9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (688+ words) The plan was to take Kansas City basketball back outside. Forty of the metro area’s top high school players: 20 girls and 20 boys. A DJ, an emcee and one outdoor court designed to capture the atmosphere House Elite Sports Performance founder…...

21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (445+ words) Two years after the Chiefs introduced a rule prohibiting people from claiming parking spots before the gates open, but did they just add a new rule for early birds? When the parking lot opens 4 1/2 hours before kickoff (2:50 p.m. for a 7:20 p.m. start,…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago   (759+ words) Late in the afternoon on the Friday before Labor Day weekend — prime news-dump hours — Kansas City sent out a release titled Kansas City Fire Department Issues Directive Regarding Criminal Conduct and Accountability. The contents of the release were no more…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1211+ words) Editor's Note: The Kansas City Star Opinion team takes a look at the candidates running for Jackson County Executive. Today, we present Stacy Lake. In the coming weeks, we’ll present her opponent, Alan Rohlfing. I met up with Stacy Lake,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (112+ words) A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:54 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for Leavenworth, Johnson, Jackson, Miami and Cass counties. "At 5:53 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Linwood…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1099+ words) In his closing statement at the Kansas State Fair debate on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall received a tepid response to an applause line about Kansas State’s football team defeating Washington State. Earlier in the forum, Marshall got cut off mid-answer…...

2+ day ago   (951+ words) Kansas voters’ two choices for governor spent Saturday morning clashing over the issues and trading vitriolic personal attacks during a debate at the state fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Kansas’ Republican Senate President Ty Masterson and Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher — longtime…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (807+ words) The latest edition of the renewed Border War had all the drama in Lawrence on Friday night. Cheap shots, middle fingers in the air and trash talk were all over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. While Kansas focused on the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (949+ words) In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago, Mizzou and Kansas athletics officials convened over what had become an increasingly sensitive matter: calling their athletic rivalry the Border War, signifying a history that goes back to the Civil…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1031+ words) And this year’s edition of the Border War goes to … Missouri. Quarterback Austin Simmons completed 19 of 28 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns, while Jamal Roberts rushed for 125 yards off 28 carries and a TD as the Tigers of the SEC claimed…...