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‘Where does it stop?’ Protesters oppose Missouri abortion ban on Plaza in Kansas City

“I’ve Heard Enough from Old White Men,” read one sign at the protest.

May 19, 2019 01:53 PM

After weekend rain, more storms on the way to KC and flooding possible

Weather

After weekend rain, more storms on the way to KC and flooding possible

May 19, 2019 10:34 AM

Paul Rudd hosts SNL and gives a ‘best man speech’; will soon be in KC for Big Slick

Entertainment

Paul Rudd hosts SNL and gives a ‘best man speech’; will soon be in KC for Big Slick

May 19, 2019 10:16 AM

Official could have heard son’s appeal of Title IX case under bill she helped draft

Government & Politics

Official could have heard son’s appeal of Title IX case under bill she helped draft

May 19, 2019 09:37 AM

JoCo sees hospital building boom while underserved areas of Kansas City are ignored

Health Care

JoCo sees hospital building boom while underserved areas of Kansas City are ignored

May 19, 2019 05:00 AM

Missouri Governor Parson breaks through conservative bloc in final week of session

Government & Politics

Missouri Governor Parson breaks through conservative bloc in final week of session

May 19, 2019 05:00 AM

Johnson County deputy arrested, charged in domestic violence case

Crime

Johnson County deputy arrested, charged in domestic violence case

May 18, 2019 06:44 PM

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Missouri drops winner-take-all game to No. 2 UCLA 13-1 as season ends in NCAA Tournament

May 19, 2019 09:47 PM

2 charged with DUI after girl, boy hit by cars in separate Kansas City incidents

May 19, 2019 07:46 PM

Danny Duffy and Royals bullpen dominate Angels, end West Coast trip on high note

May 19, 2019 06:42 PM

‘Reflecting Motion’ mirrors synchronized movements in nature

May 19, 2019 05:56 PM

Michigan signee Jalen Wilson schedules recruiting trip to KU, plans on visiting UNC

May 19, 2019 04:18 PM

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Robert Gross seen on video abusing massage parlor worker (video contains strong language, partial nudity)

May 16, 2019 06:35 PM

Protest of Missouri abortion bill: ‘Reproductive rights are human rights’

May 19, 2019 05:28 PM

Royals pitcher Danny Duffy gets a win in front of friends and family in California

May 19, 2019 08:27 PM

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Missouri drops winner-take-all game to No. 2 UCLA 13-1 as season ends in NCAA Tournament

Sports

Missouri drops winner-take-all game to No. 2 UCLA 13-1 as season ends in NCAA Tournament

May 19, 2019 09:47 PM

Danny Duffy and Royals bullpen dominate Angels, end West Coast trip on high note

May 19, 2019 06:42 PM

Michigan signee Jalen Wilson schedules recruiting trip to KU, plans on visiting UNC

May 19, 2019 04:18 PM

Dan Duffy will aim for calm while his son Danny tries to take down the Angels

May 19, 2019 02:26 PM

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2 charged with DUI after girl, boy hit by cars in separate Kansas City incidents

Local

2 charged with DUI after girl, boy hit by cars in separate Kansas City incidents

May 19, 2019 07:46 PM

‘Reflecting Motion’ mirrors synchronized movements in nature

May 19, 2019 05:56 PM

Man found shot outside burning Raytown home Thursday is still alive, no arrests made

May 19, 2019 03:21 PM

‘Where does it stop?’ Protesters oppose Missouri abortion ban on Plaza in Kansas City

May 19, 2019 01:53 PM

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Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt

Nation & world

Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt

May 19, 2019 10:42 PM

Trump’s ‘great patriot’ farmers follow him into a trade war

May 19, 2019 04:48 PM

Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, wounds 17

May 19, 2019 10:20 AM

Jimmy Carter finds a renaissance in 2020 Democratic scramble

May 19, 2019 04:52 PM

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Missourians subsidize KC stadiums to tune of $3 million per year. When will Kansans chip in?

Opinion

Missourians subsidize KC stadiums to tune of $3 million per year. When will Kansans chip in?

May 19, 2019 05:00 AM

Hey, Lee’s Summit school board: ‘Driving while blond’ is nothing like driving while black

May 17, 2019 02:51 PM

Julian Assange is no hero of the free press — or of anything else

May 17, 2019 05:36 PM

Municipal ID would make Wyandotte County residents count in 2020 census

May 18, 2019 08:34 PM

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Lincoln Prep soon may no longer be majority black. Is that a sign of loss or progress?

If trends continue, Lincoln Prep — the city’s most storied black high school — will no longer be majority black by fall of 2019. That reality is causing concern for alumni and students. But is it a good thing?

Blogs & Columns

Ian Kinsler says he was cursing at teammates, not Padres fans, after hitting homer

May 17, 2019 12:03 PM

Chiefs’ Kendall Fuller apparently will switch to Eric Berry’s No. 29

May 17, 2019 11:04 AM

Brady Singer, the Royals’ top pick in last year’s draft, is off to strong start

May 17, 2019 09:51 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of May 13, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of May 13, 2019

May 16, 2019 03:26 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of May 6, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of May 6, 2019

May 10, 2019 01:47 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 29, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of April 29, 2019

May 03, 2019 01:16 PM

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Paul Rudd hosts SNL and gives a ‘best man speech’; will soon be in KC for Big Slick

Paul Rudd, weeks away from returning to Kansas City to host Big Slick Celebrity Weekend fundraiser for Children’s Mercy Hospital, hosted the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” last night. Rudd recently starred in the Marvel movie “Avengers: Endgame.”

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Te Deum choir to present ‘Cathedral Classics’; Musica Vocale highlights refugees

Arts & Culture

Te Deum choir to present ‘Cathedral Classics’; Musica Vocale highlights refugees

May 18, 2019 07:00 AM

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Big Slick announces guest stars from ‘SNL,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Shadowhunters’

Entertainment

Big Slick announces guest stars from ‘SNL,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Shadowhunters’

May 17, 2019 11:47 AM

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