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One officer. Two shootings. $6.3 million in settlements paid by Kansas City police

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One officer. Two shootings. $6.3 million in settlements paid by Kansas City police

Two black men, injured in separate shootings, were each shot more than a dozen times in vehicles that were either backing up or rolling backward.

‘We want to get Kansas City open’: Restaurants pushing back on mayor’s plan, limits

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‘We want to get Kansas City open’: Restaurants pushing back on mayor’s plan, limits

Why is it a secret which Kansas City small businesses are getting PPP loans?

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Why is it a secret which Kansas City small businesses are getting PPP loans?

Mellinger Minutes: Alex Smith appreciation, Chiefs analysis, some baseball and more

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Mellinger Minutes: Alex Smith appreciation, Chiefs analysis, some baseball and more

Royals’ luckiest play vs. 2015 Astros in Game 4? Maybe it wasn’t so lucky after all

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Royals’ luckiest play vs. 2015 Astros in Game 4? Maybe it wasn’t so lucky after all

Feud over COVID-19 money, other allegations surface at chaotic Clay County meeting

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Feud over COVID-19 money, other allegations surface at chaotic Clay County meeting

‘A hero’: Before fatal shootout, Overland Park officer was honored in 2018 ‘ambush’

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‘A hero’: Before fatal shootout, Overland Park officer was honored in 2018 ‘ambush’

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He won’t join ‘Legion of Zoom,’ but even new Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend is fast

Missouri is among top five states with fewest coronavirus restrictions, report says

Woman injured after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Jackson County deputy

Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mate

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Will pools open in Johnson County this summer?

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Kansas City police investigating homicide outside lofts in River Market area

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He won’t join ‘Legion of Zoom,’ but even new Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend is fast

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He won’t join ‘Legion of Zoom,’ but even new Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend is fast

Wichita State basketball has agreed to add another SEC team to the 2020-21 schedule

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Royals’ luckiest play vs. 2015 Astros in Game 4? Maybe it wasn’t so lucky after all

Mellinger Minutes: Alex Smith appreciation, Chiefs analysis, some baseball and more

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Woman injured after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Jackson County deputy

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Woman injured after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Jackson County deputy

‘We want to get Kansas City open’: Restaurants pushing back on mayor’s plan, limits

Feud over COVID-19 money, other allegations surface at chaotic Clay County meeting

Kansas City police investigate homicide outside lofts in River Market area

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Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mate

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Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mate

Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science’s march

The six states at the center of the battleground map six months from Election Day

Mitt Romney proposes hazard pay raise of up to $12 for essential employees

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Why is it a secret which Kansas City small businesses are getting PPP loans?

Opinion

Why is it a secret which Kansas City small businesses are getting PPP loans?

Coronavirus makes disparities between Wyandotte, Johnson counties even more stark

Letters: Readers discuss having the name ‘Trumper’ and the parties’ big conventions

Nicole Galloway, invisible candidate for Missouri governor, can’t win from her basement

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End of snow days? COVID-19 has Kansas City area schools prepping for an online future

With fears of another coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak, districts across the Kansas City metro plan for remote learning this summer and even the fall. If schools reopen, they expect changes. No more snow days?

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He won’t join ‘Legion of Zoom,’ but even new Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend is fast

ESPN host: Patrick Mahomes may earn more money by taking hometown discount with Chiefs

Sports world pays tribute to former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, who died Monday

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Kansas City Star editor’s mournful 2008 plea to ‘Twilight’ author is finally answered

In 2008, Kansas City Star wrote a plea to “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer to release her novel “Midnight Sun,” telling the tale from Edward’s point of view. The writer announced the book comes out in August.

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No tours, no shows for now, but Missouri’s Casi Joy is making new music — and fans

Music News & Reviews

No tours, no shows for now, but Missouri’s Casi Joy is making new music — and fans

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Violent Chris Hemsworth movie ‘Extraction’ has its roots in a quiet Kansas town

Movie News & Reviews

Violent Chris Hemsworth movie ‘Extraction’ has its roots in a quiet Kansas town

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