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‘He told me to kill him’: Officer who confronted 2007 Ward Parkway shooter retires

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‘He told me to kill him’: Officer who confronted 2007 Ward Parkway shooter retires

Officer James Payton was the first to encounter David Logsdon and interrupt a deadly shooting spree.

January 20, 2019 05:30 AM

Below normal temps, bitter wind chills await Kansas City for AFC Championship Game

Weather

Below normal temps, bitter wind chills await Kansas City for AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 09:43 AM

Texting while driving can kill. Why is it still allowed on Missouri roads?

Editorials

Texting while driving can kill. Why is it still allowed on Missouri roads?

January 20, 2019 05:30 AM

Here is who national experts are saying will win the AFC Championship Game

For Pete's Sake

Here is who national experts are saying will win the AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 08:24 AM

How Chiefs fever has gripped KC: New Tech N9ne song, free doughnuts and funny signs

For Pete's Sake

How Chiefs fever has gripped KC: New Tech N9ne song, free doughnuts and funny signs

January 20, 2019 08:12 AM

He survived a fatal church van crash. Five days after Christmas his beloved wife died

Faith

He survived a fatal church van crash. Five days after Christmas his beloved wife died

January 20, 2019 05:30 AM

Movie writer Willmott turns the King story upside down, an inspiration for MLK Day

Arts & Culture

Movie writer Willmott turns the King story upside down, an inspiration for MLK Day

January 20, 2019 05:30 AM

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Local sporting goods stores to be open late Sunday if Chiefs win AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 01:23 PM

Teen was shot in the head outside Blue Valley middle school in Overland Park Saturday

January 20, 2019 12:13 PM

Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects

January 20, 2019 11:20 AM

Hope and frustration: Martin Luther King’s Birmingham jail letter speaks to us today

January 20, 2019 11:05 AM

Jayhawks hope to limit turnovers during Big Monday battle vs. Iowa State

January 20, 2019 10:14 AM

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Ice free field for Chiefs and Patriots AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 12:31 PM

Bill Self says he wishes he’d have called timeout on last play

January 19, 2019 03:50 PM

Cuonzo Martin likes to see his Missouri team get “locked in”

January 19, 2019 06:14 PM

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The ballad of the Chiefs’ home, Arrowhead Stadium and the people who love it

Sports

The ballad of the Chiefs’ home, Arrowhead Stadium and the people who love it

January 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Will Kansas City Chiefs’ Clark Hunt bring home his father’s AFC trophy?

January 19, 2019 05:30 AM

My friend, my nemesis: Bill Belichick again stands in Andy Reid’s path to greatness

January 18, 2019 05:00 AM

Chiefs name drum leader, announce when parking lots, gates open for AFC title game

January 18, 2019 07:57 AM

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Local sporting goods stores to be open late Sunday if Chiefs win AFC Championship Game

Local

Local sporting goods stores to be open late Sunday if Chiefs win AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 01:23 PM

Teen was shot in the head outside Blue Valley middle school in Overland Park Saturday

January 20, 2019 12:13 PM

Hope and frustration: Martin Luther King’s Birmingham jail letter speaks to us today

January 20, 2019 11:05 AM

Below normal temps, bitter wind chills await Kansas City for AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 09:43 AM

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Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion

Nation & world

Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion

January 20, 2019 09:56 AM

Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects

January 20, 2019 11:20 AM

Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’

January 20, 2019 10:49 AM

Curtain rising Sunday night on total lunar eclipse

January 20, 2019 10:02 AM

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Texting while driving can kill. Why is it still allowed on Missouri roads?

Opinion

Texting while driving can kill. Why is it still allowed on Missouri roads?

January 20, 2019 05:30 AM

Lawmakers rush to undo ‘Clean Missouri’ open records reform. That’s unconstitutional

January 18, 2019 02:48 PM

Are Trump’s gifts to Putin the work of a gullible admirer rather than a mark of collusion?

January 19, 2019 08:31 PM

Anti-Catholic bigotry is alive and well in the U.S. Senate

January 19, 2019 08:31 PM

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In Depth

In Depth

They roam public buildings, making videos. Terrorism experts say they may be dangerous

Armed with cameras and sometimes handguns, “First Amendment auditors” are roaming government buildings and police stations across the country. Some worry their confrontations could turn violent.

Blogs & Columns

Here is who national experts are saying will win the AFC Championship Game

January 20, 2019 08:24 AM

How Chiefs fever has gripped KC: New Tech N9ne song, free doughnuts and funny signs

January 20, 2019 08:12 AM

This is what national media is saying about Chiefs ahead of AFC Championship Game

January 19, 2019 02:45 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 14, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 17, 2019 09:07 AM

Photo gallery: Chiefs 31, Colts 13

Photo gallery: Chiefs 31, Colts 13

January 12, 2019 11:21 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 7, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 7, 2019

January 08, 2019 03:24 PM

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Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Movie writer Willmott turns the King story upside down, an inspiration for MLK Day

Acclaimed movie creator and University of Kansas professor Kevin Willmott tells the story of a young — and fallible — Martin Luther King Jr. in preparation for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s MLK luncheon in Kansas City.

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Television, movies and documentaries that tell the story of Martin Luther King Jr.

Movie News & Reviews

Television, movies and documentaries that tell the story of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 19, 2019 09:41 AM

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Soprano Victoria Botero to premiere two pieces by KC native Susan Kander

Arts & Culture

Soprano Victoria Botero to premiere two pieces by KC native Susan Kander

January 19, 2019 07:00 AM

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