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  • Liberty couple admits to embezzlement

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A northwest Missouri couple who authorities say were heavy gamblers have pleaded guilty to a $2.8 million embezzlement and check-kiting scheme. The U.S. Attorney's office says 54-year-old Laura Dejong and 55-year-old Craig Dejong, of Liberty, both pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false tax return. Laura Dejong also pleaded guilty to mail fraud. The wife admitted ...

  • Kan. county bans fireworks

    HAYS, Kan. (AP) - A northwest Kansas county has banned the sale and discharge of fireworks in rural areas during the Fourth of July holiday. The Hays Daily News reports the Ellis County commission this week rescinded an earlier resolution to allow the sale of fireworks in rural areas. The Ellis County cities of Hays, Ellis, Schoenchen and Victoria have also banned the sale and use of fireworks ...

  • Missouri man accused of killing jail cellmate

    Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence ...

  • Overland Park man reunites with plane wrecked in World War II

    The satellite television company blamed Overland Park-based Sprint and its revised agreement to be acquired by SoftBank Corp. Sprint had set the deadline for Dish’s “best and final offer” after rejecting an earlier proposal from Dish as one it could not act ...

  • Kansas regents to consider proposed tuition hikes

    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 chairman Robbie Makinen and Johnson County Commissioner Steve Klika will present a plan to make the ATA “the regional transit authority it was ...


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Movie Review

Strapless [DVD]

Strapless [DVD]

David Hare's Strapless is both cynical and poignant in its examination of the opening stages of romance. It is cynical because it suggests that some people are incapable of moving beyond that opening stage; it is poignant because it is often adept at invoking the wonderful euphoria of a blossoming relationship, especially between adults who have been there before. ...

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  • Missouri education officials recommend preschool tests

    Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence ...

  • Zimmerman jury selection hits next step

    George Zimmerman sits on the stand in a Seminole County courtroom on April 20, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman is charged with murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Gary Green/The Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty ...

  • Shooting probed in North Kansas City

    NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police are investigating an early-morning shooting in North Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City Police Chief Steven Beamer says the shooting happened at a residence in the 1200 block of 24th Avenue sometime overnight. The person who was shot was not killed, though the extent of his or her injuries was not immediately clear. Ainvestigators are meeting at Macken Park, at E. ...

  • Fire damages popular KC barbecue joint

    Kansas City, Kan., firefighters were called to Gates Bar-B-Q at 1026 State Ave. about midnight. Employees in restaurant were able to safely escape. Fire crews reported seeing smoke and embers coming from the restaurant's smoke stack when they arrived at the scene. The fire was contained to the roof area. Firefighters estimate the damage at ...

  • Regents to mull higher tuition in Kansas

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Some public university students in Kansas would see tuition increase by almost 9 percent this fall under proposals being considered by the state Board of Regents. The regents expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on new tuition rates proposed by the universities. The changes would raise an additional $34 million during the fiscal year beginning in July. The increases would ...

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