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December 15, 2021

• Is your power out? See outage map, what to do if you lose electricity around Kansas City
• Howling winds bring threat of downed trees, power outages, fires to Kansas City area
• What kind of police chief does Kansas City need? Here’s what leaders and residents say
• ‘A coordinated act of domestic terrorism.’ KC Proud Boys included in federal lawsuit
• Kansas to spend $361M on crowded highways in Johnson, Wyandotte counties. Here’s where
• ‘I wanted to do this job’: A conversation with KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman
• Letters: KC readers discuss real estate racism, Bob Dole’s hope and Bill Self’s envy
• Kansas City holiday entertainment: Carols, comedy and the symphony is ‘Home Alone’
• Prime-time battle for AFC West supremacy: How the KC Chiefs can beat the L.A. Chargers
• It’s KC Chiefs at LA Chargers Thursday night. And the Bolts know Melvin Ingram well
• Platte County man found guilty of murdering 4 family members, burning house to the ground
• Teenager found fatally shot in Kansas City on Tuesday night, police say
• This Kansas City Chiefs defensive player turned ‘unbelievable day’ into an NFL award
• 613 guns stolen from vehicles in Kansas City this year, nearly 100 in Westport alone
• Amid COVID spike in NFL, former Chiefs player wonders if another will come at playoffs
• Chargers’ Joey Bosa on facing the Chiefs: ‘It’s going to feel like a playoff game’
• ‘This is fun football.’ Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey was mic’d-up during win over Raiders
• Mystery from above. Can you identify this Kansas City-area landmark from the air?
• Former KCK police detective accused of multiple rapes still living on taxpayers’ dime
• Two Missouri school districts cancel classes due to rising COVID, staff shortages
• Kansas City daycare worker accused of slamming, dropping infant on several occasions
• Marshall’s effort to limit consequences of military vaccine mandate passes Congress
• High winds, debris forced Interstate 70 to close from Hays, Kansas, to Colorado border
• Missouri has been vaccinating against COVID-19 for a year. Where does the state stand?
• Kansas City man arrested after pursuit reaches 90 mph through Johnson County and KCK
• Is it safe to drive with Kansas City’s wind warning? Here’s what local officials say
• Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Kansas City as powerful wind gusts, hail expected
• School bus driver was drunk when she crashed with students on board, Michigan cops say
• After 3 weeks in ICU, Arkansas man back home after fall while hanging Christmas lights
• Tornado watch issued for areas north of Kansas City metro, other parts of Midwest
• Missouri AG’s ‘campaign of litigation terror’ sows fear, confusion among local leaders
• Are December dust storms, heat waves the new KC normal? Climate change denial is over
• Attorney General Schmitt pushes COVID arguments in Missouri, and opponents push back
• Kansas child welfare was in crisis. Today, more families are getting help they need
• ‘Put the guns away’: Independence police investigate 3 separate shootings in one day
• Jury awards $4 million to transgender Blue Springs graduate in discrimination lawsuit
• Blind Kansas Citians at Alphapointe feel threat from nearby police detention center
• Chiefs-Chargers prediction: Can KC avenge that turnover-plagued loss in trip to LA?
• Why the Kansas City Chiefs are well-poised to handle the Chargers in Thursday’s rematch
• L’Jarius Sneed thanks Kansas City Chiefs fans for support after his brother’s death
• Omicron variant of COVID is ‘very likely’ in Kansas, health department says
• Kansas City Chiefs rule out two defensive players for Thursday’s game against Chargers
• Mizzou Tigers sign potential franchise QB in Sam Horn: ‘Change that whole program’
• Mizzou Tigers football recruiting: Drinkwitz’s historic 2022 class takes shape today
• Mizzou Tigers football gets pledge from Boonville defensive lineman DJ Wesolak
• Crumbl Cookies had lines out the door. Now it’s opening more Kansas City area shops
• Multiple Kansas City area health code violations: Acapulco Grill, Aladdin Cafe, more
• Why Lance Leipold believes KU Jayhawks football could be good transfer landing spot
• Ochai Agbaji’s early performance for Kansas Jayhawks has been noticed by ‘NBA guys’
• ‘Wall of dust’ blows into western Kansas as schools and roads close amid strong winds