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April 15, 2016

• AMC ditches texting in theaters idea: ‘NO TEXTING ALLOWED’
• ‘Apprentice’ contestants deplore Trump; he calls them ‘failing wannabes’
• Bones found at dump site belonged to missing Kansas City man
• Election year brings new focus to voter rights in courts, legislatures
• A noise grows in Brooklyn: Hillary and Bernie yell for votes in NYC
• That one time Claire McCaskill’s young son called her the ‘best prostitute in Kansas City’
• Family blows up apartment spraying for roaches. The roaches survive
• Watch: Killed in line of duty, Nicky the K9 gets 'bark of honor' from canine colleagues at his funeral
• Principal’s paddling of Georgia boy brings tears and regret to his mom
• In contest to praise Gov. Sam Brownback, readers mixed earnest applause with humor
• ‘Bring back our girls’ echoes two years after kidnapping in Nigeria
• Readers sound off on sales taxes, Donald Trump and ‘religious freedom’
• The Monday Poll: Earth Day turns 46 years old
• Ted Cruz defended ban on sex toys in Texas
• Deputy fatally shoots man in central Kansas
• Fearing robber might return, victim waits six hours before calling police
• Lawsuit is filed in 2014 Jackson County jail death
• Ex-U.S. attorney Barry Grissom joins KC’s Polsinelli firm
• Johnson County students demonstrate in Topeka against Kansas transgender restroom bill
• Missouri school board member charged with statutory rape
• Court documents reveal new details in deadly shooting at She’s A Pistol gun store
• Police identify man fatally shot after kicking in door of Kansas City home
• Kansas City police officer accused of making inappropriate comments tries to save his job
• Woman credits a Ruffles potato chip for the discovery of her throat cancer
• TheChat: SJR 39 fight in Missouri rolls on
• Lee’s Summit school board votes to retain law firm of attorney dating the superintendent
• Close to half of all super PAC money comes from 50 donors
• Salvador Perez’s mom falls victim to special Salvy Splash in commercial
• The Star’s high school athletes of the week (April 14)
• Young boxers finding their way in Golden Gloves regional championships
• Missouri Mavericks’ Josh Robinson named ECHL Goaltender of the Year
• Statcast breaks down Alcides Escobar’s incredible defensive play
• A new app lets users to get instruction from Royals coaches
• 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
• Rating the top cornerbacks in the 2016 NFL Draft
• Chiefs’ 2016 schedule
• Missouri Western’s Mike Jordan excited to chase NFL dream
• FiveThirtyEight.com likes FC Kansas City’s chances of making the playoffs this year
• New look, same goal for FC Kansas City this season
• How two KC women homebuilders created success by listening, planning
• Former lawyer from Leawood finds crime pays — crime fiction, that is
• Winning lottery numbers for Thursday, April 14
• More baby time helps recruit and retain employees
• How Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera added a new pitch and transformed his arsenal
• 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
• Tax return not done? File for an extension
• Wright Career College files for bankruptcy
• Stocks dip with oil prices but finish the week higher
• The week ahead: Housing numbers dominate economic news
• Lenexa-based Bats, the nation’s second-biggest stock exchange, completes successful IPO
• Electronic equity market swings for the fences
• President Obama presses for open market for cable boxes
• Missouri basketball adds junior-college guard Jordan Geist
• Line takes onus for improving Missouri’s offense
• Trio of Missouri players selected in pro softball draft
• PepperJax Grill’s food truck comes to KC; The Point resolves liquor license issue
• Kansas justice’s fundraising arm: GOP is working to purge Supreme Court