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June 11, 2021

• ‘Extraordinarily saddened’: Baby ape dead after apparent drowning at Kansas City Zoo
• Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith lists Virginia mansion for $6.7 million. Take a look
• From the archives: Woman who helped convicted murderer escape prison returns to Kansas
• Cole Keller and Malik Benson shine in cross-town all-star high school football game
• Severe thunderstorms expected in Kansas City Friday as summer heat continues
• After Astros’ infield-fly rule play in outfield, it may be time to change name of rule
• With team leaders paving way, Kansas City Chiefs didn’t worry about OTA participation
• Juvenile arrested in fatal shooting of teen near Sycamore Park, Kansas City police say
• Kansas City chef Jayaun Smith hopes to inspire others by competing on Hell’s Kitchen
• Teen wins special Pulitzer award for ‘courageously recording’ George Floyd’s death
• Severe thunderstorm watch issued Friday for Kansas City and surrounding counties
• Independence man found guilty of taking $168,000 in disability while running company
• SportsBeat KC: Chiefs OTAs done, we’re looking ahead to mandatory minicamp next week
• 15-year-old shot and killed in Kansas City remembered for love of football and family
• ‘I started a revolution.’ Capitol riot filing reveals phone calls of Olathe Proud Boy
• Fireworks set off for TikTok video destroy pre-Civil War barn, Michigan officials say
• Rafaela Garcia, longtime political organizer and ‘Queen Bee’ of West Side, dies at 93
• Johnson County mother, boys killed in boat accident brought contagious energy, family says
• Good news for Kansas City Chiefs: Willie Gay Jr. declares himself ’100 percent’ healthy
• Severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison counties
• Central Missouri baseball faces elimination game Friday evening after loss to Tampa
• From the archives: Peek inside temporary home in woods reveals fugitives’ romance
• Letters: KC readers discuss a US majority sidelined, Royals’ welcome and Jerry Moran
• ‘Exciting opportunities’: Kansas City arts group opens $10 million new headquarters
• Wildcats, Tigers and even Jayhawks in College Football Playoff? It would have happened
• How two Kansas City kids won big at the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championships
• Fundraiser to help pay for funeral of teen shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas
• Migos’ new album includes a song named for Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes
• Former Chiefs running back Damien Williams opens up about sitting out 2020 season
• Former Royals reliever says pitchers using sticky substance are ‘effectively cheating’
• Missouri AG can’t enforce Sunshine Laws in governor’s office because it’s ‘a client’
• Winds up to 70 mph reported in Kansas City area; more than 30,000 lose power
• ‘Hello World!’ Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Brittany Matthews share look at baby Sterling
• Corrections officer traded McDonald’s for sex act with inmate, Minnesota officials say
• Teen electrocuted on Illinois train tracks, police say. ‘Tragic accident’
• Missouri accountant who used Ponzi scheme to fund lavish lifestyle is sentenced
• It’s not your imagination. Kansas City temperatures are hotter than they used to be
• KCUR reporter Chris Haxel wins Pulitzer for investigative series ‘No Compromise’
• The Star’s Melinda Henneberger named Pulitzer Prize finalist for column writing
• Freshman Bobby Pettiford is KU’s latest basketball point guard out of North Carolina
• New coach Lance Leipold announces addition of four hires to KU’s football support staff
• Chris Livingston, who is visiting KU this weekend, has 10 hoops schools, pros on list
• This KU Jayhawks guard admired a Bulls star. How you’ll be able to tell next season
• Mike Minor puts Kansas City Royals on his back early, offense rolls late to stop slide
• Bagworms invading landscape plants in Kansas City. Now is the time to act. Here’s how