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July 12, 2018

• He’s the new KU athletic director. She’s his daughter, and a Missouri Tiger
• Artist designs cool Wakanda soccer uniforms for the World Cup
• Mob of people overwhelm an Iowa Casey’s. Within a minute, chaos ensues, video shows
• Letters: Readers discuss The Star’s Mike Pence editorial, health care costs and Sen. Jerry Moran
• Planned Parenthood group endorses state Sen. Laura Kelly for Kansas governor
• He was trying to go to sleep. Then this monster snake fell out of the ceiling
• Red Planet Mars will soon approach its closest point to Earth
• Missouri man pleads guilty to running prostitution business, feds say
• Man charged with killing a woman and beating a man in the face with a brick
• Gov. Parson signs Missouri tax cut long sought by Republican lawmakers
• The vote was unanimous: She’s now Johnson County’s new manager
• Royals have suspended their Papa John’s promotional deal
• KU flag removal ‘smacks of censorship’: ACLU, free speech advocates defend art piece
• In flag controversy, KU caved to political pressure instead of defending free speech
• Controversial flag removed at KU is flying in KC Crossroads
• Photographer in middle of Croatia’s goal celebration took amazing pictures
• Posters told Omaha people to report ‘illegal aliens’ to ICE. Some call it harassment
• Rockies pitcher hits home run off Arizona position player who was pitching
• From site of Prairie Village church, a 3-acre park with garden, play area will emerge
• Man ‘running naked’ broke into a home, Missouri cops say, and then he tried again
• Hey, My Brother: The DEA reveals new nicknames for marijuana
• Car rams into Midtown grocery store; drivers steal cash from ATMs
• Teen suicide doesn’t end with the school year. Now JoCo schools offer summertime therapy
• Schlitterbahn to tear down Verruckt water slide in KCK where young boy died in 2016
• The KC Council members who receive the fewest freebies are all women. Coincidence?
• Political mailer that pretends to be pro-union is really from the Koch brothers
• Why did KU target Robinson-Earl leave Miege? For a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
• Security guards with Overland Park firm murder man in car outside KC bar, police say
• Verruckt water slide will finally be demolished. Are other Schlitterbahn rides safe?
• Can’t decide which candidate to back in crowded race for Congress? You aren’t alone
• Liberty B&B Theatre opens with one of the largest screens in the world
• There is a healthy dose of skepticism nationally about Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
• Hundreds of shoppers stuff Oak Park, Independence malls for Build-A-Bear special
• The Royals’ rotation is falling apart. They may have found hope in another Rule 5 get
• Royals’ TV ratings drop but remain among baseball’s best
• As opioids poured into Missouri, the DEA failed, McCaskill says
• Lawrence grocery & Overland Park restaurant briefly shut down for roach infestations
• Devonté Graham suffers injury to right knee, according to report from NBA’s Hornets
• How Jeff Long — introduced as new AD Wednesday — impressed KU’s search committee
• Overland Park company to experiment with drones in federal pilot
• Mizzou basketball’s most-coveted 2019 prospect has a new potential suitor: Duke
• How to keep your lawn alive during the hot, dry summer