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​Larry Johnson reports back to work on Monday. His suspension will be over, and the news about his homophobic slurs and criticism of his coach will be forgotten and everyone will kiss and make u...

Justin Kendall ​Larry Johnson reports back to work on Monday. His suspension will be over, and the news about his homophobic slurs and criticism of his coach will be forgotten and everyone will kiss and make u...

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​Stop being so touchy-feely with first responders. In Peter Rugg's feature, "Stop Hugging Us," Kansas City psychiatrists with experience from one of Kansas City's worst disasters -- the Hyatt skyw...

Justin Kendall ​Stop being so touchy-feely with first responders. In Peter Rugg's feature, "Stop Hugging Us," Kansas City psychiatrists with experience from one of Kansas City's worst disasters -- the Hyatt skyw...

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​Anti-nuke activists turned out to protest this morning's meeting of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority, whose board voted unanimously to approve a development agreement to build a new w...

Nadia Pflaum ​Anti-nuke activists turned out to protest this morning's meeting of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority, whose board voted unanimously to approve a development agreement to build a new w...

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UMKC's production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia closes this Sunday, before our next issue goes to press. Because it's a fine production of a play touched with greatness, we're running a review here, n...

Alan Scherstuhl UMKC's production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia closes this Sunday, before our next issue goes to press. Because it's a fine production of a play touched with greatness, we're running a review here, n...

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In his chronicle of walking from Kansas City to Helena, Montana, Patrick Dobson proves that in literature, as in life, there's a fine line between cozy and boring. ​The premise of Seldom Seen, D...

Carolyn Szczepanski In his chronicle of walking from Kansas City to Helena, Montana, Patrick Dobson proves that in literature, as in life, there's a fine line between cozy and boring. ​The premise of Seldom Seen, D...

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CJ Janovy ​We're getting reports of planned alcohol and snack consumption this weekend in honor of two anniversaries: the 150th of  Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species and the 10th for Kansa...

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​Yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood was a nightmare scenario. A fellow soldier allegedly turns on his own, killing 13 and wounding 31. One of the injured was Keara Bono of Olathe. The 21-year-old ...

Justin Kendall ​Yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood was a nightmare scenario. A fellow soldier allegedly turns on his own, killing 13 and wounding 31. One of the injured was Keara Bono of Olathe. The 21-year-old ...

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​A city committee exploring the development of a 1,000-room convention hotel decided that it needed to hire a communications professional. The choice? The committee chair's campaign manager.On Tu...

David Martin ​A city committee exploring the development of a 1,000-room convention hotel decided that it needed to hire a communications professional. The choice? The committee chair's campaign manager.On Tu...

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​ ​Three people have been charged with kidnapping Carol Thomas. Excelsior Springs police say 23-year-old James P. Reardon, 21-year-old Jennifer L. Saling and 29-year-old Erik R. Zimmerman have...

Justin Kendall ​ ​Three people have been charged with kidnapping Carol Thomas. Excelsior Springs police say 23-year-old James P. Reardon, 21-year-old Jennifer L. Saling and 29-year-old Erik R. Zimmerman have...

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​A Johnson County judge denied bond yesterday for Jill Conaghan, the 19-year-old woman charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the hit-and-run dea...

Justin Kendall ​A Johnson County judge denied bond yesterday for Jill Conaghan, the 19-year-old woman charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the hit-and-run dea...

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Justin Kendall If you missed Willie Aames' turn on VH1's Broke & Famous last night, clips are now online, including footage of Aames' Johnson County garage sale (see it below and read about it here and here)...

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​Two allegedly vengeful former employees are accused of poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa. Husband-and-wife duo Arnoldo Bazan, 30, and Yini De La Torre, 19, are accused of mixing a Met...

Justin Kendall ​Two allegedly vengeful former employees are accused of poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa. Husband-and-wife duo Arnoldo Bazan, 30, and Yini De La Torre, 19, are accused of mixing a Met...

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A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Kansas City police officer, KSHB Channel 41 reports.Police told KSHB that a man wanted for a couple felony warrants agreed to surr...

Justin Kendall A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Kansas City police officer, KSHB Channel 41 reports.Police told KSHB that a man wanted for a couple felony warrants agreed to surr...

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​1. Would you believe it's already First Friday again? The second-to-last of the whole year, even. Go to the Crossroads! And see, among other wonders, artist H. Stewart "Legally Naked" at the Slap...

Crystal K. Wiebe ​1. Would you believe it's already First Friday again? The second-to-last of the whole year, even. Go to the Crossroads! And see, among other wonders, artist H. Stewart "Legally Naked" at the Slap...

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​This week's feature story, "Stop Hugging Us," looks at how research from the nearly 30-year-old Hyatt collapse is affecting treatment of post-traumatic stress treatment today. Turns out, it migh...

Peter Rugg ​This week's feature story, "Stop Hugging Us," looks at how research from the nearly 30-year-old Hyatt collapse is affecting treatment of post-traumatic stress treatment today. Turns out, it migh...

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