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KANSAS CITY

Kamara's goal gives Dynamo 1-0 win over Wizards

10 hrs ago

Kei Kamara scored on Mike Chabala's first career assist, giving the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night.Houston's Pat Onstad made three saves for his eighth shutout of the year, giving him the MLS lead over Chivas USA's Zach Thornton.

HUTCHINSON

Longtime Kan. weatherman reflects on changes

15 hrs ago

Dale Collins' career as a Kansas weatherman has changed dramatically since he began 40 years ago.Collins, now in central Kansas, recalls that he mostly took observations after looking up at the sky and watching the stars and clouds.

LAWRENCE

Hot dog vender a fixture in Lawrence

15 hrs ago

On this morning, at least, the corner of Ninth and Mass. seemed to be a magnet for simplicity.The sweet smell of hickory smoke filled the air for barbecue to be served over the weekend. A jug of sun tea brewed on the sidewalk in front of an attorney's office. The man known as Toad, the unofficial gopher of downtown, played a game of who could bark the longest with a dog in a locked car.

LAWRENCE

Hot dog vendor a fixture in Lawrence

15 hrs ago

Craig Nowatzke's hot dog stand in Lawrence is a busy lunchtime stop.The 40-year-old, who sells the food from a wheelchair, says "it's hard work."

KANSAS CITY

Explosive devices found in KCK house with body

16 hrs ago

Authorities are investigating after explosive devices and a man's body were found inside the same Kansas City, Kan., home.The discoveries were made Friday when officers responded to a shooting call at the home.

PARSONS

Parsons girl raises money for Haiti homes

17 hrs ago

A two-year journey of hope to help others less fortunate in other countries can be rewarding for those willing to put forth a little effort.Isabelle Redford, 7, began her journey with the idea of providing aid to C3 Missions and the Global Orphan Project. She helped by hand-making gift cards.

OTTAWA

Kansas gallery shows collection of known artists

17 hrs ago

It's a small collection of works by well-known artists.It's a gallery of mostly early 20th century American paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, a place that houses work by artists like John Steuart Curry.

OLATHE

Mo. man charged in hit-and-run fatal in Kan.

1 day ago

An Independence, Mo., man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Kansas City suburb of Lenexa.Thirty-two-year-old Clark L. Montgomery remained jailed Friday in Johnson County on $100,000 bond. He has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and with driving with a suspended license.

KANSAS CITY

Killings in Kansas City, Kan., worry residents

1 day ago

Bullet holes dot the front of a house where a 7-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting, and flowers and candles line a street corner two miles away where a 15-year-old boy was gunned down days later.The scenes are grim reminders of a deadly week that began June 22 and left nine people slain in Kansas City, Kan.

WICHITA

Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail

1 day ago

A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks.Scott Roeder, 51, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in the May 31 death of Dr. George Tiller - an attack that reignited the national debate over late-term abortion and gave Roeder icon status among extremists in the anti-abortion movement.

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