http://www.kansascity.com/breaking/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Breaking News 60 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:24 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245249/strong-storms-leave-kansas-city.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245249/strong-storms-leave-kansas-city.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43 CDT About 53,969 customers lost power since 7 p.m. Sunday and about 11,800 were still without electricity Monday morning. And another storm system is expected Monday afternoon, bringing a threat of large hail and more damaging wind. 1786488 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245465/tomas-young-wounded-iraq-war-vet.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245465/tomas-young-wounded-iraq-war-vet.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46 CDT Tomas Young, the paralyzed Iraq war vet who announced earlier this spring that he was ready to die, said that he has decided to live for now. "I decided to go on until I reach a point where it has become too unbearable by my standards," Young said Monday. "After it becomes too unbearable, then I will take steps to end my life." 1786489 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245405/another-missouri-legislative-session.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245405/another-missouri-legislative-session.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:50 CDT The 2013 session has come and gone, and Missouri still has no law allowing advance voting. According to one 2012 tally, 32 of the 50 states have a system that allows voters to cast ballots prior to Election Day. 1786490 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244585/two-1-million-powerball-tickets.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244585/two-1-million-powerball-tickets.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 20:04 CDT 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. 1786491 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245193/senator-demands-airlines-reverse.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245193/senator-demands-airlines-reverse.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 06:50 CDT New York Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to reverse flight change fee increases after four major airlines increased fees on ticket changes from $150 to $200. 1786492 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245204/higher-education-spending-key.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245204/higher-education-spending-key.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 07:07 CDT Proposed cuts in spending on higher education is a key issue for Kansas legislators as the House and Senate attempt to reconcile their differences on the state budget. 1786493 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245223/kansas-lawmakers-talks-on-taxes.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245223/kansas-lawmakers-talks-on-taxes.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10 CDT Negotiations are at a standstill between the Kansas House and Senate over the state's sales tax rate and proposals to cut individual income taxes. 1786494 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245546/deuce-bello-will-transfer-from.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245546/deuce-bello-will-transfer-from.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24 CDT Former Baylor swingman Deuce Bello -- once ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 54 player in the country -- has decided to transfer to Mizzou. "I just feel like the coaching staff is good, and I've been cool with (associate coach) Tim (Fuller) for a while," Bello said. "At Baylor, we played Mizzou three times and I like their style of play." 1778739 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245225/yahoo-takes-big-leap-with-11b.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245225/yahoo-takes-big-leap-with-11b.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09 CDT Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. 1778740 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245203/missouri-lawmakers-to-study-medicare.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245203/missouri-lawmakers-to-study-medicare.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 07:04 CDT Committees would continue work on measures that failed to pass during the legislative session that ended Friday. 1778740 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245195/changes-to-psychiatric-manual.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245195/changes-to-psychiatric-manual.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 06:57 CDT Critics have charged the American Psychiatric Association with "medicalizing grief" after a loved one's death by bypassing traditional methods of healing that come from friends, family or theology. 1778740 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244398/kc-goal-disallowed-as-sporting.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244398/kc-goal-disallowed-as-sporting.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 19:12 CDT 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. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244958/johnny-gray-wins-funny-car-finals.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244958/johnny-gray-wins-funny-car-finals.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36 CDT On Sunday, Johnny Gray, 60, won for the second straight weekend and third time this season when he beat Robert Hight in the Funny Car finals at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4242200/sprint-buys-kansas-city-based.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4242200/sprint-buys-kansas-city-based.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00 CDT The deal to buy Handmark, which owns social media app maker OneLouder, is expected to be formally announced today. Augie Grasis, who founded Handmark 13 years ago, declined to provide the amount Sprint paid in the cash sale. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244388/more-misery-for-royals-as-as-sweep.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244388/more-misery-for-royals-as-as-sweep.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 23:04 CDT 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. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245417/royals-qa-fans-want-to-know-what.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245417/royals-qa-fans-want-to-know-what.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 10:01 CDT Forty games in, approximately one-fourth of the way through the season, and the Royals are 20-20 after suffering a weekend sweep in Oakland. Let's get this out of the way: It was a brutal weekend. Three one-run losses after holding early leads in each game. The quarter point in the season is when teams traditionally step back and take a hard look at themselves. And if Bob Dutton's latest Q&A is any indication, fans are doing that, too. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244365/missouri-beats-hofstra-5-0-advances.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244365/missouri-beats-hofstra-5-0-advances.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 20:11 CDT In an NCAA Regional game that essentially amounted to a winner-take-all showdown for the right to advance to the Super Regional, the Missouri softball team received a complete-game shutout from star pitcher Chelsea Thomas and pounded out eight hits against Galati in a 5-0 win over Hofstra in Columbia. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244312/two-shot-after-dispute-at-lawrence.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244312/two-shot-after-dispute-at-lawrence.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 23:19 CDT Two men suffered critical injuries in two early Sunday morning shootings in Lawrence that police believe are related. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244309/show-goes-on-amid-storm-warnings.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244309/show-goes-on-amid-storm-warnings.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22 CDT Dark clouds brewed Sunday over the Power & Light District, but that didn't stop the Downtown Art Annual. More than a dozen presenters at the Downtown Art Annual folded their tents even before Sunday's showcase began. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244126/small-fla-city-wonders-who-won.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244126/small-fla-city-wonders-who-won.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30 CDT It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244162/a-fire-a-body-a-murder-trial-in.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244162/a-fire-a-body-a-murder-trial-in.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 13:17 CDT On Monday, two years and 20 days after Vashti Forrest Seacat's body was found in the charred remains of her Kingman home, attorneys will start picking jurors who will be asked to decide between two arguments already raised in court: 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244366/weather-warning-for-kansas-city.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244366/weather-warning-for-kansas-city.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 22:22 CDT The feared tornadoes didn't come Sunday evening. But the heavy winds, which split trees and downed power lines on both sides of the state line, sure did. West of Kansas City, a tornado touched down in rural Lyon County, Kan., causing structural damage to homes (pictured). 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244097/trek-does-706m-but-falls-short.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244097/trek-does-706m-but-falls-short.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29 CDT "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4242173/yahoo-ceo-to-announce-something.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4242173/yahoo-ceo-to-announce-something.html#storylink=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55 CDT Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244072/missouri-gops-legislative-success.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244072/missouri-gops-legislative-success.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54 CDT When the Missouri Legislature adjourned its annual session this past week, the Republican majority claimed it was a successful effort - even "historic" and "monumental" - based on the measures they considered and approved. Yet if results are what matter, their success may ultimately depend upon the decisions of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244053/bigger-push-on-kansas-judiciary.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244053/bigger-push-on-kansas-judiciary.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 10:31 CDT A prominent conservative Kansas legislator has launched what could become the most aggressive campaign to date to rein in the state Supreme Court after a proposal failed that would have changed how its justices are selected. 1778741 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4243151/for-a-record-powerball-jackpot.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4243151/for-a-record-powerball-jackpot.html#storylink=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 00:03 CDT The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets. Early Sunday, officials with the multistate lottery said that one winning ticket for the $590 million jackpot had been sold in Florida. 1778741