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January 18, 2015

• Thomas E. Perez: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is the other Labor Day
• Ethan Karsten makes history for Platte County wrestling team
• More than 1,100 mourners remember ‘Fuzzy’ Thompson as a civil rights pillar
• Senior Bowl features interesting crop of players at Chiefs’ positions of need
• ‘Wicked,’ ‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Kinky Boots’ among the shows coming to Kansas City
• Theatre in the Park puts the accent on diversity for 2015 season
• For Bianca Marroquin, ‘Chicago’ is a second home
• ‘Waiting to Be Invited’ at Just Off Broadway shows quiet heroism of ordinary women
• Letter of the Week: Keep the Kansas City area clean
• As Kansas City’s downtown grows, taxpayer subsidies can decline
• Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday, but work on economic and social justice
• Got any good ‘life hacks’? Send your tips on how you’ve made life easier
• Winning is spinning: Go Big Skill Toys of Shawnee has its own yo-yo team
• Friendships grow from generosity’s seed
• Therese Park: A small spark ignites the fire of learning
• One dead, another wounded in Sunday morning double shooting
• Police identify those killed in Northland murder-suicide
• Reward increased for information in slaying of Alexis Kane, 14
• Shawnee center gets rezoning as fight continues
• Bass fishing legends Guido and Dion Hibdon fight to stay afloat on pro circuit
• Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson goes from goat to hero
• Mayor Sly James prompts conversation about race relations and police at All Souls Church
• Alaska jury rules in Leawood man’s sea cucumber diving death
• Munday on Monday: Climbers
• Winning numbers for Saturday, Jan. 17
• Ranchers take on the beef industry over mandatory checkoff payments
• The Star’s 2015 quilt project takes a trip back to the ’50s
• K-State notes: Wildcats’ Nino Williams has another big game against Baylor
• With game against Oklahoma on Monday, Jayhawks must regroup quickly after loss to Iowa State
• Kansas lands verbal commitment from two-star quarterback Carter Stanley from Florida
• No. 11 Iowa State beats No. 9 Kansas 86-81 for Jayhawks’ first loss in Big 12 play
• KU notes: Freshman Cliff Alexander sits in the second half
• Replay: Updates, stats from Saturday night’s Kansas-Iowa State game
• AC Hotels by Marriott opening in Westport next month
• Missouri football receives three more verbal commitments
• Missouri notes: Kim Anderson’s roster remains in flux
• New homes available in West Ridget at Weatherby Lake
• Grayson Place offers distinctive options for all families
• The Reserve at Riverstone is Northland’s ‘newest’ community
• Iowa State’s win over KU makes this a race in the Big 12