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Royals power way to 13-2 victory over Rangers in spring opener

The defending American League champions Kansas City Royals made a good first impression for 2015, slamming the Texas Rangers 13-2 in their spring training opener Wednesday in Surprise, Arizona. Three consecutive home runs in the first inning got the Royals off to a fast start.

Government & Politics

U.S. ambassador attacked by razor-wielding man in South Korea

Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a weapon with a 10-inch blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, police in Seoul said Thursday.

Crime

Investigation into the shooting of Wyandotte County deputy continues

A Wyandotte County deputy wounded during a convenience store robbery remained hospitalized in critical condition. Two “persons of interest” were being held, according to police. Authorities are still searching for a third person.

Stargazing

Wichita principal calls seniors’ prank ‘the coolest thing ever'

Here’s how high school senior pranks usually go: Someone toilet-papers the campus. Someone pours detergent in the fountain. So when Emily Jones told Sherman Padgett to hold a bucket in the hallway last week, he wasn’t having it. Boy was he in for a surprise.

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Baylor leads All-Big 12 women’s basketball team; KU’s Chelsea Gardner makes first team

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Brownback moves to cement welfare changes into Kansas law

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H&R Block reports 4.2 percent drop in tax returns handled

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Missouri representative calls for GOP state chairman to resign

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Royals pitcher Tim Collins to undergo MRI after leaving game with elbow injury

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KC Fed president Esther George calls for a midyear ‘liftoff’ in interest rates

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Body found last month in Independence identified

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Two men rob Bank of America branch in Lenexa

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KU Chalkboard: Jayhawks had 2.6 percent chance to beat West Virginia in final minutes

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Sam Mellinger

Jayhawks’ comeback is a story that will be told for years

Kansas had some kind of moments Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse with decibels and tension filling the air — moments when a 76-69 overtime win felt impossible before slowly materializing in front of another sellout crowd and national television audience.

Editorials

Corrective action must follow Justice Department’s report on Ferguson, Mo.

The Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department showed a disturbing practice of police and city officials viewing African-Americans “less as constituents to be protected than as potential offenders and sources of revenue.” It shows an oppressive abuse of power.

Local

Hawk that flew through window in KC home is rehabilitated and released

A red-tailed hawk injured when it flew through a window in a south Kansas City home was successfully released to the wild after being rehabilitated. The hawk immediately spread its wings, took flight and headed to some nearby trees in South Oak Park in the Waldo neighborhood.

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April 7-13 will be a week of remembrance to mark the anniversary of the Jewish center shootings

Families of three people shot to death outside Jewish facilities in Overland Park last year have helped organize a week of activities next month to combat hate. They hope the event — SevenDays: Make a Ripple, Change The World — will become annual.

Government & Politics

Gov. Sam Brownback is not backing off Kansas education cuts

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget director says he’s not planning to back off cuts in funding for public schools and state universities even though tax collections were better than expected last month. Budget Director Shawn Sullivan said Wednesday that the state’s revenue picture is still too uncertain.

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‘Words’ killed Tom Schweich, former senator says, as friends remember ‘intense’ public servant

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To nobody’s surprise, Supreme Court seems split on health care law

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New Ronald McDonald house offers a cheery home away from home for families in trying times

Don't Kill The Mellinger

Five-minute break: On KU’s outlook after the comeback, and the referees

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Snarky in the Suburbs: The cult of ‘elite’ competitive sports

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Possible GOP candidate Ben Carson: Prisons show homosexuality is a choice

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Yael T. Abouhalkah

Johnson County snarls at Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, but softly

As the dire effects of Kansas’ deepening economic woes seep into the county — and as Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature continue putting in place ultraconservative policies — here’s one big lesson local leaders need to learn: Nap time is over in Johnson County.

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Johnson County snarls at Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, but softly

The Buzz

Missouri representative calls for GOP state chairman to resign

State Rep. Paul Fitzwater, a Potosi Republican, says a "couple dozen" lawmakers agree that John Hancock should resign. Fitzwater said Hancock had been “tainted” by allegations that he was involved in an anti-Semitic whispering campaign aimed at Tom Schweich, the state auditor and candidate for governor who killed himself Thursday in his Clayton home.

Local Columnists

Dave Helling: Digital divide will close when we fully understand the Internet

If its potential is realized, the Internet will someday resemble a utility like water service or electricity, commodities so essential governments have to guarantee access. In fact, the Federal Communications Commission recently ruled that the Internet should be regulated like a utility.

Campus Corner

KU Chalkboard: Jayhawks had 2.6 percent chance to beat West Virginia in final minutes

Kansas’ chance of winning on Tuesday night were slim, but as Jayhawks coach Bill Self has proved in the past, give up on KU at your own peril.

Public Editor

Confusion over F. Glenn Miller’s name — in news and in court

Is the man accused of multiple murder and capital felony charges named Miller or Cross? The answer isn’t simple. This is a good example of a topic that readers and journalists who follow a story closely may be familiar with, but the average reader may have initially missed or forgotten.

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