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July 2, 2020

• Missouri Rep. Hartzler reveals how much coronavirus relief went to family businesses
• With record COVID-19 cases, a divided Johnson County board votes to mandate masks
• People magazine’s 100 reasons to love America includes Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
• Royals’ playoffs wins from the 1980s and two big Chiefs 2019 games will air in July
• Stay home? July Fourth gatherings amid COVID-19 surge could threaten KC health, economy
• VA secretary visits KC following wave of racial discrimination complaints at hospital
• Meet Jelani Gibson, an RFA reporter on The Star’s Missouri gun violence project
• Keep your eyes to the sky for the Buck Moon lunar eclipse over Fourth of July weekend
• Regardless of party, US presidents have too much power. Restore checks and balances
• Amid racist tweets and COVID-19 risks, K-State football players help spark a movement
• 3 cops seriously hurt in crash during procession for fallen officer, Oklahoma police say
• Miss going to the movie theater? Walmart is turning its parking lots into drive-ins
• Silver Dollar City employees test positive for COVID-19 weeks after theme park reopens
• Kansas City metro adds 112 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to nearly 8,500
• Kansas City police officer, bus driver and robbery suspect wounded in shootout
• Who is Jonathan Irons, Missouri man freed from prison with help from WNBA superstar?
• Do N95 masks really blow coronavirus into the air? What to know about the viral post
• ‘Heart of a lion’: Family, city leaders mourn 4-year-old shot and killed in KC
• Two counties in Kansas City metro area buck trend to mandate masks
• Surgeon General of United States trolls Duke while making plea to wear masks
• After three people killed in one day, Kansas City nears its 100th homicide this year
• Four counties at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ in Kansas, data show. Here’s what it means
• Three shot, including KCPD officer, following alleged robbery in northeast Kansas City
• Person of interest in custody after man killed in Kansas City shooting, police say
• 2 charged in connection with Raytown shootings that left teen dead, another wounded
• Truman Heartland Community Foundation helps support students in 2020 and beyond
• Letters: KC readers discuss peaceful discussion, Jesus’ call and gutting Clean Missouri
• High temperatures in the weather forecast for Kansas City over July Fourth weekend
• Meet Kaitlin Washburn, an RFA reporter on The Star’s Missouri gun violence project
• ‘When will it stop?’ Woman fatally shot in KC roadway in Wednesday’s 2nd homicide
• At 23, recovering coronavirus patient warns others his age in KC: ‘It’s not a joke’
• Kansas GOP scrubs final Senate primary debate after three candidates boycott over format
• Whit Merrifield describes changes made in Royals clubhouse because of COVID-19
• A second KCPD officer is shot Thursday as suspect also struck near 31st and Van Brunt
• Suspect dead, Kansas City police officer has emergency surgery following shooting
• Want to dress like a ‘Buttkicker’? You can. Chiefs’ Butker is launching a clothing line
• SportsBeat KC: The chances of Chris Jones sitting out the 2020 season are…
• Chiefs deny they’re close to a deal for field naming rights at Arrowhead Stadium
• Patrick Mahomes to participate in American Century celebrity golf tourney at Lake Tahoe
• Black player on Royals’ 40-man appreciates their listening ear, commitment to inclusion
• How the Royals will set the table for their 2020 MLB season over the next three weeks
• What are former KU guards Taylor, Tharpe doing playing for Oklahoma State in TBT?
• Need to get your mask on, Kansas City? Here are some charitable and stylish options
• Lawsuit alleges culture of racial harassment, discrimination at Topeka Frito-Lay plant