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Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis has pledged to throw his changeup more this season, and he took another step in that direction on Tuesday night. Despite the bullpen allowing four … Click to Continue » […]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis struck out five and allowed two runs in five innings against the Chicago Cubs split squad in Cactus League play in Surprise, Ariz., on March 19, 2019. He spoke with reporters after his outing. … Click to Continue » […]

Wednesday’s TV | radio BOWLING PBA: WSOB PBA, Scorpion Championship, 7 p.m., FS1 COLLEGE BASEBALL Arkansas at Texas, 6:30 p.m., Longhorn Network COLLEGE SOFTBALL Minnesota at Florida, 6 p.m., SEC … Click to Continue » […]

It took eight tries, but the Belmont Bruins, perennially America’s favorite No. 15 seed, finally won an NCAA Tournament game. A loss would’ve tied Belmont for second most appearances in … Click to Continue » […]

By sunset Sunday, Kyle Simpson was wrung out from a full day of cleaning mud and muck from his property on the Platte River. Now he and his friend had … Click to Continue » […]

Missouri has held two and a half weeks of spring football practices, which is more than enough time for defensive line coach Brick Haley to acknowledge he is facing a … Click to Continue » […]

Perched in front of Northwest Missouri State’s bench, head coach Ben McCollum extended two arms toward his players and motioned them back and forth, a gesture with a specific message. … Click to Continue » […]

Because these former college students appreciate a cold beer, they’ll soon appear on national television. A group of Clemson alums will pitch its invention, which started out as a class … Click to Continue » […]

For the first time in the Bill Self era, Kansas’ basketball players begin the NCAA Tournament in a locale surrounded by scenic snowcapped mountains. “Everybody … enjoy the fresh air,” … Click to Continue » […]

It’s not skin color I was taken aback by the sheer pettiness of The Star’s recent editorial about certain songs being banned from a Westport club’s playlists. (March 15, 10A, … Click to Continue » […]

Missouri defensive lineman Jordan Elliott talks about reuniting with former UT teammate Chris Daniels under Brick Haley at MU. … Click to Continue » […]

It’s not exactly clear when Jahlil Jenkins realized he was on track to be the first real star of March Madness. Maybe it was when the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights blocked … Click to Continue » […]

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self joked that he hoped his players could limit their playing of the video game Fortnite as the team readies for its first game in the NCAA Tournament against Northeastern. … Click to Continue » […]

Dean Wade has likely played his final game in a Kansas State basketball uniform. Shortly after arriving at the Manhattan airport walking with the help of crutches and a medical … Click to Continue » […]

Kansas State University took the Big 12 basketball title away from University of Kansas earlier this month. Now the K-State Wildcats have edged out KU in a new ranking of … Click to Continue » […]

They conducted interviews. They read applications. They held closed-door discussions. But Gov. Laura Kelly’s staff and a hand-picked committee failed to find a string of profane and partisan tweets by … Click to Continue » […]

The city of Atchison is under a boil water advisory because of flooding in the area, according to state officials. The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment issued the … Click to Continue » […]

An upgrade to the Missouri Air National Guard’s facilities in St. Joseph is among the military construction projects that could see millions of federal dollars delayed for President Donald Trump’s … Click to Continue » […]

The best way to pick a bracket is quickly. Read up a little before you do it, if that’s your thing, but don’t get into the weeds about which team … Click to Continue » […]

The University of Missouri fired one of its campus police officers Tuesday after a photo surfaced of him in blackface. MU Police Officer Marcus Collins was terminated immediately after university … Click to Continue » […]

The sweet and tangy barbecue sauce at Jones Bar-B-Q has been around for decades, but for the first time ever, you can buy it in a bottle for your own … Click to Continue » […]

Until Monday night, Kansas City Councilman Jermaine Reed’s mayoral campaign website touted a master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. But Reed never finished it. UMKC spokesman John Martellaro … Click to Continue » […]

Kansas City police on Tuesday released surveillance video of a Feb. 25 armed robbery at a discount store.  Shortly before 2 p.m. a man entered the store in the 5900 … Click to Continue » […]

Gov. Laura Kelly withdrew her nominee for the state Court of Appeals Tuesday morning after tweets surfaced that showed Judge Jeffry L. Jack voicing his disdain for conservative leaders and … Click to Continue » […]

With dozens of forums planned for the mayoral campaign, it would be impossible for anyone to go to all of them. To help you sort through who’s saying what and … Click to Continue » […]

A priest of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas defrocked last year over what church leaders said were credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors is no longer licensed … Click to Continue » […]

Here are area restaurants with seven or more priority or critical health code violations, with highlighted links to some original public record reports by city or county health inspectors. Restaurants … Click to Continue » […]

The Kansas City Symphony on Tuesday named a new executive director, Daniel E. Beckley, who has served as vice president and general manager of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra since 2013. … Click to Continue » […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is fussing again about his ambitions for elective office in Kansas. He’s said he won’t run in 2020. Before making an appearance in Overland Park … Click to Continue » […]

Facing continued chatter about his own political future, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo parried questions Monday about how long he plans to continue serving under President Donald Trump. “I’m … Click to Continue » […]