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July 1, 2021

• Frank Schwindel, who had short stint with Royals, crushes home run in return to majors
• Who is the gatekeeper to your child’s mind? Lawmakers versus the education board
• Retired Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department battalion chief dies after I-35 crash
• Leagues of their own: How to sign up for youth sports and get on a team in Kansas City
• Letters: KC readers discuss Missouri public defenders, polarization, underpaid police
• No Olympic games this year, but ‘loyal member of team’ has dreams for the future
• ‘Holding their breath.’ COVID cases rise as Branson prepares for big July 4th weekend
• KC-born Nicholas Gioacchini named to USMNT, will play group-stage games in hometown
• Get out of the pool? Our guide to sandy beaches, right here in the Kansas City area
• Here are 6 of the best Kansas City spots to grab a pic for your Instagram feed
• Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes invests in live sports streaming service
• See photos and video of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds as planes arrive for KC Air Show
• Johnson County man who filmed women in Nordstrom dressing room pleads guilty to felony
• Most schools don’t require COVID vaccines. But these 2 Kansas City area colleges will
• Kansas City area teacher fired for making racist comments plans to appeal, lawyer says
• Harrisonville teacher was fired for racist comments. What is he accused of saying?
• A Missouri teacher was fired for racist comments. Here are other cases in the KC metro
• Hitting the road for July 4? Missouri gas prices are highest they’ve been in years
• Kansas City area teacher who used racist language in class loses job, school board rules
• SportsBeat KC: On Sporting KC, and Busio’s Gold Cup call-up, and KC NWSL’s improvement
• The U.S. Supreme Court upheld voting laws in Arizona. What does that mean for Kansas?
• Sam Graves loaded millions for KC area into transportation bill. Then he led opposition.
• Missouri asks Supreme Court to review ban on abortions after 8 weeks
• Some Missouri police cut ties with ATF as feds assess impact of new gun law
• Lucas wants structural inspections of Kansas City high-rises after Florida disaster
• What would Missouri lawmakers do to end abortion? Anything except what it would take
• What’s melioidosis? CDC raises alarm as handful of cases found in 3 states — one fatal
• On The Vine: You got a story to tell?
• Gunfire in Kansas City leaves 9-year-old with life-threatening injuries, police say
• After soggy end to June, here’s what to expect in Kansas City for the Fourth of July
• ‘A concerted effort’: Decades of antipathy fueled Missouri Planned Parenthood fight
• Missouri asking for help from federal ‘surge response teams’ as Delta variant spreads
• Effort to save Katz building in Midtown Kansas City — left for dead — gets reprieve
• COVID delta variant kills Kansas City area resident as cases rise, officials say
• KC Olympic gymnast reveals she’s not vaccinated. There’s no rule requiring it for Tokyo
• Everything you need to know about Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes
• Human trafficking sting in Kansas City region arrests dozens, rescues 14 missing kids
• Posh properties: Opulence, this $4.5 million Kansas City home’s got it
• Missouri man accused of falsely saying he killed his 3-year-old faces assault charge
• Suspect shoots, kills a St. Joseph police dog while officers served a warrant
• Mizzou Tigers ahead of the curve as NCAA approves name, image, likeness endorsements
• KU Jayhawks men’s basketball players are hearing from potential NIL partners
• KU offers men’s hoops scholarship to Texas combo guard ranked 16th in Class of 2022
• A closer examination at what went wrong for the Kansas City Royals in June
• Red Sox thump Kansas City Royals with bloop infield hit, bizarre balk (and home runs)
• Kansas City Royals’ Brady Singer reminisces about College World Series experience
• Kansas City Royals drop eighth in a row even as Salvador Perez snaps out of funk
• ‘A little dire’: Kansas City blood banks face shortage in ‘perfect storm’ of obstacles
• Can nonconference schedule help K-State men’s basketball back to NCAA Tournament?
• Fish and chips, fries and funnel cakes: New Kansas City restaurant opening soon