A Missouri High Patrol trooper was killed in the line of duty on Christmas Day 2009, struck by a vehicle while investigating an accident on Interstate 44 in Eureka. In a bullshit move, the state of Missouri has denied Cpl. Dennis Engelhard’s partner benefits even though Glossip was named as a beneficiary. How can the state deny Engelhard’s spouse survivor…
%{}% We now know how Spring Hill football player Nathan Stiles died. Stiles died from a rebleed of a subdural hematoma suffered in a previous game, the Star reported this afternoon. The 17-year-old died after suffering an injury during an October 28 football game after he reportedly intercepted a pass and took a hit. Stiles came out of the game,…
Hostilities against the members of the Westboro Baptist Church are apparently growing to a dangerous level. A wounded Army veteran with a vehicle full of guns was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stalking members of Fred Phelps’ church outside of the Wichita City Hall on Tuesday, according to the Wichita Eagle. The unnamed vet in his twenties reportedly had a…
Michael J. Landy was a youth pastor with New Life Bible Church when he sexually abused a young girl left in his care by church missionaries. Landy pleaded guilty, and the victim sued Landy and the church. Now, the Star reports that the church is suing the victim’s parents, arguing the parents were negligent for leaving their children with Landy…
Holiday cheer can come from many places. However, it never hurts if its courtesy of something that’s 80 proof and fun to drink. People will try to tell you that the holidays are about giving (or avoiding) fruit cake, but true holiday spirit is best uncovered through some creative uses of holiday spirits. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
Teens across the country — or, you know, just in Kansas — are going to think twice about not buckling up, thanks to a music video posted by the Kansas Department of Transportation on their Twitter account. Because KDOT knows that nothing gets kids to understand the merits of seat belt safety like out-of-tune AutoTuning. The thumping beat of DJ…
Local pizza favorite d’Bronx is set to open this month in Mission. It assumes the space formerly occupied by a Pizza Shoppe franchise, at 6846 Johnson Drive. Paper still covers the windows, but the sign went up yesterday, and owner Don Foringer — who was on site this morning — says the inspection process should be complete by mid-December. “We’ll…
Family and friends of homicide victims Justin Budreau and Andrew Eli passed a box of tissues around the packed courtroom gallery while waiting for the judge to render a verdict against Michael Gunn, one of the three men accused of the April 2009 murders. As it turned out, the tissues were necessary. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jay Daugherty called…
Like a lofty shot off the crossbar, the United States’ bid to host the 2022 World Cup missed the mark in heart-breaking fashion Thursday morning, when FIFA announced that Qatar would host the tournament. The news shocked soccer pundits worldwide who were still startled by FIFA’s announcement a few minutes earlier that underdog Russia had secured the 2018 Cup. Categories:…
Data Point No. 4,327 that the tea party movement is a dark joke wrapped in the belly fat of a 60-year-old white guy wearing jeans and suspenders: Todd Tiahrt, the Kansas congressman who lost out on a promotion to the Senate, says he wants to be the state’s next Republican national committeeman. Tiahrt tells The Kansas City Star that he…
The Kansas City Kansas native has been churning out one stellar release after another since she adopted her space-girl alter-ego in her 2007 album, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). (Janelle Monae stopped by Liberty Hall in Lawrence earlier this year with Of Montreal, and killed it: read the review here. You can also check out our story on Monae’s deep…
Independence police say an old white guy could be the key to helping them solve the killing of 18-year-old Alfonso Blair — if they could just find the guy. Independence police are looking for the witness to the June 19 killing. Blair was walking home from a gas station near Oxford and Independence avenues around 1:15 p.m. when he was…
Some sandwiches are like slipping on a pair of old slippers. They’re comfortable and easy and you don’t think about them until the next time they’re right in front of you. Pickerman’s Soup & Sandwiches (116 West 63rd Street) is hoping to get your attention with a primary-colored, hand-drawn window sign that lets you know the Brookside joint is the…
Sounds like the cops have the three men allegedly involved in the shooting of a man in Waldo on Tuesday night. The man was able to call 911. Police found the man inside a Honda Element, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, at 74th Terrace and Broadway around 10:20 p.m. He reportedly had “very significant injuries.” Categories: News…
It’s not often that I get to tell friends in Brooklyn about a new place opening in their neighborhood. So you’ll have to excuse me if I’m feeling a bit smug this morning. Crain’s broke the news yesterday that Panera is opening its first location in Brooklyn. The St. Louis-based chain still doesn’t have a presence in Manhattan. I’ve been…
All photos by Pitch photo intern, Brandon Fredrick.
The Kansas City Chiefs sit one-game up on the San Diego Chargers in the race for the AFC West. That doesn’t matter much to Football Outsiders, whose latest playoff odds has the Chargers taking the division and the Chiefs with just a 51 percent chance of making the playoffs at all. The Chiefs are 7-4 with a victory over the…
‘Tis the season of reunited local bands! The Blackpool Lights are hitting up the RecordBar on Saturday, December 4; the Get Up Kids are releasing another album; Reggie and the Full Effect are reuniting on New Years’ Eve, and now, Zoom is reuniting on January 29 at the RecordBar, along with beloved electro-pop group Namelessnumberheadman. We talked with drummer —…
Charles got three square meals in Lawrence in his review of the college town’s culinary offerings. WheatFields was one of them. If you’re off carbs, we apologize in advance.
In 1981, a not-so-groundbreaking film called Zorro, the Gay Blade came into the world, only to be promptly forgotten. (The world wasn’t ready for a gay Zorro.) Twenty-five years later, a band in need of a name decided to pay homage to this long-lost non-classic, and so was born the Gay Blades. Categories: Music Tags: tarkus attacks!, The Gay Blades,…
Charles got three square meals in Lawrence in his review of the college town’s culinary offerings. Mirth Cafe — a former internet cafe turned restaurant — was one of them. Try to keep from drooling.
Charles got three square meals in Lawrence in his review of the college town’s culinary offerings. Esquina — or “corner” in Spanish — was one of them. Try to keep from drooling.
So that guy who knocked on your door and offered to sell you meat out of the back of his unmarked pickup truck? Yeah, he’s probably not a licensed vendor in Kansas City. The city sent out an advisory yesterday warning that the Health Department had received notice of homeowners being offered truck meat. While it’s nice of the city…
