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August 10, 2021

• Update: Kansas City, Kansas police find missing 68-year-old man
• Man guilty of gun crime in accidental shooting death at Kansas City Zoo parking lot
• Kevin Strickland innocence claim hearing rescheduled; exonerees plan ‘justice’ rally
• Kansas City man receives weapons charge after armed confrontation in Independence mall
• Parkville woman charged in fatal hit-and-run that killed teenager in Leavenworth
• Tim McCarthy, longtime production worker for The Star, dies of COVID-19 at 53
• Lightning strike sends family of golfers on Wisconsin course to hospital, sheriff says
• This Kansas City Chiefs player is shining in new position (his name’s not Chris Jones)
• ‘Part of the solution’: Missouri to draw first COVID-19 vaccine prize-winners Friday
• ‘They’re professionals’: Lenexa’s new goat workforce isn’t part of a petting zoo
• Watch mom chase down 2-year-old who bolted onto field during pro soccer game in Ohio
• Better driving, or ‘blue flu’? Huge recent drop in Kansas City traffic tickets
• As mask order takes effect in Jackson County, legislator seeks votes to reverse it
• Enrollment for expanded Missouri Medicaid must begin with no further delay, judge rules
• Kansas City’s RecordBar to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
• Minor-league baseball player crushes a home run that traveled an estimated 502 feet
• Woman marries man convicted of murdering her brother in Ohio. ‘God put us together’
• 64-year-old drowns trying to save struggling swimmer in Missouri lake, police say
• Blue Valley extends mask mandate to everyone, following other Johnson County schools
• Cluster of thunderstorms sweep through Kansas City; excessive heat, more storms likely
• COVID news: Vaccine threshold, Garth Brooks show, Missouri vaccine prizes
• Springfield hospitals see ‘very encouraging’ drop in COVID cases, but deaths continue
• ‘They blame us’: Kansas City business employees take front lines on mask enforcement
• How many Garth Brooks fans got COVID vaccine at Kansas City show? It may surprise you
• ‘High rate of spread’: Kansas City metro adds more than 5,100 COVID-19 cases in past week
• A Blue Springs journey to basketball’s big-time: Why Jada Williams is ready for it all
• Here’s what Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive guru is looking for in first preseason game
• Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes on why he helped bring Whataburger to Kansas City
• Royals turned a double play on a ball that tied for the hardest-hit in Statcast era
• Twitter map shows much of the U.S. picks Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LVI
• Hy-Vee announces wide-ranging partnership deal with Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce
• Widowed by COVID-19, Missouri mom also loses the only home her kids have ever known
• Missouri marks its 200th birthday with a ceremony at the state Capitol
• Seven years after Michael Brown’s death, Ferguson’s mayor says there’s still a long way to go
• How to start a small business in Kansas City: 5 things experts say you need to know
• Define a happy life. Meaning and comfort are up there, but here’s another factor
• It’s football season: Here’s to cheering boys in red on, without going into the red
• SportsBeat KC: These two players’ encouraging futures showcased in Royals’ wild loss
• Kansas City Royals lost a crazy game. Join our discussion on SportsBeat Live at 10 a.m.
• Kansas City Royals rally from behind in 4 straight innings but lose in 11th to Yankees
• ESPN.com’s No. 15-ranked basketball prospect picks Kansas Jayhawks over Oklahoma State
• Former Kansas guard Marcus Garrett in running for two-way contract with Miami Heat
• Mizzou AD Desiree Reed-Francois could earn up to $1 million annually: Contract details
• Russ Washington, former NFL, Mizzou Tigers and Kansas City prep standout, dies at 74
• Patrick Mahomes loves Whataburger so much, he’ll co-own 30 in Kansas City and beyond
• Aloha, Kansas City: Chain plans 4 area restaurants, competes with local Hawaiian Bros