UMKC's Tyler wins Summit weekly award

Royals Q&A: Fans ask how team can end recent funk

Forty games in, approximately one-fourth of the way through the season, and the Royals are 20-20 after suffering a weekend sweep in Oakland. Let’s get this out of the way: It was a brutal weekend. Three one-run losses after holding early leads in each game. The quarter point in the season is when teams traditionally step back and take a hard look at themselves. And if Bob Dutton’s latest Q&A is any indication, fans are doing that, too.

Deuce Bello will transfer from Baylor to Missouri

Former Baylor swingman Deuce Bello — once ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 54 player in the country — has decided to transfer to Mizzou. “I just feel like the coaching staff is good, and I’ve been cool with (associate coach) Tim (Fuller) for a while,” Bello said. “At Baylor, we played Mizzou three times and I like their style of play.”

KC firm T2 Studios puts digital graphics in high gear for events

In the last few years, the Kansas City-based video production firm T2 Studios and its so-called Experience Lab have gained a growing reputation for creating what are called immersion experiences. In a world of way-too-much stuff passing before our eyes, what all these flashy sights are about is an elevated form of marketing.

Metheney, Zorn fathom distinctive languages

At first glance, Pat Metheny and John Zorn might seem to come from different planets. Lee’s Summit native Metheny, 58, is a guitarist whose music has resonated broadly throughout jazz and instrumental pop. Zorn, 59, is a saxophonist of firm avant-garde conviction, a natural polarizer and provocateur.

By not acting on Medicaid, Missouri legislature failed to help patients

“Missouri needs a Medicaid reform plan that brings the most value for our state, including returning our citizens’ hard-earned tax dollars from Washington and addressing the health care needs of Missourians,” writes Herb B. Kuhn of the Missouri Hospital Association. “Let’s focus on what we can accomplish.”