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January 5, 2016

• Tom’s Town Distilling Co. seeks to revive the spirits of an era
• Vegetable samosas are perfect for parties
• GOP lawmakers signal desire to overhaul Kansas’ schools
• Draft report on Kansas schools strikes conservative themes
• Gov. Sam Brownback wants to see merit pay for Kansas teachers
• Robert Dakopolos, mentor to a generation of area lawyers, dies at 89
• Lawmakers want Mizzou professor Melissa Click fired for photographer clash
• Proposals to reduce gun violence are sensible
• Monday Poll results: Area voters are eager to make 2016 decisions
• We should watch closely as new owners take the Plaza into a new era
• Readers react to the Power & Light District, ethics in Missouri and climate change
• Rift even in Scandinavia over migrants bodes ill for the rest of Europe
• Grain Valley man charged in wife’s stabbing death
• Charge filed in Northland credit union robbery
• Death of Independence man is declared a homicide
• Gov. Jay Nixon renews call for legislative ethics reform
• Life sentence ordered in molestation of 8-year-old girl in Olathe
• Missouri Republican rivals spar over Iranian militant group
• University of Missouri faculty support professor whom Republicans want fired
• Obama unveils gun control measures, says lobbyists ‘cannot hold America hostage’
• TheChat: Bernie Sanders is feeling newly confident
• Two groups rally seeking accountability in fatal shootings involving KC police
• Kansas City must confront high rate of deadly police shootings
• KC man gets 12 years in prison for robbing cellphone store in 2014
• Freezing drizzle could mean a slick commute for KC on Wednesday morning
• Missouri, Kansas mentioned in Obama remarks on gun rules
• Eastbound I-70 reopened near Bates City after semi rollover
• Caricature artist charged with attempted murder in Universal Orlando Resort attack
• Readers sound off on police shootings, anti-drug programs, financial literacy
• Johnson County Sheriff Frank Denning to retire
• Gun sales hit record ahead of new Obama gun restrictions
• Some KU fans stuck around to give OU’s Buddy Hield an ovation
• KU’s triple-overtime win over Oklahoma enthralled the nation
• Heartland Park Topeka announces new general manager
• Chiefs elevate Daniel Munyer, sign Orie Lemon to practice squad
• Closing games has been an offensive issue for Chiefs, Alex Smith
• Chiefs’ Justin Houston, Jah Reid practice on Tuesday
• Editorial: The JO gets better with new fares
• Snarky in the Suburbs: Mall misadventures accelerate a slide into misanthropy
• Emily Parnell: The mountains can be conquered, no matter the time of day or night
• Sporting KC hires former Wizards assistant coach Brian Bliss as director of player personnel
• Vantage apartment project to go back to Shawnee council
• Johnson County Sheriff Frank Denning won’t run again
• Rubber stamp for TIFs is no longer a given
• Pianist now funnels her creativity into remodeling business
• In response to suicides, Johnson County schools work to bolster students’ mental health
• Letters to the editor: GOP troubles, stormwater politics, immigration
• Club icon is a monument to active life
• Winning lottery numbers for Monday, Jan. 4
• United Way chief Brent Stewart joins board of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• AMC’s owner is angling to buy large stake in Hollywood film company
• Monday’s bad number does not mean recession, economist says
• Port KC will own Corrigan Building in redevelopment deal
• Kat’s Money Corner: January really is the best time to join a gym or buy workout equipment
• Techweek is returning to Kansas City in September
• Yahoo is accused of illegal text messages to Sprint customers
• Three-minute preview: Kansas State at Texas
• Missouri riding crest of momentum into SEC play
• Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball vs. Georgia
• Tennessee women too much for previously undefeated Mizzou in 71-55 SEC-opening loss
• No. 1 KU beats No. 2 Oklahoma 109-106 in three-overtime thriller
• Kansas’ triple-overtime victory over Oklahoma draws record television ratings
• Hayward’s Pit Bar-B-Que relocating to Lenexa
• Shatto Milk Home Delivery adding Johnson County routes; Cole Haan closing in Legends