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October 1, 2014

• This week in Kansas City: Zombies, NASCAR, the Kansas City Symphony and the Royals in the playoffs
• Kansas court rules Democrat off Senate ballot and race heats up
• Kansas court says Democrats need not provide nominee for U.S. Senate race
• Missouri House leader wants to give voters the option to end the lottery
• Kansas City Council takes aim at threats against walkers, cyclists
• Royals win boosts TV ratings over last year’s opening playoff game
• In afterglow of wild win, Royals veterans and youngsters struggle to explain what happened
• Chiefs’ tackle Donald Stephenson returns to team, eager to get back on field
• KC Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles wins AFC offensive player of the week
• Black playwrights fill seats beyond traditional theater establishment
• Sporting KC honored for MLS championship at White House visit
• Sprint Cup driver Clint Bowyer becomes a father for the first time
• Readers sound off on flying, the Plaza, KC Royals
• Beset by troubling lapses, the Secret Service won’t be fixed with platitudes
• Kansas City Royals color October blue
• Fans express joy, disbelief over Royals’ Wild Card win
• FDA to retailers: Drop your caffeinated drawers
• ScratchJr app teaches kindergartners basic computer coding
• Boyfriend will keep his KC Royals playoff promise to get girlfriend a puppy
• Roberts, Orman ad war continues; Roberts: He’s a liberal. Orman: I’m not one of them.
• Orman tops Roberts in new poll
• TheChat: Obama tells the world about KC successes
• Police investigate possible homicide in Kansas City
• Grandview man sentenced to 20 years for assaulting a 2-year-old
• Teen shot in foot during KC home burglary
• Teen charged in Merriam rape, attempted murder
• Man dies from Kansas City traffic wreck injuries
• Guilty verdict in KCK murder trial
• NASCAR’s Joey Logano revives career with extension from Penske
• Warts and all, Royals have won with Ned Yost, not despite him
• James Shields and company fulfill promise of his arrival in Kansas City
• Girl missing for 12 years found with mom in Mexico
• KC police use Twitter to request crime-free night so officers can catch the game
• Threat of severe storms, heavy rains pushed south of KC
• How to get extra copies of The Star’s Royals coverage
• Hearing the Royals win through the noise at the stadium
• Kansas City road works: ramp and bridge closures
• American Royal Barbecue may hold the key to Kemper Arena’s future
• Kappa Sigma fraternity at KU placed on interim suspension after sexual assault allegations
• Diocese knew about abuse by KC priest but did nothing, witnesses tell jury
• Missouri House committee opens hearing into Water Patrol merger
• High water prompted calls for help; flash flood warning until 7:30 a.m.
• UMKC wins an SBA grant
• Waddell & Reed to honor JJ’s restaurant at special ceremony Thursday
• Kansas City hiring fair targets one urban neighborhood
• Most forecasts expect good U.S. job growth
• KC jobless rate settles at 6 percent
• Sprint owner SoftBank is turning its attention to 'Godzilla' studio Legendary Entertainment
• Manufacturing growth moderates in nation and Midwest
• Winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 1
• Upgrade and expansion of police headquarters will improve working conditions and bolster public safety
• Royals schedule, TV times for AL Division Series vs. Angels
• Royals ready to run into American League Division Series with Anaheim
• Royals newcomers came up huge in playoff debut
• Royals to start Jason Vargas in game one, Yordano Ventura in game two against Angels
• Royals rookie Brandon Finnegan dazzles in postseason debut
• Relive the best tweets, Vine videos of Royals AL Wild Card win
• A’s continue streak of heartbreak in all-or-nothing games
• Kansas tax collections $21 million short in September
• Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury is searching for answers in his second season
• MU reinstates D’Angelo Allen, Jakeenan Gant to basketball team
• Missouri’s Gary Pinkel hopes bye week gives offense a chance to heal
• KU’s Tony Pierson looking for more ways to help a struggling offense
• Kokopelli Mexican Cantina closes after a decade in Prairie Village
• JoyceKC’s Quick Bites: KC votes for best BBQ, Tom+Chee sets opening in Olathe