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July 31, 2020

• Who thinks it’s a good idea to allow Kansas high school sports while COVID-19 rages?
• Baseball’s re-start takes another hit with Friday postponement of Cards-Brewers game
• Kansas City, Kansas, school district superintendent leaves for job in North Carolina
• Eleven candidates add up to no Star endorsement in Kansas GOP primary for U.S. Senate
• Missourians to vote on Medicaid expansion as crisis leaves millions without insurance
• Did Ted Cruz convince Trump to stay neutral in race between Kobach and Marshall?
• Inmates use bed sheets to rappel 12 stories in jail escape, Oklahoma police say
• Mom accused of siccing dogs on grocery worker sentenced to prison, Ohio officials say
• After a rainy week in Kansas City, cooler than average temperatures follow
• Sword- and dagger-wielding man is killed after charging at officers, Detroit cops say
• Leavenworth man killed in Platte County crash with semi truck
• Missourians need help from Washington if we want to lessen the recession’s devastation
• Here’s how these groups are using their share of foundation’s $65,475 in grant money
• In a close call, The Star endorses this KC Democrat in Missouri House primary
• Why did Overland Park Black Lives Matter protest devolve into arrests — and what now?
• Weather to clear up Friday and stay that way through most of next week in Kansas City
• Early report of slain 3-year-old KCK girl’s abuse was unsubstantiated, recanted: DCF
• One man charged after road rage leads to shooting on I-470, Lee’s Summit police say
• Kansas City metro reports more than 400 new COVID-19 cases, adds two deaths
• Johnson County officials: ‘We cannot open school’ unless COVID-19 cases start dropping
• COVID-19 outbreak at Independence church infects 30, hundreds more possibly exposed
• NAIA’s annual football tourney joins other NAIA fall championships in moving to spring
• KC man charged for illegal firearm possession by federal agents in Operation LeGend
• Premise of U.S. sports’ reopenings comes with vast practical and ethical questions
• Mention of John Lewis evokes emotional, telling response from Mizzou’s Cuonzo Martin
• KC diocese substantiates new allegation of priest sexual abuse involving a minor
• SportsBeat KC: It’s all about accountability away from facility, Travis Kelce says
• George Brett and company: uniform numbers of KC’s greatest athletes from Nos. 00-9
• Despite concern, Navy gave Greitens ‘red carpet’ return after pressure from VP Pence
• DCF says it talked with Kansas City, Kansas, 3-year-old days before she was killed
• Feds claim nearly 100 arrests made in Operation LeGend. Many are gun, drug charges
• SportsBeat KC: Opting out, Mahomes’ ranking, and Royals home opener starter - Surprise!
• Chiefs’ vets like Mathieu, Kelce will step up as leaders during unusual training camp
• Ex-Chiefs QB Alex Smith returns from gruesome injury. His old pals in KC are thrilled
• Chiefs place safety Thornhill, O-lineman Rankin on PUP list to start training camp
• Critic of tax breaks, Overland Park councilman on other side of debate with KC project
• Bubba Starling’s double lifts Royals to win. Rosenthal collects first save since 2017
• Austin, Texas power forward K.J. Adams chooses KU. He’s ranked No. 83 by Rivals.com
• Mizzou basketball experienced, optimistic, ready. But first, gotta navigate a pandemic
• St. Louis-based pizza staple expanding to second KC-area spot with family partnership