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

December 14, 2018 01:08 AM

Wonderscope Children’s Museum gets big boost for new $15 million home in south KC

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Wonderscope Children’s Museum gets big boost for new $15 million home in south KC

December 14, 2018 05:30 AM

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Ex-Trump lawyer: Hush money paid over election concerns

December 14, 2018 07:22 AM

Santa in skinny jeans? Here’s what people think a ‘rebranded’ Santa should look like

December 14, 2018 07:33 AM

The Latest: Florida Senate leader ‘open’ to arming teachers

December 13, 2018 02:34 PM

Americans pay way more for data than others, and it could get worse, experts warn

December 14, 2018 06:41 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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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

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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

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

December 14, 2018 12:51 AM

Bill Self wants more from Devon Dotson. Here’s how the KU freshman can still grow

December 14, 2018 05:30 AM

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

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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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Santa in skinny jeans? Here’s what people think a ‘rebranded’ Santa should look like

Nation & world

Santa in skinny jeans? Here’s what people think a ‘rebranded’ Santa should look like

December 14, 2018 07:33 AM

The Latest: UK’s May rejects suggestion she quit over Brexit

December 14, 2018 07:38 AM

US retail sales rose scant 0.2% in November

December 14, 2018 07:34 AM

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

December 13, 2018 05:38 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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KC-area nursing home among worst in US; owner accused in NY human trafficking scam

Hidden Lake Care Center in Raytown is on a federal list of the worst nursing homes in the nation. One of its owners is accused of a human trafficking scheme involving nurses from the Philippines.

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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Wonderscope Children’s Museum gets big boost for new $15 million home in south KC

The Wonderscope Children’s Museum is closer to opening a new and larger facility in south Kansas City with a $4 million matching grant from the Regnier Family Foundation. The museum is currently in Shawnee.

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

Entertainment

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

December 13, 2018 02:01 PM

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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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