Search results for

Also: George Saunders wins the Story Prize; and the murder trial continues for "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius.

Also: Debate on gun laws continues in Washington; North Korea vows to shut jointly run factories; men's and women's college basketball championship games set.

Also: Parts of Northeast get hit with spring snowstorm; U.S. and Afghanistan agree on defense plan; shelling resumes in Syria; John Edwards' trial begins in North Carolina.

One in nine workers in Greater Kansas City works in the health care industry, according to a report compiled by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)…

A death from fireworks emphasizes children’s vulnerability. New veteran’s court opens in Kansas City. It’s a daily digest of headlines from Kansas…

The University of Missouri-Columbia plans to expand athletic facility as it moves to the SEC. A heat wave prompts ozone warnings. It’s a daily digest of…

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR: KC Departments Cuts Still Being Debated & Daytime Curfew On Hold.Fire Department Cuts Still Up For DebateOne…

Also: Kenya's Supreme Court overturns the country's presidential election; thousands of Muslims are trying to flee Myanmar; and a North Carolina group is planning a "Bigfoot" festival.

One word soared because of historic events. The other rose because of Charlie Sheen. Other words or phrases that were used a lot include "Japan," "rad on Osama bin Laden" and "McLobster."

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR:Possible Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest, Kansas Lawmakers Could Slow Brownback’s Medicaid Plan & more top…