(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have restructured their player engagement department less than a year after one of their players was involved in a murder-suicide near… Read more »
O’s pound Royals 9-2 for 5th straight win
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy each drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Monday night to extend… Read more »

Tickets for Obama’s speech run out quickly
By NICOLE COOKE (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Hundreds of people lined the University of Central Missouri campus this morning in hopes of receiving a ticket to President Barack Obama’s speech… Read more »
Joplin tornado-damaged yards have high lead levels
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Two years after a tornado tore through Joplin, excavation work continues on yards that revealed high levels of lead after being disrupted by the storm. The… Read more »
Woman, child injured when train hits vehicle in Warrensburg
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the age of the 42-year-old victim. WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Police say a woman and her granddaughter are hospitalized after… Read more »
Survey: Brighter US economic outlook boosts hiring
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Companies are increasingly confident the economy will grow at a modest pace over the next year and are hiring more, according to a… Read more »
Missouri holds chancellor search forum
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The University of Missouri won’t be publicizing the names of its top choices for the flagship campus’ next chancellor, but system President Tim Wolfe still wants… Read more »
Kansas City Museum’s future in flux amid turmoil
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Supporters of the Kansas City Museum are concerned about its future amid continued turmoil with leaders of Union Station. The dispute intensified recently when Union… Read more »