Crime

From jail, man charged in 10 highway shootings offers a defense

Mohammed Whitaker, the man charged in 10 shootings in March and April on area roadways, has called The Kansas City Star at least eight times in recent weeks from the Jackson County jail, saying he’s been wrongly accused. He says that if the time of the sixth shooting listed on a police report — about 5:30 p.m. April 2 — is correct, then cellphone tower records show he could not have been the gunman.

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Kansas City area’s digital-age schools hail an education revolution

Liberty’s EPiC school and the Kauffman School in KC stand with other new school buildings that are designed to serve and anticipate the rapidly advancing world of digital learning.

Royals

Royals’ offense silenced again by Chris Sale in 3-1 loss to White Sox

White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale struck out eight while scattering seven hits across as many innings as the Royals fell 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series in Chicago. In losing seven of its last eight games, Kansas City fell two below .500 at 48-50.

National & International

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says.

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Matt Besler’s letter to Kansas City fans: ‘I am right where I belong’

In a letter addressed to Kansas City, Sporting KC defender Matt Besler thanks his fans and explains why he decided to re-sign with the team long-term and remain in Major League Soccer: “You’ve provided the most loyal fans in MLS. You’ve made Sporting Park the best stadium in the country. … You’ve reassured me that I am right where I belong.”

Living

Random facts: Khaleesi beats Betsy in baby names & the Caribbean beaches of parrotfish poop

The Kansas City Star accumulates a cooler’s worth of frothy facts, from fish farts to talking mongooses, for sharing at the next neighborhood picnic. Just hope the tsetse flies don’t bother you.

Chiefs

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce healthy and eager to play

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce got to show his additional abilities, such as his deep-snapping skills, in training camp Monday after missing his rookie year with a knee injury.

Business

KC's big engineering companies celebrating 100 years and more in business

Two big area firms are turning 100, and a third reached that milestone 16 years ago. Over the decades, they’ve adapted and expanded.

Crime

Car drives through group from Westboro Baptist Church protesting at KC concert

A Sunday night protest in Kansas City by the Westboro Baptist Church was interrupted when someone drove a car onto a sidewalk and into the group. The female driver eluded police who were monitoring the protest. The band Panic! At the Disco was performing at Crossroads KC, and the band said it would donate $20 to the Human Rights Campaign for each Westboro protester.

Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly close to signing rookie Andrew Wiggins

Government & Politics

Attorney General Derek Schmidt says more than 14,000 Kansans apply for concealed-carry permits

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‘American Idol’ auditions come to Kansas City

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‘Bachelorette’ Andi Dorfman faces exes in ‘Men Tell All’ episode

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Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby can see fiscal trouble in flush world of college sports

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Coffee roasting hobby leads to new Waldo coffee shop

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Don't Kill The Mellinger

Twitter Tuesday: football season, ghosts of Royals past, Michael Sam, and is USMNT better off with Besler and Zusi in KC?

Sam Mellinger’s Twitter Tuesday topics include the Chiefs, Michael Sam, Sporting Kansas City and the Royals.

Don't Kill The Mellinger

Twitter Tuesday: football season, ghosts of Royals past, Michael Sam, and is USMNT better off with Besler and Zusi in KC?

Sam Mellinger’s Twitter Tuesday topics include the Chiefs, Michael Sam, Sporting Kansas City and the Royals.

Stargazing

‘Bachelorette’ Andi Dorfman faces exes in ‘Men Tell All’ episode

It was a sea of scarves and man tears on Monday’s “Men Tell All” episode of the “Bachelorette,” where attorney Andi Dorfman defended her honor to the suitors she sent home throughout the season.

Judging the Royals

Jeremy Guthrie throws a quality start, but the offense doesn’t come through

Jeremy Guthrie threw six innings and gave three earned runs: that’s a quality start. The Royals bullpen supplied a quality finish; three scoreless innings from Aaron Crow, Scott Downs and Jason Frasor. Once again the Royals pitched well, but couldn’t come up with enough offense to make the pitching pay off. Kansas City has scored two runs in the last three games. They’ve already gotten one hitting coach replaced; at some point you need to look at the players.

Local Columnists

Dave Helling: Primary campaigns lay down a weary tune

With two weeks to go until the Aug. 4 primaries in Missouri and Kansas, the campaigns seem unusually listless this season. Sluggish campaigns lead to low turnout, and it’s going to be hard to awaken voters in the next two weeks.

Chow Town

As summer heats up, enjoy pleasures of the smoked tomato

Every season has a star ingredient, a golden child that hogs all the attention like a precocious, cute nephew at a family gathering. For summer, that vegetable is undoubtedly the tomato, the universal symbol of summer and seasonal eating.

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