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Which one Royals playoff game from 2014-15 is your favorite?

There were so many great memories associated with the Kansas City Royals playoff runs in 2014 and 2015, but if you could choose just one game to watch, which would you pick?

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Royals beat the Twins, are eliminated from the playoffs after Baltimore beats Toronto

Chiefs’ Marcus Peters wins award, goes home because of flu

Can Chiefs learn from Eagles’ success vs. Steelers?

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Garage fire damages Lee’s Summit house

A fire extensively damaged the garage of a Lee’s Summit house Wednesday evening. Everyone inside the house made it out safely.

Mom of man killed by KC police: ‘There are two (conflicting) stories’

Kauffman Foundation invests $79 million in new college scholarship program

Judge rules KC streetcar expansion election process is legal

Nation & world

Train crashes into New Jersey station;1 reported dead, more than 100 injured

A commuter train crashed into the Hoboken, New Jersey, train station Thursday morning, causing substantial damage to the building and critical injuries.

Russia accuses US of siding with 'terrorists' in Syria

AP EXPLAINS: US ceding control of core Internet systems

Israelis pay respects to Peres, Clinton arrives in Israel

Opinion

Lee Judge cartoons: July-December 2016

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

Is pension entitlement or nest egg? It may matter when you double dip

Johnson County voters’ choices for Kansas Senate are very clear

Courts are protecting rights of Kansas voters because Kobach isn’t

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Jackson County pension change would allow double-dipping

Blogs & Columns

Greitens’ campaign claims ‘statistical tie’ with Koster in Missouri governor race

Judging the Royals

Royals win in extra innings: why do these guys still care?

A look at the Royals’ biggest overachievers (and underachievers) in 2016

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Ryan Stokes family wants answers about his fatal shooting by KC police

Sep 28, 2016

A prayer vigil and press conference for Ryan Stokes was held on Wednesday at the corner of 12th and McGee streets in downtown Kansas City where Stokes was fatally shot by police in 2013. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City has asked the U.S. attorney general's office and the FBI to investigate the shooting.

Allison Long The Kansas City Star

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Back to Rockville

A masterful mashup of indie rock and hip-hop from Banks and Steelz in KC

Back to Rockville

Amos Lee lets his soulful side shine at the Uptown Theater

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‘Lion King’ live-action remake: Not everyone is feeling the love

Back to Rockville

A masterful mashup of indie rock and hip-hop from Banks and Steelz in KC

Back to Rockville

Amos Lee lets his soulful side shine at the Uptown Theater

Movie News & Reviews

‘Lion King’ live-action remake: Not everyone is feeling the love