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Vahe Gregorian: Disillusioning latest wave of college realignment no surprise but has no end in sight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — College athletics are careening towards chaos, if not already embroiled in it, with ever-churning conference realignment implications. And that’s entwined with the insatiable demand for profits and commercialism that obscure, if not outright mock, the educational mission.

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‘If I’d not got help, I’d probably be dead’: Jason Kander on PTSD, politics and advice from Obama

He was a rising star in the Democratic party and ‘sorta ran for president’ but, as he recounts in his new book, haunted by his experiences in Afghanistan

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Royals walk off for 4-3 win vs. Guardians

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals haven’t always been the best at rallying this season.

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Kansas Gov. Kelly ‘oughta change the lock on her office door,’ man tells GOP candidate for lieutenant governor at campaign event

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A video from a campaign event this week showed Katie Sawyer, a Republican candidate for Kansas lieutenant governor, laughing after a man suggested that Gov. Laura Kelly should “change the lock on her office door” during a discussion about transgender athletes.

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Lack of exceptions for rape or incest under Missouri abortion ban fuels anger from advocates

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Missouri House in 2019 debated the bill that became the state’s abortion ban, then-state Rep. Bryan Spencer quickly raised — and praised — the proposal’s lack of exceptions for victims of rape and incest.

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Big 12 reportedly looking to add Pac-12 schools, could become largest FBS conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just 12 months ago, the Big 12 Conference was rocked by news that Texas and Oklahoma planned to depart the league for the Southeastern Conference in 2025.

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6 people shot, including 2 killed, in overnight gun violence in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six people were shot in three separate incidents overnight in Kansas City, police said Monday, including two people who were killed and four injured.

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UGA football in top schools for 4-star Kansas City edge rusher

The Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners are among the top schools for four-star class of 2023 edge rusher Adepoju Adebawore.

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Vahe Gregorian: On the Hall of Fame case for Otis Taylor, vital not just to Chiefs but pro football

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a more just version of his journey, Otis Taylor would have been in prominent view over this fourth quarter of his life instead of sight unseen.

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Average daily COVID cases around Kansas City are highest since end of omicron wave

The average number of COVID-19 cases per day reported over a 7-day period in Kansas City has surpassed 400 For the first time since February. This reported number is likely far lower than the actual case count, as home testing has made new infections harder for states to track.

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Missouri AG calls abortion legislation from Kansas City, St. Louis ‘plainly illegal’

The day after the Kansas City Council approved legislation that could reimburse city employees who need to travel to have an abortion — and after St. Louis began pursuing similar legislation — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt called the efforts “plainly illegal.”

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Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement

A local government in Kansas has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a man and his mother after he spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit

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Amtrak, BNSF Railway blame Missouri dump truck company for deadly Mo. train crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Passenger rail provider Amtrak and BNSF Railway Company have filed a federal lawsuit blaming the contracting company that owns the dump truck the train collided with on Monday of causing the crash that killed four people, including the truck driver, near Mendon, Missouri.

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Should you get a vasectomy after Roe decision? Doctors explain how it works

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday and Missouri’s trigger ban outlawed nearly all abortion in the state, interest in vasectomies has been on the rise around Kansas City.

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PFF thinks Chiefs should sign free agent EDGE Carlos Dunlap before training camp

PFF thinks the #Chiefs would be wise to sign EDGE Carlos Dunlap ahead of training camp. Do you agree?

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KC-area teacher says school was skewing testing data. Then she was fired: lawsuit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A teacher is suing the Belton, Missouri, school district, claiming it unfairly terminated her contract because she reported concerns that the alternative high school has been unfairly dropping students out of the program and skewing test score data.

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How Kansas City became the 2026 World Cup’s most unlikely host city

The city will be the smallest US metro area to host games at the tournament, but it has a long and proud soccer history to call on

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New Missouri law bans outside sleeping. KC leaders say it criminalizes homelessness

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans people from sleeping on state-owned land and allows the state attorney general to sue local governments that don’t enforce the ban.

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Before Missouri Amtrak crash, county alerted state, railroad about brush blocking views

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One month before the deadly Amtrak train derailment at a crossing in northern Missouri, the county commission there alerted the state that overgrown brush was obstructing drivers’ views.

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Missouri health system reverses course, resumes offering emergency contraception after assurances

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saint Luke’s Health System said Wednesday it would resume providing emergency contraceptives, reversing course less than 24 hours after The Kansas City Star first reported it was no longer providing Plan B.

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‘Everyone got tossed around’: Siblings recount surviving Missouri Amtrak train crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Samantha McDonald and her brother Dax were traveling with other family members from Arizona to Iowa when the Amtrak train they were on hit a dump truck, causing rail cars to tumble off the tracks and land on their side.

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Zack Greinke pitches gem, helps Royals beat Rangers in milestone game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

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Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

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4 people killed in Monday’s Amtrak crash in rural Missouri identified by authorities

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The four people who were killed when an Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck Monday in rural mid-Missouri have been identified.

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Kansas City area health system stops providing Plan B in Missouri because of abortion ban

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A leading health system in Kansas City is no longer providing emergency contraception in Missouri after the state banned abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

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