Free speech lawsuit goes to trial in Wichita (Hutchinson News)
WICHITA - A Mulvane woman who claims the city violated her free speech rights at a city council foru ...
Kansas City Wizards Weekly Update (OurSports Central)
The Kansas City Wizards start a three-game road trip to the East coast Saturday night with a contest against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. Media are encouraged to The Wizards will host their weekly press conference at 12 p.m. CT on Thursday at the team's Swope Park Training Center.
Benihana Inc. Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2010 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MIAMI----Benihana Inc. , operator of the nation’s largest chain of Japanese theme and sushi restaurants, today reported results for its 16-week fiscal first quarter ended July 19, 2009.
Nervous Americans buy gold, sell gold and always count on it (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Americans have gold fever. They caught it big time last fall, when the financial system teetered and the recession seemed to flirt with tipping into depression.
Kansas City Wizards Fall to Real Salt Lake 1-0 Saturday (OurSports Central)
The Kansas City Wizards (5-10-6, 21 pts) fell to Real Salt Lake (9-9-6, 33 pts) Saturday 1-0 despite out-shooting RSL 17-5. The Wizards held an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Kansas City Wizards Fall to Real Salt Lake 1-0 Saturday (WIBW Topeka)
Wizards Outshoot RSL 17-5, Forcing 7 Saves from Real Salt Lake Goalkeeper Chris Seitz
Fight against brain cancer hits the pavement today (The Kansas City Star)
On Friday, Danny Weaver walked through the corridors of St. Luke’s Hospital headed to radiation therapy as part of his fight against brain cancer. This morning, the 36-year-old father of four will again be taking steps to fight the disease, but this time it will be by participating in the Head for the Cure 5K Run and Walk in Corporate Woods.
Hometeams: 1A basketball split affects 6A tournament (The Olathe News)
6A HOOPS MOVING
Banks suffer as property values sink (The Kansas City Star)
In banking, bad news arrives in the form of a real estate appraisal — the official word that property securing a loan is shedding value. The worst appraisals reveal that the borrower is now underwater, owing the bank more money than his subdivision of unsold homes, office building or retail center is worth.
Two local authors find success with their book series for teenagers (The Kansas City Star)
Meet Stephanie Morrill and Brent Crawford. Both grew up in the Kansas City area and decided to pursue the writing life, always an iffy proposition. Both focused on writing for teens. And, recently, both broke into the book business with their first novels. Even more, both scored three-book deals based on the main characters they created. •••