In the season of giving, what would you do if you won $400 million? The Star heard all sorts of answers Thursday about what people would do if these two powerful forces — Christmas’s spirit of giving and a jackpot’s instant wealth — fell into each others arms.
A winter storm bearing down on the Kansas City area Friday is bringing along the possibility of freezing rain and periods of heavy snow. While some areas could see 1 to 2 inches of snow, areas east of Interstate 35 and U.S. 71 could see snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Kansas has been in this position before, right? The sky falling in December? Maybe that’s why Sam Mellinger isn't yet ready to bet against the Jayhawks winning a 10th straight Big 12 title. If that’s to happen, here's what he might be writing three months from now …
Sixteen-year-old David Thibault blows away a Canadian radio station crew with his perfectly-Elvis rendition of “Blue Christmas.” Bonus points: He even kinda looks like the raven-haired King.
Acoustic Christmas concertgoers
Roller Warriors Girls Flat Track Derby
Pipefitters union Local 533 Christmas Party
Ugly Sweater Run
Merriam’s Santa Arrival and Christmas Dinner
Red Stocking Breakfast
Mission’s Holiday Lights and Festive Sights
Prairie Village Tree Lighting 2013
Red X Wine Tasting
Kanye West concertgoers at the Sprint Center
Chiefs vs. Broncos tailgaters
Toys and crafts shows at KCI Expo
According to Pro Football Focus, Berry not only leads all NFL safeties in pass-rush attempts with 60 — 12 more than the next closest player — he also leads his position in sacks (3 1/2 ) and quarterback hurries (10) and is second in quarterback hits (three), solidifying his status as the rare quarterback hunter at an increasingly coverage-oriented position.
A bar near the Truman Sports Complex has gotten a reality TV makeover, thanks to Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” show. The series stars “renowned bar and nightlife expert” Jon Taffer, who with his crew swoops into a struggling bar, fixes its problems and gives it a new name and concept.
"Affluenza," the affliction cited by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis and should not be used to justify bad behavior, experts said Thursday.
In the wild, wild world of flamingos, one expatriate Kansan – a 2005 escapee from the Sedgwick County Zoo – has now become somewhat of a gadabout. Last week, Massachusetts birder Neal Hayward spotted the bird – known as No. 492, the number on the bird’s leg band – basking in the ocean spray off the Texas coast with a “friend.”
Without as much as a hint, Beyonce stealthily released her new album. As the West Coast was tucking into bed Thursday night, the singer rolled out one of the best-kept secrets in recent music history: The album she's spent the past year teasing was now available for purchase on iTunes.
The fire was discovered about 2:30 a.m. Thursday at the house near East 106th Terrace and College Avenue. The family of a Kansas City police officer escaped safely. The parents and nine children, who ranged in age from 2 to 16, escaped by crawling through a window in the master bedroom onto the roof of a sunroom.
The Republican establishment's much-anticipated pushback against the tea party wing is underway. House Speaker John Boehner made that clear Thursday, when he renewed his denunciation of groups that try to defeat GOP incumbents they consider too willing to compromise with Democrats.
A Kansas City federal grand jury indicted Mission Hills businesswoman V. Cheryl Womack Thursday morning for allegedly attempting to interfere with the administration of federal tax laws and lying to federal investigators. Womack, 62, formerly was CEO of the National Association of Independent Truckers and now is a venture capitalist.
The legal action is necessary, Kansas City school board President Airick Leonard West said, to “protect our scholars from chaos” of student transfers.
We know what doesn’t work for the Kansas City Public Schools. We’re pretty sure about what won’t work. Let’s give more credence to the people who have a track record of making schools work.
Out of a number of passing civic lights, Evert Asjes III was special.
Even fans of last year’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” had to admit there were problems. There was still much to admire about Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, but it wasn’t up to the standards he had set for himself with his “Lord of the Rings” adaptations. Apparently, he was saving all his energy for “The Desolation of Smaug.”
First came Black Friday, then Cyber Monday and, earlier this week, Green Monday. These sales are sending us straight into a self-indulgent holiday. Discounts are fun, I know. But as you trim your trees and wrap your gifts, be thankful and just know that it feels good to give back, too. I mean this is the season when the giving gets easy.
