Employment numbers steady

Layoffs in the tourism and construction industries are credited with the slight increase in unemployment in Missouri last month. The September figure is 2.9%, up .1% from August, but the same as September of 1999. Analyst Holly Harber with the department of economic...

Child pornographer prison bound

A Smithville man who tried to promote kiddy porn on the internet to middle school students in Massachusetts has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. There is a possibility Christian Hunold could be put on probation after four months. He had pleaded guilty last month...

Commentary: Chiefs Had Better Learn to Run

It is great to see the Chiefs willing to use the weapons they have on offense. Elvis Grbac is playing the best football of his career, and taking advantage of his Pro Bowl tight end, Tony Gonzalez, and emerging receivers Derrick Alexander and Sylvester Morris. Marty...

Chiefs Hang On for Win

Elvis Grbac fired three first half touchdown passes, and the Chiefs held on to beat Seattle 24-19. Grbac hit Derrick Alexander for long scoring strikes of 59 and 50 yards, and hooked up with Kevin Lockett for a 34 yard TD as the Chiefs took a 21-10 lead at halftime....

Green Warms Up, Rams Beat Niners

The defense was better, Trent Green overcame a slow start, and the Rams swept the season series from San Francisco for the second straight year, beating the 49ers 34-24. Marshall Faulk scored all four Ram touchdowns, as St. Louis wiped out a 24-17 deficit with 17...