Kansas City Star: Front Page

Riots of 1968 were a watershed moment for KC

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:27 CDT

Linked by history but separated by the years, two Kansas City residents met again last week. Lee Bohannon and Clarence Gibson reminisced about the early 1970s, when Bohannon ran a bakery on Prospect Avenue and Gibson walked a police beat in the Kansas City neighborhood.

Texas coach breaks down tonight's Kansas-Memphis game

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:43 CDT

No coach in America is better qualified to evaluate tonight's national championship than Texas Coach Rick Barnes. The Longhorns split with Kansas and lost to Memphis in the title game of the South Regional.

McCain: Leaving Iraq now would result in a "re-invade"

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:58 CDT

In a visit to the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial, the Arizona senator again suggested that proposals to withdraw are "hasty, reckless and irresponsible" and essentially amount to political pandering.

Santas not coming to town

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:04 CDT

Santa isn’t coming this year. All 800 of him. Overland Park convention officials said Monday the scheduled July 8-13 Discover Santa International Convention of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas has been cancelled.

Airlines fare poorly in quality survey

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:31 CDT

Low-cost carriers - AirTran, Jet Blue and Southwest - took the top three spots in a national survey of airline quality, while the industry overall fared poorly amid rising fuel prices and increasingly fed-up consumers.

The affordable bath

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:59 CDT

With all the bling plumbing fixtures and tile out there, it’s easy for brushed nickel and marble to blow a bathroom remodeling budget. But you can remodel your bathroom without taking a bath financially.

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:17 CDT

Brandon Rush weighs in on tonight's matchup VIDEO

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:44 CDT

The KU guard talks about matching up with Memphis' perimeter players.

‘Leatherheads' | 3 stars

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:48 CDT

After seeing “Leatherheads,” it’s easy to develop a little hate for George Clooney.

Hit us with your super video

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:10 CDT

Produce your own 60-second superhero movie and upload it to videos.kansascity.com to enter the contest. Rules and details.

Panel to address Independence-KC dispute

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:02 CDT

The panel arbitrating a real estate dispute between the Independence and Kansas City school districts will start its work with building walk-throughs Tuesday and Wednesday.

Three charged in Grandview shooting

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:52 CDT

Three men were charged today with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action in the shooting of an 18-year-old woman early Sunday.

Police release names of three found dead near Blue River

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:32 CDT

Kansas City police today identified three bodies found Saturday in an illegal dumping area as a missing Kansas City man, his girlfriend and an acquaintance.

Courthouse reopened after suspicious packages are detonated

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:02 CDT

Wyandotte County Courthouse employees returned to work at about 12:30 p.m. today, shortly after a Kansas City, Kan., bomb squad detonated two suspicious-looking suitcases outside the building’s south doors.

Man charged with raping girl, 13

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:43 CDT

A 19-year-old Overland Park man was charged over the weekend with raping a 13-year-old girl who had been his friend.

Epiq acquires British litigation services company

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:03 CDT

Epiq Systems Inc. has acquired a privately owned London company whose services convert data into evidence for litigation and other legal work.

FAA certifies Garmin flight technology

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:48 CDT

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin Ltd. of Olathe, said today that the Federal Aviation Administration had given supplemental type certification for some vision technology that works with its G1000 avionics suite.

Novartis spending $39 billion for Alcon

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:51 CDT

Switzerland's Novartis AG said Monday it will spend about $39 billion in a two-step bid for a majority stake in U.S. eye-care company Alcon.

Mugabe militants target whites farmers

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:52 CDT

Militant supporters of President Robert Mugabe targeted whites Monday, forcing about a dozen ranchers and farmers off their land as Zimbabwe's longtime ruler fanned racial tensions amid fears he will turn to violence to hold on to power.

Arrest made in Texas polygamy case

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:46 CDT

State police made an arrest as they searched a sprawling rural compound built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in their investigation into a possible underage marriage, an official said Monday.

Coroner jury: Diana unlawfully killed

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22 CDT

A coroner's jury ruled Monday that Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed through the reckless actions of their driver and the paparazzi in 1997.

