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August 19, 2014

• Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum collection
• Abigail J. Fallon: Food trucks often face roadblocks
• Mediocrity chafes Blue Springs South
• Lee’s Summit rebuilds around Drew Lock
• New-look Blue Springs still features talent
• Rockhurst’s O gets an E for experience
• Lee’s Summit West unfazed by transition
• State semifinalist Kearney moves to Class 4
• Play up front is a key for Staley
• Strong nucleus at Liberty North
• Fun and healthy lunches for kids include blueberries, spinach and tomatoes
• No arrest, but Gov. Perry will get fingerprinted, mug shot taken
• Kansas City Fed conference in Wyoming will focus on the labor market
• Independence names new fire chief
• GOP sending Chris Christie to stump for Brownback Wednesday
• James Shields takes ball for Royals as interleague series with Colorado begins
• Salvador Perez returns to Royals’ lineup, won’t miss time due to knee injury
• Royals are featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
• Dwayne Bowe joins Jamaal Charles, Eric Berry on Chiefs’ injury report
• Doug Frost: Bolgheri produces impressive wines based on Bordeaux-sourced grapes
• Sporting KC, Real Esteli play to a 1-1 draw in CONCACAF Champions League in Nicaragua
• Gibbs hires Carl Edwards and Daniel Suarez
• Readers share thoughts on Kansas government, Ferguson and peace
• The Monday Poll: How you voted on Kemper Arena proposals
• Kansas City is still waiting for the bishop and Catholic diocese to do the right thing
• Overland Park adds e-cigs to smoking ban, approves elephant for wedding
• Business notes: New director for award-winning Blue Valley program
• Olathe to get new retirement facility
• Bob Sigman: Public and private sectors need to help our children in need
• Letters to the editor: Women for Brownback, voting in Kansas, Herbert on media
• Snarky in the suburbs: The cult of Ikea: Assembly required, but not 48 hours in advance
• Matt Keenan: If Bernie is the one in trouble, then why am I in the doghouse?
• Old Shawnee Pizza celebrates 45 years
• Consignment sales’ super bargains make for merry moms
• Numerous car break-ins reported at Overland Park hotels
• Two women are injured when shots are fired into a Kansas City house
• Kansas City man is charged in wife’s traffic death
• Leavenworth man is convicted of being a monster under the bed
• Man arrested for pointing rifle at I-29 traffic
• Ferguson stays in the political headlines
• Orman on the move in new poll, Brownback-Davis deadlocked
• Missouri Black Caucus chair defends Gov. Jay Nixon on Ferguson
• Deed for Debbie Day helps domestic violence victims
• Letters to the editor
• Susan Vollenweider: Joys of flying solo in a group of people
• Snarky in the suburbs: The cult of Ikea: Assembly required, but not 48 hours in advance
• While the flavor is at its best, grab some locally grown tomatoes and let them shine
• Discrimination ordinance continues to vex Roeland Park council
• Grateful couple funds CPR training for Girl Scouts across the area
• Washington secondary shows solidarity with Ferguson protest before NFL preseason game
• Blue Springs, Fort Osage top Missouri high school football preseason rankings
• Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Verlander, Kate Upton, LeBron James take Ice Bucket Challenge
• Kansas City boxing legend Peyton Sher passes away
• Islamic State posts video showing beheading of American photojournalist
• Vatican: Argentina car crash kills relatives of Pope Francis
• Two killed in Leavenworth County crash identified
• Pilot injured in plane crash near Grain Valley airport
• State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract
• Make room for new dorms on college campuses in Missouri and Kansas
• Struggle against the ACT is taking a turn for the better in Kansas City, Kan.
• Guide to developments in Missouri police shooting
• Former SW Missouri Crime Stoppers treasurer sentenced for theft
• Police: St. Louis officers kill knife-wielding suspect
• Ferguson pledges outreach efforts after Michael Brown shooting
• Hours after proposing, veteran rock climber killed in fall in Yosemite
• Girl mauled by raccoon completes surgeries with a new ear
• Police: Robber caught after shower and shave
• Woman shoots grandson, 7; thought he was an intruder
• Prosecutor: Father’s shooting of drunken driver was ‘execution’
• HOK will acquire Kansas City-based 360 Architecture
• Gladstone, Liberty downtowns saluted by statewide Main Street group
• Parkville attracts two new downtown retailers
• Husch Blackwell names Jeff Simon to be law firm’s Kansas City managing partner
• Boots and pants: St. Joseph mall’s ad is ‘so bad it’s good’
• Boulevard Brewing expands East Coast market
• Elite Cycling in Leawood builds its business by expanding reach
• SoftBank plans to sell low-cost smartphones through Sprint
• Consumer prices rise at slowest pace in five months
• Winning numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 19
• Kat’s Money Corner: Preparing your home for another season
• Sprint, last among networks, pushes a new device and an app offer
• Area home sales decline slightly, but prices rise
• Omar Infante comes through as Royals streak past Rockies
• Replay: Updates, stats from tonight’s Royals-Rockies game
• Kansas running backs Brandon Bourbon, Taylor Cox suffer season-ending injuries
• Joe Gibson, as true blue as Jayhawks get, in the running to start at center
• Video: Garlic is easy to grow and store
• Photo: Cold, birds and blackberries
• Kansas reports its first case of West Nile virus
• Kansas truancy officer pleads in sex crimes case
• Mental errors have bogged down Missouri Tigers’ offense
• Columbia Hickman point guard Jimmy Whitt picks Arkansas over Mizzou
• Estelle’s opening in former Nichols Lunch spot
• Now Shawnee has two Pegah’s restaurants