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Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas

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Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas

Moustakas evolving into complete player

Attention this year on Mike Moustakas tends to center initially on his offensive contributions. And small wonder. Moustakas has been one of the Royals’ more-reliable weapons in compiling a .279 average with seven homers, 19 RBIs and a .333 on-base percentage. That makes it easy to overlook Moustakas’ emergence as a lock-down defensive third baseman.

Poe gets longer look in passing situations at Chiefs’ practice

May 25, 1:04 AM

When the Chiefs practiced regular down-and-distance situations earlier in the week, rookie nose tackle Dontari Poe was a backup behind veteran Amon Gordon. But when the Chiefs worked mostly on passing situations in practice Thursday, Poe suddenly became a central figure.

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A deeper connection to helping worldwide

May 23, 10:09 AM

Celebrating 20 years of service this week, Heart to Heart International today works in 60 countries around the world, responding to disasters and delivering medical aid to developing nations.

Steve Rose | Talk of regional transit is just wasted breath

May 23, 10:04 AM

Alice may be living in Wonderland. That would be Alice Amrein, the Johnson County transportation director. She is in charge of our bus system.

Local

Missouri House spends $1,100 on camera to watch over Limbaugh bust

May 25, 12:42 AM

JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri House has spent more than $1,100 on a security camera to keep watch over a new bronze bust of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.

Joe Robertson | Evaluating teachers is tricky

May 24, 8:13 PM

Imagine all the complexities of your job reduced to a single measuring point. Imagine your score displayed with the click of a mouse to anyone in the world. “I felt my heart stopping,” said Alicia Herald, who spent two years as a teacher in Los Angeles.

‘Up to Date’ with Steve Kraske

Steve Kraske The Star’s political correspondent is host at 11 a.m. weekdays. Friday: Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider Listen live: KCUR, 89.3 FM

Mingle Your KC in photos

Community Faces | Chance Myers autograph session

May 24, 10:05 AM

Sporting Kansas City defender Chance Myers was at the Kansas Sampler store in Mission on Wednesday for an autograph session.

Pets in need of loving homes

May 23, 12:50 PM

Meet Taffy, a playful and bright Lab mix who likes to play with toys. Find out more about Taffy and other pets in need of good homes in our gallery.

Community Faces | Van Halen fans in KC

May 24, 12:32 AM

Fans of the arena rockers Van Halen and R&B/funk band Kool & The Gang showed up in droves at the Sprint Center for this Tuesday night concert.

Community Faces | Taste of Kansas City

May 22, 1:08 PM

This annual Kansas City food and drink festival was Sunday in the Power & Light District with more than 20 restaurants offering samples. In addition, six chefs competed Iron Chef-style for the Gold Fork, with Chef Charles D’Ablaing of the Raphael Hotel taking the prize.

Community Faces | Dead Girl Derby: Mustache May-Hem

May 20, 10:57 PM

The Dead Girl Derby teams held its fourth match of the season Sunday evening at River Roll Skate Center. At halftime, there was a derby-style wedding for skater Ida Watchit and her fan man Yoshi.

Crime Scene

Gardner man with past exotic pet problems is charged with trying to hire hit man

May 24, 3:59 PM

Johnson County prosecutors on Thursday accused a Gardner man of attempting to hire a hit man to kill his former wife. Rheuben Clifford Johnson III, 49, was charged in Johnson County District Court with solicitation to commit first-degree murder.

Business

AMC, Cordish calling it quits on joint downtown theaters operation

May 25, 1:06 AM

AMC Entertainment of Kansas City and the Cordish Co. of Baltimore are getting a divorce. Gerry Lopez, CEO and president of AMC, says the joint venture established in 2005 to redevelop the historic Mainstreet and Midland theaters is to end soon.

Winery gets tasting room in revived Telegram Building

May 24, 10:09 PM

The West Bottom’s Telegram building once grandly looked out over herds of cattle in the Kansas City Stockyards.

Sprint Connection

Ink

Party Pics | Rob Dyrdek and the Street League at Mosaic

May 24, 11:36 AM

Mosaic was the site of the official after party of the Street League Skateboarding Tour. Rob Dyrdek and his colleagues celebrated another successful stop in Kansas City on Saturday night.

Dining Guide | Flavors of love

May 23, 9:34 AM

A lot of ingredients go into opening a new restaurant. Inspiration. Hard work. Hunger for success. And an enormous dash of audacity. Here’s a taste of five new Kansas City eateries with owners who follow that recipe.

Entertainment

Will Smith goes back in time to save his partner in

Columbia Pictures

Will Smith goes back in time to save his partner in "Men in Black 3"

‘Men in Black 3’: Men in blah | 2 stars

Will Smith has saved the world time and again, but in the “Men in Black” movies he does it with Tommy Lee Jones. No one was waiting for a third one, but here they are, 10 years later. Except Jones is missing in action for half the picture.

Nearly 22M viewers for 'Idol' finale a new low

May 24, 11:48 PM

Nearly 22 million TV viewers seems like a lot - but for an "American Idol" season-ender, it's a new low.

Stargazing

Lifestyle

Rare Hare Barn in Leon, Kansas, held its first on-site rabbit husbandry workshop Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012. Demand for rabbit meat has exploded as chefs have begun using the once-common meat. Rare Hare Barn is a third-generation rabbit farm owned by Eric and Callene Rapp.

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Rare Hare Barn in Leon, Kansas, held its first on-site rabbit husbandry workshop Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012. Demand for rabbit meat has exploded as chefs have begun using the once-common meat. Rare Hare Barn is a third-generation rabbit farm owned by Eric and Callene Rapp.

Hopping: A growing appetite for rabbits

In the heart of Kansas cattle country, a small family farm is producing the most sought-after meat rabbits in the nation. Rare Hare Barn, near tiny Leon (population 640) in the southern Flint Hills, has acquired cult-like status among chefs near and far for its humanely raised, hormone-free, heritage-breed rabbits.

Jeneé Osterheldt | Too thin? Too fat? Enough already

May 22, 8:33 AM

I am not a skinny white girl. But I am skinny. And I’m half white. Full disclosure: I’m 5 foot 6 and weigh 116 pounds. Still, being thin has never kept me from advocating for healthy body image and challenging the fashion industry’s impossible beauty standards.

Opinion

Yael T. Abouhalkah | Tell Freightquote to go to ...

May 24, 11:14 AM

Tired of local companies trying to squeeze taxpayers for some extra bucks to help their bottom line? No? Then meet Freightquote, a Johnson County-based business and the latest to publicly ask Kansas and Missouri for a good helping of corporate welfare.

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  • Sprint Family Fun Days
  • Downtown Art Fair
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Special Reports & Projects

  • Boilermakers union leaders receive lofty pay, benefits An international union based in KCK rewards its officers with big pay and top-flight perks. The Boilermakers say they're just like other unions, but labor watchdogs disagree, asking: Should a nonprofit spend like that?
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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