Kansas City Star Headlines

Mostly cloudy Sunday with highs in the 70s. Clearing Sunday night and Monday. Overnight lows in the 50s. Highs Monday in the 70s.
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A small sports plane burst into flames just after takeoff in northwest Bosnia on Sunday, killing the five people on board.
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A shooter in a minivan in Independence early Sunday morning injured one person in what police believe was a random attack.
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A grinding day at the Kansas Legislature suddenly turned dramatic Saturday night when Gov. Sam Brownback made a bid to end the session with a broad plan to settle major issues dividing lawmakers.
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A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese.
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TOPEKA | As the Kansas Legislature slowly moves through what could be its final day, the fate of education funding is still in doubt.
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The former postmaster of a northeast Kansas post office has been convicted of embezzling.
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An inmate at the Wyandotte County Detention Center was found dead Saturday morning with a sheet tied around his neck, according to the sheriff's department.
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A tornado damaged multiple homes west of Harper in Harper County on Saturday night.
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The wind chimes in the front yard of Robert and Roberta Gammon's house in south Wichita were clanging so hard in the robust wind they could awaken someone from a sound sleep.
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Kansas City police say a man was fatally shot early Saturday morning just across Truman Road from the Sprint Center.
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The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.
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