Vandalized Confederate monument in KC will be removed soon, park officials say

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, drafted 10th overall, was supposed to be a year away from being able to play, at least. The Chiefs will want him to sit, still. But so far in the preseason he’s been better, earlier, than they would’ve expected.

Sports

Demetrius Harris is becoming a good hands man for the Chiefs

Royals’ starting rotation continues struggles in 5-0 loss to Indians

Chiefs star Justin Houston feels 100 percent, which hasn’t been true for nearly two years

Local

Cloudy weather forecast spreads anxiety among eclipse watchers in St. Joseph

As hopeful eclipse watchers moved in on St. Joseph, Mo., many worried about a disappointing weather forecast calling for clouds to spoil the view.

Shooting near Westport leaves man wounded early Sunday

Police search for gunman after a man is found shot to death on Wabash in Kansas City

Vandalized Confederate monument in KC will be removed soon, park officials say

Nation & world

Trump twice urges America to ‘heel,’ and a dictionary even joins the Twitter fray

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to applaud the people in Boston who he said were “speaking out” against bigotry and hate as they upstaged a small “free speech rally.” But Trump also called on the nation to “heel” — twice. Oops.

The quick rise and humiliating fall of a white supremacist in Charlottesville

Wreck of USS Indianapolis, lost for 72 years, found by civilian expedition

Civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory is dead at 84

Opinion

Editorial: Can you bring a gun to the Kansas governor’s mansion? It depends

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has the ability to decree the Cedar Crest mansion either a public or a private space for the purposes of enforcing gun laws, depending on how the residence is being used. A new concealed carry law in the state has spurred confusion about whether the governor’s mansion is a gun-free zone.