Snow began falling at midmorning Saturday across the Kansas City area, and forecasts called for between 3 to 6 inches on the ground by Sunday evening. Travel throughout the area was being affected.
Even if Billy Butler left Kansas City for his new job with the Oakland A’s on good terms, even if he understands this game is a business, the reality still gnaws at him. He spent eight seasons as a Royal, but it is the last month that sticks with him.
Authorities say Joseph Jesse Aldridge, 36, traveled to four homes in the dark of night Thursday, shooting people multiple times with a .45-caliber handgun. He left seven dead, including some relatives, and one wounded before killing himself.
In a halftime festivity initially intended to surprise James McGinnis and honor his homecoming from a rehabilitation hospital in Nebraska, McGinnis’ next move instead surprised those in attendance. With the aid of his father, he stood up from his wheelchair and took a step. Then another. Then another. In a matter of moments, Senior Night had transformed into James McGinnis Night.
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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a fragile candidate who held out a shining hope — that Missouri politics and government can be better than they are. Many of us who are sickened by what goes on in Jefferson City cherished that hope and appreciated the man who carried it. It is gone now, at least for the moment.
The recipient is Hannah Mountz, 15, of Kansas City, North, who was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy when she was 13, the hospital said. Children’s Mercy opened its heart transplant program in November.
A Shawnee gun store opened for business Friday, almost two months after co-owner Jon Bieker was shot and killed during an attempted robbery. A crush of customers and well-wishers greeted Becky Bieker, who felt an obligation to reopen.
After a 14-month whirlwind that took him from the Big 12 to the big leagues and the World Series, left-hander Brandon Finnegan reported this month as the youngest pitcher in Royals camp and the most fascinating component of their roster construction. Team officials consider him their best left-handed option for the big-league bullpen and hope he could anchor a starting rotation. But he is still learning the etiquette of his clubhouse, and experiencing the rights of passage inflicted on rookies.
Campaign events were canceled Friday. So was a planned trade mission by Gov. Jay Nixon to Cuba. A replacement for Schweich was named, but only on a temporary basis. And the Missouri Republican Party’s chairman worked to dispel rumors that he had engaged in a whisper campaign targeting Schweich’s religion — a charge Schweich made to reporters by telephone just moments before allegedly taking his own life.
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Hayes Hamburger & Chili, although small, offers a winner of a hamburger. Don’t visit when they cut onions on Mondays or Fridays unless you want to cry over your food.
Hayes Hamburger & Chili, although small, offers a winner of a hamburger. Don’t visit when they cut onions on Mondays or Fridays unless you want to cry over your food.
Kansas State fans made a video called “Stop Court Storming” in response to the brouhaha that took place following the Wildcats’ victory over KU on Monday.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. On Thursday night, a picture of a dress was worth a million tweets as social media went berserk debating whether the dress was #whiteandgold or #blueandblack.
Quite simply, Kansas City’s defense was a shell of its former self in 2014. A unit once renowned for its consistency, ability to stifle shots and scoring chances, and stick together while pressing a high defensive line collapsed after the World Cup.
