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Water quality will be main emphasis for ocean ray touch tank at the Kansas City Zoo

The $3 million exhibit will allow zoo visitors to touch and feed ocean rays and small bamboo sharks. TJP Inc. will keep the water filtered so the animals can thrive.

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MU to New York Times: You left out the good stuff

A statement issued by University of Missouri leaders Tuesday, July 11, 2017, complained a New York Times article published on Monday did not list all the positive steps MU has done to recover from the racial protests that occurred in fall 2015.

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Fiery crash on I-70 kills at least five, shutting down lanes at Bonner Springs

A truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon, July 11, 2017, on Interstate 70 west of Bonner Springs, closing the highway. It is unknown how long the westbound lanes will be closed.

Local

Costs close in on $1 million to put Meyer Circle fountain back to work

Plans for fancier lighting and more waterproofing have raised the cost to repair and return water to Kansas City’s Sea Horse Fountain at Meyer Circle.

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Former Shawnee Mission superintendent eligible for over $53,000 in payouts, benefits

Former Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Jim Hinson is eligible for $34,098.75 in vacation day payouts, $1,500 for unused sick days and $17,969.88 in health and dental insurance benefits.

Health Care

Six Kansas City area hospitals make ‘Most Wired’ list for use of technology

Six hospitals in or near Kansas City made Hospitals & Health Networks magazine’s 2017 list of “Most Wired” institutions for their use of technology such as electronic health records, telehealth and mobile technology.

Health Care

Research College of Nursing appoints new president

Thad Wilson has been appointed to lead Research College of Nursing, an affiliate of Research Medical Center and HCA Midwest Health. July 11, 2017

Local

Bystanders stunned as white truck drives through live fireworks display in Belton

Video from a fireworks display Saturday night in Belton shows a white truck driving through and spinning in a complete 360 before leaving, narrowly missing two individuals lighting the mortar shells.

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Surveillance video shows car smash through Independence business

Surveillance video shows a car that punched through the walls of an Independence business on Sunday morning. On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, the owners of Pocock Heating and Cooling at U.S. 24 and Brookside Avenue surveyed the damage.

Government & Politics

AECOM assembles team for proposal to build new KCI terminal

AECOM announced Tuesday, July 11, 2017, that it has assembled its team of partners to compete to design, build and finance a new terminal at Kansas City International Airport.

Local

Westbound I-435 closed for hours in Overland Park after truck crash and fire

A semitractor-trailer wreck and fire in the westbound lanes of Interstate 435 between Antioch Road and U.S. 69 prompted the closure of the highway.

Local

Discrimination or miscommunication? Dispute arises at Lee’s Summit nail salon

Alisa Cain, who uses a wheelchair, says she was refused service at Glo Nail Lounge in Lee’s Summit. Employees say it was a miscommunication. July 11, 2017

Cityscape

Locally owned Hogshead restaurant set to barrel into Country Club Plaza this fall

Shawn McClenny, owner of One Block South, and Clark Grant plan to open Hogshead Kansas City in early November 2017. They are taking the space at 4743 Pennsylvania Ave. on the Country Club Plaza.

Health Care

St. Luke’s study touts alternative to heart valve replacement surgery

St. Luke’s surgeons are continuing to test a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery for valve replacement. A new study suggests it should be an option for more patients. July 10, 2017

Local

Education First Shawnee Mission endorses school board candidates in August primary

Education First Shawnee Mission announced its support for three Shawnee Mission school board candidates running in an Aug. 1 primary.

Local

Ryan Ferguson, wrongfully convicted in Columbia death, wins $11 million

A man who served 10 years in prison before his conviction for killing a sports editor in Columbia was thrown out won an $11 million judgment in federal court.

Crime

Man fatally shot inside Swope Park shelter house is identified

Ronald Q. Patterson, 65, was found mortally wounded Saturday night, July 8, 2017, in a shelter house inside Swope Park in southeast Kansas City.

Local

Morning Rush: Kansas girl dies of ‘monster’ brain tumor; Nutter’s legacy; Chiefs hire GM

Parker Monhollon, a Kansas girl who battled a brain tumor, died Monday, July 10, 2017. The Bourbon virus was in the system of a Missouri woman who died.

Local

Missing 83-year-old man is located and is safe

Victor Pemberton, 83, had last been seen Monday morning, July 10, 2017, near U.S. 40 and Noland Road.

Local

Pedestrian killed on Interstate 435 at Cookingham Drive is identified

Kansas City police said the last known address for Douglas M. Jones, 50, the pedestrian killed on Interstate 435 on Friday, was in Texas.

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KC Police Department explains Clint's Comics 911 call

Jul 11, 2017

Days after the May 12 robbery and killing of Clint's Comics owner James Cavanaugh, a 911 call supervisor answered questions about reported delays. Video by Ian Cummings, The Kansas City Star

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