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Gov. Jay Nixon says the University of Missouri should consider joining the Big Ten Conference if it gets an offer. Full Story »

A man who was shot walking to work near 44th and Wyoming has died. Police said the 40-year-old Kansas City man was shot Friday morning around 6 a.m. by another man who the victim said was trying to rob him. Full Story »

Construction workers were evacuated from their job site and a section of Interstate 70 has been shut down on Friday afternoon after a gas leak was reported in the West Bottoms. Full Story »

A 32-year-old dad in Ottawa is being hailed as a superhero for lifting a car off a child. Nick Harris was dropping his 8-year-old daughter at school last week when he saw a car back out of a driveway and run over the 6-year-old girl. Full Story »

One man in Independence is going to great heights to raise money for the Salvation Army and he's not coming down until he raises $10,000. Captain Butch Frost traded in his Salvation Army uniform for a Santa Claus suit and has started "Operation Santa Lift" to help raise the funds. Full Story »

The husband of a missing Kansas City mother returned to court on Friday. Shon Pernice is accused of stealing a neighbor's gun and on Friday a judge ruled lawyers cannot mention the disappearance of Pernice's wife, Renee, during the trial. Full Story »

A Missouri development agency has approved a $35 million plan to spur housing. The Missouri Housing Development Commission voted Friday to use $15 million from the federal stimulus package and $20 million from a reserve fund to help home-buyers and spur construction of apartments. Full Story »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Tennessee investigators say a 4-year-old boy was found roaming his neighborhood in the night, drinking beer and wearing a little girl's dress taken from under a neighbor's Christmas tree. Full Story »

Call it the cost of going green, after the stench of raw sewage seeped through Liberty, causing concerned citizens to flood the 911 lines with complaints about the putrid smell. Full Story »

The H1N1 flu vaccine is supposed to keep you healthy, but the family of an Atchison man thinks it might have made him very ill. Full Story »

The Kansas City Wizards will start work on a new soccer stadium at Village West in Kansas City, Kansas, next week as the team works to open the new facility by 2011, the team announced on Thursday. Full Story »

Two suspects are in custody after a shootout involving Kansas City, Missouri, Police near Midtown on Thursday evening. Full Story »

Restaurant operators claim it's first of its kind anywhere A new restaurant in downtown Denver claims it is the first of its kind... anywhere. Ganja Gourmet serves food items laced with marijuana. And not just brownies... Full Story »

The war in Afghanistan has claimed many lives, but a metro man who works as a trucking contractor in the battle-torn country is being credited for saving several lives after he fought off three suicide bombers dressed as police last October. Full Story »

Job losses and steep declines in tax revenues have dominated Missouri politics this year. But Missouri Governor Jay Nixon says that he has a plan to put the Show-Me State back on the path to prosperity. Full Story »

When Pat Mujica first saw alpacas at a Missouri auction he thought they were simply cuddly and adorable. Then he heard how much they were selling for and realized the llama-like animals presented his family with a great investment opportunity. Full Story »

Chiefs Head Coach Todd Haley commented on the death of Cincinnati Bengals receiver Christ Henry on Thursday. Full Story »

A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for videotaping himself having sex with a 16-year-old girl, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Full Story »

David Cook announced on his Twitter that he will be singing the National Anthem at the Chiefs game this Sunday. Sunday also happens to be the American Idol winner's 27th birthday. Full Story »

BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday. Full Story »

A business was on lockdown in Grandview on Thursday afternoon after the boyfriend of an employee threatened the woman and other employees, authorities said. Full Story »

A rash of fires kept area firefighters busy Thursday morning and it's not an uncommon problem around the holiday season. Now, fire crews are reminding folks about winter safety. Full Story »

More good news for Overland Park and those out of work. Two days in a row, two major companies announced plans to bring work to the area. Full Story »

Company cites damage to sewer lines For years you've probably heard the advertising slogan "Please don't' squeeze the Charmin", but now a Tennessee utility company is asking it's customers to please, not use it. Full Story »

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has died, one day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck in what authorities described as a domestic dispute with his fiancee. Full Story »