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Keith Myers — The Kansas City Star Russell Monroe takes care of his mother, Catherine Shellner, at his home in south Kansas City. On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, he got a kiss from her on the home's front step.

Keith Myers — The Kansas City Star Russell Monroe takes care of his mother, Catherine Shellner, at his home in south Kansas City. On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, he prepared dinner with his mother as one of her visiting caregivers, Nakeisha Kirby, put away groceries.

Keith Myers — The Kansas City Star A front yard waterslide provided the perfect place for Authur Weston Jr., 12, to practice slam dunks on Wednesday afternoon, June 19, 2013, along east 59th Street in Kansas City.

ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star Mark Lach, creative director of the the Real Pirates exhibit, looks on Wednesday, June 19, at a replica of the pirate ship, Whydah. The exhibit opens at Union Station on Saturday and runs until January 5, 2014. It features the pirate ship , Whydah, a slave ship that was captured by legendary pirate Sam Bellamy and converted into a pirate ship in the early 1700s. ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star 061913

On Friday, the National Archives at Kansas City will show a new documentary about the Harvey Girls that served meals to travelers along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at 400 W. Pershing Road. On Tuesday, 8-year-old Ava Altenhofen pretended to be a Harvey Girl as she served fake dessert to her nanny, Cele Fryer (left), and sister, Lily, 12, at the Fred Harvey: The Man, the Brand, and the American West exhibit that opened last month. FRED BLOCHER/The Kansas City Star_06182013

On Friday, the National Archives at Kansas City will show a new documentary about the Harvey Girls that served meals to travelers along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad at 400 W. Pershing Road. The archives has had an exhibit called Fred Harvey: The Man, the Brand and the American West since May. The exhibit has several service pieces from the restaurant including this cup and saucer with the Blue Chain china pattern. FRED BLOCHER/The Kansas City Star_06182013

ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star Taylor Barr, 16, of Kansas City, rides a rail on Wednesday, June 19, at the Penn Valley Skate Park on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City. ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star 061913

ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star Shawn McKay, of Lee's Summit, grinds down a rail on Wednesday, June 19, at the Penn Valley Skate Park on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City. McKay visits the park at least three times a week to perfect his skills. ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star 061913

ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star Isaac Stearns, 16, of Kansas City, performs a trick on Wednesday, June 19, at the Penn Valley Skate Park on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City. Stearns visits the park several times a week to hone his skateboarding skills. ALLISON LONG | Kansas City Star 061913

JILL TOYOSHIBA — The Kansas City Star Beh Meh of Kansas City, Kan. (right), sets out vegetables she and her daughter Bu Meh (left), 16, were selling at the Westport Farmers Market, at Westport Road and Wyoming Street, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Meh, a Kareni refugee, farms with New Roots for Refugees, a group that helps refugee farmers start their own small farming business. The market runs through October. JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star

JILL TOYOSHIBA — The Kansas City Star Bu Meh of Kansas City, Kan.,, 16, places prices on the produce she and her mother and cousin were selling at the Westport Farmers Market, at Westport Road and Wyoming Street, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Mehs are Kareni refugees and farm with New Roots for Refugees, a group that helps refugee farmers start their own small farming business. The market runs through October. JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star

Jasmyne Glenn (left) is a a sophamore at UMKC and working at the university human resources department. Glenn is part of the UMKC Advantage Grant which covers any gap in her tuition payment after pell grant and any other grants and scholarships she recieves. Glenn works with Lee Washington inside the human resources office. JIM BARCUS/The Kansas City Star

Jasmyne Glenn is a a sophamore at UMKC and working at the university human resources department. Glenn is part of the UMKC Advantage Grant which covers any gap in her tuition payment after pell grant and any other grants and scholarships she recieves. Glenn folds shirts to give to school employees participating in the UMKC Roo Walk. JIM BARCUS/The Kansas City Star

Uncredited — ASSOCIATED PRESS This handout image courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013 shows the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington. Additional stone or bronze carvings depicting Dwight D. Eisenhower's accomplishments as Army general and president mark the latest creative changes architect Frank Gehry has made to his design for a planned memorial park honoring Ike near the National Mall. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013)

John Doman — ASSOCIATED PRESS A helicopter crashed into a detached garage near the Maplewood Nature Center in Maplewood, Minn., killing the pilot on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Fire crews and police were dispatched to an area near Seventh Street and Mayhill Road in south Maplewood at about 8:15 a.m., according to Ramsey County dispatch. The helicopter was likely in the area spraying for mosquitoes and crashed into the garage. (AP Photo/Pioneer Press, John Doman)

Carolyn Kaster — ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at right as House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Vice President Joe Biden sit left, during a ceremony to dedicate the statue of Frederick Douglass, center, in the Emancipation Hall of the United States Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The bronze statue of Douglass is by Maryland artist Steve Weitzman. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Carolyn Kaster — ASSOCIATED PRESS From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Vice President Joe Biden applaud during a ceremony to dedicate the statue of Frederick Douglass, seen behind them, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in the Emancipation Hall of the United States Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington. The bronze statue of Douglass is by Maryland artist Steve Weitzman. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

KEVORK DJANSEZIAN — ASSOCIATED PRESS This Sept. 10, 2000 file photo shows actor James Gandolfini with his award for outstanding lead in a drama series for his work in "The Sopranos" at the 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Italy. He was 51. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)

J. Scott Applewhite — ASSOCIATED PRESS Tea party activists attend a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The IRS has been under fire from Democrats and Republicans in Congress since May, when one of its officials publicly apologized for targeting conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status for close examination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Michael Sohn — AP US President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, chat during a dinner at the Charlottenburg palace in Berlin Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama is on a two-day official visit to the German capital. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Mark Duncan — AP Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez talks to relief pitcher Tim Collins (55) in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Mark Duncan — AP Cleveland Indians shortstop Mike Aviles, left, tags out Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer (35) at third base for the final out in a 6-3 win by the Indians in a baseball game on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland. Hosmer tried for third on a ground-out by Salvador Perez. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Ted Kirk — ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon State's Kavin Keyes, right, reacts after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jake Rodriguez in the fourth inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game against Indiana in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Ted Kirk)

RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star — RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star Bill Self's prize recruit, Andrew Wiggins, seemed to enjoy basking in the glow of all the media attention after Wednesday afternoon's scrimmage at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star_06192013.

KU coach Bill Self (rear) cracked a joke just before his star recruit, Andrew Wiggins, spoke to the media after Wednesday afternoon's scrimmage at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star_06192013.

RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star — RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star It didn't take long for KU freshman sesation Andrew Wiggins to impress those packed into the Horejsi Family Athletic Center Wednesday to watch the Jayhawks scrimmage. Wiggins streaked down the left side of the lane, elevated, and put down a one-hander with authority over former Jayhawk Cole Aldrich. RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star_06192013.