Harold Hageman of Marysville, Kansas, left and Ed Leeper of Kansas City, Kansas, center, watch as Beth Sapp of Jefferson City, Missouri, looks at her Billy Butler Bobble Head she received as a Royals promotion before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George is pictured in the bank's boardroom in Kansas, in this handout photo courtesy of the Kansas City Federal Reserve. Raised in a farm community in neighboring Missouri, George was picked for the job for her ability to speak for the heartland, and she proved with her first vote on monetary policy that she would have no hesitation in doing so. At the Fed's first meeting of the year on January 29-30, George dissented against a decision to buy $85 billion in bonds per month to push borrowing costs down. It was the first time in the Fed's 100-year history that a policymaker used their debut vote to dissent. To match Newsmaker USA-FED/GEORGE.
Bob Harte stands next to his now shut down indoor garden in the basement of his home in Leawood, Kan., Friday, March 29, 2013. Harte and his wife Adlynn, who are former CIA employees, sued this week to get more information about why sheriff's deputies searched their home in the upscale Kansas City suburb last April 20 as part of Operation Constant Gardener a sweep conducted by agencies in Kansas and Missouri that netted marijuana plants, processed marijuana, guns, growing paraphernalia and cash from several other locations.
Addie and Bob Harte sit in the window and talk about the day, last April, when police raided their home in Leawood, Kan., Friday, March 29, 2013. The Hartes, who are former CIA employees, sued this week to get more information about why sheriff's deputies searched their home in the upscale Kansas City suburb last April 20 as part of Operation Constant Gardener a sweep conducted by agencies in Kansas and Missouri that netted marijuana plants, processed marijuana, guns, growing paraphernalia and cash from several other locations.
KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 24: Ben McLemore #23 of the Kansas Jayhawks dunks against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 24, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas Jayhawks guard Travis Releford (24) shoots against North Carolina Tar Heels forward James Michael McAdoo (43) during the Jayhawks' win in the third round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City Missouri, March 24, 2013.
