by scammers who pose as Drug Enforcement Agency employees.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:57:34 CST
Terrance E. Eberra, of Kansas City, Mo., was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on suspicion of mail fraud.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:47:29 CST
A nursing home fire that displaced 67 residents at the Johnson County Care Center in Warrensburg has been blamed on spontaneously combusting mop heads, something that fire investigators said could happen in many homes.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:39:40 CST
Jackson County prosecutors said a 45-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the shooting death of his wife.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:59:44 CST
The executive director of the Missouri Democratic Party is placed on unpaid leave while St. Louis police investigate allegations of a domestic assault.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:24:38 CST
Prosecutors charge a teenager with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Darrin Miller on Feb. 17.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:50:39 CST
An English runner has won the annual Shrove Tuesday trans-Atlantic pancake race, beating the winner of the southwest Kansas leg of the race by 10 seconds.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:23:56 CST
The Missouri Board of Education has approved the state's request for a waiver from some provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:51:00 CST
The Kansas Department of Transportation is giving drivers a heads-up about a long-term road project at Interstate 435 and Quivira Road.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:32:38 CST
The Kansas City Zoo director says two doors were left unlocked on Sunday, allowing two male gorillas to wander into a hallway.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:24:23 CST
The mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in a St. Louis County yard has been arrested.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:09:43 CST
A small earthquake rattled southeast Missouri early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:16:51 CST
A new way of working out, CrossFit, is exploding in popularity.
Published: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:36:26 CST
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