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June 30, 2015

• July Fourth brings special meaning to four who cherish freedom
• Nicole Nickens: In the new Missouri teacher licensing tests, results are misleading
• Emily Parnell: As we honor Independence Day, the only acceptable attitude is gratitude
• KC playwright takes her play to New York International Fringe Festival
• Kansas officials want school funding ruling put on hold
• Johnson County Commission gives tax increase preliminary OK
• Kansas revenue in June was $22 million short of expectations
• Ted Cruz’s book ignites spat with GOP strategist Karl Rove
• Chris Christie says he’s running for president to ‘change the world’
• Jeb Bush to release 33 years of personal tax returns
• Tuesday’s Royals-Astros lineups, pitching probables and TV info
• Jarrod Dyson nursing a sore groin, but he’s still contributing for Royals
• Letters to the editor
• Financing for Prairie Village park and residential development detailed
• Editorial: State lawmakers should hush up on county’s plan
• Bake It Better: Perfect your pound cake with hot, melted butter and food processor
• Smoke from Canadian and Alaskan wildfires turns Midwest moon orange
• Federal report faults police actions during Ferguson unrest
• Charges filed in Oak Park Mall shooting
• Kansas City woman who was critically injured in house fire has died
• Conspirators are sentenced in Kansas City arson and insurance fraud scheme
• Life sentence issued in fatal stabbing of Kansas City grandmother
• Misty Copeland named first black female principal at American Ballet Theatre
• Foods of Yore: Why cooking with lard went out of style
• Woman gets 22 years in prison for embezzling from employers
• Police identify homicide victim in KCK
• Departing superintendent Steve Green sees gains and remaining struggles for KC schools
• Sporting KC strives to boost U.S. Open Cup excitement
• Chelsea Clinton got $65,000 for UMKC speech, newspaper says
• YMCA breaks ground for expanded center on Linwood Boulevard
• Letters: Shivashankars say thank you, ‘transracial’ claims, Brownback’s tax spin
• I’ve dreaded live concerts for a while, but leave it to Bieber to ruin them for good
• Matt Keenan: Things that go boom in the night and other annoyances
• Danedri Herbert: Marriage debate has stuck a knife in the notion of civil discourse
• Displaced by sprinkler leak, residents face a wait
• Monday Poll results: Assessing the Supreme Court’s landmark week
• Starlight season brings two home to Overland Park as they live their dreams
• Keep valuable KCP&L program that compares energy use for homeowners
• Rail yard pollution in Kansas City, Kan., requires a closer look by the EPA and BNSF
• Readers react to lecherous legislators, guns and Gov. Sam Brownback
• Police investigate juvenile critically wounded while fleeing Kansas City store
• Water patrol pulls man’s body from Missouri River near Sugar Creek
• Missouri and Kansas campaigns are scrambling for dough as June 30 deadline beckons
• World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Lakeside Motor Speedway
• Ottawa judge denies request to unseal documents in quadruple murder case
• O say can you breathe? Fireworks pollute the air, study says
• Husband-wife team building a business with electronics franchise
• Two men surrender in investigation of shots fired at Oak Park Mall
• Michael Sam back with CFL team amid rumors of breakup with fiance
• ‘Arrow’ star wants Josh Donaldson over Mike Moustakas in All-Star voting
• Three charged in connection to Odessa, Mo., killing
• Homicide suspected in death of man found on Kansas City sidewalk
• FC Kansas City’s Vlatko Andonovski chosen Kevin Gray coach of the year
• TheChat: Tensions between Supreme Court justices rise
• Congress struggles to meet the work record of its last two-year session
• Jack Sock injured in first-round singles loss at Wimbledon
• Feds accuse bus traveler in KC of carrying 8 pounds of heroin
• Motorcyclist killed in Kansas City collision with truck
• Fishing Tournament Trail for June 30
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, June 29
• Economy grows but can’t sustain its pace
• Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure taps soccer pal David Beckham for latest ads
• TIF plan for convention center hotel gets first-round approval
• Nike co-founder Knight will step down as chairman
• Dubai plans to build 3-D printed office building
• United Airlines investing $30 million in biofuels producer
• USDA: Record soybean crop planted, progress slowed by rain
• Willis Group joins with Towers Watson in $18B deal
• Credit agency upgrades outlook for Kansas City-based MRIGlobal
• UMB Financial posts results of ‘stress test’
• Retailers slam Obama’s overtime expansion as costing billions
• Kat’s Money Corner: Budget friendly and environmentally-friendly transportation
• Royals’ win streak halted at 4 in 6-1 loss to Astros
• North Carolina’s Jessica Washington, a former McDonald’s All-American, transfers to Kansas
• New Olathe barbecue restaurant pitches competitive-level quality
• CVS is in a court fight to keep lease on its downtown pharmacy
• Zona Rosa adds Cajun restaurant with St. Joseph ties