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There’s a bell in the Belton High School weight room that lifters get to ring whenever they achieve a personal best. When it’s Jonathan Coots ringing the bell, it sounds … Click to Continue »

The Lenexa City Council has endorsed plans for a new worship temple for a growing Sikh community, despite some concerns that the building is too big and doesn’t fit well … Click to Continue »

Please, Powell Gardens, take this donation of $6,999. That's what an anonymous donor gave to help the botanical preserve appeal Missouri's decision to allow the Valley Oaks Steak Co., a … Click to Continue »

Less than two hours into a broad search for a missing Belton woman, the woman's body was discovered beneath a rail car. Jessica Parsons, 26, had been missing since Sunday. … Click to Continue »

A priest in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has been defrocked years after an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse. The Rev. John H. Wisner was returned … Click to Continue »

Police are asking for help in identifying an armed robber who entered two cellphone stores in east Kansas City last week, threatened employees and stole cash. The first robbery occurred … Click to Continue »

Put on your dancing shoes In conjunction with the Relay for Life event on June 23, the Olathe Public Library is sponsoring the Rock Around the Clock Dance Marathon from … Click to Continue »

Kansas City police on Wednesday released new details about two separate police shootings last week that left three people dead in the same afternoon. The details, provided in a written … Click to Continue »

The joint funeral for slain Wyandotte County Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Children's Mercy Park soccer stadium, 1 Sporting Way in Kansas … Click to Continue »

This photo appeared in The Star on May 28, 1950. Its original caption: Sighting along the barrel of a Civil War Savage Navy revolver is Miss Diane Gash, 17 years … Click to Continue »