It wasn’t so long ago that sports in New England were an afterthought, or worse. In less than 14 years, Patriots have won four rings, Red Sox have claimed three and Bruins and Celtics captured one apiece.
The Kansas City school district on Tuesday announced that Ronald G. Taylor, superintendent of the Willingboro Township Public Schools in New Jersey, and Mark T. Bedell, an assistant superintendent for high school with the Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland, are the final superintendent candidates.
A Syrian suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists Tuesday morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others, Turkish officials said.
Too many Kansas City Chiefs fans love to engage in the boorish and offensive tomahawk chop while celebrating before, during and after football games. It’s time to quit, especially as the eyes of the nation will be on the Chiefs this Saturday.
Firefighters pulled Finley, a 6-year-old Border Collie mix, from a burning house Sunday in Olathe. No one was injured in the blaze, but two cats were killed. Micah Townsend, relations coordinator for BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Overland Park, discussed the treatment and condition of the dog.
Local chefs and cooks are using the fiber-rich, sweet Medjool dates in bread pudding, salads and spreads. The dates, found in the produce aisle at the grocery store, will need to be pitted before being used in recipes. Food editor Jill Silva shows you how to quickly and easily pit a date.
Former Kansas City Royals great Frank White was sworn in Monday as the Jackson County executive in a brief ceremony at the historic Truman Courthouse in Independence. White will serve in the position for the remainder of 2016. This fall, if White decides to run for election and wins, he would finish the final two years of executive Mike Sanders term.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City celebrates the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with events running Jan. 8-18. On Sunday, an interfaith service was held at Rockhurst University. In addition to the presentation of the Evelyn Wasserstrom Award, a new leadership award honoring the late Nelson "Fuzzy" Thompson was presented. The inaugural recipient was the Rev. Sam Mann.
