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Kansas Citys Top Stories
Top current Kansas City headlines.
&bullLocal Red Cross Volunteers Head To Gulf Coast
1 hour ago
Six local Red Cross volunteers left Kansas City Thursday for the Gulf Coast.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullKC boasts 4 of 6 finalists, but St. Louis has winning teacher
2 hours ago
The odds were favorable that Missouri’s new teacher of the year would be from the Kansas City area because four of the six finalists call this region home.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullCPSC Warns About Popular Bassinet
2 hours ago
The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers to immediately stop using a popular brand of bassinet after the death of a second baby attributed to the product.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullOP Police Release Pics In High School Thefts
2 hours ago
Overland Park, Kan., police release pictures of two men suspected in thefts at two Blue Valley high schools.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bull12-Year-Old's Death Blamed On Huffing
5 hours ago
Residents of Hannibal are grieving following the death of a 12-year-old girl who inhaled aerosol hair spray.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullAMC Entertainment To Pay $141,570 Fine
5 hours ago
AMC Entertainment will pay a $141,570 fine for violating federal child labor laws.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullPolice: Man Dies After Officer Uses Taser
5 hours ago
Police said a 23-year-old suspected drunk driver is dead after an officer fired a Taser at him during a traffic stop in Moberly.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullMan, Pregnant Woman Slain At 9th, Indiana
7 hours ago
Two people were killed in a shooting Wednesday night in northeast Kansas City.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullMissouri bars large trucks from far-left lanes on some highways
15 hours ago
JEFFERSON CITY | Beginning today, large trucks will be prohibited from driving in the far-left lane of highways with three or more lanes in a single direction. The prohibition will apply only to interstate and other highways in Missouri's urban areas.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullSafety group warns of dangerous bassinet
15 hours ago
A government safety group is warning parents not to use a Pennsylvania company’s baby bassinets after babies in Kansas and Missouri were trapped and strangled in the product.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
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Today's Top Stories
From around the world and across the street.
CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over
by By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
28 Aug 2008 at 3:14pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system....
[From AP Top Headlines At 4 p.m. EDT]
Obama plays some hoops, works on speech
by By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
28 Aug 2008 at 3:00pm
DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium - and millions more at home - how as president he would make a difference in their lives....
[From AP Top Headlines At 4 p.m. EDT]
McCain stays mum about vice presidential pick
by By LIZ SIDOTI
28 Aug 2008 at 2:57pm
DENVER (AP) -- Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain stayed mum about his pick of a running mate Thursday and one top prospect, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, abruptly canceled numerous public appearances....
[From AP Top Headlines At 4 p.m. EDT]
Democrats ready celebration for Obama
28 Aug 2008 at 2:56pm
DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand spectacle on Thursday to celebrate the historic presidential nomination of Barack Obama, who will take the party reins with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Court upholds dismissal of charges in KPMG case
28 Aug 2008 at 2:56pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has upheld the dismissal of criminal charges against 13 former executives at KPMG, saying prosecutors violated the defendants' rights by pressuring the accounting firm not to pay their legal bills.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Mexican Supreme Court upholds legal abortion
by By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
28 Aug 2008 at 2:55pm
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Supreme Court voted 8-3 Thursday to uphold legal abortion in the capital, opening the possibility that similar measures could be adopted elsewhere in Mexico - and perhaps beyond....
[From AP Top Headlines At 4 p.m. EDT]
Lehman looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs: source
28 Aug 2008 at 2:53pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is looking at cutting some 1,200 jobs in its latest round of cost cutting, a person familiar with the matter said, as weak financial markets spur layoffs across Wall Street.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Putin accuses U.S. of provoking Georgia crisis
28 Aug 2008 at 2:51pm
DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced increased diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Strengthening Gustav threatens Jamaica
28 Aug 2008 at 2:50pm
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Thursday on a path toward western Cuba that could take it to the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as a strong hurricane next week.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Passing the Buck: Some Clinton Donors Are Contributing to McCain
28 Aug 2008 at 2:49pm
Dozens of prominent fundraisers have donated over $200,000 in last few months.
[From ABC News: HomePage]
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