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Finalized KC budget puts more police officers on street for second year in a row

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Finalized KC budget puts more police officers on street for second year in a row

Over the last two budget years, Kansas City has added 36 officers.

March 21, 2019 07:36 PM

Parson declares state of emergency as floods force evacuations in northwest Missouri

Missouri

Parson declares state of emergency as floods force evacuations in northwest Missouri

March 21, 2019 03:08 PM

Court: Judge went too far in tossing case with troubled federal prosecutor in KCK

Crime

Court: Judge went too far in tossing case with troubled federal prosecutor in KCK

March 21, 2019 06:51 PM

Kansas City police identify 3-year-old struck and killed by gas company truck

Local

Kansas City police identify 3-year-old struck and killed by gas company truck

March 21, 2019 03:55 PM

KU’s win over Northeastern guarantees nothing but hints that Jayhawks could be peaking

Vahe Gregorian

KU’s win over Northeastern guarantees nothing but hints that Jayhawks could be peaking

March 21, 2019 08:32 PM

Positive Bruce: K-State sees adversity but focuses on strengths entering NCAA tourney

Sam Mellinger

Positive Bruce: K-State sees adversity but focuses on strengths entering NCAA tourney

March 21, 2019 05:31 PM

Kansas Senate is only thing standing between 150,000 Kansans and access to Medicaid

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Kansas Senate is only thing standing between 150,000 Kansans and access to Medicaid

March 21, 2019 06:07 PM

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Broncos’ alternative to onside kicks is reportedly generating a lot of interest

March 22, 2019 10:04 AM

An absurdly small percentage of people still have a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket

March 22, 2019 09:50 AM

Second Kansas woman convicted after man shot in 2017, body found in burning home

March 21, 2019 09:01 PM

Garuda Indonesia seeks to cancel order for 49 Boeing Max 8s

March 22, 2019 07:57 AM

Pompeo in Lebanon to talk Hezbollah amid Golan condemnation

March 22, 2019 10:06 AM

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Missouri River flooding turns I-29 in Iowa into an island

March 21, 2019 11:29 AM

Memorable upsets in the NCAA Tournament

March 21, 2019 09:09 AM

Levee breach floods town of Craig, Mo. in Holt County

March 21, 2019 06:17 AM

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Broncos’ alternative to onside kicks is reportedly generating a lot of interest

Sports

Broncos’ alternative to onside kicks is reportedly generating a lot of interest

March 22, 2019 10:04 AM

An absurdly small percentage of people still have a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket

March 22, 2019 09:50 AM

Positive Bruce: K-State sees adversity but focuses on strengths entering NCAA tourney

March 21, 2019 05:31 PM

Barry Brown’s long, quirky pregame routine explains much about his K-State success

March 21, 2019 07:19 PM

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Finalized KC budget puts more police officers on street for second year in a row

Local

Finalized KC budget puts more police officers on street for second year in a row

March 21, 2019 07:36 PM

Discarded cigarette may have led to deadly fire in Grandview, officials say

March 21, 2019 06:55 PM

Court: Judge went too far in tossing case with troubled federal prosecutor in KCK

March 21, 2019 06:51 PM

Kansas City police identify 3-year-old struck and killed by gas company truck

March 21, 2019 03:55 PM

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Joe Biden faces a challenge winning over progressives

Nation & world

Joe Biden faces a challenge winning over progressives

March 22, 2019 08:17 AM

Italy, China deepen ties under wary gaze of US, EU

March 22, 2019 08:05 AM

Sanders aims for strong showing in delegate-rich California

March 22, 2019 05:31 AM

Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together

March 22, 2019 05:29 AM

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Kansas Senate is only thing standing between 150,000 Kansans and access to Medicaid

Opinion

Kansas Senate is only thing standing between 150,000 Kansans and access to Medicaid

March 21, 2019 06:07 PM

Expand charter schools beyond KC and St. Louis? Lawmakers should make some fixes first

March 20, 2019 06:56 PM

Hate political polarization? Abolishing the Electoral College would make it worse

March 21, 2019 08:35 PM

Mayoral candidate Phil Glynn: KC is ‘not on a good path, and it’s unacceptable to me’

March 20, 2019 06:03 PM

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In Depth

Law would let Kansans donate organs only to Kansans. Is that legal?

Kansas legislators consider plan to make sure organ donations aren’t shipped to the coasts: Allow residents to specify that any recipients must live in Kansas. Some wonder whether it would hold up in court.

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Broncos’ alternative to onside kicks is reportedly generating a lot of interest

March 22, 2019 10:04 AM

Watch Hunter Dozier’s mammoth 452-foot home run in Royals’ win over Rockies

March 21, 2019 09:01 AM

Boston’s Marcus Smart two-hand shoved 76ers’ Joel Embiid to the floor

March 21, 2019 08:24 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 18, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of March 18, 2019

March 21, 2019 12:29 PM

Photo gallery: Flooding in Northwest Missouri

Photo gallery: Flooding in Northwest Missouri

March 20, 2019 09:59 AM

Photo gallery: Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day parade

Photo gallery: Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day parade

March 18, 2019 10:09 AM

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o and Evan Alex, right, in a scene from “Us,” written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele. (Claudette Barius/Universal Pictures via AP)

Movie News & Reviews

Movie News & Reviews

The evil is ‘Us’ in Jordan Peele’s smart, relentlessly scary follow-up to ‘Get Out’

Movie review: With “Us,” once again, director Jordan Peele draws upon his sketch-comedy gifts to achieve an artful, ruthless balance of horror and hilarity. Lupita Nyong’o helps make it great.

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‘Gloria Bell’ rings with true emotion, thanks to Julianne Moore

Movie News & Reviews

‘Gloria Bell’ rings with true emotion, thanks to Julianne Moore

March 21, 2019 10:13 AM

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‘The Wedding Guest’ an unsatisfying thriller that isn’t thrilling

Movie News & Reviews

‘The Wedding Guest’ an unsatisfying thriller that isn’t thrilling

March 21, 2019 10:09 AM

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