Government & Politics

KC family finally receives medals for Korean War vet missing for 65 years

The U.S. Army gathers with the family of Cpl. Edward Comstock at Kansas City’s Korean War Memorial to honor the veteran, missing in action for 65 years.

Baltimore Ravens players knelt during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Sports

Protests spread as NFL players and owners defy Trump and his calls for a boycott

President Donald Trump renewed his call Sunday for the NFL to fire players who don’t stand during the national anthem, calling for fans to boycott.

97-year-old World War II veteran from Missouri took a knee Sunday morning in support of NFL football players’ protests, and his grandson’s photo of it took Twitter by storm.

Local

97-year-old Missouri WWII vet takes a knee for protesting NFL players; Twitter loves him

World War II veteran John Middlemas, 97, of Missouri went viral on Twitter when he took a knee in support of NFL players’ protests.

Jeffrey Blackman (being carried) was called out by the governor for a crime he didn’t commit, a report says.

Government & Politics

Greitens implicates protester in tweet, but he called out the wrong guy, report says

Governor Eric Greitens called out a St. Louis protester in a tweet for breaking windows. But the man wasn’t among those charged for that crime.

Government & Politics

Sen. McCaskill says DeVos’ action makes students less safe on campus

Sen. Claire McCaskill and area colleges respond after U.S. Secretary of Education rescinds 2011 guidance for handling campus sexual assault

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., in Huntsville, Ala. Trump is expected to announce new restrictions on travel to the U.S. as his ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries sunsets Sunday, Sept. 24, 90 days after it went into effect.

Government & Politics

The Latest: Trump administration announces new travel ban

Travelers from eight countries will face restrictions on entry to the U.S, ranging from a total ban to heightened background checks, under a new policy unveiled by the Trump administration Sunday.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

News

Opposition from GOP senators grows, jeopardizes health bill

Republican opposition to the last-ditch GOP health care bill is swelling to near-fatal numbers.

After a court order Thursday, the Missouri prison system must go smoke-free on or before April 1.

Government & Politics

Missouri prisons to go smoke free after double-murderer wins in court

Missouri prisons will go smoke free by April 1 thanks to a court settlement of a lawsuit filed by an inmate serving two life sentences at the prison in Cameron.

Angie Besendorfer is chancellor at Western Governors University in Missouri

News

Western Governors University could face a $700M federal financial aid repayment

WGU Missouri tells students the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General’s recommended $700 million financial aid repayment “is wrong.”

The Buzz

After teens enter race, Kobach says he’d support minimum age for governor race

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kris Kobach said that he does not feel strongly about the issue, but that he would support it if the Legislature moved to enact a minimum age requirement to run for governor.

Former U.S. Senator and World War II veteran Bob Dole spoke in 2004 at the dedication of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Government & Politics

Bob Dole hospitalized for low blood pressure, spokeswoman says

A spokeswoman says former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is hospitalized for low blood pressure.

Antonio Soave, who is running for Congress, stepped down from his post in Gov. Sam Brownback’s cabinet in June, two weeks after business partner Paola Ghezzo sued him in Johnson County District Court.

Government & Politics

Ex-Brownback official says he was forced to resign after fraud allegations

Gov. Sam Brownback forced his Commerce secretary, Antonio Soave, to resign in June after he faced allegations of fraud and other financial misdeeds, according to court documents.

Senate Armed Services chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a hearing on 'Recent United States Navy Incidents at Sea', Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Government & Politics

John McCain announces opposition to GOP health care bill, likely dooming it

In a statement issued Friday afternoon, Arizona Sen. John McCain announced he would not vote for the latest GOP health care bill aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in New York.

Government & Politics

‘Rocket Man’: Trump uses belittling new nickname for Kim Jong Un in UN speech

President Donald Trump, speaking to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, used harsh and mocking language when addressing North Korea and its dictator, Kim Jong Un.

Government & Politics

Shawnee Mission high school student becomes second teen to join Kansas governor race

Tyler Ruzich, a nearly 17-year-old student at Shawnee Mission North, has joined the race for Kansas governor.

Police investigate the scene outside the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ after a deadly shooting at the church on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Antioch, Tenn.

Nation & World

The Latest: Church shooting suspect charged with murder

A man accused of killing one person and wounding several others at a Tennessee church has been charged with one count of murder.

German chancellor Angela Merkel stands on stage in Greifswald, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. During the project week

Nation & World

Merkel wins 4th term as nationalists enter German parliament

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term but faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and her husband Joachim Sauer arrive to cast their vote in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Merkel is widely expected to win a fourth term in office as Germans go to the polls to elect a new parliament.

National & International

The Latest: Merkel's bloc comes 1st in German election

Election officials confirm Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has come first in Germany's election, paving the way for her to lead the country for a fourth term.

Nation & World

Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will impose new restrictions on travelers from more than half a dozen countries.

This Sept. 23, 2017 photo shows an overview of Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany. During the German parliament election, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 Berlin residents are also called to decide on the future of Tegel airport.

National & International

Berliners back call for city's Tegel Airport to stay open

Voters in the German capital have backed a proposal to keep operating Berlin's Tegel Airport even after the city's much-delayed big international airport opens.

Videos

Trump says any NFL player who sits during anthem is 'son of a bitch' and should be fired

Sep 23, 2017

During President Donald Trump's speech at a rally in Huntsville, Ala. on Sept. 22, 2017, he called out NFL players who sit during the national anthem. Teresa Kaepernick, Colin Kaepernick's mom, commented on Trump's remarks via Twitter. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also responded to Trump through a statement calling the president's comments "divisive."

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