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Former KU forward Paul Pierce deserves accolades in final NBA season, Jayhawk teammates say

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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

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

For Chiefs offense, end zone has become elusive

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

Kansas City trying again after troubled path to development for 63rd and Prospect

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

Nation & world

Follow Missouri and Kansas Republicans and Democrats during Trump-Clinton debate

You live in a two-screen world. Consider this as one feed for Debate Night. We put together a Twitter gang of Republicans and Democrats, Missourians and Kansans, to follow while watching Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debate.

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

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

Sex offender selling Nazi flag booted from county fair

Opinion

Whistleblower Edward Snowden can be both hero, villain in U.S.

Edward Snowden is viewed as a heroic whistleblower by some but un-American by others because of the National Security Agency secrets he leaked in 2013.

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

How will Les Miles’ firing impact Mizzou’s chances?

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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

'Pokemon Go' fervor has cooled, but the game isn't dead yet

Kansas City tattoo artist is making his mark around the world

Back to Rockville

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

'Pokemon Go' fervor has cooled, but the game isn't dead yet

Kansas City tattoo artist is making his mark around the world