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Thursday, May 8
On a cold February night, the Shawnee Mission East gym is packed. It's Senior Night, and the boys' basketball team is taking on the rival... More>>
Ramona Moreno and Fernando Guzmán lost their 2-year-old daughter, Yelena, when the gang battle hit the wrong target.
Familia Loca wanted revenge on a rival KCK gang. Instead, they spilled the blood of a 2-year-old girl.
Thursday, May 1
Before the night of April 3, 2007, Fernando Guzman and Ramona Moreno were unfamiliar with the sound of gunfire. At first, they thought they had... More>>
Since his lab made frightening discoveries about the plastic lining of aluminum cans, MU professor Frederick vom Saal drinks his beer from glass bottles.
Thursday, April 24
On a spring day one year ago, scientists in life vests and blue jeans invaded the bucolic slice of nature where Perche Creek empties into the... More>>
Thursday, April 17
James Vivian puts on scrubs as if he's preparing for surgery. He wraps a silver cross on a chain around his wrist. Next to the leather recliner,... More>>
Bob Berkebile fought his fellow architects until they saw the value of building green.
Thursday, April 10
When Bob Berkebile rushed to the chaotic scene of the Hyatt Regency disaster, his first thought was, Did I kill these people? It was the... More>>
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Last Step to Redemption
On Friday nights, the parking lot of an 18-unit apartment building in Pompano Beach fills with... More>>
Cleveland
A career con man brings his talents to Cleveland’s art world
Six years ago, Zachary Coleman looked like a godsend to the founders of Arts Collinwood. They... More>>
Dallas
Forget Me Not
With McMansions galore, a concrete-chic urban planning model and seemingly never-ending sprawl,... More>>
Denver
This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red
Four Guardian Angels meet in the 1400 block of Ogden Street at dusk for their weekly march up... More>>
Houston
Mental Anguish at Texas West Oaks Hospital
Amanda Lilley was only six years old and could be loving, sweet and delightful, requiring hugs... More>>
Miami
The Shooting of Estefano
Fabio "Estefano" Salgado drove his midnight blue Aston Martin convertible down Biscayne... More>>
Phoenix
Relentless stickering and guerilla marketing have made Digital Summer one of the Valley’s hottest bands
It's a warm night in March, and the city of Scottsdale is under siege. Under cover of darkness, a... More>>
San Francisco
Punk Family Values
Carola Anderson carries a pitcher of limeade through her sprawling SOMA home affectionately... More>>
St. Louis
Radioactive: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU?
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is looking into questions surrounding the management and... More>>
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Pro-Lifers Betrayed by Brownback?
Wed May 7, 11:11 AM
By Justin Kendall Pro-lifers are not happy with Kansas U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback's endorsement of Steve Howe for Johnson County District Attorney. In her World Net Daily column, Jill Stanek wonders... More>>
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Thursday, May 8
City Hall lists Rodriguez Electrical in its official directory of minority- and women-owned construction companies certified to do business with... More>>
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Thursday, May 8
Dear Mexican: In the television show Cops , the white folks pull over and hope that no one finds the concealed syringes. The black folks are... More>>
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