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Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Conception, Mo., is home to one of the largest Roman Catholic college seminaries in the nation. Conception Seminary College has educated nearly 75 percent of the active diocesan priests in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

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Conception Abbey settles sex abuse lawsuit involving former monk for $415,000

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Series of shootings on KC-area highways not linked, police say

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Catholic school girls who posed with Swastika beer pong cups want forgiveness

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Chiefs Justin Houston takes knee during national anthem — to pray, not to protest

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Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt

Peters, Chiefs teammates protest in LA after Hunt’s statement on patriotism

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Chiefs' Alex Smith says Donald Trump's comments on player protests were 'very alarming'

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Farzad and Lisa Alemi live with their 4-month-old son, Nima, in a penthouse apartment at One Light Luxury Apartments, 50 E. 13th Street.

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Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Conception, Mo., is home to one of the largest Roman Catholic college seminaries in the nation. Conception Seminary College has educated nearly 75 percent of the active diocesan priests in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Conception Abbey settles sex abuse lawsuit involving former monk for $415,000

A northwest Missouri abbey has settled a lawsuit for $415,000 that alleged cover-up of sexual abuse by a former monk who directed its boys choir in the 1980s. The suit was filed by an Oregon man who was a member of the Abbey Boy Choir.

Catholic school girls who posed with Swastika beer pong cups want forgiveness

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A lawsuit alleges that residents from Brookdale Senior Living Care at Clear Lake have been over-served at this Webster, Texas, Red Lobster.

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Kansas City Health Department data shows life expectancy declining in some zip codes. Health and charity officials say socioeconomic changes are likely a factor.

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