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A federal judge on Monday released the police dash cam video of the Sept.14, 2014, arrest of 17-year-old Bryce Masters. This is an excerpt of that video that shows Independence police officer Timothy Runnels using a stun gun on Masters, handcuffing him and dropping him to the pavement.

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KC park board approves land for new animal shelter

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Tight end Demetrius Harris contributes in multiple ways for Chiefs

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Government & Politics

Discrimination lawsuit against Jay Nixon delayed as more cases surface

2:57 PM

A federal judge on Monday released the police dash cam video of the Sept.14, 2014, arrest of 17-year-old Bryce Masters. This is an excerpt of that video that shows Independence police officer Timothy Runnels using a stun gun on Masters, handcuffing him and dropping him to the pavement.

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Jackson County pension change would allow double-dipping

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Sports

Live updates, stats from tonight’s Royals-Twins game

Follow along on your desktop or mobile device during Tuesday night’s Royals game against the Minnesota Twins for live stats and updates from Rustin Dodd, The Star's Royals beat writer, and other sportswriters, editors and photographers. Ian Kennedy takes the mound for Kansas City; Jose Berrios gets the start for Minnesota. First pitch is at 6:15 p.m. Fox Sports Kansas City will telecast the game.

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Discrimination lawsuit against Jay Nixon delayed as more cases surface

A Cole County judge postponed until February the trial of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who is accused of age and gender discrimination. By then, Nixon will have left office. Meanwhile, two other lawsuits have come to light that make similar allegations of discrimination against Nixon’s administration.

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KC park board approves land for new animal shelter

Another Kansas City hotel wants city help to pay for renovations

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First baby born with DNA from 3 people – mom, dad, egg donor

The goal of this use of the controversial new technique was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from his mother, who had previously lost two children to the illness.

College football player panics on his first plane trip, and teammates record it

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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.

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Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton clash in first presidential debate

Sep 27, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went to head-to-head in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York on Monday. They discussed jobs, racial divisions and national security with many personal jabs thrown in between. The debate, moderated by NBC anchor Lester Holt, is the first in a series of three scheduled ahead of Election Day.

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Starlight 2017 Broadway series brings recent Tony winners to KC

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Movies opening this week: ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Miss Peregrine,’ ‘Masterminds’

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Starlight 2017 Broadway series brings recent Tony winners to KC

Wienermobile goes Team Mustard for Obama

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