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Peddling unproven treatments, stem cell industry ‘fleeces,’ sometimes harms patients

Health Care

Peddling unproven treatments, stem cell industry ‘fleeces,’ sometimes harms patients

Clinics charge thousands of dollars to treat everything from arthritis to erectile dysfunction to multiple sclerosis. There’s no scientific proof that any of those treatments work.

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

‘Head in the sand’: Grissom faces fallout from scandal on his watch as U.S. attorney

Government & Politics

‘Head in the sand’: Grissom faces fallout from scandal on his watch as U.S. attorney

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Missouri lawmakers take cover after shooting of 8-year-old in KC: ‘Gun laws don’t work’

Editorials

Missouri lawmakers take cover after shooting of 8-year-old in KC: ‘Gun laws don’t work’

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Family reels after KC man — a free-spirited, self-described ‘hobo’ — dies in ax attack

Crime

Family reels after KC man — a free-spirited, self-described ‘hobo’ — dies in ax attack

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Chiefs’ loss to Steelers is testimony that NFL preseason is too long

Vahe Gregorian

Chiefs’ loss to Steelers is testimony that NFL preseason is too long

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

JoCo aquatic center should have been open by now. Will it be done by first big event?

Local

JoCo aquatic center should have been open by now. Will it be done by first big event?

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Patrick Mahomes plays sparingly in preseason loss to Steelers

Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes plays sparingly in preseason loss to Steelers

August 17, 2019 08:53 PM

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Portland ‘ground zero’ for protests between right, left-wing

August 18, 2019 05:40 AM

Jeffrey Epstein’s death cheated victims — and so did this suicide in Jackson County jail

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Kansas Democrat Barry Grissom’s Senate campaign doomed by tenure as U.S. attorney

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Okafor’s sack for Chiefs was a highlight in game without many, but return was victory

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Chiefs at Steelers: Here are the report card grades from Preseason game two

August 17, 2019 09:52 PM

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Storm causes widespread damage in western Kansas

August 14, 2019 12:00 PM

‘It’s been devastating’: Stem cell patient lost his vision and livelihood after treatment

August 18, 2019 04:30 AM

FOX4 meteorologist Garry Frank gives a Saturday weather update

August 17, 2019 05:36 PM

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Chiefs’ loss to Steelers is testimony that NFL preseason is too long

Sports

Chiefs’ loss to Steelers is testimony that NFL preseason is too long

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Okafor’s sack for Chiefs was a highlight in game without many, but return was victory

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Chiefs at Steelers: Here are the report card grades from Preseason game two

August 17, 2019 09:52 PM

Late game-winner keeps Sporting KC alive in playoff push

August 17, 2019 09:41 PM

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2 injured in motorcycle crash on Merriam Lane in KCK, police say

Local

2 injured in motorcycle crash on Merriam Lane in KCK, police say

August 17, 2019 09:05 PM

Man found guilty in 2017 home invasion that left Independence resident dead

August 17, 2019 08:03 PM

‘Not done yet’: Another round of storms expected overnight in Kansas City

August 17, 2019 05:48 PM

Gunshot victim found dead in KCK; police investigating as homicide

August 17, 2019 01:52 PM

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Portland ‘ground zero’ for protests between right, left-wing

Nation & world

Portland ‘ground zero’ for protests between right, left-wing

August 18, 2019 05:40 AM

Sealed records on Dayton gunman pit safety against privacy

August 16, 2019 10:16 AM

UK police officer slain investigating burglary, 10 arrested

August 16, 2019 01:33 PM

Claims: Migrant children molested in U.S.-funded foster care

August 16, 2019 05:11 PM

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Missouri lawmakers take cover after shooting of 8-year-old in KC: ‘Gun laws don’t work’

Opinion

Missouri lawmakers take cover after shooting of 8-year-old in KC: ‘Gun laws don’t work’

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Laura Kelly: Reaching across the aisle to end the Kansas-Missouri border war

August 18, 2019 05:03 AM

Kansas Democrat Barry Grissom’s Senate campaign doomed by tenure as U.S. attorney

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Jeffrey Epstein’s death cheated victims — and so did this suicide in Jackson County jail

August 18, 2019 05:00 AM

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Kansas anti-vaccine group surges as parents rush to meet new back-to-school regulation

Kansas now requires schoolchildren to get immunized against meningitis and hepatitis A. The new rule swelled the ranks of an anti-vaccination group. But experts say the shots are necessary for public health.

Blogs & Columns

Here are three crazy Patrick Mahomes throws from Chiefs’ camp, which ended Thursday

August 16, 2019 11:48 AM

Hall of Fame receiver believes Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill is ‘just getting started’

August 16, 2019 09:02 AM

Nathan Patterson, the guy from that viral Speed Pitch video, dazzled in pro debut

August 16, 2019 08:20 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 12, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 12, 2019

August 14, 2019 07:46 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 5, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 5, 2019

August 07, 2019 08:49 PM

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McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of July 29, 2019

July 31, 2019 09:54 PM

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This French Organ Music Festival inside a cathedral features talent, authentic snacks

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will host a free three-hour French Organ Music Festival on Aug. 25. Authentic French treats will also be available.

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Hollywood horror story: For years woman got no credit for designing famous Creature

Books

Hollywood horror story: For years woman got no credit for designing famous Creature

August 17, 2019 05:00 AM

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Five-story, 476-foot water slide coming to Kansas City’s Oceans of Fun next year

Missouri

Five-story, 476-foot water slide coming to Kansas City’s Oceans of Fun next year

August 15, 2019 12:23 PM

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