Wizards Beat Colorado

Kerry Zavagnin’s quick goal sparked the Kansas City Wizards to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. Zavagnin scored 1:56 into the game off a feed from Preki, the quickest goal in Wizards history. Miklos Molnar made it 2-0 in the 75th minute. After Colorado scored...

Edmonds Homers Twice to Spark Cards

After missing a couple games with a bad hip, Jim Edmonds came back with a vengance. Edmonds launched a pair of home runs and drove in five runs as the Cardinals held off Montreal 10-7. New Cardinal Will Clark chipped in with three hits, including a home run, and two...

GOP 2000: Cheney wins kudos

Missouri delegates to the republican convention were in a tizzy over the address of their vice-presidential nominee. Former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney spoke last night. Delegates say they agreed with nearly everything Cheney said and believe his quiet, steady...

Benton worker crushed to death

A worker cleaning some filters at a Kansas City bottling company has been killed on the job. Fire department spokesman Brad Humston says a cleaning job turned tragic. Contract worker Mark Pauley was killed. Another worker was injured. The company makes beverage and...

GOP 2000: McCain’s moment

The man who wanted to be the republican party’s nominee for president seems to have made amends with his opponent. Senator John McCain gave his full endorsement to Governor George W. Bush last night at the republican national convention in Philadelphia. Although...

GOP 2000: Political pups

A couple of 20-somethings are among Missouri’s delegation to the Republican convention. Joe Pondrom is a 22-year-old alternate delegate. He has already been active in scores of political campaigns but has no plans to run for office himself. Pondrom says he just...

Carnahan ignores convention

Many Missourians are paying a lot of attention to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. But one Missourian who isn’t tuning in is Governor Mel Carnahan. He says he’s only watched a little bit of the Republican event. As for concerns that...

Bullet kills boy

Swelling from a bullet to the brain is believed to be the cause of the death of a 7-year-old boy. Jericho Lirio was playing with his older brother Monday when police say he was accidentally shot. Greene County Medical Examiner James Spindler says the bullet entered...

Natural gas rises (The price, that is)

With air conditioners running full blast this summer, few Missourians are thinking about their heating bills this winter. But Public Service Commission spokesman Kevin Kelly says recent action by natural gas companies indicate those bills will be higher. All the major...

GOP 2000: Bush wins more backing

Missouri delegates to the Republican convention are laying aside past disputes about the party’s nominee. John McCain’s speech last night may have unified the party under George W. Bush. McCain’s support in the state was always hard to pin...

Commentary: Trades Made Cards Better

Walt Jocketty did a pretty nice job in the days leading up to the trade deadline. I know things seem bleak with Mark McGwire on the disabled list and the lead over the Reds dwindling, and fans get anxious as they see other contenders acquiring Curt Schilling and B.J....

Young docs to look for domestic abuse

Some residents and medical students are meeting in Kansas City, learning how to handle domestic violence cases in their clinics. One of the leaders of the meeting is Doctor Deb McPherson of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She says one in three women will be...