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July 18, 2014

• BV Northwest senior Hannah Musser is The Star’s All-Metro Kansas girls swimmer of year
• Steve Kraske: Sen. Pat Roberts won’t debate Milton Wolf
• Tonganoxie’s Sandburg receives Kenneth Smith Award
• Anti-abortion group’s complaints stymie Johnson County health adviser appointment
• Two others seek GOP nod for U.S. Senate race in Kansas
• Secrets leaker Manning to begin gender treatments
• Pat Roberts’ years in Washington are both advantage, vulnerability
• GOP Senate candidate Miltion Wolf plans 45-stop bus tour
• GOP group wants apology for ‘nursing home’ Tweet
• Cal Ripken Jr. expects good things from Royals in second half of season
• BV Northwest grad Jason Adam promoted to Class AAA Omaha
• Royals mailbag: Trading Billy Butler? Targeting Alex Rios or Carlos Quentin?
• Poll: Where will Royals finish this season?
• Jason Vargas able to play catch, could rejoin Royals next week
• Alex Gordon returns, Lorenzo Cain leads off as Royals face Red Sox
• NFL teams are cornering the market with bigger defensive backs
• NFL blitz: What to look for at training camps
• Winning numbers for Thursday, July 17
• MLS rescinds Aurelien Collin suspension (with video)
• Letter writers expound on Sen. Roberts, President Obama, Common Core
• Poor job growth still afflicts Kansas despite Sam Brownback’s tax cuts
• Life as twins fuels chemistry for ‘Tom Sawyer’ actors at Theatre in the Park
• KC shooting victim dies at hospital
• Teen dies in Kansas City shooting
• Grain Valley police arrest five on theft suspicions
• Charges filed in robbery linked to Craigslist shooting of Liberty couple
• BuzzChatter Fri: Don’t worry too much about Jay Carney
• Roberts on Wolf: He missed votes; Wolf on Roberts: He doesn’t live in Kansas
• Firefighters union gives $$$ to fire sales tax effort
• ‘What Is Visible’ introduces modern readers to remarkable Laura Bridgman
• Nissan strikes chord with Versa Note
• Health warning issued for Johnson County lake
• Missouri far scarier than Kansas, blog shows
• A 3-year-old boy inspires a 94-year-old woman’s bake sale
• Man crossing I-435 with bicycle struck, killed
• Lee's Summit West senior is The Star’s All-Metro baseball player of the year
• Matt Besler prefers to stay with Sporting
• Video: Matt Besler, Graham Zusi say Sporting KC ready for streaking Galaxy
• Sporting Kansas City searches for better results at home
• Rory McIlroy shoots another 6-under at British Open
• Tom Watson shoots 73 again, makes British Open cut
• CBS won’t dictate use of Redskins name on TV
• Oregon sues over 5-Hour Energy claims
• Missouri weighs ban on payday loan outlets collecting utility bills
• Kansas City Southern reports record quarterly revenue
• Israel deepens Gaza push to destroy Hamas tunnels
• Obama: Plane shot down by missile, 1 American dead
• Andrew Wiggins, Cavaliers hounded by Kevin Love trade rumors
• Woman in handcuffs drives off with squad car
• Woman acquitted of trespassing at Columbia clinic
• Sandusky son says victim’s story sounded familiar
• Israel sends troops into Gaza after cease-fire talks fail
• FedEx indicted for shipping drugs for illegal pharmacies
• Court rules for gay marriage in Oklahoma case
• National cornhole champions being decided in West Virginia
• Official: 181 bodies found at Malaysian plane site
• Mira Jacob’s ‘The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing’ is a sharp portrait of a grieving family
• Fast-moving and thoughtful tales can be found in new chapter books for young readers
• Change up your decor with throw pillows
• Mortgage foreclosures hit their lowest level since mid-2006
• FYI Book Club delves into Barbara W. Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ as the 100th anniversary of World War I draws near
• The week ahead: Earnings from AT&T, Verizon, Cerner, Ford, GM
• Sprint’s owner hires executive with T-Mobile roots
• NCAA awaits vote next month on restructuring body
• Replay: Tweets from Friday evening’s Royals-Red Sox game
• Billy Butler doesn’t want to be traded, hopes Royals pick up $12.5 million option for 2015
• Former MU basketball player Bri Kulas signs with pro team in Canary Islands
• Baskin-Robbins/Topsy’s relocating in Brookside
• Sallee Homes exclusive builder for remaining Villas of North Brook homes
• Summit Custom Homes’ Lifestyle Series homes a big hit with buyers
• Rodrock Development offers charming, light-filled cottages
• Man dies while working on Lawrence building
• Kansas man sentenced to life in child sex case
• Kansas unemployment up to 4.9 percent in June