Health & Fitness

Here’s why your meal is getting safer, and stubborn reasons it might still make you sick

8:51 AM

Advances in meat and produce handling lower the danger of food-borne illnesses

But some other trends could make food safety more challenging

Millions of Americans still fall acutely ill from what they eat, hospitalizing tens of thousands and killing about 3,000 a year

Secret ingredient in this chocolate cake recipe is mayonnaise

10:54 AM

Royals executives can build a team, but might be baseball’s worst self-promoters (and the two are connected)

8:36 PM

Damaged Crossroads building to house iTap ‘beer hall,’ Mission Taco Joint; Bier Station upgrades

3:44 PM

Here’s where Bernie Sanders will appear Wednesday in KC

8:15 PM

Sen. Claire McCaskill announces she has breast cancer

6:10 PM

Jeneé Osterheldt

Random acts of kindness add a sweet buzz to Plaza coffee shop (with video)

3:58 PM

Latest News

Seas are rising way faster than any time in past 2,800 years

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Kansas Senate advances proposal for ‘stable’ marriage foster care program

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Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic find

9:43 AM

Kansas City police investigate after man shot in the chest

8:08 AM

AC/DC moves Kansas City Sprint Center show to Feb. 28

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Health & Fitness

Here’s why your meal is getting safer, and stubborn reasons it might still make you sick

8:51 AM

Advances in meat and produce handling lower the danger of food-borne illnesses

But some other trends could make food safety more challenging

Millions of Americans still fall acutely ill from what they eat, hospitalizing tens of thousands and killing about 3,000 a year

Secret ingredient in this chocolate cake recipe is mayonnaise

10:54 AM

Royals executives can build a team, but might be baseball’s worst self-promoters (and the two are connected)

8:36 PM

Damaged Crossroads building to house iTap ‘beer hall,’ Mission Taco Joint; Bier Station upgrades

3:44 PM

Here’s where Bernie Sanders will appear Wednesday in KC

8:15 PM

Sen. Claire McCaskill announces she has breast cancer

6:10 PM

Jeneé Osterheldt

Random acts of kindness add a sweet buzz to Plaza coffee shop (with video)

3:58 PM

Sports

Sky no longer falling in Lawrence following KU basketball resurgence

No. 2 KU, which has won seven straight games, will try to continue its strong run when it visits No. 19 Baylor at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.

Sports

Royals executives can build a team, but might be baseball’s worst self-promoters (and the two are connected)

Watch ‘Becoming Royal:’ A video series on the Royals’ chase for another World Series crown

One Kansas football player dismissed, another suspended following arrests

Local

Former Missouri state Sen. Mary Bland of Kansas City dies

Lawmaker also served as president of Freedom Inc. in Kansas City.

Frank White will run to serve rest of Mike Sanders’ term as Jackson County executive

Two seriously hurt after tractor-trailer sideswipes tour bus in Blue Springs

Victim of fatal shooting found in street near Armour and Gillham in KC

Nation & World

As Nevadans caucus, Donald Trump tells protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'

Nevada's Republican voters caucus today, and Donald Trump has a commanding lead of 45 percent support in the latest polls, compared to 19 percent for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and 17 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz. Still, Trump is fighting. On Monday night, he said he wanted to punch a protester "in the face" after the man disrupted a campaign rally in Las Vegas.

Seas are rising way faster than any time in past 2,800 years

Cruz fires communications director over Rubio-Bible flap

What is the snow moon?

Opinion

From another era, the one-percenters and the rest of us

The organizers of a new exhibit of Dutch painting masterpieces opening Wednesday at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art may very well have had today’s political environment in mind. An underlying theme of the show is “income inequality,” a phrase on which many a stump speech has been delivered during the current presidential campaign.

Yael T. Abouhalkah: Claire McCaskill has breast cancer and her critics embrace her — really

Lee Judge cartoons: January-June 2016

Yael T. Abouhalkah: Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax-cut dumpster fire now threatens Missouri, too

In Depth

Surly children and bad influences worry parents, inflaming the debate about discipline

An interview with the author of “The Collapse of Parenting” was a magnet for Star readers

Social influences are pushing children to be more surly, the author says

But strict discipline is not the only or best answer, other authors say

Blogs & Columns

Kobach calls League of Women Voters ‘communist’

Instagram photos of 50 Cent with piles of cash gets him a date with bankruptcy judge

How did the Royals celebrate this offseason? Family, friends … and there was that parade

Videos

Royals outfield prospect Bubba Starling honing skills at spring training

Kansas City Royals outfielder Bubba Starling is learning from others in his time at major-league spring training. Video by Brittany Peterson and John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star

jsleezer@kcstar.com

Tour bus is sideswiped on I-70 in Blue Springs

A tour bus traveling westbound on Interstate 70 in Blue Springs was sideswiped by a tractor-trailer while it was on the shoulder with a flat tire. Nine people plus the driver of the bus were transported to hospitals, two with serious injuries. By Jill Toyoshiba.

jtoyoshiba@kcstar.com

Platte County's Ethan Karsten wins state title after brother's death

Karsten won the Missouri Class 3 145-pound bracket, his third state championship.

Sam McDowell smcdowell@kcstar.com

Dance Party with 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin at White House

Watch 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin fulfill her dream of visiting the White House and meeting President Obama.

The White House

Royals outfield prospect Bubba Starling honing skills at spring training

Tour bus is sideswiped on I-70 in Blue Springs

Tour bus is sideswiped on I-70 in Blue Springs

Ethan Karsten of Platte County points into the air in after defeating Markkel Moore of Carthage in the Class 3 145lb championship match on February 20, 2016 at Mizzou Arena during the Missouri high school wrestling state tournament. Karsten pointed into the air in honor of his brother who passed away last week.

Platte County's Ethan Karsten wins state title after brother's death

Dance Party with 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin at White House

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AC/DC moves Kansas City Sprint Center show to Feb. 28

The show originally was scheduled for Feb. 29

Rescheduling of the show will allow Brian Johnson to attend friend’s funeral in the UK

Former Miss America contestant dies week after car crash

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Bill Frisell and company impart robust jazz twists to cinematic themes

Back to Rockville

AC/DC moves Kansas City Sprint Center show to Feb. 28

The show originally was scheduled for Feb. 29

Rescheduling of the show will allow Brian Johnson to attend friend’s funeral in the UK

Former Miss America contestant dies week after car crash

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Bill Frisell and company impart robust jazz twists to cinematic themes