The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas had the second-highest jump in the number of drunken- ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas had the second-highest jump in the number of drunken-driving fatalities in the nation in 2010, a year in which overall alcohol-related fatalities fell, according to federal data.

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Kansas recorded the second-biggest increase in drunken-driving fatalities in the country last year, even as alcohol-related deaths declined nationwide.

Kansas recorded the second-biggest increase in drunken-driving fatalities in the country last year even as alcohol-related deaths declined nationwide.

Robert L. "Bob" Smith, 79, of Leawood, KS passed away December 22, 2011. Born September 24, 1932, he was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City Area, except for his early childhood and early teen years in Southern California. After the death of his parents, he left California and came to Kansas City to live with his sister.

After the chaos of the holidays, you would think that the Kansas City jazz community would take a break, but that’s not the case.

Let’s not have another jazz year like 2011. Perhaps we gained a few things in Kansas City jazz — a venue or two, a few good new bands, a few new friends — but by and large, it was one of the most frustrating years in memory. The annoyances were large and small.

  By ALAN HOSKINS Just like a proud parent, no one is more proud of the success of their students than their instructors. Take, for example, Kansas City Kansas Community College Social Science Prof. Dr. Ewa Unoke and the success of his work study student, Jennifer Davis Pennington. “Jenn was a quiet girl, deeply reflective and reserved who preferred to so sit at the back of my American ...

Google says Kansas City, Kan., will be the site for its first ultra-fast broadband network. Sly James, with an agenda that includes emphasizing economic development, is elected mayor of Kansas City. A survey of metro areas finds that from August 2010 to August 2011, only Atlanta lost more jobs than Kansas City.