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August 11, 2015

• Kenneth V. Hager: After a leadership change, the Lyric Opera has a brighter future
• KC diocese apologizes to priest sexual abuse victims, invites them to ‘prayer and healing’ services
• All-Sunflower League girls track and field team
• Drama meets poetry in ‘Old School,’ which returns to Kansas City at Just Off Broadway Theatre
• Low-fare airline Allegiant Air announces new service from KCI to Florida
• Treasured heirloom tomatoes are at their peak
• U.S. public, Republicans included, warming to climate action
• Worries grow about possible Kansas City streetcar delivery delay
• Tuesday’s Royals-Tigers lineups, pitching probables and TV info
• Replay: Royals Q&A with The Star’s Andy McCullough
• Royals to give Omar Infante a day off this week
• ‘Trap Queen’ rapper Fetty Wap finally meets the Royals
• Chiefs’ Mitch Morse is getting his shot at center
• Rookie receiver Chris Conley has learned by shadowing Chiefs vets Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant
• Johnny Cueto shows what a true No. 1 starter looks like
• Johnny Cueto’s hair is a mane attraction for Royals fans
• Perseid meteor shower’s light show will peak tonight, Thursday morning
• Big changes are evident at Johnson County schools as bells toll the end of summer
• Haha! LOL is dead on Facebook
• Wrong-way accident on I-49 leaves one dead
• Kansas City police seek bank robber
• Fire rages through Smithville apartments, injuring two and displacing 14
• Missouri’s public defender office hints at lawsuit over funding levels
• Chef Kevin Gillespie of Atlanta’s Gunshow releases his second cookbook, ‘Pure Pork Awesomeness’
• Robert Heacock out as Independence city manager
• Readers react to Bernie Sanders, health care and taxes
• Lower the grocery tax in Kansas
• FC Kansas City trying to limit goals as it faces Portland Thorns FC
• Sporting KC to face Real Salt Lake in U.S. Open Cup semifinal, but it won’t be on TV
• Death of Overland Park lawyer Patrick J. Henderson stuns his colleagues
• Johnson County commissioners should approve a bold tax increase plan
• Sly James’ campaign committee closes its books
• Letters to the editor: Greek bankruptcy, wastewater fees, SM aquatic center in Lenexa, Brownback’s budget
• Editorial: Improve plan for redevelopment of Metcalf South
• Marceline, Mo., loads up old Disney car and heads to Hollywood
• Washington University among colleges reporting high crime
• Prisoner awarded $1,251; guard said he couldn’t hug wife
• Royals fans shower Johnny Cueto with love
• Marlins Man makes a return apppearance to Kauffman Stadium
• TheChat: Dr. Milton Wolf, Sen. Jerry Moran go face-to-face in Wamego
• Gladstone teen is killed when car rolls over in Clinton County
• Snarky in the Suburbs: Breaking-the-rules parents cast a shadow over the end-of-summer happy dance
• Denise Snodell: Injury claims another sleeveless fashion victim
• Monday Poll results: Among GOP candidates, it’s Kasich, Trump, Rubio, then everyone else
• Olathe teen charged in infant’s death and abandonment
• Kansas City blues and jazz bar burns again
• Will a big-box store be part of Central Square at the old Metcalf South?
• Olathe School District continues to work on finalizing budget
• Former Kansas City woman sentenced for $450,000 tax fraud
• Police investigate Kansas 10 traffic fatality
• Sen. Roy Blunt barrrrely tops Jason Kander in new 2016 U.S. Senate poll
• Fishing Tournament Trail for Aug. 11
• Three life events … three women … one conclusion … Burma-Shave
• Mr. Gyros brings Greek cuisine to Overland Park and beyond
• Panzon’s, a Lenexa Mexican eatery, is feast for the eyes
• Shawnee Mission school board approves teacher contract, $394 million budget
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, Aug. 10
• Sprint extends CEO Marcelo Claure’s contract and offers him an extra 10 million shares
• China’s move to devalue its currency sharply lowers U.S. stocks
• Aldi will hold a job fair Monday in Overland Park
• Watts Up works to brighten any room with light bulbs
• Jocoscape: Coney Island-style hot dogs come to Lenexa
• El Porton Cafe Express for Linwood, Artego Pizza 'closed for kitchen repairs'
• Former Lee’s Summit quarterback Drew Lock catching on to the college game at Missouri
• MU safeties Cortland Browning, Anthony Sherrils keep friendship above competition
• Missouri adds junior-college cornerback Anthony Hines to 2015 roster
• Kat’s Money Corner: Let’s sell a car
• Johnny Cueto cruises in first start at The K in 4-0 Royals victory
• Kansas City startup aims to give fantasy football fans an edge
• Verizon clarifies: Contract renewals are still good for phone discounts
• BMW doesn’t find Google’s creation of Alphabet to be letter-perfect
• Collin Klein reflects on experience with four-man quarterback competition at K-State
• KU’s Michael Cummings makes amends with teammate whose tackle tore his ACL
• Two juco transfers ready to play for Kansas football team after sitting out a year
• Kansas Capitol snack bar owner quits, says he can’t compete with lobbyists’ freebies
• How can I control crabgrass at this time of year?