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.
“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.
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.
Royals relief pitcher Luke Hochevar took another step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday when he threw a 20-pitch batting practice session. He may not be ready for Opening Day, but he is making steady progress.
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.
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.
Missouri senior guard Keith Shamburger’s time with the Tigers was brief, but he left a fantastic final impression on senior night at Mizzou Arena. Shamburger’s 15-foot jumper with 10.9 seconds remaining proved to be the difference Tuesday in a 63-61 comeback win against Auburn.
For the kids in Classroom 4 at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired — all visually impaired, most with multiple disabilities and some unable to eat by mouth — food is a way to explore their other senses and enjoy a feeling of trust and community.
Already this fiscal year, dating back to October, there have been 19 area bank robberies. The rather dated enterprise of walking into a bank and demanding money has maintained its place in America, but just a glance at the risk-reward assessment makes it clear that bank robbery is, from the start, a rather doomed venture.
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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.
