Royals

Nori Aoki’s walkoff single in 14th lifts Royals over Indians 2-1

Nori Aoki spread his arms and waited. At 11:34 p.m., four hours and 23 minutes after an interminable, preposterous night at the ballpark began, the Royals rushed to greet him in the dirt near second base. Aoki cracked a walkoff single in the bottom of the fourteenth inning on Thursday, plating Lorenzo Cain to usher his club to a 2-1 victory over the Indians.

Government & Politics

Despite pledge, dangerous buildings still stand in Kansas City

Officials concede they are only halfway to meeting the goal they set for themselves two years ago to tear down 1,000 dangerous buildings. A funding shortage and opposition from neighborhood groups have hampered demolitions.

Chiefs

With a large payday potentially on the horizon, Chiefs’ Justin Houston keeps his focus narrow

From the Chiefs' point of view, extending the 25-year-old Houston could prove to be cheaper than letting him hit free agency next offseason. But with a deal still uncertain, Houston is staying focused.

Yael T. Abouhalkah

Heritage Foundation economist defends Sam Brownback, attacks Paul Krugman, but then ... oops

Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore used outdated and inaccurate job growth information in an opinion column he wrote about Kansas tax cuts and Gov. Sam Brownback in early July. The wrong data undermined one of Moore’s key arguments — that low-tax states have shown tremendous job gains and that high-tax states don’t grow as strongly.

Fast food workers prepare to escalate wage demands

Fast food workers say they're prepared to escalate their campaign for higher wages and union representation, starting with a national convention in suburban Chicago where more than 1,000 workers are expected to discuss the future of the effort that has spread to dozens of cities in less than two years.

Blogs & Columns

Don't Kill The Mellinger

Mindy Corporon’s energy is slowly returning

Mindy Corporon lost her 14-year-old son and 69-year-old father in the Jewish Community Center shootings that shook Kansas City in April, but she her energy is returning to the point where she is planning to run a marathon this weekend.

Don't Kill The Mellinger

Mindy Corporon’s energy is slowly returning

Stargazing

Eric Stonestreet refused to be photographed with Rick Santorum

Here’s a heads-up to any politician out there who doesn’t support gay marriage: Please don’t ask Eric Stonestreet to pose with you.

The Buzz

New poll shows Roberts barrrrely ahead of Democrat Taylor

The latest SurveyUSA poll shows Roberts leading Wolf by 20, but even that lead has shrunk dramatically

Red Zone

Chiefs entertain fans during first full workout

The Chiefs put on a crisp, entertaining practice for the fans at Missouri Western on the first day of training camp Thursday.

Editorials

Protect taxpayers on soccer village in Kansas City, Kan.

The project would boost the image and use of Sporting Park and bring more national attention to Kansas and Kansas City, Kan., in the fast-growing world of U.S. soccer. No one, though, got into the details about the public-private sector split on paying for the project, although it’s likely taxpayers will be asked to put in millions of dollars.

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