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How many meals do you eat per day? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
I'll admit, I occasionally dabble in what hobbits refer to as "second breakfast." And I've certainly never let a good brunch get in the way of lunch.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on th...
Jeremy LaFaver, Missouri House Representative, steps down from House Democratic Victory Committee 27 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
The fallout from Missouri House Rep. Jeremy LaFaver's marijuana arrest over the weekend has been swift. On Monday, LaFaver (who represents Waldo and Brookside) announced he was leaving his post as cha...
Yes or no to a sales tax increase: Jackson County voters to decide in November for funding of medical research 27 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
The Jackson County Legislature voted on Monday to put a half-cent sales tax increase before voters in a measure that, if passed, would raise $40 million a year for local health research institutions. ...
Another Family Dollar store closed because of rats 26 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
For the second time in two years, a midtown location of the North Carolina-based Family Dollar Stores has been closed by the Kansas City Health Department due to an ongoing severe rat infestation; ins...
Paige Unger wins the Paris of the Plains Bartending Competition 26 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
There was a whole lot of shaking going on. There was a bit of muddling.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Jeremy LaFaver, Missouri House Representative from Kansas City, picked up on pot charges 26 Aug 2013 | 07:05 pm
It's one of those cardinal rules people sometimes learn the hard way: You've gotta be paying those traffic tickets. If you're not paying those traffic tickets, be careful driving and don't keep pot a...
The Star loses its Chiefs beat writer just before the season 24 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
A second (that we know of) Kansas City Star scribe this week has one foot out the door of the paper of record's stately 18th Street and Grand newsroom. Adam Teicher, who covers the Kansas City Chiefs...
Eric 'Mean' Melin is the new Air Guitar World Champion 24 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
Eric 'Mean' Melin's last-minute flight to Finland paid off. Melin won the 2013 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland. Melin tied fellow American Doug "The Thunder" Stroock in the second ro....
What kind of porn are Kansans and Missourians watching? 23 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
A very important study of porn website PornHub gives us icky insight into what kind of porn Americans are looking at and how long they're watching . The results show that porn viewers in the South are...
Jason Kander to Gov. Rick Perry: Don't mess with Missouri 23 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Texas Governor Rick Perry is on his way to Missouri in a cynical effort to pick off companies from the Show-Me State. The erstwhile presidential candidate is presumably looking to boost his 2016 cred...
