KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals' bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill passed the Senate on an...

DOUGLAS COUNTY - A Kansas pleaded no contest Friday to two counts of aggravated endangering of a child, according to Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. The charges against 26-year-old Lukas Armstrong of Baldwin City stemmed from an incident that occurred on September 13, 2019, when officers from the Lawrence Kansas Police Department were called to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Overland Park in relation to a two-year-old patient. Findings from the child’s exam were reported as being indicative of violent child abuse. Armstrong, who had often provided child care to the child, was the boyfriend of the child’s mother at the time.

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations after an arrest. On Monday, police arrested 24-year-old Ethan D. Hale of Atchison in the 2000 block Main Street, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. He was jailed on requested charges of possession of marijuana and drug...

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations. Just after 1p.m. April 19, a sheriff's deputy stopped and arrested a Culligan employee after multiple witnesses reported the Culligan box truck he was driving was dragging along a barbed wire fence, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

MERCER COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are working to identify human remains found in NW Missouri. Just after 3p.m. Tuesday, the Mercer County Sheriff's office requested the assistance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control with the discovery of human remains. A turkey hunter found...

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities have served a search warrant on a residence in the 400 block of East 6th Street in Holton Tuesday in connection with a cold case investigation, according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse. The search warrant stems from a missing person investigation and...

WASHINGTON —The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation, according to a statement from the agency. “Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob...

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating another homicide in Kansas City. Just after 4:00p.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Quincy, according to Sheriff Daryl Forte'. First responders located a victim in his late teens or early 20s in the street suffering from...

Minnetonka, Minnesota (AP) —UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday after markets closed that it sees no signs that...

WASHINGTON —Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to mobilize the National Guard to protect Jewish American students in response to anti-Israel, pro-terrorist demonstrations that have broken out on college campuses. "On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at...

St. Joseph school officials had thought they had hired a firm to guide implementation of the $20 million bond issue approved by voters earlier this month. They acted a bit too early, though. The St. Joseph School Board approved a $1.3 million contract with S. M. Wilson of St. Louis...

BARTON COUNTY —With zero to low visibility, a Russell USD 407 activity bus was involved in an accident Tuesday morning, according to Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir. The bus was transporting the Russell/Victoria baseball team to Liberal for a doubleheader. The accident occurred on Northwest 30 Avenue, north Northwest...

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Manhattan. Just before 12:30a.m. Tuesday, the Riley County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the 1400 block of Watson Place in Manhattan, according to a media release. Riley County Police Officers responded to the scene and...

An annual summer concert series in St. Joseph is returning this summer as a party takes over the parkway system. Parties on the Parkway draws thousands of people out every summer to enjoy free music. Chamber of Commerce spokesperson Kristi Bailey says the concert series is designed to show off...

The levies that help fund Medicaid are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster passage. On Jan. 18, the ninth day of the 2024 legislative session, a bill essential to balancing the state budget...

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a homicide in Kansas City, Kansas. Just before 7:30 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 6000 block of Leavenworth Road, according to a media release. First responders discovered a man in the parking lot of a business. He...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The picture for tax cuts in Kansas and the next state budget remained stable with the release of a new fiscal forecast that reinforced the dynamics of a conflict over proposed tax cuts between Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and the Republican-controlled Legislature. The new forecast...

BUTLER COUNTY —Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fatal weekend fire in Butler County. Just after 3a.m. Sunday, crews responded to the fire at a home near the 15000 Block of SW County Line Road, according to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff. When the first units arrived on scene the home was fully involved.