http://www.kansascity.com/105/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Front Page 60 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:08:15 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420062/royals-reach-one-year-deal-with.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420062/royals-reach-one-year-deal-with.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Left fielder Alex Gordon preceded his 28th birthday Thursday afternoon by taking what could be the first step to a long-term relationship with the Royals. 1580273 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3418326/safe-house-denzel-does-it-again.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3418326/safe-house-denzel-does-it-again.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00 CST Denzel Washington is back with a vengeance in "Safe House," a lively, gritty thriller that provides his strongest role since 2007's "American Gangster." 1580283 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419265/caption-contest-feb-10.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419265/caption-contest-feb-10.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00 CST It's a dirty job, writing fake, funny captions, but somebody's gotta do it. Why not you? We also should mention that the guy in the picture is not in any kind of peril. So bring on the sewage jokes! 1580274 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419554/kc-mayor-wants-1-billion-for-street.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419554/kc-mayor-wants-1-billion-for-street.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Kansas City Mayor Sly James called Thursday for a $1 billion infusion of new spending on the city's crumbling streets, sidewalks and other infrastructure. 1580292 1 1#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36 CST 1 1580293 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3418804/sprint-bondholders-like-buy-now.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3418804/sprint-bondholders-like-buy-now.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Fixed-income investors are taking a more optimistic view of Sprint Nextel Corp. than the stock market, with bondholders looking past a fourth-quarter loss and taking comfort from an increase in subscribers. 1580299 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419906/k-states-southwell-hasnt-had-breakout.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419906/k-states-southwell-hasnt-had-breakout.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Whether he's setting a new career high or sitting on the bench, Kansas State's Shane Southwell always seems to have a smile on his face. 1580291 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420080/steelers-introduce-todd-haley.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420080/steelers-introduce-todd-haley.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced former Chiefs coach Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator on Thursday, and the news conference was more of a Steelers love-in than an examination of his messy departure from Kansas City. 1580291 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420361/umkc-ends-losing-streak.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420361/umkc-ends-losing-streak.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Reggie Chamberlain scored 27 points, including four three-pointers, and helped UMKC snap a three-game losing streak with a surprising 72-61 win Thursday night over North Dakota State. 1580291 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420076/three-women-plead-guilty-to-hacking.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420076/three-women-plead-guilty-to-hacking.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST A Gladstone woman on Thursday became the third area woman to plead guilty to a scheme of identity theft affecting hundreds of people to make Internet purchases. 1580276 http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=131978101 http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=131978101#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:53 CST El Toro Loco is driven by Becky McDonough and is part of Monster Jam at Sprint Center this weekend. 1580276 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417308/metropolitan-lawn-and-garden-show.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417308/metropolitan-lawn-and-garden-show.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48 CST Preparations are under way for the Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show, which starts Friday and runs through the weekend at the American Royal complex. 1580276 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420892/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420892/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:46 CST U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday after Greece's bailout deal was put on hold, a day after it seemed that the country had satisfied its creditors. 1580266 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420799/kansas-aarp-opposes-westar-energy.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420799/kansas-aarp-opposes-westar-energy.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00 CST AARP Kansas says it is opposed to a proposed settlement before regulators that would allow the state's largest electric company to increase its rates by $50 million. 1580266 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419811/euro-ministers-question-deal-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419811/euro-ministers-question-deal-to.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46 CST Two more Cabinet members have resigned in Greece, bringing the total to three on Friday, to protest European Union demands for more austerity in exchange for a bailout. 1580266 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419398/rap-mogul-arrested-on-vegas-traffic.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419398/rap-mogul-arrested-on-vegas-traffic.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11 CST Rap music mogul Suge Knight has a date with a Las Vegas judge after he was arrested on traffic warrant and misdemeanor drug charges. 1580311 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417455/cnn-suspends-martin-for-offensive.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417455/cnn-suspends-martin-for-offensive.