Record floods that submerged parts of three Midwestern states bringing death and destruction were retreating in Kansas City on Monday but icy tributaries in Montana and the Dakotas threatened more floods for weeks to come, the National Weather (...)
Frigid Missouri River floodwaters that left ruins, death and drowned livestock across the US Midwest's farmland were expected to crest in northwestern Missouri on Friday and threaten more towns and cities.
Police issued voluntary evacuation orders (...)
Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was released from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence, according to media (...)
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald (...)
Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes on Tuesday after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing at least 13 people, closing hundreds of roads and halting shipping on the swollen Mississippi river.
A week (...)
Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice for two decades, tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy.
Everything changed for Major League Baseball's greatest closer before anybody could (...)
A howler by San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers helped the Kansas City Chiefs steal an improbable 23-20 overtime victory and move into joint control of the AFC West Monday.
Rivers fumbled a snap with a little over a minute left in the (...)
Hallmark Cards Inc. says a greeting card using Paris Hilton's “that's hot” catch phrase and image was meant as a parody. But the celebrity socialite apparently didn't appreciate the humor.
The Kansas City-based greeting card giant and the hotel (...)
Bryan Bullington, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2002, threw eight crisp innings for his first major league win, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees Sunday.
Bullington (1-2) allowed two hits, walked one and (...)
The comic strip “Cathy,” which has chronicled the life, frustrations and swimsuit season meltdowns of its namesake for more than 30 years, is coming to an end.
Cathy Guisewite, the strip's creator, said Wednesday that deciding to end the comic (...)
Red Sox left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was helped off the field after colliding with third baseman Adrian Beltre in the ninth inning of Boston's 8-6 win Sunday over the Kansas City Royals.
Ellsbury and Beltre were chasing Mitch Maier's foul fly ball (...)
A medical examiner has found that the cousin of rock veteran Bruce Springsteen died from an accidental drug overdose.
Kansas City television station KCTV reports that the autopsy results released Tuesday say 36-year-old Lenny Sullivan died of acute (...)
Alex Gordon and Alberto Callaspo homered to lead the last-place Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 7-4 for a surprising three-game sweep of the American League Central leaders Thursday.
It was the first three-game sweep of an AL team at (...)
Zack Greinke struck out eight batters while pitching his fifth complete game as the Kansas City Royals downed the Detroit Tigers 6-1 in the American League on Tuesday.
Mitch Maier drove in three runs after coming off the bench, while Greinke (8-1), (...)
The Minnesota Twins won 5-1 in the American League on Thursday to inflict the punchless Kansas City Royals 11th consecutive loss.
Kevin Slowey pitched a six-hitter and Carlos Gomez had four hits and two RBIs for the Twins.
The 11-game skid is the (...)