Route 66 motels stamped historic
Neon-lit motels along Route 66, once considered tacky, have now been officially stamped as historic landmarks.
View ArticleConnecticut Team Takes Top Honors at 2007 Canon Envirothon
A five-member team of high school students from Housatonic Valley High School in Falls Village, Connecticut, are the winners of the 2007 Canon Envirothon.
View ArticlePuppy Saved From Pipe
A puppy named Tough Guy is rescued from a sewer pipe in Winfield, MO.
View ArticleAl Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...
View ArticleSkies to be swept for alien life
The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.
View ArticlePedicabs get legalized in Boston
Boston Pedicab's fleet of 17 bicycle rickshaws was licensed by the Hackney Division of the Boston Police Department Thursday, following Kansas City which permitted pedicabs earlier this month.
View ArticlePulitzer widow donates art, $45M to Harvard art museum
The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of 31 works of art and $45 million US from Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former assistant curator and longtime benefactor.
View ArticleSecret Santas in 3 states spread cheer, $100 bills
At a suburban Goodwill store on Friday, Theresa Settles selected a large, black comforter to warm her family until she can raise the money to turn the gas heat back on.
View ArticleViolinist plays for those who saved his arm
The melodic strains of a violin that emanated Friday from a lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital carried the gratitude of a former patient who nearly lost the ability to play the instrument.
View ArticlePolice departments look for more fuel-cutting cars
Police Chief Richard Watson admits his department's newest patrol car is a curious departure from its big-horsepower Ford Crown Victorias.
View ArticleEnterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to its Green Car Fleet
Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced last week they will add nearly 5,000 gas/electric hybrid vehicles to its nationwide rental fleet and designate 80 "hybrid rental branches" - locations with a high...
View Article‘Tough’ toddler found alive after 2 days in woods
Thirsty, dirty and tired after spending two days and nights barely clothed in the wet, chilly woods of Mark Twain National Forest, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to go home.
View ArticleRock Port, Missouri celebrates being “100% wind powered”
We've seen a number of locales pipe in quite a bit of energy from eco-friendly sources, but the community of Rock Port, Missouri is claiming to be 100-percent wind-powered.
View ArticleScientists, doctors unite to fight malnutrition
In a new fight against worldwide hunger, a doctor who has long treated malnourished people is working with plant scientists trying to improve the nutritional content of food.
View ArticleNote found in antique chair spurs treasure hunt
Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic to its former charm.
View ArticleMickie Drake loses 236 pounds, shares her secret to beating obesity
It's often said there's no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight.
View ArticleKC Woman Brings Home Adopted Haitian Child
Amanda Taylor was certain it would be years before the adoption of her baby boy from Haiti went through, but it was because of the earthquake in Haiti that baby Isaac is at home in Kansas City.
View ArticleNew plasma “brush” may mean painless cavity filling
We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded dentist's drill a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic)....
View ArticleGoogle Unveils Ultrafast Web Service
Google on Thursday unveiled an ultrafast Web service along with an Internet television subscription in the Kansas City area as part of a pilot project to boost broadband speeds. The Google Fiber...
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