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March 4, 2015

• 913 area produces six high school wrestling state champions
• 913 notebook: Playoffs heat up this week with Kansas state bowling and substate basketball
• Unicorn, Metropolitan Ensemble theatres open plays, and Fringe branches out
• This weekend in Kansas City: the Greater Kansas City International Auto Show, the Real Deal Tattoo Convention and the Dead Toto Festival Poetry Slam
• Gov. Sam Brownback is not backing off Kansas education cuts
• ‘Words’ killed Tom Schweich, former senator says, as friends remember ‘intense’ public servant
• Candidates advance in Johnson and Wyandotte County primary elections
• Texas Republican mounts pro-marijuana campaign, Bible in hand
• Bill Super withdraws from KC Council race
• Boehner escapes jam on DHS vote, but more GOP battles loom
• U.S. Justice Department’s report on Ferguson, Mo., details racial bias
• Kansas House panel to have briefing on spike in earthquakes
• In KC, Condoleezza Rice warns of international erosion without U.S. defense
• Possible GOP candidate Ben Carson: Prisons show homosexuality is a choice
• Investigation into the shooting of Wyandotte County deputy continues
• Ned Yost still debating Royals batting order as Cactus League play begins
• Danny Duffy to start for Royals on Saturday against Reds
• A quick primer heading into today’s Royals spring opener
• Teen killed in Overland Park wreck
• Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback talks tax cuts in Missouri
• Students ask UMKC chancellor more questions about the Bloch School controversy
• David Steelman and southeast Missouri state rep call for John Hancock to resign
• Readers share views on the the SpongeBob SquarePants 400, religious bigotry and a church theft
• Body found last month in Independence identified
• Two men rob Bank of America branch in Lenexa
• The top 20 moments in Sporting KC franchise history: Nos. 11-20
• Fishing report for March 5
• Kansas City’s gradual warmup means highs in the 60s next week
• Woman who set husband on fire in weed killer fight gets six years
• Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails
• TheChat: Jack Danforth takes on political consultants in his eulogy of Tom Schweich
• Key Points and Outrageous Finds in the Justice Department’s Ferguson Report
• The Star wants YOU: Were you in Germany on V-E Day?
• Glenn Miller or Cross? Suspect may have once been in witness protection
• KCK police investigating homicide
• Vikings agree to trade Matt Cassel to Bills for draft pick
• Snarky in the Suburbs: The cult of ‘elite’ competitive sports
• Despite reservations, board to vote soon on King Louie plan
• In Ferguson, scathing U.S. report brings pressure for change
• Google Fiber, AT&T’s GigaPower to arrive simultaneously for some in Prairie Village
• Hawk that flew through window in KC home is rehabilitated and released
• Seattle bus drivers to get $97,000 yearly ‘potty czar’
• Yankees fire ticket seller for vulgar Twitter comments about Curt Schilling’s daughter
• The chances of success are weak, but bank robbery attempts are still going strong
• Four area teens honored by Prudential for community spirit
• Billy Butler notes the irony after Madison Bumgarner is roughed up in spring debut
• Kansas’ conference streak is more impressive than Kentucky’s unbeaten record, says writer
• Georgia basketball fans were given the saddest instructions on how to cheer
• Wilt Chamberlain was my father, claims man in Sports Illustrated article
• Peyton Manning to return for Broncos in 2015 after taking pay cut
• Supreme Court must reject flawed argument to health care law
• Card company takes step to head off scams
• Steve Rose: As retail landscape changes, owners of Oak Park Mall are doing something right
• Joco appraiser sees a shift in housing to more apartment buildings
• Nextdoor site pleases community, Olathe police
• Central Resource Library kicks off a major renovation
• Matt Keenan: Know your place at home or else you will be no place
• Leawood woman’s story highlights need to focus on heart health
• Eating for Life recipe: Roasted fennel pairs with red peppers in a beautiful, nutritious salad
• Danedri Herbert: Let the soccer moms organize fund-raisers to save Parents as Teachers
• Monday Poll results: Hopes are high for this year’s Royals
• April 7-13 will be a week of remembrance to mark the anniversary of the Jewish center shootings
• Person in custody in shootings that damaged NSA building
• Stacey Hatton: A sucker punch from the girls about jobs
• Emily Parnell: In the silence of political correctness, we are leaving our kids on their own
• Editorial: Small businesses also collect PEAK subsidies
• Letters: Disposing pet waste, going backwards in Kansas, wastewater bills
• Winning numbers for Tuesday, March 3
• Money Matters: Savers beware, it’s time to rethink retirement planning
• Restaurant inspections for March 4
• Missouri women’s basketball team enters SEC Tournament on a roll
• Missouri notes: Seniors Keith Shamburger, Keanau Post go out with a win
• On senior night, Keith Shamburger leads Missouri to 63-61 win over Auburn
• Royals power way to 13-2 victory over Rangers in spring opener
• Historic Kansas City presents preservation awards
• H&R Block reports a 4.2 percent decline in tax returns handled
• Job transition event set for Lenexa
• KC Fed president Esther George calls for a midyear ‘liftoff’ in interest rates
• Part-time hours disproportionately affect retail workers
• As the U.S. runs out of room to store oil, is a price collapse next?
• Target plans $2 billion in cost cuts over the next two years
• MIAA basketball tournaments open Thursday at Municipal Auditorium
• Aaron Siebenthall is new Ottawa men’s basketball coach
• Baylor leads All-Big 12 women’s basketball team; KU’s Chelsea Gardner makes first team
• Royals hardly notice baseball’s uptempo rules
• Kansas notes: Perry Ellis probably will miss regular-season finale with sprained knee
• No. 9 Kansas rallies past No. 20 West Virginia, wins Big 12 title outright
• Ornamental pears: They’re invasive too