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April 3, 2025

• Sandra Hemme’s 43-year fight for innocence reflects pitfalls in Missouri’s justice system
• The Star’s endorsement on whether to build a new municipal jail in Kansas City | Opinion
• Star’s endorsement on Independence’s $197 million general obligation GO bond package | Opinion
• Tornado flattens iconic Missouri gas station owner helped his father build 56 years ago
• Rain showers, thunderstorms possible in Kansas City area. Will any of them be severe?
• Driver gets out of vehicle after crash, then is fatally electrocuted, IN cops say
• Homeless shelter worker stole EBT cards from residents, spent $3,000, NE cops say
• Trey Smith strikes optimistic tone about signing long-term deal with Chiefs
• Chiefs player who had near-death experience last year celebrated special birthday
• Pregnant teen found safe after vanishing with 40-year-old man, WI cops say
• Family living a ‘nightmare’ nearly 2 weeks after KCK dad was last seen
• Children’s Mercy launches $152 million expansion of Overland Park hospital campus
• Kansas senators’ decision to oppose tariff repeal leaves state economy vulnerable | Opinion
• Substitute teacher offered student $2,000 to kill her husband, Ohio officials say
• Midwestern meat market chain is expanding its Kansas City footprint. Here’s where
• Will Kansas City get a new jail? What to know about the April 8 public safety vote
• She refused COVID shot in Johnson County. Kansas vaccine law could now be struck down
• Driver drops doughnut, causing catastrophic 3-car crash, Ohio cops say
• Inside Park Hill’s aging schools: See buildings slated for upgrades if bond passes
• Cause of death released for woman found in blizzard outside North Kansas City Hospital
• Watch as Royals prospect is first to hit for cycle this season in minor leagues
• Live Kansas City traffic updates: Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways
• Live K-10 traffic updates: Delays, accidents in KC, Johnson County, Lawrence
• Kansas City Chiefs bringing back a familiar face to secondary for 2025 season
• How many tornadoes touched down in Missouri in severe weather outbreak?
• Police say man found dead in Shawnee apartment fire died by suicide
• City approves incentives to turn vacant northeast JoCo building into 307 apartments
• Man confronted while leaving Walmart bathroom stall and shot at, OK cops say
• ‘Big Bertha’ the cat is on health journey, but needs a home and love, shelter says
• Parents & advocates say child care regulations save lives. Kansas wants them rolled back
• Music helped define Kansas City in past century. New documentary recounts how
• Invest in kids’ future. Vote yes to fix Kansas City Public Schools’ broken buildings | Opinion
• Man trading child porn on plane caught by off-duty investigator, AR officials say
• A Yankees star used a ‘torpedo bat’ when he torched Royals last year in playoffs
• Without support from Washington, Missouri soybean farmers will lose out on new fuels | Opinion
• If you love Independence like I do, vote yes on GO bonds for our future | Opinion
• Remember these Kansas City restaurants? Relive their glory days
• 6 historic Kansas City buildings brought back to life for modern use
• Cop shoots 15-year-old as he throws toy gun on ground, raises hands, OH suit says
• Home explosion blows man into front yard as rubble traps woman, MI cops say
• In KC’s Westport, a landlord-tenant dispute has unraveled into a $70 million lawsuit
• ‘Going to be a fight:’ What opposing teams are saying about Royals as AL contenders
• KU Jayhawks set to lose top incoming transfer from 2024. That’s 6 in the portal
• Future KU guard Darryn Peterson in elite company as MVP of McDonald’s All-America game
• Longtime Bill Self assistant tapped for particular hoops hall of fame in North Carolina
• Luxury lounge opens in Kansas City Airport, with ‘tranquility,’ BBQ & local touches