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Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for…

Eddie Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who led three teams to the Final Four and was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament, died Saturday. He was 84. Sutton’s…

CHICAGO — A heart transplant patient who married his high school sweetheart last week in the chapel at the University of Chicago Medical Center died Monday, days after leaving the hospital, his family said Wednesday.…

The Time Out Tavern, 118 E. Jackson Ave., is closing for the time being, upon the death of owner Darrell Chester. Chester, 56, died over the weekend in Sioux Falls, S.D. The closing, effective immediately,…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy has died after an ATV crash in western Kansas. Kanon Michael Bowles of Syracuse died Saturday. Investigators say Bowles was driving an ATV in Hamilton County when it…

Henry W. Bloch died Tuesday at the age of 96. A notable philanthropist, Bloch and his brother, Richard, co-founded the tax preparation business H&R Block Inc. more than six decades ago. Henry W. Bloch’s name…

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City teenager who was struck by an out-of-control car as she was walking home from school has died from her injuries. The Kansas City Star reports that…

A Kansas activist known for her work on transgender issues has died. Stephanie Mott, 61, was a mental health clinician, LGBTQ advocate and prolific public speaker who traveled the country to share her experiences as…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita girl has died just days after going home following a 457-day hospital stay. The Kansas City Star reports that Zei (pronounced “Zay”) Uwadia’s mother says her daughter died Tuesday,…