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August 25, 2021

• Great job, Governor, keeping Kevin Strickland from seeing his mom before she died
• Perseverance, independence, grit: Teachers point to lessons kids learned despite COVID
• Here’s how far Kansas City area students fell behind amid COVID. Can schools recover?
• As students begin 3rd school year disrupted by COVID, here’s how KC parents can help
• Five historical achievements the Kansas City Chiefs can match, or eclipse, this season
• Machete-wielding attacker crashes into bus full of kids while fleeing, Missouri cops say
• Mystery from above. Can you identify this Kansas City-area landmark from the air?
• Kansas orders state workers back to remote work as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise
• Funds could be on their way to bolster 18th & Vine. Kansas City leaders will decide
• Longtime Missouri GOP political consultant pleads guilty to felony tax fraud
• ‘A bidding war’: Kansas, Missouri hospitals fighting for travel nurses as beds fill up
• Newly reported COVID death in Kansas county may be the first known in US. Here’s where
• COVID updates: Biden displeased with school mask challenges, JoCo city approves mandate
• You can get a COVID vaccine in Kansas City’s 18th & Vine District. Here’s what to know
• Police identify 50-year-old man who died in car accident Sunday afternoon
• Teacher who posted meme comparing mask opponents and KKK placed on leave in Nebraska
• ‘As they’re being intubated, they still don’t believe it.’ The COVID denial won’t die
• Social worker, former candidate to fill open Overland Park seat in Kansas House
• Updates on Kansas City Chiefs’ hobbled running backs + how much the starters will play
• Ivermectin does not work for treating COVID-19, KU doctor says
• Kansas lawmakers must get to work now to draw new congressional districts before 2022
• I’ve served four Johnson County sheriffs. Unvaccinated officers are unfit for duty
• The winning pitcher in Tuesday’s Red Sox-Twins game threw just one pitch
• Wonder why the Chiefs are playing Patrick Mahomes in the preseason? For this benefit
• ‘It’s a shock’: Kansas City officer tackled their son. He died and they want justice
• SportsBeat KC: ‘Love ya, Big 12. But you’re not part of our power-conference alliance’
• Johnson County man dies in extreme heat on Death Valley hike, rangers say
• Why Dick Vermeil was staggered by the Hall of Fame call he never anticipated
• How far did Kansas City area students fall behind amid COVID? An interactive graphic
• Kansas City Chiefs’ Dave Toub on Demarcus Robinson’s punt returns: ‘He drives me nuts’
• Letters: Readers discuss AG Schmitt’s suit, homeless Kansas Citians, cancer research
• There’s a compromise solution for suburban sprawl in Johnson County and beyond
• A look back at the day the 2005 Kansas City Royals ended their 19-game losing streak
• Missourians who need expanded Medicaid coverage still have to wait far too long
• Democratic Senate candidate, Marine veteran offers firsthand look at Afghanistan mess
• Here is how drone operator got viral video through the Cowboys’ practice facility
• Teddy Bridgewater wins quarterback battle and will be the Denver Broncos’ starter
• Big music weekend around Kansas City: Costello, Jett, Black. Plus: Big Boy locomotive
• Records document millions spent by Missouri agencies under emergency COVID authority
• Kansas City Royals rally, but then fall to Astros in extra innings of series finale
• Defense falters early, bats go quiet as Kansas City Royals win streak ends in Houston
• Nicky Lopez’s increased confidence has shown on the bases for the Kansas City Royals
• Are Kansas Jayhawks destined to claim a No. 1 seed in 2022 NCAA Tournament?
• How KU Jayhawks’ new football coach will decide whether to go for it on fourth down
• Jack Stack Barbecue opening another Johnson County location soon, with a huge patio
• Kansas City area health code violations: Plaza Winstead’s, Sweet Combforts, Wingman