5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (134+ words) Two people are dead after a Saturday afternoon homicide in the Kansas City, Kansas, downtown area, according to law enforcement. Just before 3:20 p.m. Saturday, the Kansas City, Kansas, police department was called to the intersection of 7th Street and Nebraska Avenue because…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (445+ words) Two years after the Chiefs introduced a rule prohibiting people from claiming parking spots before the gates open, but did they just add a new rule for early birds? When the parking lot opens 4 1/2 hours before kickoff (2:50 p.m. for a 7:20 p.m. start,…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1211+ words) Editor's Note: The Kansas City Star Opinion team takes a look at the candidates running for Jackson County Executive. Today, we present Stacy Lake. In the coming weeks, we’ll present her opponent, Alan Rohlfing. I met up with Stacy Lake,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (112+ words) A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:54 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for Leavenworth, Johnson, Jackson, Miami and Cass counties. "At 5:53 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Linwood…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (807+ words) The latest edition of the renewed Border War had all the drama in Lawrence on Friday night. Cheap shots, middle fingers in the air and trash talk were all over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. While Kansas focused on the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (949+ words) In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago, Mizzou and Kansas athletics officials convened over what had become an increasingly sensitive matter: calling their athletic rivalry the Border War, signifying a history that goes back to the Civil…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (763+ words) The whiplash-inducing saga over whether Missouri can use its gerrymandered congressional map in the midterm elections heads to federal appellate court next week. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17 in St. Louis for arguments…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1031+ words) And this year’s edition of the Border War goes to … Missouri. Quarterback Austin Simmons completed 19 of 28 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns, while Jamal Roberts rushed for 125 yards off 28 carries and a TD as the Tigers of the SEC claimed…...

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2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (493+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe remains hopeful that the state can use the gerrymandered map he helped usher in last year, even after other top Republicans conceded that the state must use older maps. At a ceremonial bill signing in Kansas City…...