Police and emergency crews were bustling across the metro area Saturday, responding to dozens of accidents caused by the snow that began falling at midmorning and continued through the afternoon. An inch or two more of snow may be on the way.
Authorities say Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, traveled to four homes in the dark of night Thursday, shooting people multiple times with a .45-caliber handgun. He left seven dead, including some relatives, and one wounded before killing himself.
Even if Billy Butler left Kansas City for his new job with the Oakland A’s on good terms, even if he understands this game is a business, the reality still gnaws at him. He spent eight seasons as a Royal, but it is the last month that sticks with him.
In a halftime festivity initially intended to surprise James McGinnis and honor his homecoming from a rehabilitation hospital in Nebraska, McGinnis’ next move instead surprised those in attendance. With the aid of his father, he stood up from his wheelchair and took a step. Then another. Then another. In a matter of moments, Senior Night had transformed into James McGinnis Night.
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Follow along on your mobile device or desktop for stats and updates from Rustin Dodd, The Star’s beat writer for the Jayhawks, and Star columnist Vahe Gregoria at Saturday’s Kansas-Texas basketball game in Allen Fieldhouse.
The ATA is a government unto itself. It can sell revenue bonds to finance any transportation project it wants. It could build office buildings and roads. It could theoretically run Kansas City International Airport. Recent discussions about the ATA’s bistate compact have local officials brainstorming the possibilities.
After a 14-month whirlwind that took him from the Big 12 to the big leagues and the World Series, left-hander Brandon Finnegan reported this month as the youngest pitcher in Royals camp and the most fascinating component of their roster construction. Team officials consider him their best left-handed option for the big-league bullpen and hope he could anchor a starting rotation. But he is still learning the etiquette of his clubhouse, and experiencing the rights of passage inflicted on rookies.
The recipient is Hannah Mountz, 15, of Kansas City, North, who was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy when she was 13, the hospital said. Children’s Mercy opened its heart transplant program in November.
A Shawnee gun store opened for business Friday, almost two months after co-owner Jon Bieker was shot and killed during an attempted robbery. A crush of customers and well-wishers greeted Becky Bieker, who felt an obligation to reopen.
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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a fragile candidate who held out a shining hope — that Missouri politics and government can be better than they are. Many of us who are sickened by what goes on in Jefferson City cherished that hope and appreciated the man who carried it. It is gone now, at least for the moment.
Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a fragile candidate who held out a shining hope — that Missouri politics and government can be better than they are. Many of us who are sickened by what goes on in Jefferson City cherished that hope and appreciated the man who carried it. It is gone now, at least for the moment.
In my own newspaper travels, there have been no gripping war stories, no spectacular emergencies to relate. That’s not to say the journeys have all been uneventful. But for the most part, the crises have been of a medical nature.
Hayes Hamburger & Chili, although small, offers a winner of a hamburger. Don’t visit when they cut onions on Mondays or Fridays unless you want to cry over your food.
Kansas State fans made a video called “Stop Court Storming” in response to the brouhaha that took place following the Wildcats’ victory over KU on Monday.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. On Thursday night, a picture of a dress was worth a million tweets as social media went berserk debating whether the dress was #whiteandgold or #blueandblack.