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:22 CST CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin on Wednesday for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay. 1580311 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417973/dr-house-hangs-up-his-fox-tv-stethoscope.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417973/dr-house-hangs-up-his-fox-tv-stethoscope.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51 CST Fox's medical drama "House" is ending its eight-year run this season. 1580311 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417644/ellen-fires-back-at-million-moms.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3417644/ellen-fires-back-at-million-moms.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38 CST While still basking in the glow of a federal appeals ruling to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, Ellen DeGeneres sounded off on her "haters" during a show taping that will air Thursday. 1580311 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3419633/the-alternative-oscars-vote-in.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3419633/the-alternative-oscars-vote-in.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:14 CST Billy Crystal will host the Academy Awards ceremony you know all about, the one with best picture, actor, actress, etc. But we want your help in choosing some different movie awards. 1580282 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415176/music-is-a-benefit-at-weekend.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415176/music-is-a-benefit-at-weekend.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00 CST On Friday night, the Millennial League throws its third annual Val-O-Ween, a fundraiser for local AIDS service organizations. Also Friday, several bands will put on a show to help finance the MidCoast Takeover, the two-day showcase of Kansas City bands at South by Southwest in Austin. 1580282 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3414917/actors-go-over-there-for-billy.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3414917/actors-go-over-there-for-billy.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20 CST The new production of "Billy Bishop Goes to War," directed by John Rensenhouse, is the second collaboration among the National World War I Museum, the Kansas City Actors Theatre and the UMKC Theatre Department. It starts Friday and runs through Feb. 26 in the museum's J.C. Nichols Auditorium. 1580282 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3414911/restaurant-review-mestizo-offers.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3414911/restaurant-review-mestizo-offers.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37 CST "Mestizo opened in November, and after our late December visit I wasn't too eager to go back, so I gave it a few more weeks," Steve Paul writes in his review of the Leawood nuevo Mexican restaurant. After a second visit, "Things seemed to have improved quite a bit, though our experience of the food and the place remained somewhat short of stellar." 1580285 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3413618/makin-whoopie-pies.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/07/3413618/makin-whoopie-pies.html#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09 CST It's the right time of year for baking whoopie. If I have made you blush, rest assured what follows is a strictly G-rated affair. Whoopie pies are an all-American baked good that looks like a puffed-up sandwich cookie but tastes more like a cupcake. Think cake with frosting that doesn't get all over everything. 1580285 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3414082/downtown-church-celebrates-100.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3414082/downtown-church-celebrates-100.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST The exterior of the Grand Avenue Temple reveals a long, hard life. Although it has come close many times, the 100-year-old church refused to die. Instead, the church, at Ninth Street and Grand Boulevard, found a way to adjust to the times and remain relevant and committed to downtown long after other churches left. 1580285 http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/colleges-and-universities-are-overrated/ http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/colleges-and-universities-are-overrated/#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23 CST I worry that the current economic food chain, the burgeoning of university coffers, the literal corporate branding of universities has outrun the high schools to a point where we no longer care. 1580284 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419890/note-to-harvards-self-loathing.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419890/note-to-harvards-self-loathing.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:53 CST What is it about American politics that compels smart people to think that the way to connect with regular folks is to bash the people who helped them get smarter? 1580284 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419907/the-stars-editorial-finally-real.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419907/the-stars-editorial-finally-real.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says Thursday's big mortgage settlement with several banks "doesn't solve everything." 1580284 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420900/egyptian-security-3-koreans-kidnapped.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420900/egyptian-security-3-koreans-kidnapped.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56 CST Egypt's security chief for the Sinai peninsula says armed tribesmen have kidnapped three Korean tourists and their Egyptian guide. 1580287 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420996/report-teacher-in-la-molest-case.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420996/report-teacher-in-la-molest-case.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:51 CST A Los Angeles-area elementary school teacher who's charged with committing lewd acts with kids in class was paid $40,000 to resign. 1580286 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420983/more-than-70-pets-rescued-from.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420983/more-than-70-pets-rescued-from.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:46 CST Firefighters have rescued a menagerie of more than 70 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb. 1580286 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420969/apnewsbreak-audit-finds-issues.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420969/apnewsbreak-audit-finds-issues.