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Stoney Creek lodge opens in Independence, sparking development hopes

Independence officials hope the new Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center, which opened Sunday, brings new momentum to the Crackerneck Creek development. The 200-acre district is at the southwest corner of Interstate 70 and Interstate 470/Missouri 291.

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Dan Henry, longtime WDAF-TV weatherman, dies at age 89

Dan Henry, who for years was the face of Kansas City weather at WDAF-TV, died Saturday after a long struggle with emphysema. He was 89. Though he retired from the station in 1992, Henry is still recognized as someone who made weather fun and interesting.

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Royals’ veteran hitters shake off rust in ‘no judgment’ scrimmage

The Royals’ first competition since Game Seven of the 2014 World Series favored veteran hitters, who on Sunday in Surprise, Ariz., opened the intraquad scrimmage with good swings against veteran pitcher Joe Blanton.

Campus Corner

Attorney representing KU’s Cliff Alexander hopes to help NCAA find ‘clarity’

An attorney representing Cliff Alexander in a potential NCAA eligibility case is remaining mum on the specifics of the eligibility issue and the timeline for a potential resolution.

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‘He has changed the world’: Area lawyer Gene Balloun marks his 1,000th adoption case

J. Eugene Balloun hasn’t pocketed a dime for any of them. Instead, he and his firm, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, put those state fees in a scholarship fund to help send those kids to college someday. So far, the fund has provided $625,000 to nearly 500 students.

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Italian Gardens To Go closes in Overland Park

Italian Gardens To Go offered items made with the same recipes used at the famed downtown Italian Gardens restaurant, which closed in late 2003 after nearly 80 years of operations. It had operated in the Northland before opening in Overland Park in June 2013.

Nation & World

30,000 marchers in Moscow mourn slain Putin foe

For the tens of thousands bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings in honor of slain Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the solemn march through the Moscow drizzle on Sunday was a time for silence, not slogans.

Outdoors

Weather doesn’t keep all fishermen away from the Missouri trout opener

Chet Snyder of Grandview loves being part of the crowd each March 1 at Bennett Spring State Park. But Snyder didn’t have to fight the customary crowds at the Missouri trout opener.

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The politics surrounding Tom Schweich’s death are now starting to emerge

Lots of questions will be resolved in the days and weeks ahead as Missouri prepares to remember the former state auditor at his funeral Tuesday

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Many on the MidAmerica Nazarene campus wonder if chaplain was punished for sermon

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Lawton R. Nuss: In selecting Kansas justices, the current merit system works best

Lawton R. Nuss, who has served on the Kansas Supreme Court since 2002 and as chief justice since 2010, writes: Perhaps those admirers of the Lone Star State who want to turn Kansas’ 57-year-old merit selection system into Texas-style elections should carefully consider the opinion of the former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

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Lawton R. Nuss: In selecting Kansas justices, the current merit system works best

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The politics surrounding Tom Schweich’s death are now starting to emerge

Lots of questions will be resolved in the days and weeks ahead as Missouri prepares to remember the former state auditor at his funeral Tuesday

For Pete's Sake

Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch says he wanted ball at end of Super Bowl loss to Patriots

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was in Turkey with an American Football Without Barries camp along with two other NFL players and the trio did a TV interview. Naturally, the subject of the end of Super Bowl XLIX came up.

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Start of spring training means a new batch of Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain videos

Spring training started last month, so the videos that Kansas City catcher Salvy Perez has taken of teammate Lorenzo Cain have started as well. We’ve got the first bunch of them here, and Perez shows he’ll get his camera out anywhere at anytime.

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Is this how the AFC West will someday look?

It’s possible that the Chargers and Raiders will someday share a stadium in Los Angeles. We asked readers two questions: Which team would you want to leave the AFC West and which NFC West team would you like to see play in the Chiefs’ division? Here are the results.

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