Government & Politics

Grant calls for affordable Northland housing, but neighbors object

A $30 million federal grant calls for Kansas City to provide some affordable housing in the Northland, but residents of neighborhoods near the proposed site vehemently object.

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts pushing to move GOP health plan forward

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is working with fellow Republicans on their legislation to overhaul health care and arguing that a debate should occur quickly.

Government & Politics

Behind ‘repeal and replace’ debate, a question: Is health care a fundamental right?

Many think the faceoff in Washington over efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act is rooted in a philosophic divide over whether the public has a duty to help everyone stay well.

Business

Burns & McDonnell irks KCI competitors with exclusive contractor deals

Burns & McDonnell confirms that it has signed minority- and women-owned business contractors to exclusivity contracts on the Kansas City International Airport project.

Government & Politics

Frank White considered removal of Jackson County sheriff in jail dispute

Jackson County Executive Frank White’s chief of staff asked the county prosecutor to consider removing Sheriff Mike Sharp from office after Sharp told his deputies to limit how often they respond to alleged assault cases within the county jail.

9 die in immigrant-smuggling attempt in sweltering truck

Eight people were found dead in a tractor-trailer loaded with at least 30 others outside a Walmart store in Texas’ stifling summer heat in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case. A ninth victim died at the hospital.

National & International

White House indicates Trump would sign new sanctions bill

White House indicates Trump would sign sweeping Russia sanctions measure that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow.

Government & Politics

Union says some Kansas prison workers forced to work 16-hour shifts

A union says some Kansas prison workers are being forced to work 16-hour shifts in violation of an agreement that no employees work more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period.

Local

KC convention hotel developers seek new lease deal to reduce potential income taxes

Kansas City’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority will consider a request to lease the planned convention center hotel to the developers.

The Buzz

The Back & Forth: GOP health care plan hits a wall

This week, The Star’s Bryan Lowry catches up on the news he missed while he was on vacation with the Star’s resident health expert, Andy Marso.

Government & Politics

Republican rift over Medicaid, familiar to Kansans, now stymies Obamacare repeal

An intra-party debate over the proper role of Medicaid that has unfurled in Kansas for years has now gone national and it’s one reason Republicans are struggling to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Stargazing

Sean Spicer quits, and Melissa McCarthy fans mourn loss of spicy ‘SNL’ impersonation

The news that Sean Spicer resigned on Friday sent social media into mourning. What happens now, people wondered, with Melissa McCarthy’s iconic Spicer impersonations on “Saturday Night Live”?

Workplace

Job fair set for August 22 in Kansas City, Kan.

Job fair sponsored by Rep. Kevin Yoder is scheduled for Aug. 22 at the Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Nation & World

The Latest: Vigil held for people found dead in truck

About 100 people are holding a vigil in San Antonio to mourn nine people killed in what investigators say was an immigrant-smuggling effort gone wrong.

Nation & World

9 die in immigrant-smuggling attempt in sweltering truck

Authorities say the death toll has risen to 9 in the case of a sweltering tractor-trailer found in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio in an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.

National & International

Newly restored USS Constitution is returning to the water

The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, is returning to Boston's waters.

News

Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown

The Senate will move forward with a vote this week on a Republican health care bill but it's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to replace President Barack Obama's health care law or simply repeal it.

Nation & World

US student freed after week in Chinese detention

A U.S. lawmakers says a detained American college student has been released by Chinese authorities a week after his arrest for allegedly injuring a taxi driver who was reportedly roughing up the student's mother.

National & International

The Latest: Hundreds watch USS Constitution prep for return

Hundreds of spectators were watching workers prepare for the world's oldest commissioned warship to return to Boston waters.

Entertainment

Comic-Con hits: 'Black Panther,' Batman, 'Stranger Things'

From "Black Panther" to Batman, "Stranger Things" to "Blade Runner 2049," and "Ready Player One" to Rep. John Lewis, Comic-Con had something for almost every pop-culture appetite.

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Jul 21, 2017

Gary Sallee, 65, a resident of Oak Grove, has a good quality of life, dabbles in wood burning artwork and finds contentment as a gardener. An automobile accident 30 years ago left Sallee a quadriplegic. Now, Sallee argues that taxpayers are better off helping to provide him in-home care — a publicly funded service at risk of deep cutbacks in Missouri — instead of paying much more for Sallee to live 24/7 in a nursing home. Seven days a week, personal care attendants assist Sallee with daily living and essential tasks so he may remain in his home. Story by Rick Montgomery. Video by Tammy Ljungblad.

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