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August 17, 2020

• With utility shutoffs looming, many Missourians are in danger of being left in the dark
• Missouri, Kansas Republicans quiet as Postal Service dismantled to derail voting by mail
• Judge rewrites ‘unfair’ ballot language for Missouri GOP repeal of redistricting plan
• Man charged with murder in Independence shooting that left his wife dead Sunday
• Wyandotte teen who lost party’s support over Facebook comments wins Kansas House race
• KC mayor says he wants to avoid stricter COVID-19 steps taken in Texas, Florida
• KC metro adds more than 300 COVID-19 cases as KU docs explain hospitalization rates
• Worker electrocuted by power line while replacing Burger King sign, Ohio police say
• Babysitter punished child by holding face against a treadmill, Indiana cops say
• Boat explodes at fuel station on Lake of the Ozarks; 3 injured, Missouri cops say
• Man charged in KC homicide allegedly stabbed maintenance man who called police on him
• KC mayor makes good on marijuana pardons. Will an end to parking ticket arrests be next?
• After dispute, a local firm, not Colorado company, wins KCI concrete contract
• 19-year-old finds secret cameras in photographer’s dressing room, Arkansas police say
• ‘Guns are not the answer’: Violent crime victims share their agony amid bloody year
• Grandview man accused of punching, pistol-whipping and fatally shooting KC woman
• 2020 illustrated: A timeline of a tumultuous year
• Mizzou will require students and faculty to report symptoms daily using new app
• Wyandotte County reports ‘extraordinary’ percentage of mail-in ballots cast in primary
• Antiviral apparel? Here’s what experts say about clothing that is said to kill COVID-19
• One in custody after woman found fatally shot inside Independence home
• Sunscreen needed as nearly fall-like conditions settle in across Kansas City metro
• This community college in Missouri is the best in the United States, report says
• Boy Scouts’ Mic-O-Say tribe honors, doesn’t demean Native American culture and rituals
• Letters: KC readers discuss suppressing protesters and the importance of the vote
• Lakers reportedly will wear these ‘Black Mamba’ uniforms if they advance in playoffs
• Rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire was mic’d-up at Chiefs camp and talked ... barbecue
• ESPN reveals its revamped ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast crew
• Tanoh Kpassagnon eager to take big step in career during contract season with Chiefs
• Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ competitive fire burns hot off the football field, too
• Want the best COVID quarantine house ever? Try this $350K Missouri home … with jail
• Kansas will again limit evictions, foreclosures. But governor wants Congress to act
• Most Johnson County students opt for in-person school. But they all might stay home
• Chiefs will allow fans at home games this fall. Here is the capacity they’ll welcome
• How Patrick Mahomes is prepping the Chiefs’ defense for a challenging opening month
• Camp quote sheet: What Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid said this weekend
• SportsBeat KC: Chiefs’ Kelce getting paid, and quite the compliment for Patrick Mahomes
• COVID-19 plus measles? Kids aren’t getting their vaccines, and doctors are worried
• Financial planner’s family photos show bright spots punctuating rough pandemic times
• Star catcher Salvador Perez returns to Royals’ lineup after seeing an eye specialist
• Royals hopeful Kennedy’s experiences as ‘opener’ will serve as springboard to success
• This Briton painted Kauffman and 29 other MLB stadiums. Now he’s reliving the journey
• Elite guard Frankie Collins is considering KU but expected to pick this Big Ten school
• Mizzou opens 2020 season vs. Alabama, will allow fans to attend games at Faurot Field
• Mizzou’s Drinkwitz slowly installing his offense — and looking beyond oddities of 2020
• Mizzou camp primer: Tigers’ QB battle, COVID-19 and where MU stands as practices begin
• Downtown KC cafe closes for good: ‘You don’t have that much runway to sit idle’
• Two Kansas City Chinese restaurants, taco shop cited for health code violations
• Kansas college town mayor braces as students return, COVID-19 spikes on other campuses