Even some local fans feel uneasy about the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs fans are considered among the most loyal in football. But for some, that loyalty comes with big moral questions about the team's imagery and traditions. Plus: Digital archivists are...
View ArticleWhen a Kansas school district denied special education services, this family...
In one of the costliest cases of its kind, the district was ordered to pay a family nearly $250,000, plus ongoing private school expenses, for denying a child special education services.
View ArticleFedEx driver dies after being hit by Amtrak train in Missouri, just months...
The passenger train, which departed from Kansas City Tuesday morning, was headed to Chicago via St. Louis and crashed just north of Pleasant Hill. No passengers or staff aboard were injured.
View ArticleBeef processing plant near Kansas City faces new fines for exposing workers...
The U.S. Department of Labor's latest citations against Republic Foods in Lone Jack bring the plant's count of alleged workplace violations to a total of 35 since 2020.
View ArticleMissouri dispensaries are selling a whole lot of recreational marijuana
Marijuana dispensaries in Missouri are now able to sell recreational cannabis, and they're seeing more demand than ever before. Plus: Kansas City Chiefs fans in Philadelphia always have a home at Big...
View ArticleFarmers are still waiting for CBD product regulation 5 years after U.S....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last month that it will not apply dietary supplement regulations to the hemp product CBD. The announcement has been frustrating for hemp farmers who have...
View ArticleWhy St. Louis County quietly removed a memorial to ‘white colonists’
A historical marker in Clayton, Missouri, declared that St. Louis County was “first visited by white colonists” in the early 1700s. The sign was taken down this past November, but a professor says it...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers are rethinking whether relatives should get priority in...
A recent high-profile case has again highlighted the difficulty of choosing between maintaining biological kinship or keeping a child with the foster parents they already know.
View ArticleKansas City claims it knows nothing about a new landfill, but nearby cities...
Surrounding cities have voiced opposition to a possible landfill location in southeast Kansas City, Missouri, along Route 150 and 155th Street. Kansas City said there are no plans for this project, but...
View ArticleCall him ‘The Sodfather.’ Kansas City’s George Toma has tended the turf at...
The groundskeeping legend, known in the discipline as "The Sodfather," worked for the Kansas City Chiefs for 26 years. This week, the 94-year-old is in Glendale, Arizona, where he's hard at work...
View ArticleNo Super Bowl is complete without 'The Sodfather' of Kansas City
George Toma is a local groundskeeper who started with the Kansas City Chiefs their very first year, and he's worked every single Super Bowl game since the first one. Plus: No matter who wins, this...
View ArticleFeds seize bank accounts and cars in alleged Kansas City development agency...
Federal agents now control several accounts and two cars that they say were funded or bought with misappropriated funds by former Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City controller Lee Brown.
View ArticleKeystone pipeline operator says faulty welding and other problems led to the...
The Keystone's biggest spill ever happened on Dec. 7 in Washington County. The cleanup is ongoing.
View ArticleDon't bet on Kansas making much money from all that Super Bowl gambling
Kansas Lottery officials expect to see a large spike in bets placed for the Super Bowl. But the state will only get a small amount of the revenue generated from the big game — if the state-owned...
View ArticleInvestigation into Kansas City Fire Department says unions block needed...
After a news report revealed persistent issues with racist and sexist harassment at the Kansas City Fire Department, the city ordered an investigation into department conditions. It found problems...
View ArticleKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the NFL's 2022 MVP
“It gives you great appreciation of this sport,” Patrick Mahomes said about the prospect of winning the NFL's Most Valuable Player award for the second time.
View ArticleUna campaña de Kansas compró anuncios del Super Bowl para cambiar la imagen...
Finalmente la campaña gastará $1.000 millones de dólares para humanizar a Jesús y al cristianismo, preguntándose "¿Cómo la mejor historia de amor del mundo llegó a ser conocida como un grupo de odio?"...
View Article'He Gets Us': A Kansas campaign spent $20 million on Super Bowl ads to...
The campaign will ultimately spend $1 billion to humanize Jesus and Christianity, asking “How did the world's greatest love story become known as a hate group?” The ads are funded, in part, by Hobby...
View ArticleCan 5 days at this Kansas City conference catapult a band to stardom? Barnaby...
Like hundreds of acts before them, Becky and Nathan Bliss hope the International Folk Alliance Conference can be a springboard to success as a full band — not just a duo.
View ArticleWhat to expect from the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl
Kansas City will be watching as the Chiefs take the field in this weekend's Super Bowl. What is the energy like on the ground in Arizona, and what should fans expect out of the team? Plus: A Kansas...
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