Dan Verbeck

Metro Kansas Medical Aid Drives To Oklahoma Tornado Scene

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:03 +0000

Olathe-based humanitarian relief agency Heart to Heart International intends to stay with its medical volunteers as long as they are needed in Moore, Oklahoma.

K.C. Gas Price Leap Is Termed An Aberration

Dan Verbeck — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:03:55 +0000

Gasoline prices may have leveled off in Kansas City, following a dramatic one-week leap in the cost of fuel.

Power Outages Diminish As Crews Labor Into Monday

Dan Verbeck and Briana O'Higgins — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:01 +0000

Updated 10:15 a.m Storms Aftermath Shows Power Restoration:

Utility troubleshooters from KCP&L have restored a large portion of service to harder hit areas. The utility’s web site indicated the Raytown area had 237 outages just after 10 a.m.

Six hours earlier there were 4500 without electricity. Missouri outages of more than one hundred customers in other area districts and cities include:

Fresh Petition Attempt To Save Current KCI

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:51:00 +0000

An ad hoc group trying to preserve the current building layout at KCI Airport is trying another tack to halt major changes at the complex.

How Meth Labs In Kansas City Are Changing

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:20:28 +0000

Some of those who fight the making of methamphetamine in Kansas City don’t think the perils are clearly understood, by the public or by those who are manufacturing it.

Critic Of One-Terminal KCI Airport On Mayoral Panel

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:06:31 +0000

The “beginning” of a long process, is the way Kansas City Mayor Sly James describes work of a panel he has set up to study future use of KCI Airport.

The group includes a strong critic of the current plan for a single terminal.

Two Dozen Will Advise Future Of KCI Airport

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:49 +0000

Kansas City Mayor Sly James has appointed a 24 member panel to study the city’s airport needs into the future.

Accused Killer Of Child, Mother And Two Men Delays Evidence Hearing

Dan Verbeck — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:46:07 +0000

The man charged with killing a little girl, her mother and two men appeared for a first time in court today at Ottawa, Kansas. The defendant said practically nothing.

Indictment Bumper Crop Makes Record In KC Federal Court

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:51:07 +0000

Kansas City’s anti-crime NOVA program was shifted into a higher gear today as federal prosecutors took charge of 61 grand jury indictments.

Kansas Prosecutor Fears Missing Toddler Is Dead

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:20:57 +0000

Investigators fear the worst peril to the missing 18-month-old toddler whose mother is among three Kansas murder victims.

Murdered Kansas Mother Identified, Toddler Missing

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:52:40 +0000

More is being learned about three people found murdered in rural Franklin County, Kansas and a missing 18-month-old girl.

Fear For Missing Olathe Woman And Baby As Three Bodies Are Found

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:50:54 +0000

Identities of three people found murdered on a rural acreage near Ottawa, Kansas remain a public mystery. Friends of a couple who lived there initially found two bodies.

The most recent discovery adds up to two men and a woman, dead.

Without names, Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards would not say whether the female victim is a missing Olathe woman.

Olathe Police say 22-year-old Kaylie Bailey and her one and a half year old daughter were reported missing May 3, last seen nearly a week earlier.

Condition, Safety Records Probed In Kansas Party Bus Death

Dan Verbeck — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:39:51 +0000

It may take a week to ten days to learn how and why a woman fell from a party bus into I-35 traffic near the Kansas-Missouri state line and was killed Saturday night.

Truck Sales Tie To Home Building, Kansas City Jobs

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:56:52 +0000

In announcing it would add 2,000 jobs to its Claycomo Assembly Plant, Ford Motor cited increased sales tied to new stability in the home building market. At the truck factory, Ford executives drew parallels that are being seen industry-wide.

Jobs To Nearly Double At Ford Northland Truck Plant

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:04:16 +0000

One of the most poorly kept secrets in the auto industry was completely revealed Thursday. Ford Motor Company will add some 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Claycomo plant.