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Movie riffs making comeback from theaters to clubs
Scenes of Tom Cruise filled the big screen, but the moviegoers packed inside a Missouri theater focused their attention on the action playing out away ...
Tough tickets? Sometimes sold-out games aren't so
Sellouts in pro sports aren't always so. In today's world of social media, fans often point out perceived inaccuracies in attendance figures, perhaps ...
With more teams in race, MLB attendance up again
The extra playoff spot in Major League Baseball this season has thickened the races, with several teams well within October's reach despite taking ...
Peyton back on field, RG3, Luck get going
Yep, that's Peyton Manning wearing No. 18 and throwing passes. The uniform might look strange, though. And yes, that's a female line judge making ...
McCaskill, Akin tout extremes in Mo. Senate race
Missouri's U.S. Senate race is shaping up as one of stark contrasts — and a dream matchup for both Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and her newly ...
AdWatch: Democrats' ad hits Romney on Bain past
TITLE: "Understands" LENGTH: 60 seconds. AIRING: On television in Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida, and on the Web. KEY IMAGES: Joe ...
Police: Ohio boys, 13, drove stolen car to Mo.
Two 13-year-old Ohio boys who stole a parent's car and drove it hundreds of miles to Kansas City, Mo., were found sleeping in a downtown alley, police ...
Megabus crash in Illinois; 1 dead, 3 dozen hurt
A packed double-decker Megabus slammed into an Illinois interstate bridge support pillar Thursday, hurtling screaming passengers from their seats and ...
Dempster to Texas, Victorino to LAD, Pence to SF
The team with the newest owners was the busiest ahead of the trade deadline. The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Shane Victorino on Tuesday as the trade ...
A team-by-team look at famous in-season deals
Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez have already changed teams, and general managers still have a few more hours to make additional big trades. Some of ...
Google to offer KC ultra-fast Internet for $70/mo.
Google Inc. revealed Thursday what it will charge for its long-awaited, ultra-fast Internet service in Kansas City: $70 per month. The service is ...
Despite a few jitters, Batman fans pack theaters
The three 18-year-olds, friends since middle school, are about to go off separately to college this fall. But on Sunday, these avid fans of the Batman ...
Bodies found in search for 2 Missouri sisters
Authorities in Platte County, Mo., say officials have found the bodies of two women in a field after officials interrogated "a suspect in the ...
Giant blowout: NL routs AL 8-0 in All-Star game
Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval and Matt Cain helped the National League to a Giant blowout in the All-Star game. After all the talk about AL dominance ...
Triple the fun as NL leads AL 8-0 in All-Star game
Pablo Sandoval hit a bases-loaded triple off Justin Verlander during a five-run first inning, and the National League romped to an 8-0 lead over the ...
Selig and Weiner concerned over Cano booing
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and union head Michael Weiner expressed disappointment that the Yankees' Robinson Cano was booed repeatedly by fans ...
Heat wave breaks in time for All-Star game in KC
There are times the past few weeks when Twins catcher Joe Mauer would gaze at scoreboards in ballparks around the country, trying to see what kind of ...
Prince Fielder wins Home Run Derby for 2nd time
Prince Fielder made a splash at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Eight of them. The Detroit slugger joined Ken Griffey Jr. as the only players to win ...
After 1st-half tumult, All-Stars pull into KC
Much has changed since the All-Stars last pulled into town in 1973. Then again, it seems like much of baseball has been turned upside down since the ...
Royals-a-plenty in All-Star Futures Game
Jake Odorizzi and Wil Myers dressed side-by-side Sunday afternoon in the corner of the Kansas City clubhouse, one they hope to inhabit soon on a more ...
More public schools splitting up boys, girls
Robin Gilbert didn't set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho.
DWI leads to Mo. man's arrest in cold case killing
A Missouri man forced to provide a DNA sample after pleading guilty in a drunken driving case has been charged in a 23-year-old killing.
KC hopes All-Star police performance is stellar
After a year of preparing for one of the biggest events to come to the city in decades, Kansas City police are ready to prove they're as capable as ...