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- DA expects to quiz Kansas governor; House speaker upset over opening meetings probe Feb 3, 7:07 PM
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- Overland Park Radio Shack robbed Feb 3, 6:40 PM
- Army Chief of Staff Odierno visits Fort Riley as troop cuts loom Feb 3, 6:35 PM
- Park Hill picks new superintendent Feb 3, 6:30 PM
- Back on TV, Lisa Irwin’s parents plead for her return Feb 3, 6:17 PM
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- Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since '08 Feb 3, 5:06 PM
Sports
Chiefs still seeking final pieces for coaching staff
Feb 3, 5:58 PMThe Chiefs got a jump on other NFL teams looking for a new head coach or assistant coaches by promoting their defensive coordinator, Romeo Crennel, to the top job on Jan. 9. Almost a month later, the Chiefs are still looking for an offensive coordinator and position coaches for wide receivers and the offensive line. At the rate theyre going, the Chiefs might not have a full staff by the start of training camp this summer.
Border War in pictures | Kansas vs. Missouri
Feb 3, 5:17 PMHow far back does the KU-MU rivalry go? James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, coached the Jayhawks the first time the two teams met (he was 0-2 in his career against the Tigers). With Missouri moving to the SEC next season, the rivalry may end, so enjoy this look back at this heated rivalry.
Blogs
- Judging the Royals The Book of Morman
- Campus Corner Semi Ojeleye creates buzz after scoring 50 points in...
- The Full 90 Wambach comes away inspired at KC Women's Sports Awards...
- Upon Further Review - Can MU break KU's stranglehold?
- Don't Kill the Mellinger Chiefs looking for quarterback help, Royals aren't...
- Varsity Zone Signing Day is a farewell for LS West’s title team
- Red Zone - Tony G shares his story in documentary
- Ball Star Butler collects Hutch Award at Safeco Field in Seattle
- Fantasy Blitz He's no fool: Ladd Biro wins fantasy writing award
- Chiefs narrow coordinator search, want QB competition
- Size of the opponent hasn’t mattered to MU’s English
- Belichick in rarefied air among coaches
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Filling the gap for pets in need
Jan 30, 2:17 PMWhen Heartland SPCA opened a low-cost medical clinic in 2011 administrators knew it was a desperately needed service. But no one could have expected what happened next at the clinic in Johnson County, which serves the entire metro area.
KU heralds opening of new research center in Fairway
Jan 31, 1:37 AMWhat can a one-eighth-cent sales tax buy in Johnson County? How about laboratories equipped with the latest high-tech instruments? And stylish accommodations with plenty of privacy for patients?
Local
Driver killed in Shawnee when his trash truck rolls over him
Feb 3, 4:35 PMA trash truck driver was killed today when his unoccupied truck apparently rolled over him, Shawnee police said.
Body found in one of dozen vehicles burned in Platte City
Feb 3, 3:25 PMA man’s body was found this morning in Platte City inside the last of 12 vehicles that authorities believe he set on fire.
Midwest Democracy
- Judge says Missouri congressional redistricting map constitutional Feb 3, 5:02 PM Jan 18, 8:26 PM
- The "Real" Super Bowl Feb 3, 4:02 PM Jan 18, 8:26 PM
- Police meet again with parents of missing baby Lisa Irwin
- Joe Robertson | Chronicling lives brings rich rewards
- University of Missouri campuses seek tuition increases
Mingle
Community Faces | Women's Sports Awards Celebration
Feb 3, 1:29 PMWIN (Womens Intersport Network) for KC held their annual awards luncheon Friday at the Sheraton Crown Center, featuring a keynote speech by U.S. Womens World Cup soccer player Abby Wambach. The event, which celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day, includes a Celebration of Champions March for female high school state champions.
Read more here: http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/win-for-kc-womens-sports-awards-celebration-2012/#storylink=cpyCommunity Faces | John F. Kennedy Recreation Center reopening
Feb 1, 11:21 PMMembers of the Harlem Globetrotters were on hand Wednesday to help reopen the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center in Kansas City, Kan. The clown princes of basketball led a mini-clinic, helping kids hone their hoops skills. The Globetrotters also donated 100 tickets so that local youths can attend their game Saturday at the Sprint Center.
Your Photos | How do you picture love?
Feb 3, 4:19 PMChildren, chocolate, pets, friends — what says "love" to you? Valentines Day is coming up soon, and we want to see what love looks like. Take a look at reader submissions, and send us your own. But send them soon — the submission deadline for print consideration is 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
Community Faces | WWE at the Sprint Center
Jan 31, 4:58 PMFans of the WWE RAW SuperShow came to the Sprint Center Monday evening to cheer on their favorite pro wrestlers, with the entertainment including a RAW challenge match and a WWE championship title match.
Community Faces | Engaged at Union Station
Feb 1, 4:01 PMPerfect Wedding Guide hosted this bridal show Sunday at Union Station, with local wedding professionals on hand to assist more than 750 brides and their friends and family.
