Kansas had some kind of moments Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse with decibels and tension filling the air — moments when a 76-69 overtime win felt impossible before slowly materializing in front of another sellout crowd and national television audience.
Police had two possible suspects in custody after an off-duty Wyandotte County Sheriff deputy was shot and critically injured in a convenience store robbery. Police took the two persons in custody about 7:15 a.m. near 47th Street and Ruby Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. A manhunt is still underway for at least one more assailant.
“Words do hurt. Words can kill,” former Sen. Jack Danforth said at a memorial service Tuesday for state Auditor Tom Schweich. Friends say a combination of factors led to Schweich’s suicide last week, including brutal politics — and a candidate who couldn’t let things go.
A thousand families of sick kids had been turned away each year, but now with this third house, lodging near Children’s Mercy Hospital can accommodate those who need a place to stay while their children are undergoing treatments.
Updated March 3: This man is wanted for domestic assault. If you have information about any of these fugitives, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477), go to KCCrimeStoppers.com, or text TIP452 plus message and send to 274637. All calls are anonymous.
San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner was hit hard in his spring debut Tuesday against the A’s. Former Royal Billy Butler was among those to have an RBI off the guy Kansas City struggled to hit in the World Series last year.
Daniel P. Pflumm and Michelle Distler advanced to the April 7 general election for Shawnee mayor. Roeland Park narrowed the field of candidates for two council seats. Other primaries involved the Olathe School District and the Unified Government board.
Families of three people shot to death outside Jewish facilities in Overland Park last year have helped organize a week of activities next month to combat hate. They hope the event — SevenDays: Make a Ripple, Change The World — will become annual.
Ferguson, Mo., is one-third white, but black people accounted for 85 percent of traffic stops, 90 percent of tickets and 93 percent of arrests. Blacks accounted for 95 percent of all jaywalking arrests. The racial disparity was so stark that the Justice Department has concluded in a report scheduled for release Wednesday that the Ferguson Police Department was routinely violating the constitutional rights of its black residents.
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With the tampering period for free agency set to begin on Saturday, The Star’s Terez A. Paylor has been getting a ton of questions about a variety of topics. He tackles a bunch of them in this space.
With the tampering period for free agency set to begin on Saturday, The Star’s Terez A. Paylor has been getting a ton of questions about a variety of topics. He tackles a bunch of them in this space.
San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner was hit hard in his spring debut Tuesday against the A’s. Former Royal Billy Butler was among those to have an RBI off the guy Kansas City struggled to hit in the World Series last year.
