JCCC's Felix Sturmer is a gem of a chef

After 15 years of leading Johnson County Community College's award-winning culinary team to competitions around the world, chef Felix Sturmer is retiring. Known for teaching the finer points of making terrines, pates and other fancy fare, he shares his favorite places to buy a great loaf of crusty bread.
Jill Wendholt Silva The Kansas City Star
Kansas Citians hold anti-hate rally at the Plaza

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Kansas Citians hold anti-hate rally at the Plaza

Hundreds participated on Sunday in a rally opposing hate groups at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. The event was organized following the violent demonstrations involving white supremacists and neo-Nazis last weekend in Charlottesville, Va.

Confederate Memorial on Ward Parkway to come down

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Confederate Memorial on Ward Parkway to come down

The Confederate Memorial at 55th Street and Ward Parkway in Kansas City will be removed after being vandalized on Friday and boarded up on Sunday. The Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy asked the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department to move the monument to a safer location after it was defaced with graffiti on Friday.

Confederate Memorial on Ward Parkway to come down

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Confederate Memorial on Ward Parkway to come down

The Confederate Memorial at 55th Street and Ward Parkway in Kansas City will be removed after being vandalized on Friday. The Missouri Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy asked the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department to move the monument to a safer location after it was defaced with graffiti on Friday.