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January 12, 2016

• Kristin Wing: Mentoring welfare recipients offers insight into poverty
• What makes Boston sports so special? Start with the Patriots’ pile of championships
• Kansas efficiency report suggests state could save $2 billion
• U.S. creation of smaller nukes threatens stability, some argue
• Kansas City area events celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
• KC celebrations seek to capture the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Life-threatening injuries reported in Kansas City shooting
• Convicted armed robber is sentenced to federal prison
• Prison escapee from Kansas sentenced to 128 years in Missouri prison
• Man accused in Overland Park fatality appears in court
• Local Indian community mourns loss of six in crash
• Raytown man faces child porn allegations
• KCK homicide victim is identified
• Butler, Mo., woman pleads guilty in fatal drunken driving wreck in south KC
• TheChat: Emanuel Cleaver wonders where the “anti-murder” outrage is
• Report suggests elite schools direct dollars toward admitting more low-income students
• Park Hill schools issue safety alert after stranger approaches child
• Dates: New appreciation for ancient fruit
• KC police chief wants to demolish abandoned properties in high-crime areas
• Kansas City school district names two superintendent finalists
• Kansas City area events for 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, Jan. 18-27
• Man dies after being pulled from burning KCK house
• Monday Poll results give President Obama big victories over Gov. Sam Brownback
• KC performer, now with New York company, will honor King with dance
• Key civil rights anniversaries and events
• Guest column: Locally, we took action — and got results
• Suggested reading on civil rights movement
• KC leaders urge day of service as a way to honor King’s legacy
• Pat Roberts to sit with senators from South Carolina, Colorado to protest Gitmo move
• Sporting Kansas City re-signs Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura
• Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin dies at 96
• FanGraphs forecasts losing season for Royals in 2016
• Chiefs veteran Derrick Johnson not satisfied with just one playoff victory
• Deflategate? Coach Bill Belichick says the Patriots try to play by the book
• Kick-return touchdown highlights Knile Davis’ run to redemption
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, Jan. 11
• Bid process faulted on King Louie project
• Letters: Luring young voters; gun control; the Kansas follies
• Recovered artwork from Congregation Beth Shalom finds its way to a new home
• Eight first-year teachers in Johnson County receive Horizon Awards from Kansas
• New crutch design is a weighty issue
• Metro Lutheran Ministry widens its focus to help people become self-sufficient
• Shawnee approves incentives to help small businesses
• Diversion program to assist U.S. veterans
• Nursing experience is key to ARJ home infusion business
• Snarky in the Suburbs: Arrowhead’s captivating action isn’t all on the field
• Denise Snodell: If winter hits, it’s life in the slow lane
• Grand Street Cafe serves fine dining in Lenexa City Center
• Danedri Herbert: Liberals are in attack mode, while conservatives go into hiding
• KCMO, KCK residents’ credit scores rank low; Leawood’s lead the area
• Fed’s policy shift finds KC’s Esther George back in the voting rotation
• VML and MU School of Journalism team up for social media course
• Remodeling to begin at historic Hotel Phillips
• ArtsKC regional arts council has a new CEO
• Farm boom fizzles as crop surplus expands financial strain
• U.S. Bank donates $250,000 to Truman Medical Centers’ community food program
• Another report claims U.S. recession is not at hand
• Three-minute preview: Kansas State men’s basketball vs. Texas Tech
• Kat’s Money Corner: Financial moves to make in January
• Hollis + Miller architectural firm will leave suburbs for Kansas City core
• Renovation under way on Corrigan Station tower in Crossroads District
• Alabama’s latest college football championship is a kick and a recovery
• Amazon faces government fine for workplace injuries
• Betty Rae’s Ice Cream shop opening in Waldo
• Sporting KC is opening an entertainment venue in the Power & Light District
• New offensive coordinator Josh Heupel becomes MU’s highest-paid assistant
• Missouri must handle Arkansas’ pressure to keep building momentum
• Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball vs. Arkansas