In the annals of television Twitter history, “The Sound of Music Live” will likely best “Sharknado” for insta-reaction. Viewers loved it, hated it, thought actress Julie Andrews would roll over in her grave early over it, and generally let it all out on Twitter.
Sporting Kansas City will play for the championship of its league Saturday, but in some ways the franchise is working on something more important. In some ways, the franchise is working on something the Royals and Chiefs should try to emulate.
For most of the world, his name is synonymous with courage and perseverance. Leaders and citizens, athletes and artists remembered Nelson Mandela on Friday — though many struggled to find words big enough to describe the man who changed the face of South Africa and inspired a continent and a world: a colossus, a father figure, a giant baobab tree providing shade for an entire nation.
He is accused of fighting with another golfer during a dispute Nov. 15 at the Fred Arbanas Golf Course in Longview Lake Park. Armstrong said he was the victim in the assault and planned to contest the ticket.
Kanye West concertgoers at the Sprint Center
Chiefs vs. Broncos tailgaters
Toys and crafts shows at KCI Expo
City Market’s Whoville Holidays
Frontier Feline Fanciers Cat Show
Breakfast with Santa at Mahaffie
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Black Friday at Zona Rosa
Pilgrim Run 5K
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving travelers Wednesday at Kansas City International Airport
Thanksgiving travelers Tuesday at Kansas City International Airport
Two years ago, Henry Josey took a pitch and darted left toward the sideline. It would be the last time he’d carry a football in a game for 659 days after suffering an knee injury so bad that doctors told MU coach Gary Pinkel it was more likely to occur in a “car wreck.” But not only has Josey made a comeback, so has Mizzou, which plays Auburn for the SEC title on Saturday in Atlanta.
Like an unwanted house guest, the bitter cold front that moved into Kansas City is going to stay awhile, and it’s likely to bring a friend — more snow. The storm on Thursday brought sleet, freezing rain and snow to Missouri, creating hazardous driving conditions and prompting Gov. Jay Nixon to activate the State Emergency Operations Center.
Just forget about Warren Beatty. That’s the best way to enjoy the new “Bonnie & Clyde,” which will saturate three cable networks beginning tonight. Comparing it with Arthur Penn’s 1967 classic, which had Faye Dunaway as a sexually voracious Bonnie to Beatty’s impotent Clyde, might just spoil both of them for you.
Experienced thieves working in teams distract shoppers and steal their wallets, purses or shopping bags. As holiday shoppers descend on restaurants, malls, shopping districts and grocery stores, police are watching for those who target them.
The stats have been ugly recently, but it's the losses that have bothered Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson. So when he learned that the Chiefs' once-vaunted defense ¯ you know, the one that was dominant during their 9-0 start this season ¯ has allowed over 400 yards in four consecutive games, Johnson was, well, somewhat taken aback.
The goal of $15 an hour is about double the current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and about $6.50 more an hour than what the average fast-food worker is earning in the Kansas City area.
A Jimmy John’s drive-through needs better thinking about solving an urban issue.
On Oct. 1, 91 World War II veterans boarded a plane to visit Washington’s World War II memorial. They flew into a media firestorm. Their buses pulled up to a barricaded memorial, closed as part of the partial government shutdown. A handful of congressmen and senators awaited, many accusing Obama of ordering the memorial closed just to show the human toll of a shutdown driven by Republicans. But the decisions that put the memorial at risk of being closed were made months earlier.
Early season games present an opportunity for college basketball teams to work on all facets of their games. For Missouri, closing out a contest will be the teaching moment from its 80-71 triumph over West Virginia in a Big 12/SEC Challenge game on Thursday.
On one end of the court, Thomas Gipson fought his way to the rim and made a contested layup. On the other, he blocked back-to-back shots and helped his teammates score in transition. The crowd at Bramlage Coliseum, easily the largest of the season, roared in approval. That sequence didn’t go down as the decisive moment in Kansas State’s 61-58 victory over Mississippi in Thursday’s Big 12/SEC challenge, but it might have been the most important.
A Washington state woman who regularly monitors police scanner traffic unknowingly live-tweeted about her husband's death in a freeway crash.
TopGolf, a high-tech driving range, bar and restaurant complex, is coming to the metro. The Dallas-based company wants to build a 70,000-square-foot, three-level center at the northeast corner of 107th Street and Nall Avenue in Overland Park. If all goes as planned it will open in the second quarter of 2015.
Missouri’s Lisa Henning became the Missouri volleyball team’s career leader in kills (1,767) and points (2,003 1/2) this season. But her track record of community service paints a picture of a big hitter with a soft touch.
