Look inside is a Star series that takes our readers behind the scenes of some of Kansas City’s most famous and lesser-known places and events. Do you have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at InsideLook@kcstar.com. A nearly 100-year-old building in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, that was saved from the wrecking ball… Read More »
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The lovable maniac who built UConn into a juggernaut refused to let his team relax. Dan Hurley urged the Huskies to keep pushing for more, even though their place in history was already set. He screamed for defensive pressure after an Alex Karaban 3-pointer put UConn up 14. He got into a… Read More »
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas lawmakers are struggling to overcome political divisions that have kept their state’s residents from passing major income tax cuts over the past two years, while other states have slashed income tax rates. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill early Saturday morning that would cut income, sales and property taxes by… Read More »
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Republicans are likely to approve a proposed state budget for Kansas with provisions aimed at forcing the state’s Democratic governor to limit diversity initiatives on college campuses and aid Texas in its battle with the Biden administration over border security. Republican negotiators for the state House and Senate have agreed to… Read More »
Content warning: This article contains images of alleged sexual abuse. Terrence Shannon is with his team this week, preparing for the Illini’s first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly two decades, as is business as usual. But during the NCAA tournament, whether they take on Iowa State on Thursday in Boston or make it to the… Read More »
It took two overtimes, but Creighton made sure there wouldn’t be any setbacks on Saturday. The No. 3 Bluejays defeated No. 11 Oregon 86-73 in double overtime to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Midwest Region. Creighton forced the first overtime when Baylor Scheierman hit a jumper to tie the game with less than… Read More »
It was the last Saturday of the men’s college basketball regular season and they were saving the best for last. As several small conference tournaments reached their conclusion, a series of big matchups delivered — some in more ways than others. No. 1 Houston mauled No. 14 Kansas in a 30-point blowout while securing the… Read More »
After Caitlin Clark’s record-setting night against Michigan last week, the NCAA women’s scoring champion would come back down to earth. Clark and No. 4 Iowa did just that Thursday against No. 14 Indiana on the road as the Hoosiers destroyed the Hawkeyes, 86-69. The Wooden Award favorite finished with 24 points on a tough shooting… Read More »
Gonzaga bounced back with a blowout win over Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Lexington. (Silas Walker/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service/Getty Images) The top two places again did not change, but there was plenty of movement in the rest of the country last week. Here’s everything you missed from Week 14 of the season, and the latest… Read More »
As hundreds of thousands of football fans travel to Las Vegas this weekend for the Super Bowl, many Native American football fans will be bracing themselves for a familiar scenario they know all too well: tomahawk chops, plastic feather war bonnets. and non-indigenous people beating a drum that mimics the same instrument used in sacred… Read More »