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Luke Heimlich is pitching in the College World Series for Oregon State.

The Royals are considering trying to sign Luke Heimlich. Here's why they shouldn't

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Kansas Republican candidates for governor wait to take the stage before a debate in Salina Saturday.

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Woman visits Fresno dad she didn't know she had for Father's Day

KC area woman thought dad was her mom's old high school boyfriend. Then came DNA test

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Game of Fire 'catching fire' at Maker Faire Kansas City

Fire, hammers and robots: Maker Faire Kansas City takes over Union Station

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Teamsters and retirees gathered Saturday at the Independence Event Center.

Hundreds of Teamsters, retirees hear call to action for federal help with pensions

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Capital murder charges filed in deaths of two Wyandotte County deputies

Alleged shooter in slaying of Wyandotte deputies may face death penalty, DA says

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Missing teen in Kansas City: What we know so far

Amber Alert canceled for KC teen. Police still searching for her, suspect in shooting

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The Royals are considering trying to sign Luke Heimlich. Here's why they shouldn't

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KU, MU, K-State target Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, son of Lester Earl, leaves Miege

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The Royals are considering trying to sign Luke Heimlich. Here's why they shouldn't

5:40 PM

Kansas Republican candidates for governor wait to take the stage before a debate in Salina Saturday.

Government & Politics

Colyer attacks Kobach on abortion, pardon. Kobach calls governor desperate

4:05 PM

Woman visits Fresno dad she didn't know she had for Father's Day

KC area woman thought dad was her mom's old high school boyfriend. Then came DNA test

2:36 PM

Game of Fire 'catching fire' at Maker Faire Kansas City

Fire, hammers and robots: Maker Faire Kansas City takes over Union Station

2:49 PM

Teamsters and retirees gathered Saturday at the Independence Event Center.

Hundreds of Teamsters, retirees hear call to action for federal help with pensions

5:32 PM

Capital murder charges filed in deaths of two Wyandotte County deputies

Alleged shooter in slaying of Wyandotte deputies may face death penalty, DA says

10:35 AM

Missing teen in Kansas City: What we know so far

Amber Alert canceled for KC teen. Police still searching for her, suspect in shooting

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Luke Heimlich is pitching in the College World Series for Oregon State.

The Royals are considering trying to sign Luke Heimlich. Here's why they shouldn't

Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore says the team is considering trying to sign Luke Heimlich, the Oregon State pitcher who as a 15-year-old in 2012 pleaded guilty to a felony charge of molesting his 6-year-old niece. Here's why they shouldn't.

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Not just bad but historically so — how the Royals can (eventually) laugh at 2018

KU, MU, K-State target Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, son of Lester Earl, leaves Miege

'We got a steal': Royals get boost from waiver-claim Rosell Herrera in win over Astros

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Councilman Quinton Lucas is running for mayor, he announced Saturday.

KC Councilman Quinton Lucas enters 2019 mayoral race

Kansas City Councilman Quinton Lucas announced his candidacy for mayor on Saturday, June 25, 2018, becoming the ninth hopeful to enter the April 2019 primary. He is a University of Kansas law professor serving his first council term in the 3rd District at-large seat.

Man killed Saturday afternoon in shooting at Independence gas station, police say

Crews clean up flooded Buck O’Neil Research and Education Center after vandals strike

Fire, hammers and robots: Maker Faire Kansas City takes over Union Station

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Vendor Douglas Bevans sold $38 Canadian ($28 US) bottles of hot dog water at Vancouver's Car Free Day festival to prove how vulnerable people are to

Vendor sold $28 bottles of hot dog water to prove a point. And people drank it up

Vendor Douglas Bevans sold $28 bottles of hot dog water at Vancouver's Car Free Day festival to prove how vulnerable people are to "health-quackery product marketing." He sold 60 bottles of water, likening the taste to yoga-class perspiration.

'For a few minutes, I'll be closer to him': Woman skydives for Alzheimer's

Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and provocateur, dies at 68

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Opinion

Missourians deserve to know if Greitens administration violated open records laws

Gov. Eric Greitens and his staff may have violated open records laws with their use of Confide, a text-message-erasing app. But a Cole County judge's order has put the search for the truth on hold.

The central axiom of partisan politics: what conservatives and liberals believe

African-American leaders want to rename The Paseo for MLK. Their voice should matter

Letters: Readers discuss immigration, Sterling Brown and a downtown UMKC conservatory

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Let Amazon in your house? Get mail at your desk? Here’s how to beat ‘porch pirates’

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Alcides Escobar to start Friday in center field for Royals, and fan reaction is mixed

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Wendell Castle furniture sculpture showcase coming to Nelson-Atkins

Spencer Reinhard (Barry Keoghan, left) and Warren Lipka (Evan Peters) plot to steal rare books from a university library in “American Animals.”

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‘American Animals’: True crime that’s entertaining and profound

Fred Rogers (right), whose “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” featured beloved characters like Mr. McFeely (David Newell), was committed to helping children cope with a sometimes scary world.

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‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ shines a light on Mr. Rogers’ gentle message of kindness

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Wendell Castle furniture sculpture showcase coming to Nelson-Atkins

Spencer Reinhard (Barry Keoghan, left) and Warren Lipka (Evan Peters) plot to steal rare books from a university library in “American Animals.”

Movie News & Reviews

‘American Animals’: True crime that’s entertaining and profound

Fred Rogers (right), whose “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” featured beloved characters like Mr. McFeely (David Newell), was committed to helping children cope with a sometimes scary world.

Movie News & Reviews

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ shines a light on Mr. Rogers’ gentle message of kindness