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March 9, 2010

Chief priority: RB Thomas Jones signs in Kansas City (USA Today)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:50 pm
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent running back Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets to the AFC championship game last season and was the NFL's third-leading rusher. The Chiefs announced the deal Tuesday but declined to disclose the terms.

Thomas Jones signs with Kansas City Chiefs (Kingsport Times-News)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 6:40 pm
The official Kansas City Chiefs Web site is reporting that running back Thomas Jones has joined the team. The 31-year-old Jones, who was released by the New York Jets last week, rushed for 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, while averaging 4.2 yards per carry.

Source: Kansas City Chiefs sign ex-New York Jets RB Thomas Jones to deal (ESPN)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 5:51 pm
Kansas City signed running back Thomas Jones to a two-year deal worth $5 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Reports: Thomas Jones To Kansas City (WIBW Topeka)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 5:42 pm
Former New York Jets running back Thomas Jones has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs. ESPN reports that the deal is worth $5 million over two years.

Kansas City Chiefs sign ex-New York Jets RB Thomas Jones to deal (ESPN)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 5:27 pm
Kansas City signed running back Thomas Jones to a two-year deal worth $5 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Kansas City wants to close half its schools (The Arkansas City Traveler)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 11:39 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving.

M. Basketball. No. 1 Kansas to Open Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in Kansas City (Kansas Jayhawks)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 10:18 am
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship as the No. 1 seed for the seventh time in the 14-year history of the league. KU won its sixth straight, 10th Big 12 and 53rd conference regular-season championship in 2010. Kansas will face the winner of the No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Texas Tech game Thursday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Kansas City Ready for Big 12 Crowds (KOLR – KSFX Ozarks)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:36 am
(Kansas City, MO) -- Thousands of basketball fans will descend on the Sprint Center in Kansas City starting tomorrow for the Big 12 tournament.

OnBase Helps Kansas City Life Insurance Company Get Nod as a 2010 Celent Model Insurer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:16 am
For insurers, it's one thing to find the right technology. Using it strategically to make a difference across the organization is quite another. Kansas City Life Insurance Company was able to make this happen when it identified a need for enterprise content management .

Kansas City Zoo May Get a Financial Boost (FOX 4 Kansas City)

Category: Kansas City News – Tags: – Administrator 9:12 am
The Kansas City Zoo may be getting a financial boost. Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow cities to add a sales tax of up to a quarter-cent.