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March 8, 2016

• Joplin tornado of 2011: In St. John's medical center, heroism in the face of horror
• Michael Middleton: University system touches people, boosts economy all over Missouri
• High school results - March 8
• Comedian David Cross returns to Kansas City for his ‘Making America Great Again!’ tour
• Kansas high school basketball state tournament pairings
• As Rio Olympics approach, U.S. athletes focus on what they can control
• Theater coming your way: Classics and originals from KC and afar
• In town for the Big 12? Here are 12 great places to go within 12 minutes of Sprint Center
• Renew the police sales tax in Independence
• On International Women’s Day, here’s why it’s still tough to be a woman
• Erin Andrews’ $55 million win divides the court of public opinion
• Joplin resurrects schools in summer of rebirth
• Joplin returns to school, an inspiration to the world
• In Joplin, true toll reflected on the city’s faces
• In Hesston, Kan., Police Chief Doug Schroeder writes: ‘I am not a hero’
• Readers react to Missouri, caucuses and daylight savings time
• Monday Poll results: KU men’s basketball team goes up and Gov. Sam Brownback goes down
• Melissa Click firing to be investigated by national professors group
• Could John Kasich be heading toward a breakout night in Michigan?
• Independence man charged with fleeing U.S. 24 wreck that left other driver injured
• Kansas senators want to restore some taxes on limited liability business owners
• Missouri Democrats filibuster ‘religious-freedom’ bill that protects gay marriage opponents
• Blue Springs man receives five-year sentence for child pornography
• Cass County detectives say man found dead on Interstate 49 jumped from moving car
• Bill Clinton cancels Kansas City speech for his wife’s campaign
• No disruptions at Raytown South after online threat
• Kansas senators seek to impeach state judges for doing their jobs
• Families come together in candlelight vigil for four slain in KCK
• Four shot to death in KCK; fifth killing in mid-Missouri may be linked
• Trump calls Nazi hand salute comparisons ‘ridiculous’
• TheChat: Topeka newspaper tells Brownback to govern with common sense
• Johnson County senator defends bill against Kansas teachers union criticism
• Suspect in four KCK murders captured in a ditch in Montgomery County, Mo.
• Retired beekeeper saves day as bees delay Royals spring-training game
• Here is the school each U.S. state thinks will win NCAA Tournament
• Five things to watch at Kansas high school basketball state tournaments
• Dad in viral photo from baseball game: ‘I was just protecting my son’
• Kansas City-area high school basketball playoff pairings
• Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson officially retires
• Grain Valley girls avenge 2015 loss with 65-56 OT win over Bolivar
• Raytown South boys beat Bolivar 59-52 in Class 4 sectional
• Source: Donald Stephenson plans to sign with Denver Broncos on Wednesday
• Tamba Hali agrees to three-year contract to remain with Chiefs
• Four Northland teams still in hunt for basketball state title
• Two ensembles head to music festival
• Editorial: Valuable views on courthouse
• You say caucus, I say the 19th century lives on
• Letters: GOP evolution, choosing party over country, Koren vet leader
• Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio Köstner
• Prairie Village wonders: Is it time to change trash hauler?
• Author, 94, writes of a long-past romance and life’s questions
• Local city halls open art galleries, boost culture
• JCCC transfer switch to MidAmerica Nazarene gets easier
• New leadership targets growth at Olathe-based Blue Ocean Consulting
• Denise Snodell: Digital distraction untethers us from reality
• Shawnee Mission schools superintendent: No certainty Kansas schools will open next year
• Overland Park’s Simple Science Juices is a convenience store for health nuts
• Danedri Herbert: Brownback’s week was bad, but he carries some blame
• Winning lottery numbers for Tuesday, March 8
• Kansas City Star names Michelle Jolles vice president of advertising
• AMC merger draws grumbles from Carmike’s largest stockholder
• Sleep apnea tests for truckers and train operators explored
• Cerner approves $300 million stock repurchase
• Royals’ Reymond Fuentes hopes to follow in cousin Carlos Beltran’s footsteps
• Royals’ Omar Infante could debut at second base on Thursday
• Bubba Starling hits an inside-the-park homer as Royals beat Rockies 3-2
• H&R Block says health care law fines have more than doubled
• Bats Global Markets introduces its own stock volatility fear gauge
• Kat’s Money Corner: Plant a garden for your budget
• 1914 Main apartment building opens with streetcar fanfare
• Dennis Patton: It’s time to think about pruning Knock Out roses, and here’s how
• KCK Community College men, women reach national basketball tournaments
• The best players in the 20 years of Big 12 men’s basketball, in two lists
• Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith has team on verge of NCAA Tournament
• A look at the Big 12 Tournament’s top six seeds
• Seats grow hotter for Big 12 Tournament first-day coaches
• The best teams in the history of the Big 12 Conference
• Three-minute preview: Texas Tech men’s basketball vs. TCU
• Listen to The Star’s Big 12 Tournament preview podcast
• The five best shooters in Big 12 history
• Five Big 12 players who exceeded expectations in the NBA
• The five best playmakers in Big 12 history
• Kansas State will make NIT case at Big 12 Tournament
• Three-minute preview: Kansas State men’s basketball vs. Oklahoma State
• KU’s Bill Self concerned with one aspect of team’s shooting entering postseason
• UMKC’s Martez Harrison chosen to the All-WAC second team
• Chipotle Cultivate Festival will return to Kansas City in July
• Missouri spring football notes: Shifting Cam Hilton, sharing Marquise Doherty
• Three years after meeting, MU’s Drew Lock reunites with Josh Heupel
• Austin Peay’s NCAA berth a refreshing win for embattled Loos family
• Missouri’s Kevin Puryear chosen for SEC All-Freshman Team