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Scammers pretend to be JOCO deputies

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:14 pm ]

Johnson County deputies are warning citizens not to trust people who say they are Johnson County deputies. Pretend deputies have stolen thousands of dollars from area businesses in a scam, said real deputy Tom Erickson.

Photos | Chiefs Back to Football Bash

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:04 pm ]

Chiefs players, Scott Pioli and Clark Hunt joined KC Wolf and the Chiefs cheerleaders on Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium's new North Club for an autograph session and a look at the stadium's renovations.

Bedbug suit snags Martha Stewart Living

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:04 pm ]

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. was sued by an Illinois company that claims the maker of household goods is infringing a patent for “Protect-A-Bed” mattress covers designed to keep bedbugs from biting sleepers.

Entertainment | Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Yoko Ono, John C. Reilly, David Schwimmer, Annette Benning

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:55 pm ]

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Homeless man questioned after search for Bush home

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:49 pm ]

Police say the Secret Service questioned a homeless man who was knocking on doors near the Dallas home of George W. Bush in search of the former president.

Man leads police on chase after busjacking

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:39 pm ]

Following a rare busjacking and multiple crashes during a police chase, an ATA bus this morning sat burning in front of a bus stop. Kansas City Kan., police, meanwhile, chased a man on foot and cuffed him in a cemetery after he stopped the burning bus and ran away.

Atheist billboard provokes Oklahoman Christians

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:39 pm ]

Atheists in Oklahoma City have erected a billboard seeking fellow non-believers and Satanists have scheduled a conference in a city-owned building, drawing criticism from ministers in a state where more than 8 out of 10 people say they are Christians.

Fort Riley brigade prepares to deploy to Iraq for a year

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:26 pm ]

FORT RILEY, Kan. | A brigade from Fort Riley is scheduled to deploy for a year in Iraq, with part of the troops advising Iraqi forces.

Smithfield to sell its half of Butterball; Merriam-based Seaboard a buyer

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:06 pm ]

Pork producer Smithfield Foods is selling its stake in the Butterball turkey joint venture, becoming a pure-play pork producer as it continues focusing on its more profitable packaged meat business.

Correction: Abortion Doctors-Scheme story

[ 10 Sep 2010, 7:05 pm ]

In a Sept. 9 story about an abortion doctor, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Guttmacher Institute said the abortion business can be lucrative. The Guttmacher Institute provided costs for abortions but did not say the business could be lucrative.