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Kansas City butcher shops see demand surge for local meat
Some Kansas City-area butcher shops are experiencing increased demand as consumers grow more concerned about the origins and quality of their food, particularly meat.
Dead-Tree Argument
Police chases, public safety and justice: How The Star's journalism makes a difference
Some of the best journalism we do at The Star starts with reporters looking closely at something that doesn't seem right.
Improving Bruised View
KCK's Garland Park to close for several months starting in October
Workers have to fix pipes in a system that vents methane from below the ground. The park sits on a former landfill, which produces the gas.
Local Tagging Retrospective
Phil "Sike Style" Shafer and the Buck O'Neil Bridge
Across Kansas City, the vibrant work of Phil Shafer's Sike Style Industries punctuates his decades-long career in public art.
City College Scenery
Monarch Butterflies pay a visit to UMKC
The monarch butterfly migration is upon Kansas City and students at UMKC get the chance to watch it happen. Every year as fall approaches, millions of monarchs migrate from Canada to Mexico. Jim Murowchik, a retired earth and environmental science professor, said the migration happens because it begins to cool off up north, killing the...
Celeb Dives Into Activism
Bella Thorne Says What We've All Been Thinking: 'F- SeaWorld'
Bella Thorne appeared in a SeaWorld commercial as a child, but now she's all grown up and saying, "F- SeaWorld," in a new PETA video.
MAGA Talks Euro Tragedy
Trump claims stunning casualty numbers in Russia-Ukraine war
Donald Trump claims 25,000 people died last month in the Ukraine-Russia war and says he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a deal with Putin before the heavy winter.
Progressive Scheme Underway
House Dems plan oversight of Trump administration; impeachment an option
House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if the party sweeps control in the November elections
Recruiting Time . . .
Exclusive -- 'There's National Security Ramifications to Chronic Disease': HHS Admiral Waves Red Flag as Vast Majority of Americans Unfit to Serve in Military
On "The Alex Marlow Show," Admiral Brian Christine talked about health impacts on the military. Christine said, "We spend a lot of money, tremendous | Clips
Funding Election Fight
Poll-sweating GOPers are pouring money into battleground states after grim outlook for both House, Senate
Republicans are pouring campaign money into battleground states as new polls show them struggling in red territory.
Latest Weather Worries
Hurricane Nolo expected to unleash powerful winds, flash flooding on Hawaii
HILO, Hawaii - Heavy rain and powerful winds are expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf to the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend as Hurricane Nolo bears down on areas still recovering from previous storms.
Vacay Tragedy
2 American tourists dead after building explosion and collapse in Athens, Greece
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
AI Death Toll Redux
Ukraine airdrops killer robots behind enemy lines to take out 3K Russian troops in 'historic moment'
Ukraine's army airdropped ground robots behind the frontline to take out 3,000 Russian soldiers and reclaim 48 square miles of occupied territory in Donetsk.
Hollywood Turnabout
Chris Hansen Reacts To Seeing Robert Pattinson's 'Primetime'
Chris Hansen has reacted to seeing Robert Pattinson's portrayal of him in 'Primetime'
Dive Bar Testimony
Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Last Ditch Finally Responds to Its Viral Moment
The bar promised "more details" in the future while issuing an urgent plea.
Musing Motherland Meals
Food recs: Kansas City's best African food
Kansas City is home to immigrants from more than 30 countries in Africa. As the world's second-largest land mass, Africa doesn't contain just one type of food, and you can find dishes from across the continent in the metro.
Katie's Latest Forecast
Saturday will be rainy throughout the day
Saturday will have high temperatures around 76 degrees; rounds of rain will move through the metro today, offering some pockets of dryness- but not really clearing out until Sunday.
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