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Piper boys golf team improves on last year’s score but finishes second

On a sticky-hot Monday afternoon on Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course, Wichita Collegiate proved Piper’s 305 would not suffice for a Class 4A state championship.

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Piper boys golf team improves on last year’s score but finishes second

On a sticky-hot Monday afternoon on Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course, Wichita Collegiate proved Piper’s 305 would not suffice for a Class 4A state championship.

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St. James gets second in Kansas 5A state boys golf

Wichita Kapaun won its 29th state title and second straight with a team score of 303, but the Thunder came in second at 309.

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St. James gets second in Kansas 5A state boys golf

Wichita Kapaun won its 29th state title and second straight with a team score of 303, but the Thunder came in second at 309.

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Missouri’s social service director resigns

After less than six months on the job, the director of the Missouri Department of Social Services resigned Monday.

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Missouri’s social service director resigns

After less than six months on the job, the director of the Missouri Department of Social Services resigned Monday.

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Royals continue slide in 6-5 loss to Houston

The Royals are flat-lining after Monday’s depressing 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros. This makes four straight one-run losses; 10 losses overall in the last 14 games; and the Royals now find themselves looking up at .500 — they are 20-21 — for the fir…

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Lawrence police arrest two in Sunday shootings

Both are Topeka residents.

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(201177) NetApp terminates 235 Sunnyvale jobs.

EnlargeBusiness Journals235 people will be let go from NetApp’s Sunnyvale campus.More details have emerged on NetApp Inc.’s job cuts.On Monday, reports said the Sunnyvale-based network storage equipment maker would lay off as many as 1,200 people worldwide, or about 10 percent of its work force,

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Blue Valley West pulls off upset in taking boys 6A state golf title

Jaguars get the better of Shawnee Mission East, which had won eight straight tournaments heading into state.

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Missouri judge orders monitoring for ex-CEO of sweetener company

Bruce Cole, former CEO of Mamtek, faces fraud and forgery charges after plans for a Moberly plant collapse.

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Joplin sending help to Moore, Okla.

The city that was struck by a tornado in 2011 reaches out to new storm victims.

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USA: Wirbelsturm vernichtet Vorort von Oklahoma City – Dutzende Tote

Ein schwerer Tornado ist über Oklahoma City hinweggefegt und hat verheerende Schäden angerichtet. Der Vorort Moore wurde dem Erdboden gleich gemacht, in der Schneise des Sturms könnten sich Tausende Menschen befunden haben. Dutzende starben.

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T-Bones bullpen catcher Hooty Wade has used baseball to help him survive cancer

Hooty Wade, who is the bullpen catcher for the Kansas City T-Bones, has long felt things would be all right if he could keep playing baseball.

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(201169) Former Mamtek CEO required to wear GPS tracking device.

EnlargeA court has ordered former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole to wear a GPS monitoring device as a condition of his bond while he awaits trial on four counts of securities fraud and one count of felony theft.The St. Charles County Circuit Court today imposed the monitoring as a condition of Cole’s bond,

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Erster Besuch von Xi Jinping: Obama empfängt Chinas Präsidenten

Zwei Tage lang wollen sie diskutieren: Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping wird im Juni zu US-Präsident Obama nach Kalifornien reisen. Es ist das erste Treffen der beiden Amtskollegen, seitdem Xi das Präsidentenamt der Volksrepublik übernommen hat.

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Erster Besuch von Xi Jinping: Obama empfängt Chinas Präsidenten

Zwei Tage lang wollen sie diskutieren: Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping wird im Juni zu US-Präsident Obama nach Kalifornien reisen. Es ist das erste Treffen der beiden Amtskollegen, seitdem Xi das Präsidentenamt der Volksrepublik übernommen hat.

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Kansas lawmakers still stalemated on tax, budget issues

House and Senate can’t agree on sales tax extension and university funding. Speaker Ray Merrick, from Johnson County, blamed the Senate. “It’s a disservice to the citizens of the state to operate like this,” he said.

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MU opens SEC baseball tournament vs. Mississippi State needing win to stay alive

With his team needing a win Tuesday night to keep its season alive and advance in the Southeastern Conference tournament, Missouri baseball coach Tim Jamieson will see a familiar face. The Tigers first-round opponent, fifth-seeded Mississippi State, is…

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D-day in downtown Raytown

Raytown officials are scheduled Tuesday night to decide whether residents will get to keep a large, city-owned green space intact for now — or get a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in the space. The fate of downtown redevelopment hangs in the balance at …

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Don’t mess with school standards in Kansas

Many school districts have spent the last two years designing curricula around the Common Core standards, and state assessment tests have been overhauled to reflect what students will be learning. To overturn the efforts now would require millions of d…

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In a hurry to kill the innocent

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has on his desk awaiting his signature — or, dare we hope, his veto — a piece of legislation called the Timely Justice Act, passed by his state legislature in the apparent belief that Florida is not killing people fast enough.

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“Euro Hawk”-Debakel: FDP fordert vorläufigen Ausstieg aus Nato-Drohnensystem

Verteidigungsminister Thomas de Maizière bekommt nun auch koalitionsinternen Druck. Die FDP will wegen des “Euro Hawk”-Debakels die deutsche Beteiligung an einem Drohnensystem der Nato aussetzen. Deutschland ist mit 400 Millionen Euro an dem Projekt beteiligt.

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Did a sweatshop worker die for your sneakers?

Consumers need to keep pressing companies to follow through on their ethical commitments and codes of conduct. We need to make it clear that responsibility for poor working conditions and safety lapses rests with them, not just with third parties overs…

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(201153) West Star Aviation to spend $5.8 million on expansion in East Alton.

West Star Aviation officials plan to invest $15 million this year building more facilities in East Alton, Ill., Grand Junction, Colo., and Columbia, S.C., adding 160,000 square feet of space.At its location at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton, the aviation service provider is planning to

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Field widens in Charlotte mayoral race

Charlotte?s mayoral race could come into sharper focus Tuesday with the expected entry of Democrat Patrick Cannon, the mayor pro tem and the city council?s longest-serving member.Click to Continue »

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(201154) Fabricator nearing agreement over I-5 bridge.

EnlargeCathy Cheney | Portland Business JournalContractor Greenberry Industrial says it is close to reaching an agreement for compensation related to the planned replacement of the Interstate 5 bridge.A second manufacturer that would be adversely affec…

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(201155) Avon names former Tupperware exec North America president.

EnlargeAvonPablo Munoz has been plenty successful at Tupperware. Now he’ll have to prove he can move product such as Avon’s True Color Eye Shadow Quad.Staff New York Business Journal
Cosmetics direct seller Avon Products Inc. has named former Tupperware Brands Corp.

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