In command all evening, Twins starter Phil Hughes promptly unraveled in the sixth inning. He yielded RBI doubles to Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas to allow the Royals to claim the lead and an eventual 3-2 victory. The outburst allowed Kansas City to draw even with Minnesota in the three-game series.

Libertarianism can seem highly appealing on paper, but it’s easy to criticize government regulation in a world where food and medical safety, travel and other endeavors are overseen by someone.

In recent days I inadvertently got in the middle of a feud between liberal New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and Stephen Moore, chief economist for the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington, D.C. And it’s all because of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.

The multitalented Justin Timberlake was focused on his music Wednesday night. He kicked off a two-night stay at the Sprint Center with an emphasis on material from his dual 2013 releases, "The 20/20 Experience" and "The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2." Click the link for a gallery of photos from the first night by The Star's Allison Long, and come back later to KansasCity.com for music critic Timothy Finn's review of the show.

“Come on and help out a little bit,” the president implored lawmakers to laughter and applause from an audience of 1,500 at the Uptown Theater. The 33-minute speech, which focused entirely on domestic issues, was the centerpiece of an 18-hour presidential stop in Kansas City. Republicans criticized the president’s often partisan tone.