In the season of giving, what would you do if you won $400 million? The Star heard all sorts of answers Thursday about what people would do if these two powerful forces — Christmas’s spirit of giving and a jackpot’s instant wealth — fell into each others arms.
According to Pro Football Focus, Berry not only leads all NFL safeties in pass-rush attempts with 60 — 12 more than the next closest player — he also leads his position in sacks (3 1/2 ) and quarterback hurries (10) and is second in quarterback hits (three), solidifying his status as the rare quarterback hunter at an increasingly coverage-oriented position.
Kansas has been in this position before, right? The sky falling in December? Maybe that’s why Sam Mellinger isn’t yet ready to bet against the Jayhawks winning a 10th straight Big 12 title. If that’s to happen, here’s what he might be writing three months from now …
A Kansas City federal grand jury indicted Mission Hills businesswoman V. Cheryl Womack Thursday morning for allegedly attempting to interfere with the administration of federal tax laws and lying to federal investigators. Womack, 62, formerly was CEO of the National Association of Independent Truckers and now is a venture capitalist.
Acoustic Christmas concertgoers
Roller Warriors Girls Flat Track Derby
Pipefitters union Local 533 Christmas Party
Ugly Sweater Run
Merriam’s Santa Arrival and Christmas Dinner
Red Stocking Breakfast
Mission’s Holiday Lights and Festive Sights
Prairie Village Tree Lighting 2013
Red X Wine Tasting
Kanye West concertgoers at the Sprint Center
Chiefs vs. Broncos tailgaters
Toys and crafts shows at KCI Expo
Sixteen-year-old David Thibault blows away a Canadian radio station crew with his perfectly-Elvis rendition of “Blue Christmas.” Bonus points: He even kinda looks like the raven-haired King.
A winter storm bearing down on the Kansas City area Friday is bringing along the possibility of freezing rain and periods of heavy snow. The area most likely to receive the heaviest snow is along a line from Kansas City to Kirksville, with totals between 3 and 6 inches.
In the wild, wild world of flamingos, one expatriate Kansan – a 2005 escapee from the Sedgwick County Zoo – has now become somewhat of a gadabout. Last week, Massachusetts birder Neal Hayward spotted the bird – known as No. 492, the number on the bird’s leg band – basking in the ocean spray off the Texas coast with a “friend.”
The fire was discovered about 2:30 a.m. Thursday at the house near East 106th Terrace and College Avenue. The family of a Kansas City police officer escaped safely. The parents and nine children, who ranged in age from 2 to 16, escaped by crawling through a window in the master bedroom onto the roof of a sunroom.
A bar near the Truman Sports Complex has gotten a reality TV makeover, thanks to Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” show. The series stars “renowned bar and nightlife expert” Jon Taffer, who with his crew swoops into a struggling bar, fixes its problems and gives it a new name and concept.
Even fans of last year’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” had to admit there were problems. There was still much to admire about Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, but it wasn’t up to the standards he had set for himself with his “Lord of the Rings” adaptations. Apparently, he was saving all his energy for “The Desolation of Smaug.”
First came Black Friday, then Cyber Monday and, earlier this week, Green Monday. These sales are sending us straight into a self-indulgent holiday. Discounts are fun, I know. But as you trim your trees and wrap your gifts, be thankful and just know that it feels good to give back, too. I mean this is the season when the giving gets easy.
Coach Frank Haith’s team is further along at this stage than last season’s talented-but-erratic group, which was less than the sum of its parts. And it has the apparent mesh, versatility and defensive mind-set to give it a chance to become a team to watch instead of one to fret over if the attitude is as good as Haith thinks it is.
If it makes you feel any better, apparently Santa has to go through security at the airport, too. Question is, where the heck was Rudolph? Anyway, your early Christmas gift to us can be a funny caption. You could score a $25 gift card if you are the winner.
We know what doesn’t work for the Kansas City Public Schools. We’re pretty sure about what won’t work. Let’s give more credence to the people who have a track record of making schools work.
Out of a number of passing civic lights, Evert Asjes III was special.
Every baby is adorable, but the cuteness quotient only increases when that baby dons a Santa hat. Share “Santa Baby” pictures of the babies in your life — two legs or four legs — at Mingle.KansasCity.com.
With two weeks remaining in the balloting, Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles continues to rank among the top five vote-getters for the 2014 Pro Bowl, and outside linebacker Tamba Hali, offensive tackle Branden Albert, and punter Dustin Colquitt are the top vote-getters at their positions.
