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August 28, 2020

• Man charged with arson in federal court for fire that heavily damaged KC church 
• Another oppressively hot day in Kansas City before relief arrives in time for weekend
• Teen, among first female staff at Missouri camp, sues Boy Scouts for sex harassment
• We KU administrators put students’ safety first as they return to class amid COVID-19
• Letters: Readers discuss ‘fighting’ Trump, Chiefs fans’ desires and KC streetcar mess
• Kansas City native Tamar Bates picks Texas over Kansas, Missouri, others for basketball
• Yet another woman says Kansas teen candidate Aaron Coleman abused her. Will voters listen?
• COVID-19 cases explode in Columbia and Boone County. So, what’s plan B, Mizzou?
• With computer as his instrument, Kansas City student finds ‘pathway into playing music’
• Man who kidnapped, raped, killed 10-year-old KCK girl in 1999 is executed in Indiana
• Kansas City protest is billed as a Save Our Children event, but will QAnon show up?
• Lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse defended another teen connected to high-profile protest
• KC metro adds more than 400 COVID-19 cases for third straight day, but no new deaths
• KC man charged in fatal shooting of woman during attempted robbery in Independence
• Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Kansas City hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
• Mizzou COVID-19 surge leads to bar, restaurant limits as Kansas campuses combat virus
• More COVID-19 cases found at KU as Greek community’s positive test rate climbs to 10%
• Second teen charged in fatal shooting of woman during robbery attempt in Independence
• Man sentenced in ‘romance fraud’ swindle where Lee’s Summit widow lost over $3 million
• Man shot Thursday night outside Kansas City gas station dies at hospital, police say
• No more jail time for unpaid parking tickets, in Kansas City’s latest push for reform
• Patrick Mahomes on Jacob Blake shooting: ‘Crazy this is still going on in the world’
• Saying ‘shut up and play’ touches on deeper issues. Here’s why it’s time to let that go
• What’s the history of the Winston Churchill-Kansas City connection? Your KCQ answered
• Chiefs’ versatile second-year CB Rashad Fenton prepared for bigger role if called upon
• Why Chiefs’ special teams will be behind in the opener... through no fault of their own
• Chiefs players, coaches speak out on shooting of Jacob Blake. Here’s what they’ve said
• SportsBeat KC: Should the Kansas City Royals be playing for this season or the future?
• Royals’ GM frustrated about MLB’s lack of plan for player development, minor leagues
• Why Mizzou’s newest pledge has a chip on his shoulder and how he fits with Tigers
• Nearly 1,000 joined in a KU march supporting BLM. Here’s how KU athletes started it
• Buyer wanted: Upscale Johnson County restaurant and jazz club hoping for a next chapter
• Springfield-based frozen custard chain has its next KC-area targets: Waldo, Independence
• 26 turkeys, 2 hawks killed in Kansas, feds say. Now Mississippi hunters face charges