Top Kansas City Area Local News Stories
Source: KMBC.com - Local News
After strong ticket sales, officials with the Missouri Lottery announces that the jackpot for this weekend's Powerball drawing has grown to $325 million, the third-largest jackpot in the history of the multi-state game.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:05 CST
Overland Park police say a seat belt played a big part in saving the life of a teenager involved in a rollover accident on Thursday.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:54:03 CST
The Kansas City metro is expected to see its biggest snowfall so far this season, with the snow starting late Sunday night and continuing through the entire day Monday.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:50:59 CST
Police say a severed arm found next to railroad tracks in Springfield belonged to a Montana man who committed suicide last month.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:19 CST
A Missouri man accused of killing a 3-year-old neighbor who had wandered into his backyard was scheduled for trial in December, with jurors to be drawn from another county.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:17 CST
A couple in Pennsylvania trapped a purple squirrel recently in their yard.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:16 CST
It looks we'll see a good chance for snow on Monday. See an hour-by-hour breakdown of the expected precipitation.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:50:13 CST
The driver of a minivan crashed into the median wall on westbound Interstate 70 near Blue Ridge Cutoff Friday morning.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:58:33 CST
The Kansas City, Mo., School District will host an open house on Sunday at several schools.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:24:48 CST
Most families couldn't imagine spending a year in quarantine, but one Kansas City-area couple is doing it to protect their children.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:15:32 CST
An explosion and fire injures a man and displaces the tenants of 12 Overland Park apartments.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:49 CST
Homeless animals at a Higginsville no-kill shelter become the latest victims of high-tech crime.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:29:15 CST
Surveillance video of a 7-year-old girl fighting off a man who was trying to abduct her is raising new attention to self-defense lessons for young children.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:23:03 CST
Homeowners who fell victim to improper foreclosure practices could be getting a lifeline.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:19:31 CST
Platte County Sheriff's deputies say they took three people into custody after a methamphetamine raid at a home Thursday evening.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:05:26 CST
Kansas City Mayor Sly James says the city needs a $1 billion makeover for its streets, sidewalks and leaky water pipes.
Published: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:57:51 CST
Three Kansas City women plead guilty Thursday in federal court for their roles in a computer hacking scheme in which identity information was stolen and used to make Internet purchases.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:26:32 CST
A teenage boy is found guilty in the murder of his 14-year-old cousin.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:15:33 CST
Vanya Shivashankar will be heading to the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C., after winning a spelling contest in Olathe Thursday.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:30:18 CST
A retired Raytown grandmother is the first person in Missouri to win the new $1 million Match 5 prize in Powerball.
Published: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:00:27 CST
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