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July 1, 2014

• All-Sunflower League girls soccer team
• Let’s light this candle: Kansas City area explodes with fun on Independence Day
• Things to do in Kansas City: July 3 and beyond
• KC Diocese is ordered to pay $1.1 million for violating contract with sex abuse victims
• Homeowner sues Lee’s Summit over water leaks
• President Obama vows to unilaterally revise immigration laws
• Man arrested in KC after drug-fueled crime spree
• Group is trying to overturn ambulance billing outsourcing
• Lineups: Raul Ibanez to debut for Royals in right field against Twins
• Lane Adams pushes hit streak to seven game at Northwest Arkansas
• Surge in American whiskey sales has more of us sipping mint juleps
• Larry Drew is out as Milwaukee Bucks coach
• Readers weigh in on President Obama, Veterans Affairs, Hillary Clinton
• Kansas City moves in the right direction on murder, gunshot numbers
• Shawnee Mission Primary Care opens doctor’s office in Leawood
• Carstar forecasts revenue growth after a harsh winter
• Danedri Herbert: On this Independence Day, America is looking a little tired.
• Around our towns: Sky lanterns in Independence, movies at Longview Lake, home for Summit Theatre Group
• Letters to the editor: Little Free Libraries in Leawood, corruption, naming sports teams, taxes
• Editorial: Johnson County among easiest, most intelligent places to live
• Commission on K-12 schools looks doomed from the start
• Leawood’s T. Loft healthy options: detox salads and spinach shots
• Man shot, killed at 45th and the Paseo
• Victim shot, robber stabbed in attempted Kansas City robbery
• Feathered suspect identified in KC costume shop caper
• Jackson County murder trial goes forward without defendant
• Kansas City woman is indicted in $3 million fraud scheme
• Man dies at hospital after being shot in Grandview
• Tips sought in double killing at KCK cemetery
• What’s ahead for Gov. Jay Nixon?
• Nutter donates $50K to streetcar opponents; supporters pick up $50K of their own
• A new art exhibit in Blue Springs
• Fireworks companies have a blast all year round
• Cities navigate new Kansas law prohibiting gun regulations
• Eating for Life recipe: Patriotic clafouti is a down-to-earth, satisfying easy-to-make dessert
• Emily Parnell: A long-held dream of coconut cream cake yields to an exquisite obsession
• Two join forces to expand sports opportunities for youth
• Therese Park: Wounded Iraq veteran’s life remains intact
• USA Football clinic aims to educate youth coaches about minimizing injuries
• Tornado confirmed near Trenton, Mo.
• Tornado warning expired early
• Kansas City Zoo’s first penguin hatchling dies
• Groom chases thief from Missouri wedding hall
• Fire at Merriam apartments displaces residents, pets
• Storms surrender to cooler, less humid conditions over Kansas City
• Down payment assistance is available for Kansas City homebuyers
• Winning numbers for Monday, June 30
• The breakdown: United States vs. Belgium
• Besler, Zusi back on big stage for U.S. soccer team’s game vs. Belgium
• Kat’s Money Corner: Have a fun -- and frugal -- Fourth of July
• Utility infielder Christian Colon gives Royals depth on bench
• Replay: Updates, stats from Tuesday night’s Royals-Twins game
• Alcides Escobar powers Royals in 6-1 victory over Twins
• Gov. Jay Nixon signs border war truce bill
• Hallmark opens a third HMK store
• Jobs requiring science, technology, engineering or math skills take longer to fill
• Cerner Corp. passes 15,000 mark in employment
• Sprouts Farmers Market expanding to the Northland
• Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon offers business border war truce, but Kansas has no plans to follow
• Missouri football assistant coach Bruce Walker to retire
• Plant of the week: Butterfly milkweed
• Kansas patrol to crack down on texting while driving
• Kansas forms plan to keep water flowing for next 50 years