Archives: October 2010

Nathan Stiles collapses and dies after taking a hit during a Spring Hill football game

Spring Hill senior Nathan Stiles died after suffering an injury a football game at Osawatomie last night. KSHB Channel 41 reports that Stiles intercepted an Osawatomie pass and took a hard hit on the play. The senior linebacker walked to the sidelines afterward but collapsed. The Miami County EMS responded to a “traumatic injury” call around 8:23 p.m. Thursday. Stiles…

Wine and candy: pretty sweet

Halloween is over. The kids didn’t come in the numbers you expected. And now you’ve got a ton of leftover candy. So if you’re a wine lover, what are you to do? You could avoid the problem altogether and hand out those wax-coated mini babybel cheeses. Better yet, you could realize that leftover candy isn’t a bad problem to have,…

Do you know this man? He may have info about a KCMO homicide

Kansas City police are looking for the guy who appears to be grabbing his crotch and talking on his cell phone. Do you know him? The cops say he may have information about a recent homicide, but they aren’t saying which homicide. If you know him, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Categories: News Tags: homicide

Thriller: The Movie is currently being shopped around Hollywood

​Plans are brewing in Hollywood for creating a version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” — the song, not the album — as a full-length movie. According to Deadline, a full-length film based on Michael Jackson’s Thriller is currently being shopped around Hollywood. The film is based solely on the song and not the entire album, which is an important distinction, even…

R.I.P., NEON

It is with sad regret we announce the impending end to the NEON dance night on December 9. Started by DJs Konsept and Motley Cruz (also known as Edwin Morales and Stevie Cruz, respectively), NEON has been a Thursday night staple in Lawrence for nearly a decade now. With humble beginnings as a small dance party at Mexican restaurant Coco…

‘Scared-er than a motherfucker’: Ten terrifying rap songs

Yesterday it was all about spooky rock songs. Today, as Halloween draws near, we investigate some of hip-hop’s scurrriest tunes.  Note: Apologies to fans of “Nightmare on My Street,” but a song loses some of its menace when it’s 1.) sung in the same cadence as the theme of a popular sitcom and 2.) performed by a guy who co-starred…

Greg Walters, JaxCo candidate, sends out coloring book

%{}% Jackson County politics can get childish. In 2006, two legislators, Robert Stringfield and Dan Tarwater, took a contentious meeting into overtime and continued the debate with their fists. Greg Walters is running for a seat on the Legislature. He recently sent out a creative campaign mailer: a coloring book. But he insists that he was not trying to draw…

Kurt Schaefer, state senator, asks for leniency for Missouri Tiger fans charged with trespassing for rushing field (updated)

UPDATE: The University of Missouri has come to its senses. MU Chancellor Brady Deaton issued a statement saying the university won’t press charges against fans who rushed the field after Saturday’s upset of No. 1 Oklahoma. “After careful review, the university will not forward the summons for trespassing on the field at the MU-OU football game to the city prosecutor,”…

Mute vampires and four more experiences to have this Halloweekend

1. Party like a Crossroads-dwelling, hyper-creative art student. Whoop Dee Doo, the art performance collective that usually puts on shows for kids, takes over Crosstown Station for a 21-and-up party tonight. 2. See what a zombie looks like on the runway. Fashion Monsters IV: A Nightmare on Mass Street turns the undead into models at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence….

Akbar Rana, convenience store clerk, shot Frederick Jones Jr. in the back as he ran away, prosecutors say (updated)

UPDATE: A KMBC report says Akbar Rana, the gas-station clerk charged with shooting and killing Frederick C. Jones Jr., has fled the country. Crime Scene KC confirmed the story with Jones’ mother. Frederick C. Jones Jr.’s parents told reporters yesterday that their son suffered from schizophrenia and self-medicated with alcohol but the 21-year-old was harmless and his shooting death was…

Hammerween 2010 at the Beaumont Club

What’s Halloween horror without a little metal? The Beaumont is hosting Hammerween 2010 on Saturday, October 30, and a slew of local hardcore bands will be there. Hammerlord is headlining, of course, with Troglodyte, Diskreet, Serated, At The Left Hand Of God, Koktopus and The Cast Pattern opening up. Categories: Music Tags: Hammerween 2010