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:36 CST Dickinson State University awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students who didn't earn them, signed up students who couldn't speak English and enrolled a handful without qualifying grades, according to an audit report. 1580286 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420875/marine-veteran-found-after-2-days.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420875/marine-veteran-found-after-2-days.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26 CST A former Marine sniper who suffers from panic attacks and fled on foot following a minor traffic accident in Oregon was found after two days in the snow. 1580286 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420844/this-week-in-the-civil-war.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420844/this-week-in-the-civil-war.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:01 CST ----- 1580286 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420050/tigers-defense-is-charged-up.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420050/tigers-defense-is-charged-up.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Want a true glimpse into the unselfish nature of this year's Missouri Tigers? Check out the following scene after Missouri's win over Kansas on Saturday night. 1580290 http://joco913.com/news/fresh-takes-on-old-finds-at-vintage-market/ http://joco913.com/news/fresh-takes-on-old-finds-at-vintage-market/#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00 CST If new spins on old stuff are your cup of tea, Vintage Market South deserves a drop-in. On a recent stop, a Mason jar chandelier suspended from a wagon-wheel-like apparatus made by one of the 50 or so vendors illuminated a corner. 1580306 http://joco913.com/news/the-arts-thrive-in-unexpected-places/ http://joco913.com/news/the-arts-thrive-in-unexpected-places/#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00 CST The arts scene in Johnson County is both emerging and surging. It is occurring quietly in tiny and private suburban corners, like basement studios, and on a large, public scale, as evidenced by the growth of venues like the Epsten Gallery, part of the Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art and Village Shalom, and of the Nerman, whose collection recently grew to 1,000 pieces. 1580307 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3420413/liberty-play-pays-tribute-to-educator.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3420413/liberty-play-pays-tribute-to-educator.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Dressed impeccably in a dark gray suit and blue sweater vest, Shelton Ponder walks slowly onto the stage of the old Garrison School, a building constructed more than 100 years ago to educate African-American students in Liberty. 1580278 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420396/numbers-make-you-wonder.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420396/numbers-make-you-wonder.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST How is a proposed oil pipeline like a cancer research center? They both come with glowing predictions of bountiful jobs and economic development -- predictions that may come from the very same people. 1580277 http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/adoptable-pets/ http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/adoptable-pets/#storylink=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:12 CST Meet Sheldon, who was abandoned out in the country and found his way to the shelter. He's now in a foster home, where he gets along great with people and other dogs. Find out more about Sheldon and other pets in need of good homes in our gallery. 1580297 http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/maarch-for-babies-corporate-kick-off/ http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/maarch-for-babies-corporate-kick-off/#storylink=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:28 CST The Greater Kansas chapter of the March of Dimes welcomed national and local sponsors to the Overland Park Marriott as the organization kicked off their 2012 campaign to recruit walkers and sponsors for this year's March for Babies. 1580297 http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/shawnees-cinderellas-ball-saturday-evening/ http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/shawnees-cinderellas-ball-saturday-evening/#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:09 CST The Shawnee Parks and Recreation Department held its 12th annual date night Friday at the Shawnee Civic Centre, with dinner, dancing, and music. 1580297 http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/picture-love/ http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/picture-love/#storylink=rss Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:51 CST Children, chocolate, pets, friends -- what says "love" to you? Valentine's 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. The deadline for print publication has passed, but it's never too late to add to the online gallery. 1580297 http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/go-red-for-women-red-dress-dash/ http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/go-red-for-women-red-dress-dash/#storylink=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20 CST The American Heart Association's Midwest affiliate invited women and men to don red dresses Friday evening for a short dash across the Plaza. The event marked National Wear Red Day, held to raise awareness of women's heart disease. 1580297 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419753/youth-convicted-of-first-degree.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419753/youth-convicted-of-first-degree.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST That Reyes E. Olivas killed his young cousin with a butcher knife while the two were home for a snow day at Harrisonville schools was never in dispute. The entire argument at his murder trial was whether Olivas acted with "cool deliberation" when he stabbed Katie Rios, 14, to death two years ago. 1580275 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420506/what-the-25-billion-mortgage-settlement.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420506/what-the-25-billion-mortgage-settlement.