Nonfatal shootings in KC: Many bullets and little blame
In six out of 10 cases last year, victims declined to cooperate in catching their attackers, many times out of fear or distrust. Authorities then walked away, routinely shutting down the cases.
View ArticleTerror, chaos, confusion, exhaustion: Writer chronicles his 10-hour LAX...
A man carrying a note that said he wanted to "kill TSA" pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, cutting down...
View ArticleKC police officer shoots, kills man during assault
A police officer shot and killed a man during an assault early Sunday, Kansas City police said.
View ArticleThe Star's online commenting policy
Today, The Star will take another big step forward. Readers who want to comment on KansasCity.com will be required to log in using a Facebook account.
View ArticleKansas Citians, share your Mandela memories
Nelson Mandela's impact was felt most profoundly in South Africa, but he was embraced by people all over the world. Can you, as a reader of KansasCity.com, recall a memory involving Mandela or tell us...
View ArticleKansas City Air Show to return in 2015
Organizers of the Kansas City Air Show say the event will return to the skies in a little more than a year.
View ArticleBrownback seeks to increase state funding for all-day kindergarten
Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to propose the state pick up the additional cost of providing all-day kindergarten in Kansas public schools.
View ArticleDoctors Inc.: Medicine goes corporate as more physicians join hospital payrolls
Hospitals across the country are buying up the practices of independent doctors and making them employees. The hospitals lock in billions of dollars in revenue and referrals -- and patients' bills...
View ArticleForlorn urban site is poised for an impressive rebirth
Part of the former U.S. Quartermaster Depot near Hardesty and Independence avenues will be the site of a food hub that could make fresh produce more available to the urban core.
View ArticleYMCA says bill would probably force it to cut programs
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would result in YMCAs paying sales and property taxes. "Pardon me being paranoid, but this bill seems to target YMCAs," said Bob Fry, a volunteer with the...
View ArticleShaking Kansas: With an increase in earthquakes, many wonder if fracking is...
Kansas is one of five states least likely to experience earthquake damage. But last fall, tremors shook the south-central part of the state. Some see links to the process of flushing oil and gas from...
View ArticleAfter 40 years, Super Outbreak remains a tornado benchmark
Forty years later, the numbers still boggle the mind.
View ArticleKansas Senate to debate school-finance fix; House plan stalls
The Senate is moving forward with a possible school-finance fix Thursday, but the House is not.
View ArticleFew answers on why earthquakes are shaking Kansas
More questions than answers came out of a meeting conducted Wednesday by a governor-appointed task force charged with responding to the possibility that man-made activity is causing earthquakes.
View ArticleMissouri, Kansas dog breeders criticized by animal welfare group
The Humane Society of the United States said Missouri and Kansas have the most dog breeders on a list the group compiled to identify outfits it says is mistreating animals.
View ArticleWoman, 91, signs deal to move from house near KU campus
Georgia Bell has agreed to sell her Lawrence home to make way for a five-story apartment complex.
View ArticleMissouri state trooper struck near St. Louis
A Missouri state trooper is hospitalized after being injured during a traffic stop near St. Louis.
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