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Top Of The Morning News: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

  • Police Delve Into Triple Homicide
  • Fugitives Suit Against Hostages Dismissed
  • Broadway Legends Reunite

Police Delve Into Triple Homicide

Police say two men and a woman were found dead at a central Kansas City home.  One man's body was found in a yard at the home early Monday after police responded to a reported disturbance after neighbors heard arguing and several gunshots during the night.  After no one responded at the door, police obtained a search warrant and found the bodies of a man and woman inside.  Read more here.

Fugitives Suit Against Hostages Dismissed

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Colorado man who held a Kansas couple hostage then sued them for breach of contract.   Jesse Dimmick of Denver contended he had a legally binding oral contract with Jared and Lindsay Rowley that they'd hide him from police in return for money. Dimmick was a fugitive facing a murder charge when he burst into the Rowleys' home and confronted them at knifepoint.  The Rowleys escaped when he fell asleep.  Read more here.

Broadway Legends Reunite

When the musical "Evita" swept the 1980 Tony Awards, it triumphantly announced the arrival of two young actors -Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone - who would spend the next 30-plus years making remarkable choices in their theater,  film, and  television roles. Though they never appeared together in another musical, they have reunited for the show "An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin," that opens January 17, 2012, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts,  a mere four days after closing a 64-show run on Broadway.

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