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U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 1:20pm neoform

CNN -- Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. His collection ranges from best sellers like Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities," to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 29, 2007 @ 9:15pm neoform

BBC News -- Two people have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Kansas City, Missouri, US officials say. The incident at the Ward Parkway centre happened just before 1600 (1900 GMT). "We have at least two fatalities.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

CNN -- A front crossing the eastern half of the nation Friday was expected to bring rain from Massachusetts to Kansas. Severe storms with large hail and damaging winds were forecast for the Southwest and the Plains. In addition to wind and hail, tornadoes and.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 28, 2007 @ 10:35am mrmdc

FOX News -- Exterminators began sweeping a Kansas City neighborhood infested with rats after one of the rodents crawled into a baby's crib and severely disfigured the girl's face. Authorities said the girl's parents put her in a crib next to their bed early Sunday.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 7, 2007 @ 4:55pm neoform

Reuters -- An explosion and massive fire in an industrial complex near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, forced some evacuations and closed nearby roads, local media reports said... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Dec 18, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- An official with an electric cooperative in Kansas says the utility hopes everyone who lost power in the ice storm more than a week ago will have electricity back by Christmas. But he said that may not be a realistic goal. About 24,000 rural customers in.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 11:06pm neoform

FOX News -- An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes. Kansas got a break from the weather Monday, but more rain was scattered over Texas.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 1:07am neoform

FOX News -- The Kansas City police chief said he wants an officer fired after seeing the way he handled a recent arrest from the video captured on the cop's dash cam. The video shows officer Anthony Melkowski and other policemen trying to get what they think are d.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 2:33pm neoform

Alter Net -- Scoring a major victory in the culture war, pro-choice candidates in Kansas won handily in 2006. Political strategists, take note. This article originally appeared in Ms. Magazine. Election 2006 was properly reported as a Democratic landslide that c.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 7, 2007 @ 9:00pm neoform

CNN -- A Kansas man appeared before a judge Thursday on charges he abducted a teenager from an Overland Park, Kansas, store parking lot and killed her. Edwin Roy Hall, 26, of Olathe, Kansas, appeared via closed-circuit television from the New Century Adult De.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 5, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

FOX News -- Police were working leads Monday looking for a break that would lead to information regarding the fate of a Kansas teen missing since Saturday. Meanwhile, the family of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith offered a $5,000 reward for information about her whereabo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 8:02pm neoform

FOX News -- Uncle Sam might be willing to give refunds to illegal immigrants who have paid more than their share of federal income taxes, but Missouri and Kansas aren't so generous. Tax officials in the two states insist that taxpayers provide accurate information.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 11:11am neoform

Boston Globe -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says the war in Iraq has exposed holes in domestic disaster response like the one currently under way in tornado-ravaged Kansas. The governor said about half the state's National Guard trucks are in Iraq, equipment that would be.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 8, 2007 @ 10:20pm neoform

FOX News -- Pentagon officials are disputing claims that the Iraq war has spread National Guardsmen too thin to respond to a Kansas tornado after the governor and some Democratic lawmakers complained that the Guard are not equipped to help displaced residents. Kan.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 7, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

CNN -- Searchers continued looking for survivors Monday, authorities said, after deadly twisters that almost flattened the town of Greensburg, Kansas. Friday's storm carved a path more than a mile wide, leveling about 90 percent of the community and killing n.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 5, 2007 @ 9:43am neoform

CNN -- A half-mile wide tornado swept through Greensburg, Kansas, on Friday night, injuring at least 50 people, 16 of them critically, and wiping out the majority of the town, according to officials and witnesses. At least one person was killed, according to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 29, 2007 @ 9:15pm neoform

CNN -- Three people died and at least two others were wounded Sunday in a shooting at a shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri, a Fire Department official said. In addition, a police officer was wounded in a nearby incident authorities believe is related, Kan.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 11:10pm neoform

FOX News -- Kansas City, Mo., police searched Tuesday for two teenage girls last seen at a park two days earlier. Family members met at Concourse Park Monday to pass out fliers throughout the neighborhood in their search for Alexandria, 12, and Marissa, 16, who we.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 17, 2006 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- The answer to one of the happiest mysteries in the Kansas City area is being revealed this year... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Nov 6, 2006 @ 8:09pm neoform

Mercury News -- An abortion doctor plans to ask for an investigation of the state attorney general and Bill O'Reilly over comments by the Fox television host that he got information from Kansas abortion records, the doctor's attorneys said Saturday... Read More