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May 8, 2014

• Woman, 91, signs deal to move from house near KU campus
• Efforts of many provide Heritage Christian a new baseball field
• Missouri lawmakers find middle ground on Common Core
• Junis has solid outing at Lexington
• Omar Infante rests again as Royals start series with Mariners
• Video: Squirrel disrupts Giavotella at-bat
• Omar Infante out of Royals lineup until Saturday because of back stiffness
• Kansas boys tennis regionals: Five things to watch
• Dee Ford, a pass rusher from Auburn, is Chiefs’ first-round NFL Draft pick
• Meet Dee Ford, the Chiefs’ first-round pick
• NFL Draft first-round analysis
• Replay: NFL Draft Q&A with The Star's Terez A. Paylor
• Update: The Star’s final mock draft
• State parks in Missouri, Kansas receive national acclaim
• Better not overlook the ‘small girl’ on the St. Teresa’s soccer team
• Replay: NFL Draft live updates and analysis from The Star's reporters
• Controversy over Benghazi continues
• Closed adoptions, end hate, cheerleading
• More minority teachers needed in classrooms
• U.S. Senate passes Kilah’s law
• Washington man says pot cured his pain, but he may get prison term
• Obama and Putin to mark WWII anniversary, but unlikely to meet
• As Venezuela continues crushing dissent, a bipartisan push in Senate for sanctions
• Pelosi: GOP on Benghazi 'disrespectful' to families of Americans killed
• Sen. Burr and UNC chief back in-state tuition for vets
• Boehner won’t criticize GOP fundraising tied to Benghazi panel
• Raleigh museum wins top award at White House ceremony
• Obama’s talking climate change, but is anyone listening?
• BigBalls Spring Kickball League
• Network After Work
• Hagan defends Medicaid expansion and goes after Tillis
• Burwell easily clears 1st confirmation hurdle for HHS head
• Share your Cher: Enter our look-alike or sound-alike contests
• BuzzChatter Thursday: Blunt bemoans the carbon tax
• McCaskill wants to rename D.C.’s Union Station after Truman
• Suspect in fatal shooting of Missouri Southern State University coach out of jail
• Prosecutors try fourth time to prove attempted murder against Kansas man
• Missouri budget would restore Medicaid benefits
• Missouri Senate passes parent consent bill for tanning beds
• Two more states will honor Kansas concealed gun permits
• Independence man sentenced to life in prison in brother’s death
• Kansas man dies after rescuing dog from house fire
• Father, child reunited after SUV stolen with child sleeping inside
• Drone crashes into downtown St. Louis building
• Remains found in Sedalia trailer park were white female
• Laser pointer prompts scare at Kansas City, Kan., high school
• Fire damages senior facility in Liberty
• A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Kansas City area
• Kansas City Art Institute president gets vote of no confidence from faculty
• Cordish claims it was defamed by lawyers for former Power & Light District club manager
• Truck fire brings fire crews to east KC caves
• Former Missouri Gov. Joseph ‘Walkin’ Joe’ Teasdale dies
• Public nudity leads to arrest of man, woman in Kansas trailer park
• KC Zoo to introduce more penguins
• Kansas AFP director acknowledges informal contact with group behind energy mailings
• Kansas City Council seeks to clarify that Lyft is operating illegally
• New science museum to open on the ‘prairie’
• NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Five drivers to watch
• Are you ready for some Monday Night … NASCAR?
• Truck racer squeezes in a couple of hours of fishing with The Star’s Brent Frazee
• The Star’s high school athletes of the week (May 8)
• High Schools
• Matt Crafton can make NASCAR truck history on two counts
• Trucks will try new qualifying format
• NASCAR’s Kevin Harvick has a heart few have seen, until now
• ‘Blue Ruin’ is another slice of Southern Gothic with bloody violence
• ‘Legends of Oz’: If I only had a clue | 1 star
• ‘Moms’ Night Out’ finds faith-based laughs hard to come by | 2 stars
• ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’: Blood suckers get a fresh twist | 3 stars
• ‘Fading Gigolo’: A blossoming second career | 2.5 stars
• ‘Stage Fright’ is a horror musical not quite ready for the limelight | 1.5 stars
• High price of electricity spurs protests and theft in Guatemala
• Thieves empty couple’s home while they’re away
• School district broadens college-prep enrollment, hopes to bridge achievement gap
• Hobson’s Choice: Get it right, people!
• NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kansas Speedway schedule, TV times
• Judges seem skeptical over latest challenge to health care law
• Why didn’t Keselowski, way back at Talladega, back down?
• Yemen expels McClatchy contributor, offers no explanation for move
• Missouri throws legal roadblock in front of Tesla Motors
• Union Hill adding last round of single-family homes
• How Timothy Geithner helped prevent a financial meltdown
• Great Plains Energy reports smaller quarterly profit
• Now more than ever, cash is king in real estate
• Winning numbers for Thursday, May 8
• Texas man no longer suspect in massive Target data theft
• K-State baseball trying to salvage disappointing season
• Mostly a bench-warmer, guard Andrew White III leaving KU basketball team
• Ben McLemore returns to Lawrence to improve on rookie NBA season
• Scattered rainfall across Kansas misses Wichita
• Wichita State’s Drew Palmer can picture his future outdoors
• Confident Shocker softball team set for MVC Tournament
• K-State baseball trying to salvage disappointing season
• Butler football works to get offense back in high gear
• South’s Kendrian Elliott commits to Kansas State
• WSU tennis reaps benefits of Blasco Fernendez’s determination
• Royals fall to Mariners 1-0
• Replay: Updates, stats from Thursday’s Royals-Mariners game
• Royals’ Billy Butler bristled on bench in San Diego, hopes bat gets hot in Seattle
• Missouri softball loses in SEC Tournament quarterfinals
• Missouri softball pitcher Tori Finucane is finalist for NCAA freshman award
• Missouri football receives APR award