One quarter of the way through the season is the industry standard for fair judgments on teams, and the Royals are as promising as they’ve been since that fluky 2003 season. Good starting pitching (finally), Gordon starring (finally), Billy Butler coming around (finally).
The military, ranked as America's most trusted institution by its citizens but strained by 11 years of war, faces a troubling confluence: acts of mayhem, a growing sexual abuse scandal, a flurry of other misconduct cases. “We’re seeing a strain on an institution,” one expert says.
The Heart Walk 2013 was held Saturday in Theis Park at 47th and Oak streets. The Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun, family environment. More than 10,000 people from across the area participated in a one-mile or three-mile walk to raise money for research and education in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets. Early Sunday, officials with the multistate lottery said that one winning ticket for the approximately $600 million jackpot had been sold in Florida.
Athletics 2, Royals 1
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
Missouri high school track and field championships
Kansas Class 6A swimming championship
Oakland 2 - Royals 1
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Pembroke Hill students beautify Strawberry Hill
House + Home: Fabulous faux finishes
American Idol finale brings laughter, tears
Celebrities party at Cannes Film Festival
Focus on Joplin: Photographer Murwin Mosler's images help rebuilding
RAW Video: Elio Motors three-wheel passenger vehicle
DARE: Columnist Jenee' Osterheldt confronts her fear of roller coasters!
DARE: Staff artist Hector Casanova jumps out of a plane
Standees opens next week in Prairie Village
Kia appears on Rachael Ray Show
Running back Jamaal Charles on OTAs
Chiefs Eric Fisher adjusting to right tackle
Alex Smith talks about his front line, receivers
NASA engineer visits LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Chiefs Andy Reid on Branden Albert
Branden Albert at Chiefs OTAs, playing left tackle
Paralympian Ryan Chalmers pushes his chair through Kansas
T-Bones’ home opener vs. Wichita Wingnuts
Parkville Junk Extravaganza
Michael Bergen’s Toys for Disadvantaged Children Night Train Run
Armed Forces Day Parade and celebration
Heart Walk 2013
Zona Rosa hosts Hillcrest Walk for the Homeless
‘Thanks for the Warning’ opens at the Dolphin gallery
Community Faces | LaCrauserie Francais 100th Anniversary
Community Faces | Philomene Bennett's 2013 Spring Studio
Rodney Carrington at the Midland
Corporate Challenge 2013: dodgeball
National Geographic Live: Kobie Boykins
Party Pics: Dollar night at Ernie Biggs
Party Pics: Deck Opening Party with the Stolen Winnebagos at the Longbranch
Party Pics: Rockfest after party at Angel's Rock Bar
Party Pics: Rockfest 2013
Party Pics: Kong's Jam for Life
Cuatro de Mayo Street Fest at Zocalo
Party Pics: Vinyl Richy at the Well in Waldo
Party Pics: Cinco de Drinko with Dolewite at Sol Cantina
Party Pics: South of the Border Fiesta at Angel's Rock Bar
Party Pics: DJ Allen Michael at Mosaic
At the restaurants at three Kansas City area museums, the food rivals the artwork hanging nearby.
Owners didn't get the required U.S. Department of Transportation number. That registration would have mandated inspection and repairs on vehicle whose “door ajar” warning system wasn't working.
A 1918 work by Edwin Blashfield, “The Call of Missouri,” was displayed for years at the Kansas City Public Library. It disappeared in 1983. A six-year search found it online — on sale for $650,000.
About 20,000 envelopes of families’ photos survived the tornado May 2011 tornado in Joplin, Mo. Through the efforts of a local historian and an army of volunteers, those families can reclaim pieces of their past they had thought were gone forever.
When so many adult fiction offerings read like variations on a theme of emotional impotence, is it any wonder readers are turning to young-adult novels for spellbinding stories and authentic connection?
Textured finishes for walls and cabinets are trending toward a lighter look. You shouldn’t be able to tell what application process is used — or where it starts and stops. And you can create the trendy look yourself.
The $13.4 million system for revenue collection goes live June 10. It will replace a system that was close to collapse. The new system should be better for taxpayers and tax enforcement.
A plant virus called cassava brown streak disease has spread across much of the African interior, reducing by as much as 50 million tons a year the harvest of a crop upon which some 500 million Africans rely for their staple food.
Kansas City is using facts to more efficiently spend hundreds of millions in tax revenues to deliver better basic services to local residents. Citizen satisfaction reports and a new study show some progress has been made. But much more is needed.
Hostess has a new owner, who is opening the plants that make Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dong brands. Only they are reopening without any unions. That’s one big step for American capitalism. And one big step backward for unions.
Oxbow has won the 138th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished fourth, meaning there will again be no winner of horse racing's Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown victory, most in horse racing history.
Kansas State has had a great sports year by winning Big 12 Conference titles in football, basketball and now baseball. Even K-State President Kirk Schulz raises his eyebrows at the across-the-board achievement.
Kansas City golf legend Tom Watson will play a lot the next two months and keep tabs on potential players he could call on as captain of the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
