Kansas News

Aggregated Kansas News Articles

• 84-year-old man convicted of killing Kansas City attorney after losing lawsuit
  
  Attorney Tom Pickert, 39, was shot and killed in front of his home after walking his children to school.
  CBS News.  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:43:39 -0400.
• Growing firm adds to property management portfolio with east Wichita storage business
  
  Harvest Property Management will soon become the property manager at MoreStor Self Storage, which offers traditional storage and flex-space options at its location at 143rd East and Kellogg.
  Josh Witt.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:10:00 +0000.
• With Blue KC lease, 1400KC office building is poised to keep $20M property tax incentive
  
  A 15-year property tax abatement initially approved for Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. at a brand new downtown office tower will kick in now that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City plans to occupy the building.
  Thomas Friestad.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:48:28 +0000.
• 'Thursday Night Football' scores 13 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video
  
  The exclusive telecast of the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Los Angeles Chargers does well for the tech giant.
  Stephen Battaglio.  Los Angeles Times.  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:26:00 GMT.
• Twins blow lead in loss to Royals; Baldelli benches Celestino during game
  
  Severeal incidents in the early innings of the 5-4 loss to Kansas City caused manager Rocco Baldelli to remove outfielder Gilbert Celestino after the fourth inning.
  Phil Miller.  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:42:34 +0000.
• Twins cough up early three-run lead, fall to Royals 5-4
  
  Twins starter Dylan Bundy couldn't make it out of the fifth inning, and Kansas City's Salvador Perez delivered an RBI double in the seventh for the go-ahead run.
  Phil Miller.  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:13:29 +0000.
• United States: Man in Kansas sentenced for performing illegal autopsies
  
  A Kansas man who admitted running an illegal autopsy scheme has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for wire fraud.Shawn Parcells, 42, who lived in Topeka and Leawood, was sentenced Monday in federal court to one ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:22:37 +1200.
• Fans slam NFL for handing out Chief's Willie Gay a 4-game suspension over misdemeanor charge
  
  Gay's ban comes after his arrest on January 19 in Kansas, for allegedly breaking a vacuum, cell phone screen protector, a wall and humidifier while arguing with his young son's mother.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:17:30 GMT.
• Two Houston WRs fight on sideline in loss to KU
  
  After Houston compiled 10 penalties in a 48-30 loss to Kansas that also featured a fight between teammates on the sideline, Cougars coach Dana Holgorsen said the lack of discipline was "unacceptable."
  ESPN.  Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:37:54 EST.
• Former Chiefs quarterback, sports broadcaster Len Dawson honored in Memorial Service
  
  For decades Len Dawson was the cornerstone of Kansas City's favorite football team, leading the Chiefs to the team's first Super Bowl in 1967 and the first Super Bowl win in 1970.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:13:00 GMT.
• Justin Herbert has fractured rib cartilage: Chargers takeaways from loss to Chiefs
  
  Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert suffered fractured rib cartilage against the Kansas City Chiefs, better than any fracture to the ribs, according to coach Brandon Staley.
  Jeff Miller.  Los Angeles Times.  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:43:50 GMT.
• Three Exciting Prospects Add Energy And Spark To Their Respective Teams
  
  Three recent promotions have already added impact to the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals rosters.
  By Bernie Pleskoff, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:42:54 -0400.
• Northwest suburban mayors, business owners oppose massive $31B railroad merger
  
  Politicians, emergency responders, business owners and even Metra itself are all opposed to a massive merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City southern railroads.
  John Garcia.  ABC News.  Mon, 12 Sep 2022 23:07:15 +0000.
• The Much-Maligned Kansas City Chiefs Running Backs Impress Against Cardinals
  
  The Chiefs running game had been a question mark after struggling in the preseason, but Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon and Isiah Pacheco all played well in Week One.
  By Jeff Fedotin, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 12 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400.
• DHHS giving town hall update on child welfare cases in Omaha, metro
  
  This came after years of mismanagement allegations and a legislative probe against the Kansas-based nonprofit.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:23:00 GMT.

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