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August 15, 2019

• Five-story, 476-foot water slide coming to Kansas City’s Oceans of Fun next year
• Golf ball-sized hail spotted in Kansas as severe storms move through KC region
• Man charged with kidnapping child whose mother was found dead inside suitcase
• Letters: Readers discuss presidential power, terror and immigrants taking advantage
• Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright has found a ‘special’ barbecue spot in KC
• Ricky Kidd spent 22 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit. He should go free now
• ‘We should be angry’: Ricky Kidd free from prison, fought for years to prove innocence
• Thunderstorms rumbling through northern Missouri; chance of storms in Kansas City
• Thunderstorms likely in the Kansas City area — here’s when to expect rain
• Security guard shot while confronting person with gun at Kansas City apartment complex
• Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms rolling toward Kansas City area
• Ollie’s Local owner Eddie Crane perfects the Painkiller cocktail with his El Calmante
• Don’t skimp on the sunscreen: These luxe SPF products won’t leave you sticky or stinky
• 14-year-old boy sucked into water park drain on a ‘dare’ nearly drowns, Texas cops say
• Man admits he was hired by gold trader to burn down rival’s store over personal grudge
• Mayor Quinton Lucas should pick a fight with Port KC and ask board members to resign
• In big-box store fight, JoCo commissioners make ‘reckless and irresponsible’ budget bet
• KCK police department names interim police chief
• Two weeks from deadline, Ashcroft OKs collection of signatures for abortion referendum
• Overland Park limits what public can bring up at its meetings. Residents want change
• Ashcroft defends review of abortion referendum; says any delays were caused by ACLU
• Eagle fights to drag a huge, flopping fish to shore on Minnesota river, video shows
• Former professor sentenced for traveling to Kansas City for sex with 14-year-old girl
• Fashion with a cause: KC’s top philanthropists dress up in the fall’s best formalwear
• Honey will cost a little at the LS Farmers Market, but the wisdom on bees is free
• Chris Jones’ line of ‘Stone Cold Jones Sodas’ will be on sale starting Friday
• Patrick Mahomes implores Mecole Hardman at Chiefs camp: ‘You gotta run!’
• Twitter map of the U.S. shows Chiefs, Patriots are co-favorites to win Super Bowl
• What’s that unfinished mansion near Longview Lake? KCQ uncovers saga tied to Civil War
• Ricky Kidd, exonerated in two 1996 murders, to be released from prison ‘immediately’
• Behind the scenes with Chiefs’ Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes’ special relationship
• SportsBeat KC podcast: Chiefs leave St. Joe, A-team previews Pittsburgh Steelers game
• Teaching kids about ‘invisible’ money
• Royals’ Ned Yost is shaping a team for the future, but not focused on his own
• Brad Keller’s no-hit bid crumbles and Cardinals sweep Royals in a two-game set at The K
• Former KU guard Buford enthused about gaining G League head coaching job at age 30
• Border War alumni hoops game is on again: KU will meet MU on Aug. 30 at Hy-Vee Arena
• Injury updates on Missouri’s Albert Okwuegbunam, Brendan Scales and Daniel Parker
• Mizzou lands eight Tigers on preseason SEC all-coaches teams, including Yasir Durant
• Award-winning chocolatier is leaving the Plaza and headed to Leawood for expansion