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KCI selection committee meets to continue comparing project proposals

A selection committee that is reviewing the Kansas City International Airport project proposals met Friday, and the evaluation work continues next week.

At Topeka town hall, Moran talks Trump after tumultuous week for the White House

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said during a town hall Friday in Topeka that there needs to be more certainty in the wake of another week of turmoil in the Trump White House.

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Kansas lawmaker with ‘street fighter reputation’ launches campaign for governor

Kansas House Minority Leader Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat known for fiery speeches, joins a crowded field of candidates seeking the Kansas governor’s mansion in 2018.

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Unions turn in 310,000 signatures to repeal Missouri right-to-work law

Labor unions on Friday turned in more than 310,000 signatures to repeal Missouri’s right-to-work law. A yearlong battle is about to commence.

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‘I am not resigning,’ lawmaker says, defying calls after Trump assassination post

Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal was adamant Friday that she isn’t resigning over a Facebook post calling for President Donald Trump’s assassination.

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Trump to skip Kennedy Center Honors awards program

Trump and first lady announce rare move for presidents and decide to skip Kennedy Center Honors to allow the award recipients to celebrate free of the "political distraction" their presence might cause.

Trump administration removes Bannon from White House, Breitbart confirms his return

Steve Bannon has been removed from his role at the White House, where he was a chief strategist who helped cement the populist, nationalistic rhetoric of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

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Sens. McCaskill, Roberts review terror threats to nation’s food supply at KC forum

U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill and Pat Roberts were joined by federal agency officials, the heads of the Missouri and Kansas National guards and agricultural experts for a conference on agricultural terrorism in Kansas City Friday.

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Ferrelview, Mo., struggles with plans to let go of police services and chief

Ferrelview, Mo., in the Kansas City Northland, held another contentious meeting Thursday night as the financially strapped town wrestles over plans to dismiss its police chief and local police services.

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Cass County mayor says liberals form ‘the true hate groups,’ defends Confederate symbols

Harrisonville Mayor Brian Hasek wrote that liberals are “the true hate groups” on Facebook. He called for preserving Confederate monuments for the sake of history.

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Burns & McDonnell releases its response to selection committee questions on KCI

Burns & McDonnell said it could build a new $1.117 billion Kansas City International Airport with $65.2 million in average annual financing payments. It’s the latest in a competition to win the contract.

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KC Council urges higher local minimum wage

The Kansas City Council approved a resolution Aug. 17, 2017 calling on city government and local businesses to voluntarily implement a higher wage than the state-set minimum.

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McCaskill at town hall: ‘My job isn’t to fight the president’

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill voiced her opposition to “Medicare for all” and a reluctance to back a censure of President Donald Trump at a town hall.

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Sharply divided KC Council postpones decision on KCI ballot language

The Kansas City Council couldn’t agree Aug. 17, 2017, on a ballot measure for a November vote on Kansas City International Airport. The ballot deadline looms Aug. 24.

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Amid summer of trouble, Brownback gives pay raises to workers at state prisons

Gov. Sam Brownback made an announcement Thursday, August 17, 2017, at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in an effort to increase pay for corrections workers in the state’s prison system.

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‘I hope Trump is assassinated,’ Missouri lawmaker writes — and quickly regrets

A Democratic state senator from University City posted, and then quickly deleted, a comment on Facebook saying she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated.

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McCaskill says likely challenger Josh Hawley voted illegally or violated residency rule

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill accused Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley of violating a state law that requires him to reside in Jefferson City.

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Mother of man charged with rape, police chief at odds in small Missouri town

Statutory rape charges weigh against a man whose mother, as head of the Ferrelview, Mo., board of trustees, is leading an effort to oust the police chief who investigated the crime. But the town’s problems reach in many directions.

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PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Aabadi says operation to retake town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group begins.

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John Thorton Jenkins plummeted out of control.

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Wichita Democrat Jim Ward enters Kansas gubernatorial race

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House Minority Leader Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat known for fiery speeches, joins a crowded field of candidates seeking the Kansas governor’s mansion in 2018.

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