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April 14, 2016

• AMC leader floats ‘texting friendly’ theaters idea, gets immediate dislikes (with poll)
• Bones found at dump site belonged to missing Kansas City man
• Woman fatally shoots man who allegedly forced his way into KC home
• Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback makes ‘border war’ peace offering
• Election year brings new focus to voter rights in courts, legislatures
• Man killed in Ward Parkway wreck is identified
• Finally, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback pushes to help end KC area’s economic border war
• Kansas City Zoo acquires two Sumatran tigers
• KC police warn of fraudulent emails about red light cameras and speeding tickets
• Firefighters (carefully) rescue 120-pound Great Dane from a tree
• Tulane University fraternity divides campus by building a ‘Trump wall’
• Readers react to bigotry, taxes and voting
• ‘Bring back our girls’ echoes two years after kidnapping in Nigeria
• Task force will confront Kansas City’s soaring water rates
• Kansas, ACLU argue in court over citizenship requirement to register some voters
• From 2004: Solid answers elude family and friends of Summer Shipp
• From 2012: Man charged in the death of Summer Shipp
• All lanes of southbound I-435 reopen in Claycomo after semi overturns, spilling lumber
• Investing for retirement? Better stay vigilant, even with new rules
• From 2007: Summer Shipp's body found
• Legalizing marijuana is a bad idea for children and poor communities, group says
• Platte City woman is killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 29
• Murder trial ordered in killing with pool cue at Johnson County bar
• Missouri Planned Parenthood official faces threat of jail time
• TheChat: Josh Hawley pledges focus on public corruption
• We Want Plates campaign mocks restaurants that serve food on ‘bits of wood and roof tiles’
• Naturally, Salvador Perez made a video (actually, two) for Lorenzo Cain’s birthday
• Alleged racial comments prompt Interscholastic League to cancel athletic events with Lone Jack
• The Star’s high school athletes of the week (April 14)
• Warriors beat Grizzlies 125-104, set NBA record with 73-win season
• Young boxers finding their way in Golden Gloves regional championships
• Missouri Mavericks’ Josh Robinson named ECHL Goaltender of the Year
• Minnesota fisherman lands a big one at Taneycomo
• In honor of Kobe Bryant, here are eight other memorable finishes to a career
• Park Hill South’s Tori Beeler is The Star’s All-Metro Missouri girls swimmer of the year
• Blue Valley North’s Sam Disette is The Star’s All-Metro Kansas boys swimmer of the year
• Titans will trade No. 1 overall draft pick to Rams
• Brandon Rush, in rebound season, helps Golden State Warriors’ run toward NBA title repeat
• Chiefs’ 2016 schedule
• Getting kids to do what we say: The good doctor has the Rx
• Garmin Marathon in Olathe gets new course
• Teamsters members rally in Washington to protest potential pension cuts
• KC Marriott Plaza hotel begins renovations
• April junk bond defaults are at a two-year high
• Report: High fees erode earned income tax credits at H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, Liberty Tax
• Winning lottery numbers for Thursday, April 14
• KU’s Perry Ellis, K-State’s Kindred Wesemann win Big 12’s basketball scholar-athlete awards
• Trio of Missouri players selected in pro softball draft
• Mizzou pitcher Tanner Houck keeps major-league motivation on his wrist
• Alcides Escobar’s spectacular catch-and-throw bolsters Ian Kennedy in Royals’ 6-2 victory over Astros
• As Kyle Zimmer recovers, Royals still hopeful he can contribute in 2016
• Bats Global Markets is set to go public Friday
• What kind of an ornamental tree would work best in this spot?
• Kansas State linebackers embrace competition at spring practice
• Google to use Kansas City as lab for wireless broadband
• UMKC men’s basketball adds four players to 2016 class
• Kansas, Kansas City restaurant health inspections for April 14