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Flooding spreads across Kansas and Missouri, rains to continue Wednesday

Up to an inch of additional rain was expected to fall in the Kansas City area by 1 a.m. Wednesday.

May 21, 2019 02:40 PM

Former skating partner says KC’s John Coughlin sexually abused her when she was a teen

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Former skating partner says KC’s John Coughlin sexually abused her when she was a teen

May 21, 2019 11:23 AM

Pat Roberts believes in climate change, but he won’t tell farmers what to do about it

Government & Politics

Pat Roberts believes in climate change, but he won’t tell farmers what to do about it

May 21, 2019 12:38 PM

KU student killed on K-10 wasn’t speeding, had passed construction warning signs: KHP

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KU student killed on K-10 wasn’t speeding, had passed construction warning signs: KHP

May 21, 2019 10:49 AM

‘A terrible lawyer’: Bad reviews, clients deported, now thousands of dollars missing

Local

‘A terrible lawyer’: Bad reviews, clients deported, now thousands of dollars missing

May 21, 2019 05:00 AM

Living the dream: Kansas City’s homegrown ‘SNL’ star is coming to Big Slick

Entertainment

Living the dream: Kansas City’s homegrown ‘SNL’ star is coming to Big Slick

May 21, 2019 07:17 AM

Kansas City area restaurant and grocery store health inspections for May 21

Cityscape

Kansas City area restaurant and grocery store health inspections for May 21

May 21, 2019 05:00 AM

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State high school golf tournaments postponed amid sheets of rain across Kansas

May 21, 2019 04:48 PM

New Orleans man accused of attempting to extort money from Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu

May 21, 2019 04:38 PM

Mizzou QB Shawn Robinson files for immediate eligibility, alleges mistreatment at TCU

May 21, 2019 04:50 PM

Want to vote for Kansas City’s next mayor? The deadline to register is Wednesday

May 21, 2019 04:29 PM

Shawnee voters overwhelmingly reject $38 million community center

May 21, 2019 04:14 PM

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Billboard in Times Square catches fire

May 21, 2019 09:11 AM

Multiple tornadoes spotted, cars stranded by water in Oklahoma

May 21, 2019 08:54 AM

Hundreds protest Missouri abortion ban at Plaza in Kansas City

May 19, 2019 02:57 PM

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State high school golf tournaments postponed amid sheets of rain across Kansas

Sports

State high school golf tournaments postponed amid sheets of rain across Kansas

May 21, 2019 04:48 PM

New Orleans man accused of attempting to extort money from Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu

May 21, 2019 04:38 PM

Mizzou QB Shawn Robinson files for immediate eligibility, alleges mistreatment at TCU

May 21, 2019 04:50 PM

New Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman’s first NFL trading card off the press

May 21, 2019 03:15 PM

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Shawnee voters overwhelmingly reject $38 million community center

Local

Shawnee voters overwhelmingly reject $38 million community center

May 21, 2019 04:14 PM

Flooding spreads across Kansas and Missouri, rains to continue Wednesday

May 21, 2019 02:40 PM

Flooding closes streets, highways in Kansas City and the region; more rain expected

May 21, 2019 11:57 AM

Former skating partner says KC’s John Coughlin sexually abused her when she was a teen

May 21, 2019 11:23 AM

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30 tornadoes, more flooding from storms in central US

Nation & world

30 tornadoes, more flooding from storms in central US

May 21, 2019 04:57 PM

A would-be Trump aide’s demands: Kobach wanted a jet on call, a future Cabinet post

May 20, 2019 06:01 PM

GOP frowns on but does not punish Amash’s impeachment call

May 21, 2019 01:21 PM

At abortion clinics, new laws sow confusion, uncertainty

May 21, 2019 02:56 PM

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Want to vote for Kansas City’s next mayor? The deadline to register is Wednesday

Opinion

Want to vote for Kansas City’s next mayor? The deadline to register is Wednesday

May 21, 2019 04:29 PM

Give Kansas college students a break: Freeze tuition at state universities for a year

May 20, 2019 03:26 PM

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

May 19, 2019 05:00 AM

Joe Biden is not going to play the millennial grievance game

May 20, 2019 08:27 PM

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Kansas women’s prison was told to fire him in 2017. Now he’s charged with sex crimes

Tomas Co kept his job as a dental instructor at the Topeka Correctional Facility women’s prison despite a 2017 audit recommending his removal. He was fired in 2018 after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced and now faces criminal charges in Shawnee County.

Blogs & Columns

Bud Light tweeted a KC-specific beer nutritional label just for Chiefs fans

May 21, 2019 01:22 PM

Stranded motorist in Oklahoma flashes ‘Horns Down’ at end of live TV shot

May 21, 2019 11:41 AM

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes has fun Twitter exchange with new receiver Mecole Hardman

May 21, 2019 10:31 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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Living the dream: Kansas City’s homegrown ‘SNL’ star is coming to Big Slick

The latest celebrities announced for Big Slick Celebrity Weekend: Kansas City’s Heidi Gardner, of “Saturday Night Live,” as well as actor Richard Kind and comedian Seth Herzog. The event is June 7-8.

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Cinemark Palace at the Plaza says goodbye: ‘Thank you for letting us entertain you’

Cityscape

Cinemark Palace at the Plaza says goodbye: ‘Thank you for letting us entertain you’

May 20, 2019 06:27 PM

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New Coke, from 1985, makes comeback with ‘Stranger Things’

Entertainment

New Coke, from 1985, makes comeback with ‘Stranger Things’

May 21, 2019 08:34 AM

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