The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce has announced the top 10 companies vying to be the 2011 Small Business of the Year and receive the Mr. K Award. The businesses were selected from 1,600 nominations and 119 candidates who completed the application process.

The Kansas House got down to business this morning, starting debate on a nearly $14 billion budget for fiscal 2012. A half hour into the debate, the House has agreed to make state employees who work for the Legislature subject to a 7.5 percent cut in pay.

PHOENIX AZ March 28, 2011; The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today presented awards at the 29th Annual Lifesavers Conference to 17 individuals and groups for their exemplary achievement in promoting highway safety across America.

Every day — nearly every hour — volunteers young and old help businesses and agencies and regular people tick in metro Kansas City. They wash pans for charities, read books to children, visit with the sick or lonely and feed people who are hungry. It’s about helping. Feeling good. Satisfying a gnawing inside to do something for someone else. Here are some of their stories, gathered in one 24 ...

Give your boots a spit-shine, grab your Garth Brooks CDs and buck on over to the Sprint Center this weekend for the Professional Bull Riders’ Kansas City stop.

The Associated Press The Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. The 34-1 vote Wednesday by which the Kansas Senate confirmed Gov. Sam Brownback's appointment of Rob Siedlecki as secretary of social and rehabilitation services. Of the 32 Republicans, 30 voted "yes," one passed and one was absent. Of the eight Democrats, four voted "yes," one voted "no" and three passed. REPUBLICANS VOTING YES(equals ...

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback offered his congratulations to the city of Kansas City, Kansas on its selection as the first “Google Fiber” Community during a surprise assembly today at Wyandotte County High School in KCK.

Michele Ragusa, who appeared as the Witch in Kansas City Repertory Theatre's 2009 production of

New gifts totaling $4 million will enhance the University of Kansas Cancer Center’s efforts to achieve designation as a National Cancer Institute center. The gifts bring the total raised for this initiative to $50 million since 2009.

Now you can feed both your barbecue and coffee addictions in one bite. Two Kansas City area companies — Original Juan Specialty Foods and the Roasterie — have partnered to make Super Tuscan Coffee Barbeque Sauce.