Jonathan Shorman is The Kansas City Star’s lead political reporter, covering Kansas and Missouri politics and government. He previously covered the Kansas Statehouse for The Star and Wichita Eagle.

Getty Images/iStockphoto A Mega Millions ticket sold in Missouri just missed the $44 million jackpot but won $50,000, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four of five winning numbers ...

Panhandle Blocks, the local chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, continued its drive to honor area veterans, awarding Quilts of Valor to seven veterans at WNCC’s Harms Center on Sunday ...

Watch the video below as Mizzou football reporter Joey Van Zummeren gives his thoughts on what Missouri's four prospects competing in pre-draft all-star games will have to show in practices in ...

Round three was held on Tuesday night, with teams vying for spots in the quarter finals. The Cats were away to St Bernard’s OC. Hoppers, which set high expectations for the shortest form, won the toss ...

Mr. Satchel is ready to start a new chapter in his life. Photo grab from Humane Fort Wayne's Facebook page A tough cat in Indiana is on his way to start a new — and warmer — chapter of his ...

RSPCA Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Dorrington is looking for homes for black cats Hitchcock and Scully, and for 'Dave the Magical Cheese Wizard'. The cat duo, who are aged around one, certainly ...

But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor. By Alissa Wilkinson Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in a marvelously inventive sci-fi romance that spans eons yet pokes at a ...

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Former footy player Zach Tuohy says he used to be in tears on the way to training and says his mindset was “good for football but terrible in the real world”. The retired Geelong premiership ...