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Sporting KC unveils new jerseys that it will sport in season opener

Sporting Kansas City unveiled its new primary jerseys during a media day event Wednesday night inside the Uptown Shoppes. The jerseys feature a Sporting blue window pane pattern with navy shorts. The club will wear the jerseys in its season opener Sunday against the New York Red Bulls.

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Subdivision denies a playhouse to Raymore girl with leukemia

When Make-A-Wish asked, little Ella Joe Schultz knew what she wanted — a backyard playhouse. But the homeowners association board in the Stonegate subdivision in Raymore said the structure violated rules about outdoor structures. Ella has leukemia and has endured multiple surgeries.

Government & Politics

U.S. ambassador to South Korea in stable condition after attack by razor-wielding man

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was in stable condition after being slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a 10-inch knife and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police and U.S. officials said Thursday.

Performing Arts

‘Black Pearl Sings’ was a story playwright Frank Higgins couldn’t ignore

“Black Pearl Sings,” one of the most widely produced plays by Kansas City-based playwright Frank Higgins, gets a local production with Nedra Dixon and Vanessa Severo, courtesy of Spinning Tree Theatre. Performances begin Friday and run through March 22 at the Just Off Broadway Theatre.

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Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is in a food fight over school lunch standards

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Teen killed in Overland Park wreck

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Olathe Northwest High School student has tuberculosis

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Students ask UMKC chancellor more questions about the Bloch School controversy

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KC Fed president Esther George calls for a midyear ‘liftoff’ in interest rates

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Sporting KC unveils new jerseys that it will sport in season opener

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Baylor leads All-Big 12 women’s basketball team; KU’s Chelsea Gardner makes first team

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Justice Department won’t prosecute police officer in Ferguson case

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that no federal civil rights charges will be brought against the former Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown last August.

University of Kansas

KU’s Perry Ellis expected to miss Oklahoma game with sprained knee

While Kansas awaits word from the NCAA on the eligibility of freshman forward Cliff Alexander, the Jayhawks could be down to three scholarship frontcourt players against Oklahoma on Saturday.

Government & Politics

Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is in a food fight over school lunch standards

Some groups are fighting to have the federal government ease its standards on the dietary value of school lunches. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is the new head of the Senate Agriculture Committee and an ally of those fighting to tone down the requirements.

Vahe Gregorian

Royals’ power surge stirs hope of addressing missing dimension

It was an exhibition game, but that doesn’t mean there’s not at least reason to pause to ponder what a semblance of power might mean for the Royals.

Health Care

Two conservative justices will be key in challenge to health care law

Supreme Court justices were sharply split along ideological lines during arguments Wednesday over President Barack Obama's health care law and its tax subsidies for millions of low- and moderate-income Americans.

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April 7-13 will be a week of remembrance to mark the anniversary of the Jewish center shootings

Government & Politics

Gov. Sam Brownback is not backing off Kansas education cuts

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David Steelman and southeast Missouri state rep call for John Hancock to resign

Rep. Paul Fitzwater says a couple of dozen lawmakers agree that the new state GOP chairman should go

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David Steelman and southeast Missouri state rep call for John Hancock to resign

Rep. Paul Fitzwater says a couple of dozen lawmakers agree that the new state GOP chairman should go

Yael T. Abouhalkah

Johnson County snarls at Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, but softly

As the dire effects of Kansas’ deepening economic woes seep into the county — and as Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature continue putting in place ultraconservative policies — here’s one big lesson local leaders need to learn: Nap time is over in Johnson County.

Local Columnists

Dave Helling: Digital divide will close when we fully understand the Internet

If its potential is realized, the Internet will someday resemble a utility like water service or electricity, commodities so essential governments have to guarantee access. In fact, the Federal Communications Commission recently ruled that the Internet should be regulated like a utility.

Campus Corner

KU Chalkboard: Jayhawks had 2.6 percent chance to beat West Virginia in final minutes

Kansas’ chance of winning on Tuesday night were slim, but as Jayhawks coach Bill Self has proved in the past, give up on KU at your own peril.

Public Editor

Confusion over F. Glenn Miller’s name — in news and in court

Is the man accused of multiple murder and capital felony charges named Miller or Cross? The answer isn’t simple. This is a good example of a topic that readers and journalists who follow a story closely may be familiar with, but the average reader may have initially missed or forgotten.

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