News Two $1 million Powerball tickets sold in Missouri The Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million wasn’t sold in Missouri. But two Missouri Powerball players were so close to picking all the winning numbers that that their tickets are worth $1 million each.
News Severe thunderstorms roll through Kansas City area A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Kansas City on Sunday night, bringing high winds and power outages on both sides of the state line. West of Kansas City, officials said a tornado damaged homes after touching down in rural Lyon County, Kan., (pictured), near Emporia.
Royals More misery for Royals as A’s sweep series with 4-3 win The script changed Sunday for the Royals, but not the ending as they concluded a three-game weekend pratfall in the East Bay with a 4-3 loss to the Oakland A’s.
Sporting KC KC goal disallowed as Sporting and D.C. United play to 1-1 draw Sporting Kansas City settled for a 1-1 draw Sunday with Eastern Conference bottom-feeder D.C. United at RFK Stadium, but the game wasn’t without controversy. Defender Ike Opara appeared to stake Sporting KC, 6-4-3, to a lead in the 30th minute, but the goal was disallowed.
FYI / Living 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.
FYI / Living 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.
FASHION Tame your mane with a topknot It’s not just dancers who are doing it anymore. The topknot — and her prim and proper sister, the sock bun— have gone mass, and they aren’t going away any time soon.
Music Taylor Swift a big winner so far at Billboard Music Awards Taylor Swift is red hot. The singer, who is nominated for 11 Billboard Music Awards, was the show's early leader with seven wins, including top country artist, country song for "We Are Never Getting Back Together" and country album for "Red."
THEATER REVIEW ‘Miss Abigail’ has its moments, but there’s no there there In “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage,” which runs through June 23 at the American Heartland Theatre, the writers tap-dance right up to the brink of saying something meaningful about society and sexual mores. But in every case, they pull back in favor of audience-participation antics, stereotyped Desi-and-Lucy banter, a few bad puns and jokes that fall flat.
As I See It 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.”
Editorial KC improves basic services, but more progress is needed Kansas City is using facts to more efficiently spend hundreds of millions in tax revenues to deliver better basic services to local residents. Citizen satisfaction reports and a new study show some progress has been made. But much more is needed.
Breaking News Weather-related closings for Monday The Kansas City Star Updated: 2013-03-25T03:53:33Z March 24 Weather-related closings for MondayHere is a list of closings that we have received for Monday. The list will be updated. Copyright 2013 The Kansas City Star. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
