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Arrests made in case of stolen Haitian donation jar
11:41 PM
- Ex-Royal Mike Jacobs appears to be headed back to Mets 9:50 PM
- Bomb threat at Wyandotte County Court annex was unfounded 7:51 PM
- KC driver charged after allegedly tangling with police car 5:25 PM
- Indictment accuses Lee’s Summit man in USDA thefts 5:19 PM
Missouri budget director says schools won't get full funding
Feb 9, 11:57 PM
Budget pressures will prevent Missouri from fully funding its school aid package this year. Estimates for the total cost of the state’s foundation formula have risen $43 million above what was appropriated last year — a sum the recession-wracked budget simply can’t afford, said Budget Director Linda Luebbering.
Historic Alexander Majors house faces an uncertain future
Feb 9, 11:49 PM
Joe Huber respects the importance of the Alexander Majors house near 83rd Street and State Line Road, but he doesn’t want to be responsible for it. He is looking for someone else to run the place, pay the bills, open it for tours and make sure it survives.
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The Closing Bell | Cerner shares surge in anticipation of earnings report
5:46 PM - Consumer memo | Honda expands recall to fix air-bag inflation problems 5:43 PM
- KC Art Institute employees notified of potential identity theft 5:10 PM
- Cerner bookings soar 3:48 PM
- Health Department temporarily closes a LatteLand shop 3:15 PM
'I do not need to be famous to be happy,' says KC's TV beauty Holly Starr
Feb 10, 12:03 AM
There’s a lot you don’t know about Holly Starr. Get to know more about the Kansas City-bred beauty behind 38 the Spot and emcee of the Missouri Mavericks in this week's "My Essentials" feature from Ink.
Ed and Erica Davis, along with their three daughters, are now living in a south Kansas City hotel, because their utilities were shut off after bills went unpaid. From left are daughters Kaitlyn, 5, Rebecca, 11, and Amie, 8. The room has two queen beds. Meals are cooked in a skillet on the bathroom counter, while a cooler under the sink serves as a refriderator. Laundry is done in the bathtub. RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star_01282010.
Photos | Tough economic times add to the ranks of the 'new homeless'
Feb 9, 11:31 PMSocial service agencies and school districts in the Kansas City area face growing numbers of people who are coping with job losses and home foreclosures. Erica and Ed Davis and their three daughters are living in a south Kansas City motel room after the utilities to their home were cut off. | Story
Any bumps in the road in KU's pursuit of Big 12 perfection?
Feb 9, 11:59 PM
After Monday's victory at Texas, the idea of the 2009-2010 Jayhawks becoming the second KU team to finish the Big 12 Conference schedule undefeated doesn’t seem far-fetched. The Star's Blair Kerkhoff looks at KU's remaining games and assesses the team's chances.
Phil Harris, captain on TV's 'Deadliest Catch,' dies at 53
Feb 10, 1:23 AM
Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the TV show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. Harris, 53, had suffered a massive stroke Jan. 29.
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- Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star
- Gary Coleman pleads guilty in domestic violence incident
Photos | Chinese New Year celebration
Feb 8, 3:34 PM
The Society For Friendship With China presented a program of historic Chinese entertainment on Sunday at the InterContinental Hotel to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Tiger.
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- Tough times relentlessly add to ranks of 'new homeless' Feb 9, 11:32 PM
- Revisions for psychiatry's guidebook would overhaul the treatment of mental disorders Feb 10, 12:18 AM
- Major test arrives for U.S. strategy in Afghanistan Feb 10, 12:17 AM
- Historic Alexander Majors house faces an uncertain future Feb 9, 11:49 PM
- Missouri budget director says schools won't get full funding Feb 9, 11:57 PM
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Reardon sees successes and challenges ahead for KCK and Wyandotte County
Feb 10, 12:36 AM
- Area man who claimed he received military medals is charged Feb 10, 12:43 AM
- Kansas edges closer to perfect history Feb 9, 11:51 PM
- Father’s death sparks memories for MU coach Pinkel Feb 9, 11:38 PM
- MU’s Denmon doesn’t force shots — he makes them Feb 9, 11:44 PM
- Strong fourth quarter helped Cerner Corp. set bookings record in 2009 Feb 9, 11:41 PM
- Greece's economic crisis eases, helping to push U.S. stocks higher Feb 9, 10:39 PM
- Unless Congress acts, COBRA subsidy will expire May 31 Feb 9, 10:40 PM
‘Dear John’ too heavy on clichés | 2 stars
Feb 9, 9:01 PM
Old-fashioned I can deal with. Old-fashioned implies an emphasis on story over style. Nothing wrong with that. But “Dear John” isn’t so much old-fashioned as it is clichéd.
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