Protests halt Paris torch relay early

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:17 CDT

Organizers canceled the final leg of the Olympic run through Paris after chaotic protests Monday, snuffing out the torch and putting it aboard a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying China's human rights record.

McCain: Democrats' stance on Iraq flawed

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:51 CDT

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that calls from his Democratic rivals to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq stand as a "failure of leadership" as they are making promises they cannot keep.

The ghosts of '88 haunt KU

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:15 CDT

SAN ANTONIO | There are ghosts here in the Alamodome and along the River Walk, touchstones to the beginning of the best 20 years in Kansas basketball history.

Affirmative action is target of Missouri petition drive

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:11 CDT

To get contracts with Kansas City government, a company must make a good-faith effort at sharing the contract with businesses owned by minorities or women.

Support is building for McCain, who visits KC today

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:15 CDT

Just a few weeks ago, Kansas Sen. Dennis Wilson, a conservative, was dreaming of a Mike Huckabee presidency.

Medicine mix-ups harm more than 1 in 10 hospitalized kids

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:48 CDT

CHICAGO | Medicine mix-ups, accidental overdoses and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, according to the first scientific test of a new detection method.

In surprise announcement, Cleaver tells his church he will step down as senior pastor

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:37 CDT

The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II — eloquent preacher, outspoken U.S. congressman — paced silently in front of 1,000 people packing the pews of his church, St. James United Methodist.

Memphis and Kansas both like to get the ball up and down the floor

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:00 CDT

SAN ANTONIO | Darnell Jackson should never be awestruck by another athlete. He's 6 feet, 8 inches tall. He weighs 250 pounds and is one of Kansas' highest fliers.

Get ready for alley-oop game between KU and Memphis

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:00 CDT

SAN ANTONIO | This is the Alley-Oop Final, which is a big reason why I think it will be a great one. We all know that Kansas and Memphis do a lot of things well. Both teams have great athletes. Both teams run the floor. Both teams play tenacious defense.

Calipari not afraid to take a chance on kids

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:00 CDT

SAN ANTONIO | I wanted to dislike John Calipari, the Memphis head coach who is being labeled the second coming of Jerry Tarkanian.

Airline quality survey finds more traveler complaints

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:03 CDT

WASHINGTON | Late flights and lost bags, to say nothing of higher fares, are making air travelers grumpy, an annual survey of airline quality says.

Choices of social networking sites define a generation

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:41 CDT

Like millions of others, Anne Kresie comes home, drops her keys and sits down at the computer to check her Facebook account.

'You're on your own,' IRA guru tells boomers

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:49 CDT

Read between the lines and there is a lesson for retirement savers in the financial market overhaul outlined last week, says IRA guru Ed Slott.

Let most ‘lost' baby animals be

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:08 CDT

It’s human nature — who can ignore a helpless baby? But if that baby is a wild animal sitting in your backyard, the best way to help it probably is to leave it alone, wildlife experts say.

Stargazing | Poehler sticks to her gang, Leto gains weight

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:38 CDT

Jared Leto, who plays Mark David Chapman in “Chapter 27,” said it was a real pain to gain 67 pounds to portray the killer of John Lennon.

Tasha reels from an insult; Kate swears off cussing | mom2momkc.com

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:43 CDT

Tasha Fabela-Jonas Do you ever feel that other people's suggestions or opinions can come across as an insult? I took one as an insult this past week.

Polls: Race helps Clinton with whites

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:41 CDT

Add this to the divisive debate over race in the presidential campaign: Whites who said race was important in picking their candidate have been about twice as likely to back Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton announces cancer research effort

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:41 CDT

A proposal by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton would provide $300 million a year in increased government funding on breast cancer research, focusing on treatment and exploring possible genetic and environmental triggers for the disease.

Obama seeks to affirm his patriotism

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:36 CDT

Barack Obama wants to make something clear: He loves America.

Latin Lounge TV VIDEO

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:31 CDT

Voy Plaza: 'Our Lives our Place' VIDEO

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:06 CST

Wall Street video news VIDEO

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:29 CST

The 'Epic-Fu' show VIDEO

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:14 CST

Cielo y Tierra: Ballena Azul VIDEO

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:36 CDT