6 hrs ago- Kansas City Royals closer Joakim Soria is heading to his first All-Star game after being named to the American League team by manager Terry Francona on Sunday.
3 days ago- Mark Ernst, who stepped down as chief executive officer and chairman of H&R Block Inc. in November, received compensation valued at $5.2 million in 2007, a 70 percent increase over the previous year, according to a securities filing Thursday.
3 days ago- A 33-year-old man who has already been in prison 18 years for a 1990 rape in Kansas City has been sentenced to 18 more years for another rape earlier that year.
4 days ago- A former Kansas City Wizards employee has filed a lawsuit alleging she and other female workers were subjected to regular sexual harassment.
5 days ago- Education commissioner Kent King demands that the Independence School District get access to seven schools being transferred from Kansas City.
5 days ago- A U.S. attorney in Kansas City has asked the Justice Department to review a 1998 investigation into a fatal blast that killed six firefighters.
5 days ago- U.S. forward Josh Wolff returned to Major League Soccer after 1 1/2 seasons in Germany, agreeing Monday to a four-year contract with the Kansas City Wizards.