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June 21, 2023

• This week in Kansas City: 50 Nights of Fire kicks off at Worlds of Fun, plus festivals
• Can you text at a stop light in Missouri? State law says it depends how old you are
• Ex-FBI analyst who kept classified info in bathroom like Trump going to prison in KC case
• Missouri couple who filmed themselves at Capitol riot are charged more than 2 years later
• Here are the stops as Kansas City Chiefs take Super Bowl Lombardi trophy on tour
• Kansas GOP leader wants to ban nonpartisan elections. Republicans are divided about it
• Church camper secretly took pictures, videos of kids in bathroom, Oklahoma cops say
• Elusive pig evades capture for days. Cops ‘fairly certain he’s the fastest pig alive’
• Mexican man living in KC sentenced to life in prison after conviction for kidnapping
• ‘Picture-perfect’ mom welcomes first baby at Ohio zoo. See her bond with little one
• Escaped snake found slithering on home’s roof, WI cops say. ‘Giant was an undersell’
• Man on ‘Price is Right’ wins trip — but celebration sends him to hospital, video shows
• Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been nominated for pair of ESPY Awards
• A minor-league player hit a 514-foot home run, the longest in pro baseball this season
• Start of summer brings sizzling heat. Here’s when you’ll need to crank up the AC in KC
• Ozone alert issued for Kansas City as air quality becomes the worst it’s been in years
• 68-year-old woman killed when ambulance hits her after wellness check, Ohio cops say
• ‘Armed and dangerous’ grandma runs over and kills 18-month-old child, Indiana cops say
• ‘Is this the big leagues?’ Padres-Giants game delayed because of a missing left fielder
• Children are happy to point out water in exchange for swimming help | Opinion cartoon
• The span of life: From baby showers to memorial services, she’s absorbed many lessons
• Bee fairies and otherworldly decor: Fest at Overland Park Arboretum enchants crowd
• ‘The arts tend to get overlooked.’ This school uplifts community through visual arts
• Take your pick: The cat’s a conversationalist and the dog loves to play and snuggle
• The ‘how to take a shower’ article was the clincher. She’s not afraid of AI anymore
• Kansas City man indicted by federal grand jury in murder-for-hire plot
• Will Taylor Swift’s KC shows break attendance records? What Arrowhead’s past tells us
• Saying Missouri was ‘unlawful,’ judge rules Kansas City charter school can stay open
• KC Current believe new stadium will lift club’s reputation in NWSL & around the world
• Moran, Marshall, Hawley should drop the schoolboy bluster over US-China diplomacy | Opinion
• It’s great Children’s Mercy wants to help mental health. If only insurers would, too | Opinion
• Security video shows a Raytown gun store smash-and-grab break-in, theft of 43 firearms
• If MO governor pardons ex-cop who killed a Black man, how would KCPD handle protests?
• 19-year-old drowns on family trip to Lake Michigan while beachgoers try to save him
• Lawyer hired to lead WyCo DA’s integrity unit has already left, and no wonder | Opinion
• Mayor Quinton Lucas and most Kansas City Council incumbents win re-election Tuesday
• She thought she won $50 lottery prize in Missouri — then the zeroes just kept coming
• Parson criticizes prosecutor, says he can pardon KC cop convicted of killing Black man
• Man on death row for killing elderly Missouri couple during burglary dies in prison
• E.T. at the front door: Check out this ‘spaceship on Earth’ Kansas City house for sale
• El alcalde Quinton Lucas y mayoría de concejales de Kansas City ganan reelección
• Paranormal Cirque to bring R-rated fun to Kansas with a horror-themed circus
• Kansas City police investigate Tuesday night shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
• Kansas City council launches survey for feedback on potential renaming of Troost Avenue
• Former Star reporter Terez Paylor to be inducted into Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame
• Breaking down the KU basketball roster ... and the Jayhawks at the NBA Draft: Podcast
• Compare the view: How Kansas City’s ‘new Union Station’ looked more than a century ago
• Former Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill under investigation in Miami for assault
• Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s name has been submitted for Emmy Award consideration
• ‘Violent trespassers’: Plaza restaurant closes dining room in evenings, blames teens
• Kansas City area restaurant health code violations: Mr. Gyro’s, Joy Wok, Glass Cat, more
• Bill Self plans to attend NBA Draft with former KU stars Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson
• It went from bad to worse in Kansas City Royals loss: Injuries, defensive miscues & more
• Kansas City Royals got a special, dominant start from Daniel Lynch & needed every out
• Another Kansas City area Whataburger to break ground soon. Here’s when more will open