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A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Mo., died Nov. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province,...
A Marine carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense,...   (Associated Press)
A Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Mo., died Nov. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province,...
A Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hand,...   (Associated Press)
An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes as a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand sits on a loader, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of...
An Army carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes as a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand sits on a loader, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
An Air Force carry team removes a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes sits on a loader at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department...
An Air Force carry team removes a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes...   (Associated Press)
An Air Force carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Mo., died Nov. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand...
An Air Force carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In an August 24, 1975 file photo, a crowd of 62,094 fans watch the Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the home opener in the new 80,000 seat structure in Pontiac, Mich. The photo shows the still-unfinished dome, which was not yet inflated. A...
FILE - In an August 24, 1975 file photo, a crowd of 62,094 fans watch the Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the home opener in the new 80,000 seat structure in Pontiac, Mich. The photo shows...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo. Mohler, his father, four brothers and an uncle are accused of raping and molesting several young relatives over roughly a decade beginning in the mid-1980s.   (AP Photo/ The...
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo. Mohler, his father, four brothers and an uncle are accused of raping and molesting...   (Associated Press)
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Hallmark SocialCalendar logo. (PRNewsFoto/Hallmark Cards, Inc.)   (Associated Press)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)   (Associated Press)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)   (Associated Press)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)
Amelia A.J. Bond, executive vice president, George K. Baum & Company (Photo: Business Wire)   (Associated Press)
Burrell Mohler Jr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY CREDIT
Burrell Mohler Jr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY CREDIT   (Associated Press)
Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Mohler is one of five family members charged with forcible sodomy, rape with a child younger than 12 and use of a child in a sexual performance. The...
Jared Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Mohler is one of five family members charged with forcible sodomy, rape...   (Associated Press)
Roland Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY CREDIT
Roland Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY CREDIT   (Associated Press)
David Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Mohler is one of five men charged with forcible sodomy, rape with a child younger than 12 and use of a child in a sexual performance. (AP Photo/...
David Mohler is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Mohler is one of five men charged with forcible sodomy, rape with a...   (Associated Press)
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted from the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., following his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY CREDIT
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted from the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., following his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/ John Sleezer, The Kansas City Star) MANDATORY...   (Associated Press)
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri made their first court appearance Thursday while crews resumed scouring property where some of...
Burrell Mohler Sr. is escorted to the courtroom at Lafayette Hall in Lexington, Mo., for his first appearance on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Five family members charged in a child sex abuse case in western...   (Associated Press)
Police tape seals off a construction site at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site, police said. (Photo/Ed Zurga)
Police tape seals off a construction site at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped...   (Associated Press)
An investigator takes photographs of a portable boom lift that fell  at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site, police said....
An investigator takes photographs of a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was...   (Associated Press)
Kansas City Missouri police officers look at a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site,...
Kansas City Missouri police officers look at a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker...   (Associated Press)
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In this Sept. 20, 2009, photo, Oakland Raiders defensive end Greg Ellis (99) sacks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) during the fourth quarter of a NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. Ellis spent the last few years bracing for his release from the Dallas Cowboys. So when...
In this Sept. 20, 2009, photo, Oakland Raiders defensive end Greg Ellis (99) sacks Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) during the fourth quarter of a NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. Ellis...   (Associated Press)
Texas' Damion James (5) puts up a shot over Pittsburgh's Lamar Patterson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Damion James (5) puts up a shot over Pittsburgh's Lamar Patterson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Texas' Justin Mason (24) blocks a shot by Pittsburgh's Dante Taylor (11) during the  second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Justin Mason (24) blocks a shot by Pittsburgh's Dante Taylor (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62....   (Associated Press)
Texas' Gary Johnson (1) is fouled by Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won 78-62.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Gary Johnson (1) is fouled by Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won 78-62. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon argues a call with a game official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon argues a call with a game official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won the game 78-62....   (Associated Press)
Texas coach Rick Barnes talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won 78-62.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas coach Rick Barnes talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Texas won 78-62. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh's Travon Woodall (1) and Texas' Justin Mason (24) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Pittsburgh's Travon Woodall (1) and Texas' Justin Mason (24) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)   (Associated Press)
Texas' Dogus Balbay, front, beats Pittsburgh's Chase Adams to a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Dogus Balbay, front, beats Pittsburgh's Chase Adams to a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)   (Associated Press)
Texas' Dexter Pittman, left, and Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker, right, battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Dexter Pittman, left, and Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker, right, battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Texas' Dexter Pittman (34) puts up a shot past Pittsburgh's Gary McGhee (52) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas' Dexter Pittman (34) puts up a shot past Pittsburgh's Gary McGhee (52) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh's Chase Adams, left, and Texas' Justin Mason, right, chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Pittsburgh's Chase Adams, left, and Texas' Justin Mason, right, chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Pittsburgh's Gary McGhee, left, and Nasir Robinson, right, battle Texas' Justin Mason, center, for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Pittsburgh's Gary McGhee, left, and Nasir Robinson, right, battle Texas' Justin Mason, center, for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City,...   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Clevin Hannah, left, and Gabe Blair (32) strip the ball from Iowa's Cully Payne (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Wichita State won the game 74-57.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Clevin Hannah, left, and Gabe Blair (32) strip the ball from Iowa's Cully Payne (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo....   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Gabe Blair (32) and Iowa's Cully Payne (3) chase a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Wichita State won the game 74-57. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Gabe Blair (32) and Iowa's Cully Payne (3) chase a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Wichita State won the...   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Demetric Williams, front, steals the ball away from Iowa's Cully Payne, back, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Wichita State won the game 74-57.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Demetric Williams, front, steals the ball away from Iowa's Cully Payne, back, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Wichita...   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, left, battles Iowa's Matt Gatens (5) for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, left, battles Iowa's Matt Gatens (5) for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, left, and Gabe Blair (32) pressure Iowa's Matt Gatens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, left, and Gabe Blair (32) pressure Iowa's Matt Gatens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's J.T. Durley, right, pressures Iowa's Brennan Cougill (44) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's J.T. Durley, right, pressures Iowa's Brennan Cougill (44) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)   (Associated Press)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, back, pressures Iowa's Matt Gatens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Wichita State's Graham Hatch, back, pressures Iowa's Matt Gatens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)   (Associated Press)
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  • Eight St. Louis-area men plead guilty to racketeering

