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June 23, 2021

• Former NFL player urges fans not to make snap judgment on arrest of Chiefs’ Frank Clark
• 80-year-old kills wife of 57 years because she had Alzheimer’s, Nebraska cops say
• Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s ‘Tight End University’: school is in session
• Fireworks in short supply ahead of Fourth of July, industry experts say. What to know
• Kansas City placed under flash flood watch as threat of strong to severe storms rises
• Kansas City payday loan tycoon gets 1 year in prison for $7.5 million bankruptcy fraud
• The Supreme Court’s NCAA decision means big changes for athletes, colleges and fans
• Independence police investigate homicide after Kansas City woman fatally shot
• Journalists tear gassed during 2014 Ferguson protests settle civil rights suit for $280K
• Ex-KU Med Center administrative officer gets 2 years prison for embezzling $526,000
• U.S. bishops want to deny Biden communion. What about Catholic politicians in KC region?
• Kicking Kansas City kids out of school ‘a cycle that they too often don’t get out of’
• Medicaid funding still at risk in Missouri, amid epic bumbling and indifference
• Chiefs player’s felony arrest sends wrong message to a city plagued by gun violence
• Johnson County lifts health advisory on creek water issued after sewer line break
• Kansas City Chiefs are returning to St. Joseph for training camp. Here’s the schedule
• How many people are vaccinated in Kansas? Here’s where the state ranks, NYT data show
• Kansas City diocese hasn’t named all priests credibly accused of sex abuse, group says
• Contagious COVID variant found in Kansas City area wastewater, Missouri officials warn
• How many people are vaccinated in Missouri? Here’s where state ranks, NYT data show
• Goalkeeper at European Championships accidentally scores a goal against himself
• 14-year-old dead after falling from vehicle in Bonner Springs, police say
• Why the Kansas City Royals don’t have to crumple without Adalberto Mondesi
• Escaped Missouri prisoner believed to have stolen state truck from Sedalia fairgrounds
• SportsBeat KC: Breaking down Frank Clark’s story, and what could happen next for Chiefs
• Dog sitter found dead in garage after pit bull attack, Oklahoma cops say
• Officer fired over racist comments he posted in Facebook argument, Michigan cops say
• Previous Supreme Court ruling against NCAA created conditions for latest decision
• Kansas City man accused of sexually abusing child in Independence
• Man taken into custody as Overland Park police seek answers to May killing near City Hall
• Jury finds Kansas City man guilty of raping 10-year-old girl, other child sex crimes
• Man warned Biden would ‘get his head blown off’ unless Congress paid him, feds say
• Heat and humidity return to Kansas City with rounds of thunderstorms to follow closely
• MLB’s crackdown on sticky stuff had players undressing, umpires rubbing pitcher’s hair
• Motorcyclist killed in crash involving pickup truck in south Kansas City
• Things to do around Kansas City: Monster Jam, Styx and return of children’s theater
• Local duo to represent USA (and KC) in FIBA Americas basketball tournament in Chile
• Letters: Readers discuss KKK history, Catholics’ rights and local control of KCPD
• Lenexa police seek public’s help to find 26-year-old man missing since last week
• Detectives investigate after KDOT employee finds human remains in Kansas City, Kansas
• Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab to run for re-election in 2022
• Missouri public defender system expects funding increase to aid massive caseloads
• Judge rules against Medicaid expansion in Missouri, but decision will be appealed
• Extreme heat is deadly. Where you live in Kansas City might increase your risk
• After long-awaited Albers report released in April, OP says it left out photos
• Boy injured on Branson roller coaster might lose his legs, grandmother says
• Alarming rise of COVID cases in Missouri fueled by vaccine resistance, Delta variant
• How did Jacomo and other Kansas City area lakes get their names?
• Johnson County toy and collectibles store hopes to be fun ‘for adults and kids alike’
• Kansas City Royals hold on against Yankees to win first game of 10-game road trip
• Kansas City Royals send Jackson Kowar back to the minors after three appearances
• Kansas City Royals’ Greg Holland on how his age, fatherhood impact his mentality
• Missouri Tigers basketball will meet old Big 12 foe as non-conference slate takes shape
• Bluebloods KU, Kentucky to meet at Allen Fieldhouse in 2022 Big 12/SEC Challenge
• Measurements of three KU Jayhawks from 2021 NBA Combine and G League Elite Camp
• Elite high school guard from Arkansas completes men’s basketball campus visit to KU
• Kansas City area health code violations: RJ’s Bob-Be-Que, Bawarchi Biryanis, more