On Tuesday, Americans will observe the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a war that they hope is in the nation’s rearview mirror. But challenges continue for the small-town warriors of the Kansas-based Bravo unit: Battery B, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, who are forever bound by one awful moment.
An Olathe North freshman and two Shawnee Mission West seniors win trips to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix.
“It’s all in your strategy,” a contender says of machines created for agility and marksmanship.
The Duffy family, marching in today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, claims a connection to a king.
Jackson County prosecutors charged Brandon D. Burkhardt with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Efforts to reduce cutting lines have faltered despite industry awareness.
Teens find a skull on their way home from school, but it’s not what they first feared, experts say.
The Kansas House has approved three proposals to alter the state's gun regulations, including expanding the locations where concealed weapons could be carried.
Among Catholics in the Kansas City area, the excitement about the new pope Wednesday was all about the “firsts,” and reaction locally ran from surprise to hope: The first pope from the Americas and the first Pope Francis.
JJ’s staff snuffed out candles and turned off the stove as the restaurant filled with natural gas, but two pilot lights were still on when the popular Kansas City nightspot erupted in a fatal explosion, according to a new report.
For fans of West Virginia and TCU, the newest members of the Big 12 Conference, whether their teams won or lost Wednesday night didn't matter. This trip to a new town and a new tournament was about support, a chance to check out Kansas City, and pride.
St. Patrick’s Day revelers got an early start in celebrating all things Irish as the 33rd annual St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Parade wound through Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood Saturday. Click to see photos from the event by The Star’s Jim Barcus.
Matthew J. Nelson, a former Teacher of the Year who taught elementary school for 10 years in Grain Valley, pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing 11 boys. A plea agreement calls for 15 years in prison on each of 15 counts and seven years on a 16th count, with all sentences to run concurrently.
County Executive Mike Sanders had hoped for a sales tax election this year to finance his $650 million proposal. He cited a recent decision by Kansas City Southern as the reason the plan has stalled out.
Missourians who buy cold medicines for makers of illegal drugs are warned: You could wind up in jail.
Kansas governor and legislators would have more say over appeals court appointments.
Measure retains two deductions that benefit homeowners.
If the 1-cent tax proposal should win final passage, voters would still have to approve it.
Backers say they are needed if the state is to compete for college tournaments and Olympic trials. The bill is the first to go to the governor this year.
Tamara Lynne Benhassine, 33, was charged in Johnson County District Court.
Blaze was Dec. 27, but man was found dead this week in cluttered apartment. Fire crews were told he was out of the country.
The writings, which include a 1350 copy of the Magna Carta, a 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence and a 1788 first edition of the Federalist papers, arrived quietly at Union Station this week so their pages could be filmed for the production of “We The People,” which is scheduled to debut in September at the station, along with many of the documents.
The national debate over guns and classrooms has taken root in Kansas, where some lawmakers are maneuvering to allow schoolteachers to carry guns.
The YMCA of Greater Kansas City announced Monday that it plans to close branches in in Raytown, Independence and downtown Kansas City, Kan. The news has drawn negative reaction from all three communities.
George Spencer, 48, formerly worked as an associate pastor at Kansas City’s Greater Works CME Church, where he allegedly groped and sodomized a 13-year-old girl in February 2012, according to charges released after his arrest.
Effort to change state’s tax policy comes after Kansas implemented sweeping income tax cuts.
Measure would permit income tax cuts only if state revenues grow at least 2 percent, and it would reduce the sales tax as scheduled.
It compensates for property taxes, but Nixon and lawmakers question the need for it.
Sheriff criticizes design of jail in Poplar Bluff and says he and predecessors tried to get it fixed.
Mississippi River span is scheduled to open next year. Naming campaign began after the baseball great died in January.