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    ST. LOUIS | Eight St. Louis-area men have pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling stolen goods and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap said the men bought stolen goods at low prices and then sold them for a large profit at five convenience stores. The amount of money they made, and how much they sent to Palestine, was not released. More »

  • Fatal accident closes lanes of I-435 for several hours

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    A rollover accident Thursday night took the life of a female motorist, Kansas City police said. The victim’s name has not yet been released. More »

  • Mayor's Christmas Tree lighting tonight

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    The Mayor’s Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Crown Center Square, celebrating 131 years of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund. Eric Stonestreet, a Kansas City native and star of ABC’s “Modern Family,” will flip the switch. Mayor Mark Funkhouser will be joined by Chris Stigall of 710 KCMO. More »

  • Sting snags drivers who lost their licenses

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    After appearing before a Jackson County judge this week for driving with a revoked license, Raymond N. Roland returned to his white pickup truck and drove away. He took along his attorney, who had bummed a ride back to his law office. More »

  • KC adjusts 3-1-1 hot line hours to cut hold times, improve service

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    Kansas City’s 3-1-1 Action Center will adjust its hours next month to try to decrease hold times and better serve customers during peak hours. Beginning Dec. 7, the city’s 3-1-1 hot line will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. The current hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. More »

  • The Watchdog | Developer helped pay for new stoplight on College Boulevard in Overland Park

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    <strong><span class="subhead">Today&rsquo;s problem</span></strong> Joe Markley of Overland Park wonders why the city installed a new traffic signal while widening College Boulevard between Nieman and Quivira roads. More »

  • Executive Beechcraft sues KC, James Stowers III

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    Executive Beechcraft and its parent company have sued Kansas City and James Stowers III, who is creating a multimillion-dollar terminal and aviation project at Wheeler Downtown Airport. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, alleges that the city failed to disclose that it was negotiating with Stowers to put in a competing terminal and aviation facility at the airport. More »

  • Lotteries | Winning numbers for Thursday, Nov. 26, and the Powerball numbers from Wednesday, Nov. 25

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    Thursday&rsquo;s winning lottery numbers: &bull;<strong>Missouri Pick 3</strong> More »

  • Church's annual Powerfeast is a one-stop spot for those in need

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    Carol Green had a tissue tucked inside the right pocket of her blue jeans. Just in case. It seems that every year something chokes her up at the annual Powerfeast put on by her church, Memorial Missionary Baptist. But this year, she&rsquo;s told people, her eyes are gonna stay dry. More »

  • Olathe police investigate accident on Black Bob Road that killed motorist

    Kansas City Star | 11/26/2009 10:15:00 PM

    Olathe police on Thursday still were investigating a Wednesday night traffic accident that killed a man. The crash occurred around 5:20 p.m. in the 13400 block of Black Bob Road. A vehicle traveling northbound on Black Bob struck a vehicle turning east from southbound Black Bob, witnesses told police. More »

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