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A Kansas City teacher has decided to spend her retirement pursuing her longtime dream of opening a business in south Olathe. Ever since Terrie Morris saw the movie “You’ve Got Mail” featuring Tom Hanks, she’s felt that owning a bookstore is her second calling. “I just love books. I like to read. Being a little ADHD myself, reading can be a challenge, but you know, I love characters, I like kids’ books and I’ve always wanted to own a business, so here I am,” she said. The Reading Garden is schedu

More than 3 inches of rain is possible in parts of the state.

KANSAS CITY, MO – A potentially dangerous round of thunderstorms could impact the Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding communities Monday, Nov. 2, into early Tuesday, Nov. 3, bringing a threat of damaging winds and possibly isolated tornadoes.

New French Bakery is shutting down both of its Minneapolis production facilities, a move that will eliminate 166 jobs starting Dec. 29. The closures come just weeks after a Toronto-based company quietly picked up the two plants for a combined price under $2.5 million, far less than the bakery's wholesale operation once generated in annual sales.

Gary Hibbs Sr., a 50-year-old Independence, Missouri man, died in May, more than a month after a forklift flipped over and pinned him for over 15 minutes while he was moving industrial cooling equipment. His lower leg was crushed so badly it required amputation. Danielle said his major organs shut down. His family says they still have no closure, and they want to know who is responsible.

At the start of the summer, Vietnam War veteran Alan Cravens' neighbors moved away, but left behind 10 pitbull puppies and their mother.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office says it has recovered all funds diverted in a fraudulent payment scheme involving Turn Key Health Clinics, the medical services provider for the Pulaski County Detention Center. The department originally said that $2 million in public funds were diverted. The...

Steve Campbell and Erin Baber of Hot Springs are the newest members of Club 52 after visiting all 52 Arkansas state parks in just 52 weeks. Arkansas State Parks congratulated the pair, who averaged 1 park a week for a full year to collect a stamp from every state park in Arkansas.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) and LIFT Wisconsin launched a free online healthcare power-of-attorney tool, aiming to reduce legal and financial barriers that prevent Wisconsin residents from preparing for medical decision-making Oct 22. Available through LIFT Wisconsin’s Legal Tune Up platform, the tool guides residents...

For years, the bills Devvin Thomas Sr. received each semester for his son’s child care at Madison College have been a fraction of what families typically pay: $400 one semester. $10 for another. Sometimes, no bill at all. The reduced-cost child care has allowed Thomas to study for his...