
Ron Paul's GOP legacy growing in states like Iowa
Ron Paul is exiting the political stage, but his legions of followers insist they are only getting started. Libertarian-leaning loyalists of the ...
Mo. deaths of 3 hikers underscore need for safety
Whether it was the bone-chilling rain or the pitch-black darkness while lost in a forest, circumstances that doomed an Air Force veteran and two young ...

New-look Chiefs turning attention to NFL draft
The wholesale overhaul of the Kansas City Chiefs is nearly complete. Andy Reid has been hired to replace Romeo Crennel as coach, and longtime Packers ...

Autopsy: Chiefs LB drunk at time of murder-suicide
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then ...

Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to KC
Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on ...

A snapshot of influenza activity in all 50 states
Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama: Like many states, Alabama is having an earlier and busier ...

Mississippi rock blasting puts river in ship shape
Crews have completed the most critical phase of removing bedrock that threatened barges along a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi ...
Rhythm guitar player for Elvis Presley dies at 67
Rhythm guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was ...

McDermott scores 39 to lead No. 13 Creighton
Doug McDermott put on a one-man show for Creighton. The All-America forward scored a season-high 39 points, including all 18 for the Bluejays in the ...

Chiefs announce coordinators, assistant coaches
Andy Reid is wasting about as much time putting together his first coaching staff in Kansas City as he did in finding his new job. The Chiefs coach ...
Republican: Akin 'partly right' on rape comment
Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey, an OB-GYN since 1975, said former Rep. Todd Akin was "partly right" when he said women's bodies can avoid pregnancy in ...

Acclaimed writer Evan S. Connell dies at 88
Evan S. Connell gained some attention via his better known books, but the acclaimed author was well-known and regarded fondly by students of ...

Drug companies forge partnerships with top schools
In their quest for the next big drug discovery, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly teaming up with some of the nation's top universities, ...
Sporting KC to host MLS All-Star game in July
Major League Soccer is bringing its All-Star game to the home of Sporting Kansas City. MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday that Livestrong ...

Corps praised for averting Miss. River shutdown
Shippers who have idled towboats and lightened barge loads as the Mississippi River shrinks from drought credit the waterway's stewards for so far ...

Court wary of warrantless blood tests in DUI cases
The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least ...

Mo. attorney general to retry man in farm slaying
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a man's murder conviction and life sentence in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor, but his ...

Cavani's hat trick topples Messi from AP rankings
It took something very special to topple Lionel Messi from his position on top of the first AP Global Football rankings survey of 2013, and Edinson ...

State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013
Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue ...

Chiefs introduce Andy Reid as new head coach
The first call that Andy Reid received came from Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt. Reid had just been dismissed after coaching the Eagles for 14 seasons, ...

Chiefs' Reid already at work assembling staff
The Kansas City Chiefs were in shambles after the worst season in franchise history, and chairman Clark Hunt promised their devoted followers that ...

Fresh Start: Reid and Chiefs agree to 5-year deal
Andy Reid didn't have to wait long to find a fresh start. The longtime coach of the Eagles landed in Kansas City on Friday, signing a contract with ...

Andy Reid agrees to 5-year deal to lead Chiefs
Andy Reid pulled up to Arrowhead Stadium in a black SUV on Friday, stepped out of it wearing a dark suit and red tie, and walked briskly toward the ...
Army Corps tamps down barge worries on Mississippi
Efforts taken to keep a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River open to barge traffic should be sufficient to avert a shipping ...