Crime Scene
Crime Stoppers' most wanted
Jan 31, 3:21 PMUpdated Jan. 31: This man is wanted in Wyandotte County for first-degree murder. If you have information about him or any of these fugitives, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, go to KCCrimeStoppers.com, or text TIP452 plus message and send to 274637.
- Prison in girl's shooting death Feb 3, 3:44 PM
- Body found in burned truck Feb 3, 11:04 AM
- Prisoner pranks police Feb 3, 7:05 AM
- Defaming the dead? Feb 3, 6:20 AM
- Officer fatally shoots colleague at DUI checkpoint Feb 3, 6:15 AM
Business
Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since '08
Feb 3, 5:06 PMA drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown later that year. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.
New locally owned restaurant coming to the Crossroads
Feb 3, 4:39 PMA local partnership plans to open a new restaurant in the Crossroads Arts District. Gallerie is taking a space in a building at 2030 Central St. for a late spring opening.
Sprint Connection
- Hedge Fund says it didn’t thwart LightSquared probe Feb 3, 7:40 AM
- Closing Bell | KC Southern, UMB, Cerner, O’Reilly lead regional rally
- Business briefs | NY Times selling Fenway stake; Micron CEO dies; Motorola tablets
- Port Fonda opening Westport restaurant
Ink
Party Pics | Taryn Manning at Lucky Strike
Feb 3, 11:53 AMLucky Strike on Saturday night featured SKAM artist Taryn Manning. Taryn Manning, related to the Manning family of football fame, has also starred in feature films such as "8 Mile" and "Hustle and Flow."
Review | 'Woman in Black' is full of elegant chills
Feb 2, 3:03 PM"The Woman in Black," which is based on Susan Hills horror novel, is a successful hybrid of two disparate genres: the traditional English ghost story and the far more kinetic Japanese ghost story.
Fidget: The restless pursuit of Kansas City's best
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ENTERTAINMENT
Super Bowl ads that generate buzz after the game
Feb 3, 3:19 PMCompanies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans are expected to tune in). It's also an advertiser's biggest gamble (a 30-second spot costs $3.5 million).
Mel Gibson may be witness in discrimination trial
Feb 3, 3:17 PMAttorneys for the deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of DUI want to call the actor as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine whether the deputy suffered discrimination.
Stargazing
- Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod
- Madonna launching video on billboards, online
- Pilot Prince William in Falklands for 6-week tour
- Artist Mike Kelley found dead in Los Angeles home
- Jeneé Osterheldt | Everyone rode on the Don Cornelius soul train
- Timothy Finn | Short month of February is long on live music shows
- Review | ‘Pump Boys’ delivers sharp music, good performances, modest laughs
Lifestyle
A map in the window of Gallup Map Co. draws the attention of David Torres of Springfield on a recent First Friday.
Gallup Map finds a new path in a GPS world
Feb 3, 7:24 PMIn hindsight, Patrick Carroll thinks a city bus crashing through the back wall of his downtown store in 2004 probably saved his century-old Gallup Map Co. from extinction, and it wasn't because of a big payout. Because the caved-in back wall exposed the building to robbers and rain, Carroll had to clear out the attic.
Jeneé Osterheldt | Komen loses sight of the real mission
Feb 3, 7:20 PMSusan G. Komen and Planned Parenthood two of the foremost organizations dedicated to womens health. Ive written about both organizations for years. I participate in the Race for the Cure. And Planned Parenthood? I was a college student. I know firsthand the importance of having affordable health care.
Blogs
- Caption contest | Give us a high five and a caption
- The Stars Blackout Poetry Contest
- Good to Go | Corn in a cup is a taste treat at Paleteria Tropicana
Opinion
Yael T. Abouhalkah | Mizzou attacks vulgar MIZ-ZOU chant
Feb 3, 9:47 AMMissouri officials responsibly are trying to tamp down the possibility that a vulgar variation of the tiresome MIZ-ZOU! chant will be heard during the nationally televised broadcast. MU officials realize this would be embarrassing for the university.
- Barb Shelly | Mixed signals on illegal immigrants in Kansas
- The Star’s editorial | Encouraging start for ‘Big 5’
- The Star’s editorial | A $1.2 billion mystery
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Nation & World
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Special Reports & Projects
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Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern
Secrecy, intimidation, fear and a watchful eye have become hallmarks of working for the Chiefs, say some current and former employees.
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The altar boys' secret
A three-part series based on two new lawsuits that capture the turmoil that has occurred in many lives ever since allegations first began coming to light about abuse by priests three decades ago.
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Bad medicine
Kansas and Missouri doctors with long histories of malpractice payments often go undisciplined by the states' licensing boards, The Star found. Following our report, the government closed the database to the public. After protests, it was reopened, but with new limits.
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The Joplin tornado
When an EF-5 tornado cut through Joplin on May 22, thousands suffered. Read their stories and more from our comprehensive coverage of the devastating tornado.
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