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April 23, 2015

• St. Teresa’s senior runner commits to two-time cross country national champion
• OK Go gets Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest off to a roaring start
• Shawnee Mission Northwest gets past St. James Academy in River City Baseball Festival
• Kansas ethics panel questions the name of Kris Kobach’s political action committee
• Ethics commission questions name of some Kansas PACs
• Missouri’s Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt are at odds over Loretta Lynch confirmation vote in Senate
• Ride-hailing firm Uber expands service to four Kansas cities
• Uber, Kansas City get past hostilities to reach accord
• Gay marriage a difficult issue for GOP White House hopefuls
• Omar Infante remains out of lineup as Royals face White Sox
• Royals prospect Bubba Starling promoted to Class AA Northwest Arkansas
• Yordano Ventura duels with Chris Sale as Royals head to Chicago
• Ned Yost says Albert Pujols called to deny alleged comments to Brett Lawrie ripping Royals
• Chiefs single-game and group tickets go on sale Friday
• Chiefs center Eric Kush prepares to fight for starting role
• Lee’s Summit High track volunteer let go and coach resigns amid disparaging comments
• Michael Forbes Bar & Grille is closed for repairs after fire
• Clay County now offers a safe place to complete online transactions
• Caption contest for April 24
• Rating the top strong safeties in the NFL Draft
• Homicide investigation underway in Kansas City
• Michael Brown’s parents set to sue the city of Ferguson
• Ever-deepening Kansas budget hole offers few ways out
• Pregnant Popeyes manager fired after robbery can return to work
• Unicorn Theatre’s provocative play envisions characters as cockfight combatants
• Champions Tour’s Legends of Golf begins Friday in Missouri
• Rounds of storms, some severe, targeting Kansas City
• TheChat: Rob Schaaf says theft of money justifies deadly force
• At least 33 arrests made in Johnson County driver’s license fraud
• Pleasant Hill woman is guilty of murder in the death of baby found in a tub of concrete
• Versatile Shaq Thompson of Washington might have best fit as safety in NFL
• The Star’s high school athletes of the week (April 23)
• Kansas City-area high school spring signing commitments
• Missouri House endorses statewide rules for Uber, Lyft
• Jason Kander smacks Roy Blunt for blaming student `living standards’ for increasing student loan debt
• Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter model dies at 92
• Schools save arts by making them a tool for core learning
• Winning lottery numbers for Wednesday, April 22
• Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure calls writer of Twitter comment ‘an ignorant racist’
• April is the ‘worst’ for manufacturers in the region, report says
• H&R Block revenues rise despite handling fewer tax returns
• Comcast will drop takeover of Time Warner Cable, sources say
• Car buyers spend big in first quarter, boosting GM profit
• Country clubs use many means to survive slow economy
• St. Joseph gains bacon factory, set to open next spring
• DST Systems posts 7.4 percent earnings jump
• Injury-marred spring doesn’t deter MU receiver Nate Brown
• Greg Holland, Luke Hochevar edging toward returns to Royals
• Royals bats go quiet in 3-0 loss to Twins in series finale
• Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee ready for every-down responsibility
• Kansas State coach Bruce Weber optimistic despite dismissals and transfers
• KU football coach David Beaty challenges students to a friendly game
• How Kansas’ Jordan Shelley-Smith gained 50 pounds and earned look at left tackle
• KU says jump in drug offenses reflects better reporting
• NCAA president Mark Emmert wants end to one-and-done basketball players