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June 18, 2021

• Stray pup in KC sheds 7 pounds of matted fur – and finds a ton of internet love
• Swamp 101: Joe Manchin asks billionaire donors to get Roy Blunt to do their bidding
• Letters: Readers discuss KC’s Auschwitz exhibit, support for Garrett, tolls on US 69
• How an immigrant intellectual & sportswriter son found each other: a Father’s Day tale
• COVID assaults rural Missouri as variants fuel infections in poorly vaccinated areas
• KCK Catholic diocese says finding that priest did not sexually abuse minor was wrong
• Kansas City, Kansas’ only public swimming pool won’t open this year, despite protests
• Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Here’s what will be closed in Kansas City area
• LGBTQ group condemns North Kansas City official’s comments on Pride Month initiative
• Man’s death Wednesday no longer thought to be homicide, Kansas City police say
• Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. What about Kansas and Missouri?
• How did Coal Mine Road in Kansas City get its name? A failed company and a ghost town
• Paul Rudd records video to promote Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill’s basketball event
• Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is second on NFLPA list of social-media engagement
• Kansas City Royals’ Class A team scored 12 runs in a wild first inning on Thursday
• Interstate ramp in downtown Kansas City to close overnight Friday for pavement repairs
• Missouri man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Cleaver after Jan. 6 Capitol attack
• SportsBeat KC: Sporting KC’s looking for its luck to hold, and fantasy soccer, anyone?
• Kansas City area day-care worker kicked, slammed and threw infants, court records say
• ‘An embarrassment’: Some say North Kansas City official should resign for LGBT remarks
• How Missouri conservatives’ favorite law could lead to ‘defunding’ Kansas City police
• Raytown man accused of fatally shooting roommate during argument over locked door
• Blue Jays hit into a historic and ‘funky’ triple play against the Yankees
• Former Miege, KU football player hopeful for NFL shot after season in The Spring League
• Dangerous heat, with temps about 100 degrees, expected in Kansas City; storms brewing
• Are coyotes roaming your Kansas City area neighborhood? Here are tips to stay safe
• Why is Missouri fighting federal gun rules? State clashes with US justice department
• Former Missouri golfer Buckley in running at U.S. Open with strong opening round
• KU’s Christian Braun working on his shooting and more: ‘His handles got a lot better’
• New Sunrise Christian Academy point guard hears from KU, MU, K-State in recruiting
• Kansas City Royals move struggling young pitchers Jackson Kowar, Kris Bubic to bullpen
• Keys to series, game times as struggling Kansas City Royals host the Boston Red Sox
• For Kansas City Royals, foreign substance crackdown is about safety, injury concerns
• Female soldiers at Kansas Army post face greater risk of sexual assault, study finds
• Cicadas are buzzing on the East Coast. Here’s when Kansas City will get its turn