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Chiefs can’t clinch AFC West as Chargers erase 14-point deficit, win on two-point play

December 13, 2018 10:52 PM

Chiefs fans have a mixed emotions after last-second loss to Chargers

For Pete's Sake

Chiefs fans have a mixed emotions after last-second loss to Chargers

December 13, 2018 11:16 PM

KU employees say layoffs are a ‘cruel’ and ‘insensitive’ fix to campus budget crisis

Kansas

KU employees say layoffs are a ‘cruel’ and ‘insensitive’ fix to campus budget crisis

December 13, 2018 02:11 PM

St. Teresa’s leader who tackled controversy retiring; replacement promises diversity

Local

St. Teresa’s leader who tackled controversy retiring; replacement promises diversity

December 13, 2018 06:06 PM

Former Children’s Mercy doctor sentenced to 10 years for ‘sexting’ 14-year-old girl

Health Care

Former Children’s Mercy doctor sentenced to 10 years for ‘sexting’ 14-year-old girl

December 13, 2018 04:54 PM

More Kansas Republicans are considering defecting to the Democrats. Is this a trend?

Steve Kraske

More Kansas Republicans are considering defecting to the Democrats. Is this a trend?

December 13, 2018 06:34 PM

As airlines try to settle differences over cost, design of new KCI terminal continues

Government & Politics

As airlines try to settle differences over cost, design of new KCI terminal continues

December 13, 2018 01:02 PM

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Eric Berry’s return to Chiefs offers fresh hope despite prime-time loss to Chargers

December 14, 2018 01:48 AM

A familiar failure: Chiefs use playoff script in haunting regular-season loss

December 14, 2018 01:08 AM

Chiefs’ Chris Jones kept his historic sack streak alive in a loss to Chargers

December 14, 2018 12:57 AM

‘He breaks every rule in the book’: Patrick Mahomes stuns Philip Rivers with TD pass

December 14, 2018 12:43 AM

Report card: Chiefs unable to stop Philip Rivers when it mattered

December 13, 2018 10:54 PM

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Colorful Christmas lights set Sar Ko Par Trails Park aglow

December 13, 2018 09:06 PM

Armored truck spills money all over New Jersey highway

December 13, 2018 01:54 PM

Trains of all sizes are running full steam ahead at Union Station

December 11, 2018 05:39 PM

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Eric Berry’s return to Chiefs offers fresh hope despite prime-time loss to Chargers

Sports

Eric Berry’s return to Chiefs offers fresh hope despite prime-time loss to Chargers

December 14, 2018 01:48 AM

A familiar failure: Chiefs use playoff script in haunting regular-season loss

December 14, 2018 01:08 AM

This week in Mizzou recruiting: Chester Graves, Jeff Thomas, Marcus Washington & more

December 14, 2018 12:51 AM

Chiefs’ Chris Jones kept his historic sack streak alive in a loss to Chargers

December 14, 2018 12:57 AM

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Driver has life-threatening injuries after crash on Volker Boulevard, KC police say

Local

Driver has life-threatening injuries after crash on Volker Boulevard, KC police say

December 13, 2018 08:19 PM

St. Teresa’s leader who tackled controversy retiring; replacement promises diversity

December 13, 2018 06:06 PM

Men with assault rifles forced their way into KC home, woman was sexually assaulted

December 13, 2018 05:50 PM

Johnson County sheriff’s pay increases. So does overtime budget as jail count grows

December 13, 2018 05:00 PM

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Marshall says 10 terrorists a day try to cross southern border. That’s not quite right

Nation & world

Marshall says 10 terrorists a day try to cross southern border. That’s not quite right

December 13, 2018 05:38 PM

Latest threat to Trump’s wall? House Republicans ditching Washington

December 13, 2018 03:48 PM

Authorities: Wave of hoax bomb threats made across US

December 13, 2018 05:43 PM

Taylor Swift secretly used facial recognition technology at concert to find stalkers

December 13, 2018 02:01 PM

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More Kansas Republicans are considering defecting to the Democrats. Is this a trend?

Opinion

More Kansas Republicans are considering defecting to the Democrats. Is this a trend?

December 13, 2018 06:34 PM

3 Hickman Mills students were shot and killed this year. How will the community respond?

December 13, 2018 05:38 PM

Sly James, school districts shouldn’t abandon efforts to compromise on pre-K plan

December 13, 2018 05:02 PM

Emanuel Cleaver and Sharice Davids are rightly in no rush to impeach Trump

December 13, 2018 04:14 PM

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In Depth

In Depth

After Northland ‘mega church’ pastor entered rehab, leaders talk of betrayal and love

Fred Herron, who helped found Vineyard Church in Kansas City’s Northland, has entered rehab for unspecified addiction. Church leaders recently told the congregation, saying they “still love Fred” despite the hurt.

Blogs & Columns

Chiefs fans have a mixed emotions after last-second loss to Chargers

December 13, 2018 11:16 PM

This is the Chargers’ final touchdown that was upheld on review

December 13, 2018 10:38 PM

Here are three angles of Patrick Mahomes tossing a TD pass after faking a throwaway

December 13, 2018 07:52 PM

Photo gallery: Chargers 29, Chiefs 28

Photo gallery: Chargers 29, Chiefs 28

December 14, 2018 04:09 AM

Photo gallery: Chargers 29, Chiefs 28

Photo gallery: Chargers 29, Chiefs 28

December 14, 2018 04:09 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 10, 2018

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 10, 2018

December 11, 2018 04:41 PM

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Taylor Swift secretly used facial recognition technology at concert to find stalkers

Rolling Stone reports that facial recognition technology was used at a Taylor Swift concert to look for people stalking her. But the secret use of this technology raises privacy issues for some people.

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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is a stunning animated achievement

Movie News & Reviews

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is a stunning animated achievement

December 13, 2018 11:55 AM

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Mule’ is a boring, racist melodrama

Movie News & Reviews

Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Mule’ is a boring, racist melodrama

December 13, 2018 11:32 AM

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