In the world of high-stakes gambling, the edge between clever play and cheating can be thin and arguable. A lawsuit says poker superstar Phil Ivey, playing baccarat, took advantage of an alleged defect in cards manufactured by Gemaco to cheat the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J., out of nearly $10 million.
Authorities are searching for a middleman who is believed to have purchased guns for F. Glenn Miller Jr., the avowed anti-Semite accused of killing three people outside Jewish facilities last weekend. As a convicted felon, Miller is prohibited from buying or possessing a firearm. Such a gun-buying go-between represents a vexing problem for law enforcement.
Like pieces of a puzzle, Kansas City police used tips about an erratic driver, a fingerprint from a plastic bag of shell casings and a bullet from a house that was shot last year to link Mohammed Whitaker, 27, to a series of recent highway shootings. Jackson County prosecutors announced 18 felony charges against Whitaker involving nine separate shootings. Whitaker remained in jail Friday in lieu of a $1 million cash-only bond.
These were the Royals of the preseason promise. Stellar pitching, outstanding defense and hitting that was timely and powerful added up to a 5-0 Royals victory over the Twins on Friday that worked on every level.
Good friday on the Plaza
Embassy Suites 25th Anniversary Client Party
Antioch Park Easter Egg Hunt
InterContinental Hotel’s employee gala
Fans disappointed after Miley Cyrus cancels Sprint Center concert
Training for the Mother’s Day 5K: Week 3
Easter egg hunt at Belton Assembly of God
Belton Spring Fling
Leawood Eggstravaganza
Soccer fans watch FC Kansas City take on Sky Blue FC
Roller Derby double-header
Prairie Village Earth Fair
Did you know there’s a serious shortage of Kentucky Bourbon, the whiskey that’s allowed to be called Kentucky Bourbon only if it comes from the Bluegrass state.
Frank Haith is officially the new basketball coach at the University of Tulsa after he was introduced Friday during a news conference. About two hours earlier, Missouri athletic director Mike Alden confirmed Haith’s move and said MU assistant Tim Fuller would serve as interim coach.
Ever since Miley Cyrus twerked with teddy bears on MTV last summer, the world has been clamoring for her breakdown. Everyone is saying something has to be seriously wrong with her. Maybe something’s wrong with the world.
Coach Vermes spent part of the team’s bye week working on way to beef up the offense, which has scored a mere three goals in four home games.
Organizers of the first Boulevardia have announced the music lineup for the three-day street festival to be held June 13-15 in the West Bottoms.
Nowadays, a plain old footrace is sounding a little blah. In the universe of themed races, color is big. Color Foam is coming up in May, and so is the Color Run, the daddy of all painted races, which started way back in 2012. But it’s not only about color.
“I’m not running for anything,” the former senator said. But, man, is he acting like it. Here’s your chance to greet an American original.
FC Kansas City, which plays the Washington Spirit on Saturday, has a motto for this season of “Finish It” and although it is early, Andonovski and Holiday found themselves looking for a little more bite, or killer instinct.
When spring camp opened up, senior wide receiver Bud Sasser’s challenge was to flourish as Marcus Lucas’ replacement as the primary starter in the slot. He has inherited even more pressure since Dorial Green-Beckham was dismissed.
The district’s administration is still recommending that the district sell the vacant school to Foutch Brothers Real Estate, Superintendent Steve Green confirmed to The Star this week.
Blake Hurst writes: On my farm, genetically modified seeds have cut my use of insecticides and herbicides, saved fuel, saved labor and drastically reduced soil erosion. Those successes have been repeated all across the Corn Belt.
Someone needs to tell lawmakers in Missouri and Kansas that their job is to promote the welfare of their state and its citizens, not to level every playing field that a lobbyist or contributor claims is tilted.
Coming up: Thomas Hart Benton display, Dead Girl Derby, Poetry’s a Drag, Party for the Planet, Rob Delaney, Sporting KC vs. Montreal
