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. Thursday’s dusting of snow is just the beginning, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Witnesses at Arrowhead Stadium saw a tailgater pummel a man who apparently had climbed into the wrong vehicle Sunday, according to new details obtained by The Star. After the beating, the tailgater and his friends went back to their vehicles to watch the Chiefs game on TV. But when someone noticed the man was not breathing and summoned police, the tailgater fled the stadium.
The Royals landed a new outfielder Thursday morning, but it wasn’t free-agent Carlos Beltran, who held a much-publicized visit earlier this week at Kauffman Stadium. The newcomer is Norichika Aoki, whom the Royals acquired from Milwaukee for left-handed pitcher Will Smith. Aoki, 31, is a left-handed hitter who spent the last two years with the Brewers after eight seasons at Yakult in Japan’s Central League. He batted .286 last season with a .356 on-base percentage in 155 games.
Today, Ford Motor Co. is set to unveil its 2015 Mustang, which has a new design, more features and another engine option. It’s the first new design for the pony car since 2005 and a day avid fans have been waiting for. It will be in dealer showrooms next fall, just a few months after the car celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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
For several years now, we’ve asked notable musicians, writers, music professionals and fans to give us their top albums. And as has been the case for a long, long time, no single album has emerged as the year’s consensus best or favorite. A few names and titles show up on several lists. And two of them are recordings by local bands: the Grisly Hand and PedalJets.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber struggled to adapt to team’s system at first, but he has played in an important role in the club’s postseason run, which culminates at 3 p.m. Saturday, when Sporting plays Real Salt Lake for the MLS Cup.
The sprawling Bannister Federal Complex, which opened in World War II to make warplane engines and stayed busy through the Cold War and after supplying nuclear weapons parts, will be demolished beginning in 2016.
Saturday nights are always fun at PBR with DJ Soap playing the hits and plenty of victims trying to conquer the mechanical bull.
MSNBC host Martin Bashir resigned from the network Wednesday, nearly three weeks after making graphic remarks on his show about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Wonder Woman is finally coming to the big screen. Israel-born actress Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' superhero team-up film with Batman and Superman, the studio announced Wednesday. Already starring in the currently untitled film are Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman.
The most shocking aspect of Kanye West's spectacular concert Tuesday night at the Sprint Center wasn't another suspect remark from the brash rapper. The meager attendance of less than 4,500 seemed inconceivably small for one of the most vital artists in popular music.
Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III would seem to be the kind of quarterback Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick Johnson would love to face. Or maybe not. “Not really,” said Johnson, the Chiefs’ leading tackler. “Any quarterback who can run, you get less sleep because you take away one thing and they can do another.”
The Missouri Senate approved an incentives package that could top $1.7 billion over two decades as a way to tempt Boeing Co. to build its next-generation airliners in St. Louis. Meanwhile, Kansas officials are putting together “a very robust bid” for Wichita.
Auburn leads the SEC and ranks fifth in the nation in rushing at 318.2 yards per game, including 296 yards against Alabama’s defense last week in a thrilling Iron Bowl victory. But Missouri’s defense ranks second in the Southeastern Conference and 14th in the nation against the run, allowing 119.1 yards per game heading into Saturday’s 3 p.m. SEC championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Maria Mayela Urizar, a native of Mexico who works at a local Panera Bread, was among those breaking a two-day fast this week, an effort calling for immigration reform. She has allies she doesn’t suspect in the CEO Council, which supports immigration reform.
Dan Meers, the man who plays the Chiefs’ KC Wolf mascot who was seriously injured while rehearsing a pregame skit two weeks ago, has been released from the hospital and is resting at home. “He is facing a long road of recovery,” said his attorney, Tim Dollar.
A proposal to stop a Jimmy John’s drive-through on Broadway in downtown Kansas City failed on a 2-2 vote at a Kansas City Council committee meeting, but a key sponsor of the proposed moratorium on downtown drive-throughs may try to bring it up at a future meeting.
