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"A Kansas City woman exits her vehicle as it slides down the hill on black ice." ...

Check the tragic deets: "A Black woman, believed to be in her 60's, was found dead. The news release states there were "no ...

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Check-it: "At least four people have died and dozens have been injured as a major winter storm moves across several states ...

City hall ALWAYS prefers to accomplish unpopular policy aims when nobody is looking. Credit where it's due . . . This op/ed ...

Harsh memories of the gloomy Christmas season linger as this local report highlights entertainers who have yet to be paid for ...

Here's the money line that mostly cribs from K Street talking points put out over the weekend . . .

There even seems to be a new generation of suits looking to take over this politically-charged association of biz interests.