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- New Roots for Refugees offers help to those who need a chance to grow
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 01:00 AMOn Saturdays at the Lenexa Farmer’s Market, grower and vendor Ibrahim Dugudu sells his produce from a stall that shares much in common with others in the area. Baskets of … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mother to son: There's a vast difference between 'mansplaining' and 'momsplaining'
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 01:00 AMWell, I never thought it would happen to me – a strong, forceful, competent woman — but yesterday my son attempted to “mansplain” in my presence. At first, I was … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports On the Air for June 26-27
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:15 PMTuesday’s TV | radio BEACH VOLLEYBALL AVP Pro Series, Seattle Open, 6 p.m., NBCSN (taped) COLLEGE BASEBALL NCAA College World Series, championship series (best-of-3), game 1, Arkansas vs. Oregon St., … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jayhawks watched NBA Draft at Self's house: 'I know they are going to do well'
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:58 PMKansas’ basketball players gathered at Bill and Cindy Self’s house to watch the second round of the 4 1/2-hour, 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday night. The Jayhawks “went crazy,” when … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:04 PMInsults and rancor: Dems risk treading on Trump's home field NEW YORK (AP) — Political rancor over immigration boiled over into increasingly personal insults Monday, as President Donald Trump took … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: NBA Awards dishes out good dinner menu
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:07 PMThe Latest on the NBA Awards, where the league's individual honors are being presented (all times local): 6 p.m. The NBA Awards aren't just about the hardware. Everyone gets fed, … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brad Keller's best outing to date in Royals win over Angels
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:26 PMKansas City Royals rookie starting pitcher Brad Keller turns in his best performance of the season in a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, June 25, 2018, at Kauffman Stadium.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Driver’s U-turn flips semi — leaving 5,000 chickens ‘running loose’ or dead, Wash. trooper says
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:56 PMMost U-turns don’t end quite so poorly. A semi-truck traveling near Vancouver, Washington, was carrying more than 5,000 chickens on Monday just after 3 p.m. But when the driver tried … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brad Keller's best outing of rookie year provides Royals a respite from brutal June
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:07 PMThe breaks will come in rotation, Royals manager Ned Yost attempting to provide veteran players a day off from a most difficult month. The measures within a rebuild are rarely … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Teetering chairs got driver pulled over. His next load really went out on a limb, Mass. cops say
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:40 PMOld habits must die hard for this Massachusetts driver. Police pulled over a pickup driver on June 20 in Springfield, Massachusetts, after noticing an impressively precarious pile of chairs, furniture … Click to Continue »
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- Shoes are evidence that we can rationalize anything
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 01:00 AMMaybe it’s age or just a nugget of wisdom finally smacking me in the head, but I can say with confidence most “dressy” shoes for women have become more painful … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police investigating double homicide following Midtown shooting
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 11:09 PMPolice are investigating a double homicide following the death of two men Monday evening. The shooting happened at about 8:20 p.m. on the 3600 block of Wabash Ave, according to … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - University of Missouri has a responsibility to the Katy Trail corridor
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:35 PMPat Jones and her late husband Ted created the Katy Trail, one of our state’s great natural assets. No other state has a trail that comes very close to connecting … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Let them die’: Texas frat drops members after ‘hateful’ messages about immigrants, officials say
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 10:00 PMA fraternity took action against several members in its Texas chapter less than a week after a group chat’s racist comments about immigrants living in the U.S. illegally were made … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Power line put in Thai cave to help search for missing boys
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:04 PMElectricians are extending a power line into a flooded cave in northern Thailand to help the search and rescue efforts for 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded three nights … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police ask for help identifying Liberty Memorial vandals
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:25 PMKansas City police are asking for the public's help in identifying two women who vandalized the Liberty Memorial on June 7. The damage, which included spray painting the historic memorial's … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photo gallery: Royals 2, Angels 0
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:48 PMRoyals Brad Keller takes the 2-0 win against Angels … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dear liberals, Harassing Sarah Huckabee Sanders is wrong. And p.s., makes Trump stronger
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:39 PMWhy anyone would think you defeat Donald Trump by behaving like Donald Trump is a puzzlement to me, but othering and incitement are now passionately defended on the left as … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Protesting Trump, artist adds immigrant child to Kansas mural. It lasts only 3 days
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:00 PMA mural commemorating the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case was almost complete when one of its artists painted in a last-minute addition: an immigrant child clinging to her … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Five-game planner for June 26
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:49 PMRoyals Tues. at Milwaukee, 7:10 Wed. at Milwaukee, 1:10 Fri. at Seattle, 9:10 Sat. at Seattle, 9:10 Sun. at Seattle, 3:10 Tickets: 816-504-4040 Sporting KC Sat. at Montreal, 6 July … Click to Continue »
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- When the porch decor comes out of winter storage, the magic begins
Tuesday - 06/26/2018 - 01:00 AMIt’s a rite of spring when we haul the porch decor out of winter storage. The outdoor carpets go down, the hanging baskets go up, the side table gets put … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How bad actors turn the internet against democracy
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:37 PMIn the first generation of the online revolution, the question would have seemed absurd. Connectivity was the ultimate freedom, allowing individuals to slip the surly bonds of time and space … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Letters: Reders discuss online sales tax, law enforcement heroes and recycling plastic
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:32 PMBad math? How would adding sales tax to online purchases equal a huge windfall of revenue for states? (June 25, 8A, “Don’t spend Missouri and Kansas sales tax windfall all … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cubs' Darvish throws 5 innings in Class A rehab start
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:02 PMChicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish pitched five sharp innings in a minor league rehabilitation start Monday night and soon could be back in the majors. Darvish allowed one run and … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Jersey Shore' star's ex-girlfriend arrested in Vegas fight
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 09:04 PMPolice and her lawyer say the 31-year-old ex-girlfriend of "Jersey Shore" TV show star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro is facing a misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Las Vegas after a weekend fight.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The Royals' most encouraging part of a mostly miserable season
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:45 PMIn the moment a losing season or a lost season can feel like a distinction without a difference, and maybe that's how this ends up, because there have been times … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ned Yost checks the boxes on why he likes Brad Keller
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 08:27 PMKansas City Royals manager Ned Yost goes down the list checking boxes on why he likes starting pitcher Brad Keller, who pitched his best performance to date of his rookie season against the Los Angeles Angels on June 25, 2018.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Meet Poncho, the cute police dog that could save your life
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:00 PMIf you have any doubt that dogs are man's best friend, it may be because you have not met Poncho. The dog with Municipal Police of Madrid has won the … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hawley campaign paid attorneys to screen Mizzou emails for public release
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:02 PMRepublican Senate hopeful Josh Hawley paid lawyers tens of thousands of dollars from his campaign funds to review emails and other documents from his time as a University of Missouri … Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - This Royals fan didn't need a free hand to catch a foul ball
Monday - 06/25/2018 - 07:37 PMThis Royals fan picked the perfect time to go to the concession stand. During the fourth inning of the Royals' 2-0 win over the Angels, Albert Pujols fouled off a … Click to Continue »
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