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- Royals use early burst, bullpen to beat Rangers May 16, 2:20 AM
- Missing man at Lake Jacomo a retired KC firefighter May 15, 9:49 PM
- Guatemalan mom to ask U.S. court to help return girl adopted by Liberty couple May 16, 1:15 AM
- KCTV-5 Weather | Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, high 78 May 15, 7:52 PM
- Debate over redistricting turns nasty in Kansas Senate May 15, 7:18 PM
- Missouri House passes bill to expand charter schools May 15, 5:59 PM
- No students injured after school bus struck near Gardner May 15, 6:05 PM
- Kline wants two justices to remove themselves from ethics case May 16, 1:13 AM
KC to target violent criminals through new initiative
Just give us safe places to have fun, KC teens say
Skateboarder Sean Malto often overlooked among KC sports stars
Community Faces | Rockfest 2012
Party Pics | Rockfest After Party at Angel's Rock BarSports
Rangers sluggers Josh Hamilton (32) walked away from Royals catcher Brayan Pena and the plate after struck out to end the eighth inning.
Royals use early burst, bullpen to beat Rangers
May 16, 2:20 AMThis is what the Royals had in mind last winter when instead of bolstering their rotation they beefed up the bullpen. That relief corps delivered four suffocating innings Tuesday night in closing out a 7-4 win that completed a two-game sweep of the previously-surging Texas Rangers.
K-State’s Simoneau to join College Football Hall of Fame
May 16, 2:13 AM
Mark Simoneau, one of Kansas State’s two greatest linebackers, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The former two-time All-American (1996-99) joins linebacker Gary Spani as Wildcat players to enter the Hall. He’s the first to have played for Bill Snyder.
Blogs
- Varsity Zone Tuesday, May 15 high school results
- Ball Star Scouting the Orioles
- Campus Corner Safety Tavon Bolden dismissed for disciplinary reasons
- Judging the Royals If they find some starting pitching ...
- Don't Kill the Mellinger Twitter Tuesday: Royals, Chiefs, Duffy, Bowe, David...
- Red Zone - Chiefs' rookie Allen named to 'All Value Team'
- The Full 90 Sporting KC loses its third straight, falling 2-1 to...
- NCAA rules no wrongdoing by UMKC in grade allegation
- MU QB Berkstresser arrested for leaving scene of accident
- Rockhurst dominates at Missouri Class 4 golf tournament
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The calling is gaining volume at Overland Park Bible college
May 15, 9:34 PM
You don’t know what happens at Kansas City College & Bible School, do you? For example, you may not know that the co-ed dormitory on 74th Street houses up to 36 college and high-school students from all parts of the globe. Delbert Scott, the president of the college, knows that you don’t know. And he wants to change that.
Steve Rose | Tax-cut legislation will be the end of Kansas as we know it
May 15, 9:25 PM
If the $3.7 billion tax-cut legislation is signed into law by Gov. Sam Brownback, it certainly — not almost certainly, but certainly — will destroy Kansas as we know it. And Johnson County will not be immune to the radioactivity of this blast.
Local
Students protest trafficway in ‘Trail of Broken Promises’ walk
May 16, 1:29 AM
Fourteen students from Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas are on a journey — the “Trail of Broken Promises” — walking from Lawrence to the nation’s capitol to save the Wakarusa wetlands from being paved over for the long-proposed South Lawrence Trafficway.
Dave Helling | Past proves tax hikes aren’t automatic
May 16, 2:01 AM
For the most part, Kansas Citians are OK with higher taxes. But voters also want some specificity. What will the money go for? Will the tax eventually go away? And, most crucially, have you considered alternatives to taking more money from our pockets?
‘Up to Date’ with Steve Kraske
The Star’s political correspondent is host at 11 a.m. weekdays.
Wednesday: Experts discuss the politics and possibilities of streetcars in Kansas City.
Listen live: KCUR, 89.3 FM
Midwest Democracy
- KC to target violent criminals through new initiative May 16, 1:05 a.m.
- Just give us safe places to have fun, KC teens say May 16, 1:05 a.m.
- Citadel Plaza real estate director sentenced in asbestos case
- Guatemalan mom to ask U.S. court to help return girl adopted by Liberty couple
- Kline wants two justices to remove themselves from ethics case
Mingle
Community Faces | Village Crawfish Festival
May 13, 2:45 PM
This 11th annual festival, presented by the “Secret Order of Crawdaddies,” was held Saturday evening, outdoors at 72nd and Mission Road. The event was a benefit for the children’s charities Gillis and Kansas City Young Audiences.
Community Faces | Heritage Park Duathlon & Triathlon
May 13, 2:42 PM
About 300 athletes participated in Sunday morning’s duathlon and triathlon races at Heritage Park. Triathletes swam, cycled, and ran, while duathletes ran in two stages and cycled. The event’s proceeds benefited the Kansas City Blazers competitive swim team.
Community Faces | Rockfest 2012
May 15, 9:05 PM
Saturday at Penn Valley Park, in the shadow of the Liberty Memorial, radio station KQRC celebrated the 20th anniversary of Rockfest, the biggest outdoor festival in Kansas City and one of the biggest in the nation. This year's lineup featured 15 bands, including main-stage acts Chevelle, Slash, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown.
Community Faces | Festival of Smoke at the Culinary Center of KC
May 12, 9:02 PM
This third annual Festival of Smoke, which educates attendees about smoking and grilling meat, was held Saturday at the Culinary Center of Kansas City in Overland Park and featured cooking demonstrations, live music, and a pork contest for the Culinary Center's chefs.
