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September 10, 2014

• Family seeks federal investigation into drowning of handcuffed man
• Actor/producer Bob Paisley, back from Edinburgh, plans an October ‘Invasion’ of theater
• Fiesta Hispana 2014 expands to three days and adds Caribbean flavor
• Five Buck Lunch hits the loaded-nacho mother lode at Reyna’s Express
• Post library to be named for Ike Skelton
• Obama preparing to expand offensive against Islamic State
• Challenge is filed to ballot language on Clay Chastain’s light-rail initiative
• Senate candidate Greg Orman’s business, political interests run wide
• Missouri Republicans override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of 72-hour abortion waiting period
• GIF of base-running blunder by Royals’ Jarrod Dyson
• Baseball’s tiebreakers and how they impact the Royals
• Josh Willingham slides into cleanup role for Royals as Salvador Perez slumps
• Severe storms in the forecast as the Royals try to avoid sweep by Tigers
• Broncos try to buck the trend and return to Super Bowl
• Special-teams play gave Chiefs linebacker Jerry Franklin an edge in making roster
• Kevin Vickerson wants to prove he’s healthy, bring attitude to Chiefs’ defense
• Chiefs coach Andy Reid says Dwayne Bowe will resume ‘full role’ this week
• Readers share thoughts on Brandon Ellingson’s drowning, KC streetcars and the Kansas retirement fund
• Don’t blame victim in saga of NFL’s Ray Rice, KC area domestic violence experts say
• American youths consume way too much salt, says CDC
• Time for all the spoofs of the new Apple Watch
• KC men convicted in scheme involving drug trafficking, murder for hire
• Murder charge filed in shooting death of Topeka officer
• Leavenworth man gets 76-month sentence in robberies
• Liberty man convicted of killing wife
• Rep. Lacy Clay: Too many black men are killed after interacting with police
• An early look at what Presiden Obama will say tonight about terrorist threat
• Winning lottery numbers for Tuesday, Sept. 9
• A.J. Allmendinger’s misfits hope to shock NASCAR world in the Chase for the Sprint Cup
• The Star’s high school athletes of the week (Sept. 11)
• Fort Osage, Lee's Summit West notch big wins, hold steady atop football state polls
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. thinks NFL overreacted to Ray Rice video
• Roger Goodell under fire for the way the NFL handled Ray Rice incident
• Ray Rice elevator video was sent to NFL in April, source says
• Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sued over alleged sexual assault
• The movie news column that ain’t afraid of no ghost
• Kansas City road works: beware ramp work in Johnson County
• Tornado confirmed in northwest Missouri
• Why she stayed: A mother shares her story of domestic abuse
• Boil advisory issued in eastern Kansas City
• Careless smoking is blamed for apartment fire in Overland Park
• Five tornadoes struck northwest Missouri on Tuesday night
• Crowdfunding for area teachers gets a six-figure boost from Google
• United Way campaign kickoff is all about need in Kansas City
• Protests, anger, doubt prevail at Ferguson meeting
• Flood warning in KC area after heavy rains, tornadoes hit northern Missouri
• Two convicts to surrender Missouri teacher licenses
• Charges expected against father of 5 dead children
• Father to be charged with murder in death of five kids
• Police ID five teens in body-fluid ice bucket prank on autistic teen
• Thirty-four tons of streetcar rail to inch up Main Street in wee hours
• Boulevard Brewing expands distribution to Florida
• Architects moving to Crossroads district, adding jobs
• Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association changes its name to Visit KC
• Great-West Financial unit gets a new president
• The wait is over: Ikea opens in Merriam at 9 a.m. Wednesday
• Gas prices below $3 a gallon? It could happen
• Sprint hopes to ride Apple iPhone 6 to a higher subscriber count
• Apple Watch wows crowd, but how will it sell?
• Money Matters: Leaving a charitable legacy with an IRA
• ‘Everything has been perfect’ as Ikea makes its much anticipated debut in Merriam
• Smokehouse Bar-B-Que closes in Overland Park
• Replay: Updates, stats from Wednesday night’s Royals-Tigers game
• Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar plays catch for first time since Tommy John surgery
• Royals lose again to Detroit, teams now tied for A.L. Central lead
• Cerner’s Neal Patterson and UMB’s Mariner Kemper offer to pay to tear down Kemper Arena
• Oxford on the Blue gains tax abatement support and now heads to the Kansas City Council
• Cordish Co. adds second penthouse floor to One Light apartment tower
• Bill Snyder always knew Wildcats’ QB Jake Waters could also run
• KU’s Charlie Weis and Duke’s David Cutcliffe embrace gridiron challenges at basketball schools
• Well-traveled Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk arrives at KU focused on basketball
• Three properties have investment potential
• Missouri has embraced Maty Mauk’s risk-reward style at QB
• Death penalty will be sought for Topeka officer’s shooting death
• Police: Kansas man kept ex-girlfriends locked in apartment
• Students criticize KU’s response to sexual assaults
• National study: Kansas is too fat
• Now’s the time to core aerate your lawn
• SEC Report: Georgia-South Carolina feels like a rivalry