Site Map | August 2014 | August 28

August 28, 2014

• Volleyball Slam field includes state champs Olathe East and St. James
• Labor Day weekend (and beyond) in KC : Chippendales, Renaissance Festival and B. J. Thomas
• Marquise Doherty’s talent has Winnetonka dreaming big dreams
• The Star’s high school football player of the week for Aug. 29
• Mayor Sly James of Kansas City says he will ride out rough patch
• Kansas City Council repeals move to privatize ambulance billing
• Royals face decisions on 40-man roster with deadline looming for playoff rosters
• Josh Willingham returns to lineup as Royals look to sweep Twins
• Kansas City streetcar gets branded
• Winning numbers for Thursday, Aug. 28
• Chiefs call cornerback Phillip Gaines’ struggles against Packers a learning experience
• KC Chiefs fall to Packers 34-14 in final preseason game
• FC Kansas City coach Vlatko Andonovski is going for second soccer title this year
• Sporting KC looks for better defensive performance Friday against the Houston Dynamo
• KC area high school football schedule for Aug. 29-30
• Build a team to expunge the scourge of Islamic State terrorists
• Readers share thoughts on streetcars, politics and lawsuits
• Build a winner at Kauffman Stadium and Royals fans will come
• FYI Caption Contest: This challenge is crossing your path
• Man charged with murdering 6-year-old Missouri boy
• New sentences recommended in 2009 Kansas City killings
• Charges filed against homeless man accused of stealing KC police car
• $40M lawsuit claims police used excessive force in Ferguson
• KCK parolee sparked Omaha shooting that killed him, TV crew member
• Grief is still fresh for mother of man shot by Kansas City police
• Will Obama upend mid-term politics with immigration?
• Dick Carpenter enjoys restoring, exhibiting motorcycles
• The Star’s high school football rankings for Aug. 29
• After the Ray Rice case, the NFL increases penalties for domestic violence
• Royals’ offense is greater than the sum of its low-profile parts
• Replay: Tweets from Thursday’s Royals-Twins game and Chiefs-Packers preseason game
• Gun company cuts ties with reality TV’s Will Hayden after child rape charges
• Video: Irish Fest preparations
• Kraken and other fantasy beasts are to be released in Overland Park’s Museum at Prairiefire
• Report cards hold mixed bag for Kansas City area districts
• Lee’s Summit fire chief to retire in September
• Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water system
• Judge dismisses racketeering and defamation suit filed by Power & Light District’s owner
• Regional manufacturing activity slows in August
• Winning American Royal barbecue rubs could go national
• JPMorgan beefs up defenses after cyberattack
• Royals reliever Bruce Chen implodes in the 10th in 11-5 loss to the Twins
• Royals claim utility infielder Jayson Nix off waiver wire
• Royals claim utility infielder Jayson Nix, activate Scott Downs from disabled list
• How about a Russell Wilson Award for college football’s best transfer?
• Kansas State aims to make opening-game woes disappear
• Kansas State-Stephen F. Austin football preview
• Mizzou not worried about passing game ahead of opener
• Missouri-South Dakota State football preview
• Fuddruckers to replace KCK’s Cheeseburger in Paradise