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UMKC chancellor suspends professor who was focus of Star’s ‘slave labor’ investigation

University of Missouri-Kansas City professor Ashim Mitra has been suspended with pay, pending an investigation, in response to claims that he exploited foreign graduate students at the School of Pharmacy.

November 20, 2018 11:20 AM

‘An honor to return’: Missouri’s new education commissioner got her old job back

Missouri

‘An honor to return’: Missouri’s new education commissioner got her old job back

November 20, 2018 02:20 PM

Sweet Potato vs. Pumpkin: The intense Thanksgiving pie rivalry you never knew existed

Chow Town

Sweet Potato vs. Pumpkin: The intense Thanksgiving pie rivalry you never knew existed

November 20, 2018 02:26 PM

Former North Kansas City swim coach, charged with slew of sex crimes, takes plea deal

Crime

Former North Kansas City swim coach, charged with slew of sex crimes, takes plea deal

November 20, 2018 01:24 PM

Leavenworth County commissioner resigns under pressure for ‘master race’ comments

Local

Leavenworth County commissioner resigns under pressure for ‘master race’ comments

November 20, 2018 10:39 AM

A Chiefs team like no other lost a game like no other, and maybe that’s OK

Sam Mellinger

A Chiefs team like no other lost a game like no other, and maybe that’s OK

November 20, 2018 02:35 AM

After OP police shooting, Johnson County citizen group seeks records but is denied

Crime

After OP police shooting, Johnson County citizen group seeks records but is denied

November 20, 2018 05:30 AM

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Andy Reid: “Help me out,” wishing Alex Smith well

November 20, 2018 02:34 PM

KC man, allegedly driving drunk with revoked license, charged in deadly hit-and-run

November 20, 2018 02:30 PM

Democrats need new ways to reach black voters, but that’s not why McCaskill lost

November 20, 2018 02:25 PM

Andy Reid sounds optimistic tone about Eric Berry’s return

November 20, 2018 01:57 PM

As Facebook faces fire, heat turns up on No. 2 Sandberg

November 20, 2018 01:38 PM

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Chiefs take the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

November 19, 2018 06:52 PM

The Plaza Lighting Ceremony grew out of a single string of lights in 1925

November 19, 2018 02:31 PM

How Thanksgiving almost didn’t happen in the South

November 19, 2018 05:56 PM

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Andy Reid: “Help me out,” wishing Alex Smith well

Sports

Andy Reid: “Help me out,” wishing Alex Smith well

November 20, 2018 02:34 PM

Andy Reid sounds optimistic tone about Eric Berry’s return

November 20, 2018 01:57 PM

Kansas-Marquette history includes pair of Final Four semifinal battles

November 20, 2018 12:43 PM

KU’s Lawson ‘ready to get back on the court’ in NIT Season Tip-Off semi vs. Marquette

November 20, 2018 12:41 PM

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KC man, allegedly driving drunk with revoked license, charged in deadly hit-and-run

Local

KC man, allegedly driving drunk with revoked license, charged in deadly hit-and-run

November 20, 2018 02:30 PM

‘An honor to return’: Missouri’s new education commissioner got her old job back

November 20, 2018 02:20 PM

Prairie Village holds debate on LGBTQ rights

November 20, 2018 11:46 AM

Former North Kansas City swim coach, charged with slew of sex crimes, takes plea deal

November 20, 2018 01:24 PM

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Gunman in California mass shooting showed warning signs

Nation & world

Gunman in California mass shooting showed warning signs

November 20, 2018 12:13 PM

As Facebook faces fire, heat turns up on No. 2 Sandberg

November 20, 2018 01:38 PM

Man accused of Chicken Shack bomb threat said he meant a bowel explosion, La. cops say

November 20, 2018 01:32 PM

Trump says no new Saudi punishment for Khashoggi murder

November 20, 2018 12:55 PM

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Democrats need new ways to reach black voters, but that’s not why McCaskill lost

Opinion

Democrats need new ways to reach black voters, but that’s not why McCaskill lost

November 20, 2018 02:25 PM

Battle over Pelosi’s bid for speaker reveals the dysfunction in Congress

November 20, 2018 05:00 AM

Here’s how Kansas can reverse some of the damage Kris Kobach did as secretary of state

November 19, 2018 04:50 PM

Nancy Pelosi has earned that gavel, and the right to train her successor as speaker

November 19, 2018 05:30 AM

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In Depth

In Depth

A Children’s Mercy nurse, a patient and a decision that led to 6 transplant surgeries

A nurse at Children’s Mercy hospital wanted to donate a kidney to a patient but wasn’t a match. So the hospital worked with KU to start a transplant chain that ended with three patients getting new kidneys.

Blogs & Columns

Here’s where the Chiefs landed in the NFL power rankings after loss to Rams

November 20, 2018 09:24 AM

Patrick Mahomes tweets message to Chiefs fans: ‘We will reset and reload’

November 20, 2018 08:49 AM

Nine bonkers statistics from the Chiefs’ 54-51 loss to the Rams on Monday

November 20, 2018 08:19 AM

Galleries

Photo gallery: Rams 54, Chiefs 51

Photo gallery: Rams 54, Chiefs 51

November 20, 2018 10:36 AM

Photo gallery: Rams 54, Chiefs 51

Photo gallery: Rams 54, Chiefs 51

November 20, 2018 10:36 AM

Photo gallery: Chiefs 26, Cardinals 14

Photo gallery: Chiefs 26, Cardinals 14

November 11, 2018 07:11 PM

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Movie News & Reviews

Movie News & Reviews

‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is a web of fun, until ... it isn’t

Movie review: “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” the sequel to 2012’s “Wreck-It Ralph,” is mostly good. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and a bunch of Disney princesses star.

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In ‘Creed II,’ Michael B. Jordan orders a White Russian to go – to the mat

Movie News & Reviews

In ‘Creed II,’ Michael B. Jordan orders a White Russian to go – to the mat

November 20, 2018 02:08 PM

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‘Green Book’ is the rare Hollywood crowd-pleaser that triumphs on all counts

Movie News & Reviews

‘Green Book’ is the rare Hollywood crowd-pleaser that triumphs on all counts

November 20, 2018 01:00 PM

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