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In 1948 the state of Israel was created and with it an estimated 750,000 Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their towns and homes or fled in fear and have … Click to Continue »

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self will not be rappelling down the 888 Lofts Building in downtown Lawrence on Saturday morning as he’d originally planned. Self, KU’s 16th-year coach, announced on … Click to Continue »

An Independence man who fatally shot a young mother in Independence during a 2016 road rage incident was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison. A Jackson County jury in … Click to Continue »

Markese Jacobs, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior from Chicago’s Uplift Community High School who was committed to play for the Kansas basketball team, has reopened his recruitment, his Mac Irvin Fire … Click to Continue »

Cold pints of 8-Bit Pale Ale and Buffalo Sweat cream stout could become a luxury accessible only by a drive to Manhattan, Kan., amid a possible shutdown of Tallgrass Brewing … Click to Continue »

Lenexa City Administrator Eric Wade has announced he will retire next year, capping a 35-year career in local Kansas City area government. Wade told the City Council this week that … Click to Continue »

From the outside, Five Star Wireless looked like any cell phone shop. Hours were listed on the door of the storefront in downtown Norwood, Massachusetts. Posters advertised Xfinity home internet … Click to Continue »

A proposal to expand Medicaid in Nebraska moved closer Friday to getting on the November ballot after the state's top elections official determined there are enough valid signatures to send … Click to Continue »

Federal authorities on Friday released new surveillance photos from the Aug. 18 burglary of a Kansas City, Kan., gun store. The break-in at Frontier Justice, 10000 France Family Drive, was … Click to Continue »

A GOP “shooting gallery” manned by an Uncle Sam at the Holden, Mo., Street Fair has some people concerned. “The Johnson County GOP thinks having a Shooting Gallery with pictures … Click to Continue »

Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, talks about running against Barack Obama, the Iraq War and the economy during a one-on-one interview with The Star's Dave Helling while on a campaign swing through Kansas City in 2008. … Click to Continue »

A former maintenance worker at a predominantly black south Kansas City church admitted in U.S. District on Friday that he spray-painted racist graffiti on the front entrance and then set … Click to Continue »

Plans to demolish the Kansas City, Kan., water slide where a 10-year-old boy was killed are tied up in legal wrangling between the state and owners of the Schlitterbahn water … Click to Continue »

Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin will make his much-anticipated return to Knoxville on Feb. 5 when the Tigers head to Tennessee. The Southeastern Conference announced its full men’s basketball schedule on … Click to Continue »

Two decades before President Donald Trump endorsed him for Kansas governor, Kris Kobach contemplated what grounds could be used to remove a president from power. The Kansas Republican concluded that … Click to Continue »

Repair work on the Buck O’Neil Bridge will be extended — again. The left northbound lane will continue to be closed from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at least through … Click to Continue »

Tom French, a leader in developing and building maintenance-provided communities, has earned a stellar reputation for quality during his 40-year career. His communities offer an abundance of designs with an … Click to Continue »

The award-winning community of Chapel Hill is known for offering a variety of homes and thoughtfully designed floor plans by some of the area’s most accomplished builders. And let’s not … Click to Continue »

Helzberg’s, the house of “I AM LOVED,” has no love for a California company it says has tread on that famous trademark. “Right back atcha,” seems to be the reply … Click to Continue »

The Latest on Hurricane Lane (all times local): 6:30 a.m. Hurricane Lane is taking a toll on roads on Hawaii's Big Island. Officials say three major roads were closed Friday … Click to Continue »

Mitch McConnell’s primary mission: To show the Senate is efficient and workmanlike — and avoid a costly government shutdown just before the critical November election. His chief nemesis this week: … Click to Continue »

Potty training can be a big frustration for parents. This fun video, released by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, has many great tips for helping parents and children. … Click to Continue »

As she interviewed for a job at a sandwich shop, Kameisha Denton says she made sure to not mention her pregnancy to her potential employer. According to KOMO News, the … Click to Continue »

When Corey Widen heard a knock on her door in early August, she expected it to be her 8-year-old daughter Dorothy’s playmate. Instead, there was a uniformed police officer and … Click to Continue »

Marge Padgitt had always loved Ginger Rogers. “I was a fan of Ginger Rogers, as was my mother,” said Padgitt, a longtime resident of Independence. “She got me interested in … Click to Continue »