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Possible cuts at KU, KU Med total around $23 million

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Sports

The all-new KUhoops.com is here

All KU basketball, all the time, from the most experienced reporting team covering the Jayhawks. The Star's new website has news, stats, player profiles, this season's schedule and more.

Sports

After demotion, Whit Merrifield makes case for second-base job entering 2017

For Chiefs offense, end zone has become elusive

Self on Villanova loss as season nears: ‘I don’t have to watch it again’

Local

Small mites that leave itchy bites expected to be abundant in KC area

This year appears to be shaping up to be another bad year for oak leaf itch mites. Their bites routinely leave persistent itchy red marks, which sometimes have a fluid-filled center.

Possible cuts at KU, KU Med total around $23 million

William Clarkson Sr., businessman and civic leader, dies at 90

People to People International to hold 60th anniversary gala

Nation & world

Veterans’ calls to suicide hotline go unanswered as workers leave early, reports say

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the hotline’s former director.

Al Capone letter showing his soft side sells for $62,000

Sex offender selling Nazi flag booted from county fair

Kids offer to send cards to autistic boy who listed ‘no one’ as his friend

Opinion

Lee Judge cartoons: July-December 2016

Check out our collection of sharp political and cultural jabs by Kansas City Star cartoonist Lee Judge.

Donald Trump’s bombast is utterly inconsistent with leadership

Alzheimer’s drug offers a bit of hope, but it’s no cure

How did Tulsa officer identify Crutcher as ‘a bad dude’?

In Depth

On the KC front-burner: Infrastructure and an $800 million bond proposal

Blogs & Columns

Back to Rockville

Counting Crows: Still flying high after 25 years by putting the band first

Obama gets frank: No one over 8 should put ketchup on a hot dog

Judging the Royals

The Royals beat the Tigers 12-9 and it took forever

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Dave Helling, Scott Canon discuss the implications of the first presidential debate

Sep 26, 2016

Star reporters Dave Helling, at right, and Scott Canon chatted live on Facebook about the first presidential debate between Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton and Republican hopeful Donald Trump. Here are the highlights.

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Back to Rockville

Counting Crows: Still flying high after 25 years by putting the band first

Kansas City tattoo artist is making his mark around the world

Obama gets frank: No one over 8 should put ketchup on a hot dog

Back to Rockville

Counting Crows: Still flying high after 25 years by putting the band first

Kansas City tattoo artist is making his mark around the world

Obama gets frank: No one over 8 should put ketchup on a hot dog