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July 28, 2015

• Topeka has Shawnee Mission School District’s attention as fiscal questions loom
• John G. Carney: How do we prepare for the realities of dying?
• Cowboy churches in Kansas and Missouri find their own trail to faith
• Pendleton Heights is one of KC’s most diverse neighborhoods — and works to keep it that way
• Restaurant and business group files petition challenging Kansas City’s new minimum wage law
• Dish With Gish: Dive into the tiki cocktail trend at KC bars
• Chiefs: Red Thursday will supplant Red Friday for home opener against Denver
• Donald Trump lawyer apologizes for spousal rape comment as Ivana Trump defends her ex-husband
• Panel finds that the Kansas mental health system is inadequate, jeopardizing patients and the public
• Nixon calls for ethics changes after Missouri lawmakers’ resignations
• Gov. Jay Nixon calls special elections for three vacant seats in the Missouri General Assembly
• Some immigrant students face doubt over Missouri college aid
• More states consider making colleges adopt ‘yes means yes’ sex standard
• Videos spark rally at Planned Parenthood office in Overland Park
• Mike Huckabee: Jews’ response to Holocaust comment ‘overwhelmingly positive’
• Johnson County residents speak up for tax increase for parks, libraries, transit
• Murder defendants are ordered to stand trial in She’s A Pistol robbery and shootout
• Poll: What do you think of the Royals’ trade for Ben Zobrist?
• Royals eager to welcome Johnny Cueto as they push toward another playoff run
• Tuesday’s Royals-Indians lineups, pitching probables and TV info
• Edinson Volquez proud to record 10th win for Kansas City
• Chiefs nose tackle Dontari Poe reinjures back, will miss most of preseason
• Chiefs add cornerback Kenneth Penny to training camp roster
• Snarky in the Suburbs: Beach wavy? That hair-do is more like a hair-don’t
• Missing Blue Springs brother, sister found safe
• Gunfire damages vehicles, house in Kansas City neighborhood
• Attacker eludes Kansas City police by jumping out third-story window
• Kansas City police and civilians are honored for bravery and other good works
• Hundreds of paddlers hit the river for the Missouri American Water MR340
• In Lidia’s Kitchen: No-sauce pasta dish holds up in the heat
• Beware the fishing expeditions against Planned Parenthood
• Commission agrees to sponsor public charter schools in midtown
• Emily Parnell: Sometimes, a set of earplugs is Mom’s best gift to the next generation
• Readers react to the Confederate flag, the transportation bill and Donald Trump
• Sporting KC’s Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber set for MLS All-Star Game
• Kansas City Royals fans: ‘It’s like Christmas in July’
• Crew from Fort Riley removes possible military explosive from Prairie Village home
• KCK shooting victim dies at hospital
• Small farms band together to grow their connections to consumers who hunger for local food
• Ignore Gov. Sam Brownback’s wrong ‘facts’ on Kansas teacher pay
• Monday Poll results: Many show support for GMO labeling
• Learning, bonding and biking for a cause
• Letters: Tax help for developers, the bully pulpit, a message for Brownback’s
• Special events mark 100 years
• A family’s grief brings new hope to U.S. veterans
• Minnesota dentist accused in killing of famous Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe
• Editorial: Speakers favor tax increase in Johnson County
• To create a master’s in forensic science, Emporia State educator looks to Johnson County
• Gov. Jay Nixon sets special elections for two KC-area state House seats
• More dangerous heat for One Direction fans and everyone else outdoors in KC
• Sing It Out Choir Camp gives children a creative outlet in the summer months
• Ten things you didn’t know about new Royal Ben Zobrist
• Tom Brady’s suspension upheld by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
• 12 high-profile workplace sex scandals, from John F. Kennedy to John Diehl
• Dispatcher tells 911 caller, ‘deal with it yourself’
• Website names Kansas City’s Westport the ‘Brooklyn of Missouri’
• Man’s pit bull attacks his wife; part of her arm amputated
• Former 41-pound fat cat in Texas slims down to 19 pounds
• Error sends Brookridge project back to planning commission for new public hearing
• Few clues emerge on fate of teens missing on fishing trip
• BV Southwest’s Miller Hogan is The Star’s All-Metro baseball player of the year
• Arizona Cardinals hire woman as coach for training camp
• Missouri drownings and traffic deaths increase in 2015
• Child hospitalized and dog killed after attack in Greenwood
• And they’re off: Paddlers start Missouri River race
• Pita Blu brings its own take on Greek to area
• Lawrence man accused of raping two young children
• TheChat: Milton Wolf pounds Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts, but will he run again?
• Ellen Murphy: A family’s history lives on, locked behind 88 keys
• A Lenexa Saints Pub + Patio converts to Beaver Tap Sports Bar as “breastaurant” trend heats up
• Fit4Mom program rolls exercise, life lessons and motherhood all into one
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, July 27
• Just a little family business? Not for these families
• UMB earnings fall nearly 12.9 percent
• Earnings fall 18.7 percent at Waddell and Reed
• H&R Block will hold hiring fairs Aug. 4
• Redevelopment is sought for Faultless Linen properties in the Crossroads Arts District
• Garmin preview puts focus on Wednesday earnings report
• Two towers are rising on Cerner’s south Kansas City site
• Kat’s Money Corner: Going frugal for Fido or Fifi
• Homegrown consulting firm Valorem uses the cloud to bloom
• A billion Android users could be vulnerable to hacking
• Royals keep sights on October after trade for Oakland’s Ben Zobrist
• Eric Hosmer, Kendrys Morales help Royals punish Indians, 9-4
• Kansas’ Bill Self happy to avoid Wake Forest, Danny Manning in Maui Invitational
• KU opens against host Chaminade in Maui Invitational
• Waldo’s Classic Cookie wants to expand
• Futbol Club Eatery & Tap closed in Overland Park?
• Cocoa Dolce closes in Prairiefire