The San Jose Sharks have agreed to a contract extension with star center Logan Couture to keep him off the market next summer.
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The male polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo is off exhibit and is being treated with gastrointestinal medication, officials said Tuesday. Nikita is also being fed a diet of boiled beef in the holding area behind the exhibit.
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The locations were acquired from OHS-Compare clinics. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. U.S. HealthWorks said the locations were its first in Kansas and Missouri.
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The Cass County Sheriff's Department says a 17-year-old Kingsville boy drowned while jet skiing on a private lake on Father's Day.
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With the heart of Kansas City reviving its pulse the past decade or so -- at least as a place to live and play -- why have businesses pretty much been no-shows? Census numbers indicate that greater downtown lost more than 16,000 jobs from 2001 to 2011,...
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis will begin recognize spending on research and development. And, take another deep breath, it will begin counting investment in the creation of entertainment, literary and other artistic originals.
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Selma Blair is making a sudden exit from the Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management."
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A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to youths. On Tuesday the American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, endorsed a policy that called...
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State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.
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A rare bullpen hiccup and a base-running blunder Tuesday kept Kansas City from climbing above .500 and instead dumped them back into third place in the American League Central Division as the Royals lost 4-3 to the Indians on Tuesday night in Cleveland....
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Tim Duncan can smell a fifth championship ring.
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Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys. On Wednesday, Area Transportation Authority...
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'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he attacked her.
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Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. In the video for the song "God Bless Amerika," he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag...
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Food professionals with food allergies face a unique hurdle when confronted with an illness, allergy, intolerance or other disorder because they can't escape the very thing that triggers symptoms. Instead of quitting, many use their talents to create...
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One of Johnson County's stellar students is now headed to Harvard after an award-filled time at Olathe Northwest.
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On the surface, the antiquated gravel track and absence of field amenities at Penney High School in Hamilton, Mo., make baffling what blossomed from here earlier this month in Eugene, Ore: Lindsay Vollmer, a sophomore at Kansas whose hometown training...
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DEAR ABBY: My son married a sweet girl three years ago, and I thought we would become a close family. I haven't bothered them at all. Since then, she has become cold and distant to me. My son rarely calls or comes around.
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John Robinson spent 30 years as a civil and environmental engineer for Black & Veatch and most recently ran his own consulting and investment business. He joins a Prairie Village engineering firm that incorporated in 2007 and currently has 13 employees....
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Relatives of a man who died after struggling with Kansas City police officers Monday morning said they believe he may have been lost, intoxicated and looking for a ride when he got into a stranger's car and refused to get out.
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Cody Stubbs is playing for North carolina in the College World Series.
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A surveillance camera captured people of interest in the theft of a pioneer woman statue.
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Residents can search the Unclaimed Property database while waiting in line for a new driver's license
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Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Kings re-upped pending restricted free agent defenseman Slava Voynov with a six-year contract on Tuesday.
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The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider.
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The death penalty is recommended for Robert Blurton in the 2009 deaths of Donnie and Sharon Luetjen and the Luetjens' teenage granddaughter, Taron Luetjen.
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With finalists Don Budd and Nathan Barnes both delinquent on paying taxes in recent years, Mayor Mark Holland says the commission should consider re-opening the selection process.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm afraid I have handled something badly. My circle of friends throws a lot of celebrations. This year a friend invited me to her engagement party, bridal shower, kitchen tea, a "Yes to the Dress" shopping trip and luncheon, her housewarming,...
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City council vote is a victory for neighbors who opposed expansion of Ironwoods Park Amphitheater.
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They watch continually over God's people, to deliver them from evil and safeguard their entrance into heaven.
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My wife handed me the photograph. Her expression was a foreshadowing of what awaited me. "We found this in the tub too." The tub was a large collection of pre-digital photographs Lori had been organizing. I grabbed it, moved to the couch and sat down....
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A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the operators of a party bus from which a young mother fell to her death in May.
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The move is part of the company's previously announced closure of a Virginia facility that makes hot dogs and deli meat.
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Among the biggest percentage gainers locally were YRC Worldwide, Kansas City Southern, O'Reilly Automotive, Garmin, and H&R Block.
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The wearable computer that can take pictures and videos and share information via the Internet poses potential concerns that need to be discussed with regulators, watchdogs from the European Union, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico...
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Discount Tire chain bills itself as the largest tire and wheel retailer with more than 850 U.S. stores.
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Marching on someone's home is a crude tactic aligned with the thinking of activist groups so inflamed with passion that they're prone to losing sight of human dignity -- both their own and that of the people they target. Proponents of immigration reform...
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Leawood's new Saturday Morning Fresh even offers a more upscale Farmers' Market experience. Retail and restaurant updates for Prairie Village, Leawood and Overland Park.
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The probe covers 205,000 vehicles, including Grand Vitaras, from the 2006 through 2011 model years and SX4s from 2007 through 2011. Investigators will check to see if the problems are bad enough to cause a recall.
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The Pie Five Pizza Co. - which sells individual pizzas made to order and cooked in five minutes - has picked a place for its first area location. Pie Five plans to open later this summer at 13366 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.
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Companies' battle over Clearwire Corp. has pitted them in an increasingly hot exchange. Each seeks Clearwire's valuable licensed airwaves that carry broadband service to smartphones and tablets.
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Five-time champion Venus Williams withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday due to a back injury, ending her streak of 16 consecutive appearances at the prestigious Grand Slam event.
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Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury.
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Sen. Anthony Hensley asks GOP AG Derek Schmidt for analysis of proof-of-citizenship requirement. SoS Kris Kobach says it's still legal.
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Lakewood, a private lake community in Lee's Summit, will put up gates next month to control access as one measure to prevent zebra mussels from invading.
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Parks officials hope to expand programming and upgrade area facilities.
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Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators Tuesday, agreeing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.
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When Wimbledon gets underway next week, Serena Williams will be there as the defending champion and five-time overall winner.
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Maureen Dudgeon of Kansas City won a cookie contest with this recipe for Portofignos, a chocolate sable with port-soaked figs and salted walnuts.
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