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June 18, 2015

• GOP-led House revives President Obama’s trade agenda
• Missouri downs Kansas in High School Football All-Star Game at Blue Springs South
• Church shooting suspect Dylann Roof is an enigma, but threat of domestic terrorism is clear
• Destructive beetle spreads across KC area, forcing a decision by homeowners with ash trees
• Shawnee Mission South Raiders Flagler and Lewallen star at high school track meet
• Regents approve tuition and fee increases for KU, K-State and other Kansas schools
• Kansas City voters will choose mayor and City Council on Tuesday
• Kansas City Council approves Whole Foods complex near UMKC
• Nine fatally shot at church in Charleston, S.C.; suspect identified
• Chiefs coach Andy Reid trusts a deal will get done with Justin Houston
• Chiefs center Eric Kush enthusiastically prepares for potential starting role
• Chiefs announce training camp schedule, first open practice is Aug. 1
• Chiefs’ Sanders Commings is relative of pastor killed in Charleston church shooting
• FedEx destroyed an LPGA trophy it delivered, but made amends for it
• Former Speaker John Diehl had affair with Gov. Jay Nixon’s lobbyist
• TheChat: Neil Young is annoyed with Donald Trump
• Parking deal between Kansas City and Assurant opens up more spaces in the Crossroads district
• From basement bar to prison: Woman gets 5 years for fraud scheme that put employer out of business
• Hiring of Ned Yost helped revive the Royals and Dayton Moore
• Defendant in Jewish center killings seeks $200,000 for trial defense
• There is no greater coward than the shooter who opened fire in a Charleston church
• Best friends, nearly 60 years apart, forge bond through Independence mentor program
• FC Kansas City returns to action after two weeks away
• Johnson County man who fled house arrest is caught in California
• Independence restaurant employee shot
• Convertible occupants fire paintball pellets at people at KC bus stop
• Lee’s Summit police increase patrols after stranger danger incident
• After a wild car chase with a sweaty, dancing suspect, KC police find a surprise in the trunk
• Half a million child porn images land Warrensburg, Mo., man in prison
• Kansas City man gets 136-year sentence in rape of 70-year-old woman
• Nine die in slaughter at historic house of worship
• It will be 95 degrees Tuesday in Kansas City — but go vote anyway
• Scores face charges of health fraud in nationwide sweep
• Hey, Heather Hall: Where art thou?
• KCK police investigating stolen vehicle ring
• Study: Mega injections of wastewater triggers earthquakes
• River catfishermen enjoy a wild couple of days
• Astros GM Luhnow disputes details related to Cardinals hacking probe
• Bo Jackson will hold home-run derby for fantasy baseball players
• Readers react to Republican tears, trans fats and climate change
• Sporting KC’s Roger Espinoza declined invite to join Honduras national team for Gold Cup
• Boston’s Pablo Sandoval benched for liking Instagram photos of a woman during a game
• Feds announce nationwide health care fraud sweeps
• Sporting KC to host FC Dallas in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
• ‘The Simpsons’ called the Cardinals’ hacking scandal — in 1999
• Tampa Bay Rays’ Steven Souza hits ‘Little League home run’
• Lure of the week: The Pivot Frog
• KU professor emeritus James Gunn named to Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
• Home foreclosures spike in Missouri and rise slightly in Kansas
• The Kansas City Star seeks to amend the tax break on its press plant
• SEC fines big banks and brokers over fraudulent bond deals
• Practice your golf swing, three stories up at Topgolf Overland Park (with video)
• Verizon, the Kansas City area’s other top wireless network, touts its coverage
• Unsupersizing: McDonald’s shrinks in U.S., perhaps for first time
• Winning numbers for Thursday, June 18
• World University Games could be springboard for Kansas forwards Landen Lucas, Hunter Mickelson
• Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham to miss World University Games because of partially torn quad tendon
• Royals beat Brewers 3-2 as Ned Yost becomes winningest manager in club history
• Lorenzo Cain’s offensive surge has helped power Royals
• Royals announce signing of No. 33 overall pick, pitcher Nolan Watson
• Royals put Yordano Ventura on 15-day disabled list, Yohan Pino to start Friday
• Leawood broker and firm consent to fines
• What’s gone wrong with my hydrangea?
• Kansas regents hold tuition, fee increases to 3.6 percent
• Expectations higher than ever for Kansas State’s Akela Jones after NCAA heptathlon title
• Women of E3: A glimpse at gaming’s new heroines
• Kickoff times, broadcast info announced for three Missouri football games