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Mortgage relief will go to homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth and are current on payments, as well others who are similarly underwater but not current on their payments. Cash will go to former owners who lost their homes in foreclosures. The question no one seemed able to resolve: Who qualifies for a slice of the pie? 1580262 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419718/cityscape-westport-gets-the-boot.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3419718/cityscape-westport-gets-the-boot.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST New restaurateurs have been creating a restaurant row in Westport. The newest -- Aaron Confessori and Richard Wiles' The Boot, an Italian cafe and bistro -- opened Thursday. 1580298 http://inkkc.com/photos/party-pics-saturday-night-at-bullfrogs-21012/ http://inkkc.com/photos/party-pics-saturday-night-at-bullfrogs-21012/#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:53 CST Bullfrogs was hopping last weekend with a DJ playing all the requests. 1580269 http://inkkc.com/content/valentines-day-guide-46-events-in-kansas-city-and-lawrence/ http://inkkc.com/content/valentines-day-guide-46-events-in-kansas-city-and-lawrence/#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:25 CST We offer dozens of romantic things to do for Valentine's Day around Kansas City and Lawrence. 1580269 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420027/will-adele-be-the-belle-of-the.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420027/will-adele-be-the-belle-of-the.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56 CST Adele is the rare star who doesn't need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs. 1580279 http://www.kansascity.com/phuzzle/ http://www.kansascity.com/phuzzle/#storylink=rss Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:16 CDT The RV show was in town recently, and there were some fancy rigs on display. Check out the interior of this one, but don't get too distracted -- you have to spot the differences in this week's photo puzzle. 1580253 http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/special-message-kcs-3300-cops-firefighters/ http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/special-message-kcs-3300-cops-firefighters/#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:30 CST Here's the special message for the cops and firefighters, including all of the men and women who have faithfully and well served Kansas City for many years: The protests/intimidation tactics aren't going over well with Mayor James and others at City Hall. 1580281 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420824/crashes-on-i-435-create-messes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420824/crashes-on-i-435-create-messes.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Crashes involving multiple vehicles along the Interstate 435 loop in Kansas City this morning created problems for commuters. 1580314 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420899/flu-cases-on-the-increase-in-st.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420899/flu-cases-on-the-increase-in-st.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00 CST It is the peak of the flu season, and the number of cases is on the rise in the St. Louis area. 1580314 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420781/court-finds-kansan-competent-for.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420781/court-finds-kansan-competent-for.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00 CST A federal judge has found a Kansas man competent to stand trial on charges of threatening the president of the United States. 1580314 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420610/mccaskill-introducing-line-item.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420610/mccaskill-introducing-line-item.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00 CST WASHINGTON | Sen. Claire McCaskill plans on Friday to introduce a companion bill to legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would give President Barack Obama - and future presidents - line-item veto power. 1580314 http://joco913.com/news/apartment-explosion-in-overland-park/ http://joco913.com/news/apartment-explosion-in-overland-park/#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST An apparent explosion and fire in an Overland Park apartment complex Thursday night sent one man to a hospital but in good condition. 1580314 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420091/kansas-abortion-hearing-gets-testy.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420091/kansas-abortion-hearing-gets-testy.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00 CST A Kansas abortion debate turned nasty Thursday when the leader of a women's group pulled out a rubber stamp and accused a House panel of routinely approving bills restricting the procedure. 1580314 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/mom-guilty-of-infant-sexual-abuse.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/mom-guilty-of-infant-sexual-abuse.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:20 CST This one is about as sick as they come 1580309 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/man-dies-in-burning-car-while-trooper-dawdles.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/man-dies-in-burning-car-while-trooper-dawdles.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15 CST A Tennessee trooper is being sued over a strange incident captured in part on his dash cam. 1580309 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/welcome-back-to-the-open-thread-our-blogs-space-for-off-topic-comments-and-discussion-if-youve-seen-an-i.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/welcome-back-to-the-open-thread-our-blogs-space-for-off-topic-comments-and-discussion-if-youve-seen-an-i.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00 CST Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below 1580309 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/news-from-across-the-pond.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/news-from-across-the-pond.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54 CST Here's a British media take on "Fast Eddie," the fugitive arrested in southwest Missouri. 1580309 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/legislating-stupidity.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2012/02/legislating-stupidity.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00 CST What are the possible arguments against this proposal that would make it a felony in Missouri to negligently discharge a firearm inside a municipality? The arguments for it seem self-evident. 1580309