Kansas center Joel Embiid boarded a plane on Sunday and flew to Los Angeles, seeking a second opinion from a back specialist in the area. KU coach Bill Self said on Sunday that Embiid’s injury is more “significant” than a lower-back strain, the term used last week when KU announced Embiid would miss regular-season games against Texas Tech and West Virginia.
A new bill mandating insurance coverage of autism emerges in the Kansas Legislature. Advocates of children with autism believe the legislation will not go far enough to relieve the cost of expensive therapies needed to help children build a life for themselves.
Vietnamese searchers on ships worked throughout the night but could not find a rectangle object spotted Sunday afternoon that was thought to be one of the doors of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing more than two days ago.
It’s not always easy to define Midwestern cuisine. At its heart and soul, Midwestern cuisine is rooted in comfort foods, but that doesn’t mean we can’t imbue staple dishes of meat, potatoes, farm-fresh vegetables and fresh-baked goods with a comfortable dose of creativity.
25 Under 25 awards banquet
West Bottoms Warehouse Weekend: Saturday
Gala of the Royal Horses attendees
Leprechaun Lane 5K/10K
First Friday in the West Bottoms
2014 KC Gem & Mineral Show
Greater KC Int'l Auto Show
Network After Work: March 6
Sporting KC Takeoff
Beads, Beans & Beer
Johnson County Home & Garden Show
Hotel & Lodging Association Recognition Dinner
No. 2 Wichita State is 34-0 and will take more wins into the NCAA Tournament than any team in the event’s 76-year history. The Shockers defeated Indiana State 83-69 on Sunday in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis and are expected to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the first in program history.
The Royals were able to get pitcher Sean Manaea with the 34th pick in the 2013 draft after he injured his hip. After surgery, they think he is on a course that could bring him to the majors by next summer.
Deb Patterson, who coached the Kansas State women’s basketball team for 18 seasons and won the most games in program history, has been relieved of her duties after an 11-19 finish in 2013-14.
It has been nearly a year, and residents of Franklin County, Kan., finally may get some answers. Beginning Tuesday, prosecutors will reveal for the first time details of what happened to four people, including a young Olathe mother and her 18-month-old daughter, who were killed at a farm outside of Ottawa last spring. Kyle Trevor Flack, a 28-year-old area resident, is charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, attempted rape and criminal possession of a firearm.
The Royals need a translator to communicate with outfielder Nori Aoki, who was acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason and who is the team’s first Japanese-born position player and just their fourth overall from Japan, but it looks like a snug and happy fit so far.
Since Russian troops began flooding into Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula late last month, ostensibly to protect the pro-Russian citizens but viewed in the West as an act of military aggression, people across the former Soviet satellites have watched with mounting concern.
The Lakeside Nature Center brought out animals and invited in bands for its first Cash 4 Critters fundraiser. All the proceeds will go toward medicine, food and upkeep of the 2,500 injured or sick animals that come through the center every year.
Why aren’t more airports like ours? Because it was built for a future with supersonic passenger service — a future that never materialized. Still, KCI has many local fans who say it remains one of the most convenient airports in the world. They do not want its three circular terminals replaced with a single modern one.
Thinking Bigger Business Media held its annual 25 Under 25 reception and awards banquet Saturday evening at the Downtown Marriott’s Muehlebach Tower. The 25 Under 25 program has honored 325 Kansas City small businesses since 2002.
At this point, we’re not sure whether we want Children’s Mercy nurse Nikki Ferrell to win this season’s “The Bachelor.” In case you haven’t been following the mayhem surrounding one of the least-favorite bachelors of all time, walk down that rose-strewn memory lane with us today. The season finale begins at 7 p.m. Monday on ABC.
If any moment epitomized the transcendent mood that filled Liberty Hall on Saturday night, it was when Sharon Jones led her Dap-Kings into “Get Up and Get Out.” Before they lit the fuse on it, Jones advised the sold-out, wall-to-wall crowd that this version of the song would not be like the recorded version. And it wasn’t. Not even close.
Missouri’s unsanctioned student cheering group for men’s basketball, the Antlers, was the subject of an ESPN “Outside the Lines” report on Sunday morning. Rowdy student cheering groups at other schools also were profiled, but the Antlers were the focus of the panel discussion.
Republicans claim they can't trust the president to enforce laws that they might pass if they actually managed to do their jobs and take up immigration reform. That’s a ridiculous contention. This president is enforcing current immigration law to levels unheard of in other administrations, Republican or Democrat.
