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March 17, 2020

• Will coronavirus outbreak mean more Missourians can cast absentee ballots?
• Teenage student is fourth person in Wyandotte County to test positive for COVID-19
• Will coronavirus outbreak finally convince Missouri lawmakers to allow early voting?
• COVID-19 update: First case in Jackson County, and Kansas shuts schools amid outbreak
• Kansas House and Senate clash on urgency over coronavirus when tackling budget
• Kansas House, pushing to pass budget and adjourn, asks for higher power to prod Senate
• Beat the heat? With sports on hiatus, betting sites have some unusual alternatives
• KC parks, kids’ day camp stay open; community centers close amid coronavirus concerns
• Kansas City Symphony cancels, postpones events through May 10 because of coronavirus
• NBA fans are concerned Charles Barkley hasn’t revealed result of coronavirus test
• St. Patrick’s Day will be dry, but cloudy in KC; heavy rain, severe storms looming
• First case of coronavirus in Cass County reported, eighth case in Missouri
• Senate passes bill to prevent vets from seeing cut to college aid due to coronavirus
• Businesses don’t care about Kansas’ abortion laws. They want commonsense tax rates
• Letter to the editor: Kansas doesn’t need to reopen its greyhound racetracks
• Grand jury subpoena sought records of four Missouri medical marijuana applicants
• No panic here: KC ‘preppers’ spent years getting ready for this coronavirus shutdown
• ‘This is absurd’: Parents, students angry over Kansas closing schools for coronavirus
• Hours after Kansas City metro shuttered restaurants, Missouri gov closes casinos
• Kansas Senate passes $18.7 billion budget; boosts funding to fight coronavirus
• Missouri working to expand COVID-19 testing, but Parson will not close schools, bars
• Second confirmed coronavirus case in Jackson County brings Missouri total to 16
• Cerner staffer in south Kansas City tests positive for coronavirus, company tells workers
• Driver dies after car leaves road, strikes large tree in Kansas City, police say
• ‘Terrified’ KC nurse’s coronavirus post goes viral, blasts those not social distancing
• Quarterback Tom Brady writes farewell letter to Patriots coaches and fans
• Kansas orders Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, other state-owned casinos to close
• Kansas City Zoo to close temporarily as precaution against coronavirus
• Coronavirus can live on doorknobs and chairs. Here’s how KC is working to wipe it out
• KDHE: Test results on 85 residents, staff at KCK nursing home negative for coronavirus
• Former major-league pitcher offers advice to people with anxiety about coronavirus
• Catholic Archdiocese in Kansas City, Kansas, cancels Masses ‘for the time being’
• ESPN says it faces challenges airing classic sports games but maps plan going forward
• Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce pledge big donations to help KC in coronavirus pandemic
• ‘Pack your belongings’: KU students must vacate dorms because of coronavirus concerns
• Five more coronavirus cases found in Kansas, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties
• Half of KC Council self-quarantines after possible COVID-19 contact: Mayor’s office
• 15 in Missouri test positive for coronavirus. Here’s where the cases were found.
• Lawrence, Douglas County log first confirmed coronavirus case, a young man in his 20s
• Jackson County’s first reported case of coronavirus announced Tuesday
• Tom Brady is leaving the AFC, but the Chiefs aren’t done facing him
• Chiefs live free-agency tracker, Day 2: Kendall Fuller heads back to Washington
• Royals to set aside $1 million for stadium workers along with every other MLB team
• SportsBeat KC: Hot stove extended with baseball delay. Is the Royals’ pen improved?
• ESPN says KU’s Dotson, Azubuike are first-team All-Americans; Garrett is top defender
• There’s still a slim chance KU basketball could win a national trophy. Here’s how
• Kansas Jayhawks’ Udoka Azubuike one of five finalists for Naismith Trophy
• KU, MU, K-State recruit Bates stunned by ending to 4A tourney: ‘You can’t be serious’
• Former Mizzou football players Chase Daniel, Connor McGovern find new NFL homes
• SEC cancels remainder of regular season, championships. Practices still suspended
• Despite sudden end, Mizzou’s Cuonzo Martin agrees with tourney cancellations