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&bullWinning $12M Hot Lotto Ticket Sold In Kansas
1 hour ago
The buyer of a Hot Lotto ticket in south-central Kansas is $12.2 million richer.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullLaw Likely To Improve Amtrak's On-Time Record
2 hours ago
A new law is expected to improve the on-time record of Amtrak passenger trains nationwide, especially on the Kansas City-to-St. Louis run.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullFor Kansas GOP chairman, loyalty means unity
3 hours ago
When we last left the recurring family feud that is the Kansas Republican Party, 17 precinct captains in Johnson County and three from elsewhere in the state stood accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullKC Man Killed In Northland Wreck
4 hours ago
A 29-year-old Kansas City man was killed in a car crash early Monday morning.
[From KMBC.com - Local News]
&bullNew federal law should help reduce Amtrak delays
10 hours ago
A new law gives federal authorities the power to investigate and fine freight railroads for not giving priority to passenger trains. On-time performance is a needling problem for Amtrak passengers nationwide, especially in Missouri where tardy trains between Kansas City and St. Louis have contributed to declining ridership.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullWinning lottery numbers for Sunday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Nov. 29
12 hours ago
Sunday's winning numbers: •Missouri Pick 3 Midday: 0-5-8 Evening: 9-0-3 •Missouri Pick 4
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullTribute: Virginia Golden ‘was a very empowered woman'
12 hours ago
Who: Virginia Golden of North Kansas City, 66 When and how she died: Nov. 9, of lung failure Mother of nine: Virginia Golden may have hesitated at first, but she accepted responsibility of eight children when she married Don Golden. Seven were boys.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullThe Watchdog | Merging matters to motorcycle rider
12 hours ago
Bob Hagen of Raymore says he is faced daily with the issue of driving north onto U.S. 71 from westbound Missouri 58.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullNational MS Society seeks volunteers
12 hours ago
How you can help: Sign up to spend time with an individual with multiple sclerosis living in a long-term care facility through the National MS Society's holiday visits program. You pay a visit, taking along a few small gifts provided by the MS Society. Visits take place Dec. 15-19. Volunteers need to undergo a quick background check.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
&bullPublic Safety: Man critically wounded near bar
12 hours ago
A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday outside a bar in the 6300 block of Blue Parkway. The man was taken to a hospital, but his name and condition were not available. Police said the shooting occurred about 2:40 a.m.
[From Kansas City Star: Local News]
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Today's Top Stories
From around the world and across the street.
India clears bodies from last Mumbai siege site
by By JENNY BARCHFIELD
1 Dec 2008 at 10:59am
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Soldiers removed the last bodies from the shattered Taj Mahal hotel Monday as India formally demanded Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the 60-hour siege that left at least 172 people dead....
[From AP Top Headlines At 11:47 a.m. EST]
Manufacturing index drops to 26-year low
by By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
1 Dec 2008 at 10:48am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 26-year low in November as new orders dropped for the twelfth consecutive month, a trade group said Monday....
[From AP Top Headlines At 11:47 a.m. EST]
Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet
by By LIZ SIDOTI
1 Dec 2008 at 10:41am
CHICAGO (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama named former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of statae on Monday, and announced Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own in the drive to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq....
[From AP Top Headlines At 11:47 a.m. EST]
Obama still looks for Iraq pullout in 16 months
1 Dec 2008 at 10:39am
CHICAGO (AP) -- Barack Obama says the U.S.-Iraq security agreement approved by Iraq's parliament puts the U.S. on a "glide path" toward reducing forces there....
[From AP Top Headlines At 11:47 a.m. EST]
India demands swift Pakistan action over Mumbai
1 Dec 2008 at 10:39am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him that deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Obama names Clinton, national security team
1 Dec 2008 at 10:36am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday announced his national security team, nominating former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on in that role.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Retail stocks fall on holiday shopping worries
1 Dec 2008 at 10:22am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Key retail stocks fell on Monday as investors feared that deep discounts offered by stores during the year's first holiday shopping weekend could sap profits and would not save a bleak season.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Alabama mayor arrested on illegal payments charges
1 Dec 2008 at 10:17am
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on Monday as part of a corruption probe surrounding the city's sewer bonds.
[From Reuters: Top News]
Holiday shopping season off to a modest start
by By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
1 Dec 2008 at 10:14am
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Thanksgiving shopping weekend may not have been the disaster some had feared, but unprecedented discounts and tempered buying likely resulted in overall soft sales as a buying binge on Friday quickly fizzled. Now, online retailers are ramping up deals to turn skittish shoppers into "Cyber Monday" spenders....
[From AP Top Headlines At 11:47 a.m. EST]
Europe mulls spending hikes as world factories slow
1 Dec 2008 at 10:10am
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - European leaders clashed on Monday over how much public money to spend on battling recession as data showed factories were slashing output in the United States, Europe and China.
[From Reuters: Top News]
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