Community Faces | Mission Family Fun Festival Parade
May 12, 7:16 PM
The four-day Mission Family Fun Festival (formerly known as the Spirit of Mission Days) included a parade down Johnson Drive on Saturday morning.
Crime Scene
KC to target violent criminals through new initiative
May 16, 1:05 AM
Kansas City leaders are promising the city’s most violent criminals a long hot summer. And it has nothing to do with the weather. A new initiative announced Tuesday afternoon will target those thought to be disproportionally responsible for the majority of violent crime on Kansas City streets.
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- DV call leads to child porn and dog abuse charges May 16, 6:18 AM
- Sex sting nabs 31 May 16, 6:18 AM
- Samurai kiddie pornographer May 16, 6:13 AM
- Wednesday's open thread May 16, 6:03 AM
Business
JPMorgan shareholders confront CEO over $2B loss
May 16, 1:10 AM
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the bank's board.
Facebook: An online money machine
May 16, 12:36 AM
From its 2004 origins in a college dorm room, Facebook Inc. is poised Friday to become the most valuable company in U.S. history to sell shares of stock to the public.
Sprint Connection
- Sprint CEO Hesse has board’s support, chairman says May 16, 12:48 AM
- Oil falls to 6-month low near $92 on US supplies
- Greek chaos continues to roil world markets
- Former Ford exec. Harold `Red' Poling dies at 86
Ink
Skateboarder Sean Malto often overlooked among KC sports stars
May 15, 11:28 PM
He has hung with NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, skated with Lil Wayne and worked with director Spike Jonze, but the lack of mainstream attention has left skateboarding champion Sean Malto a relative unknown in his own city.
Party Pics | Rockfest After Party at Angel's Rock Bar
May 15, 11:28 PM
After an entire day at Rockfest, the diehards headed Angel's Rock Bar in the Power & Light District and heard even more bands.
Entertainment
Life after "American Idol" has been an interesting ride for Adam Lambert. His new album, "Trespassing" debuted on Tuesday.
Singer Adam Lambert settles in to a new reality
May 15, 8:24 PMAdam Lambert isn’t coming off “American Idol” or a racy American Music Awards performance, nor is he declaring his sexuality in Rolling Stone or posing with a nude model in Details magazine. The 30-year-old glam rocker didn’t mind the lack of a media thunderstorm ahead of Tuesday’s launch of his sophomore album, “Trespassing”: He relished the element of surprise.
Ellen DeGeneres wins top US humor prize in DC
May 15, 1:50 PM
Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize.
Stargazing
- Howard Stern makes a sweet debut on 'America's Got Talent'
- 'Swamp People' cast member Mitchell Guist dies
- Sarah Hyland of 'Modern Family' has kidney transplant
- American Idol: Who should win it? (Poll)
- New book, new prize: At home with author Toni Morrison
- The not-so-great ‘Dictator’ | 2 stars
- '30 Rock' getting odd exit from NBC
Lifestyle
Arturo Vera-Felicie, bar manager at The Farmhouse, displays some of the homemade shrubs he creates using fresh, local produce.
FYI Food | Bartenders revive the tang of old-time ‘shrubs’
May 15, 7:15 PMSour is an essential cocktail component. That’s why, every day, bartenders across Kansas City squeeze mounds of lemons and limes. But look closely and you’ll see another ingredient quietly adding its own tang to drinks — shrubs. These complex and bright syrups made from fruit, sugar and vinegar are making a comeback.
Jeneé Osterheldt | Popularity of ‘Think Like a Man’ proves we all love, laugh
May 15, 7:26 PM
It’s time studios green-light urban film beyond the overdone black-man-dressed-as-a-woman comedy. When people take the time to appreciate cultural differences, it’s easier to connect. We all love and laugh. People get so hung up on color that they don’t see the similarities.
Blogs
- ‘Snow White’ film inspires costume designer’s fashion collection
- Cooking 101 | Stuffed Flounder is a professional dish you can cook at home
- Come Into My Kitchen | Couple counts on fresh, local foods
Opinion
As I See It | The courage to become an artist
May 15, 6:30 PM
“We live in a society that places a lot of importance on college majors like science and business,” writes Nan McCarthy, whose son soon will graduate from the the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. “Not that we shouldn’t place a high value on these areas of study … but the emphasis on math and science comes at a cost.”
Letters to the Editor
- Letters | Teacher quality, illegal immigration, gun laws May 15, 5:54 PM
- The Star’s editorial | KC voters deserve clear choices on key tax plans
- Yael T. Abouhalkah | UMKC chancellor lashes out after NCAA investigation
- Barbara Shelly | Four legacies of Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley
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Nation & World
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Special Reports & Projects
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Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern
Secrecy, intimidation, fear and a watchful eye have become hallmarks of working for the Chiefs, say some current and former employees.
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The altar boys' secret
A three-part series based on two new lawsuits that capture the turmoil that has occurred in many lives ever since allegations first began coming to light about abuse by priests three decades ago.
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Bad medicine
Kansas and Missouri doctors with long histories of malpractice payments often go undisciplined by the states' licensing boards, The Star found. Following our report, the government closed the database to the public. After protests, it was reopened, but with new limits.
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The Joplin tornado
When an EF-5 tornado cut through Joplin on May 22, thousands suffered. Read their stories and more from our comprehensive coverage of the devastating tornado.
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The incredible story of tragedy and courage in the face of one of nature’s mightiest storms.
