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Home Team Waiting Game

Royals stadium rezoning delayed again as city finalizes tax districts

Show-Me Protest Against Ballers

University of Missouri workers rally for higher wages as football season begins

Union workers used the large tailgating crowd Thursday to spread their push for a $19 per hour minimum wage. The union is also demanding the reversal of benefit cuts announced by MU Health Care earlier this year.

Sunflower State Connections

Chiefs' team representative on stadium authority board knows Kansas politics well

The Chiefs are the first NFL team with a representative who gets to vote on stadium-related decisions.

More Fighting Down By River

In KC's River Market, business owners getting ticked off about parking tickets

"What the city has done to this downtown area has been devastating to our businesses," said Arthur Leduc, owner of Kansas City Taco Company.

Stocking Local Assistance

Food pantries fight hunger in KC this September

September is Hunger Action Month.

Celeb Shares Fashion Statement

Hilary Duff Sweats It Out in Reebok Micro Shorts as Brand Ambassador

Hilary Duff showed off her athleticism in Reebok micro shorts as the brand's new ambassador. The Authentic Brands Group-owned brand announced her appointment as an ambassador on Monday, August 31. The...

MAGA Trades On News

Trump threatens to stop trading with countries that have a trade deficit unless the Fed cuts rates

Touting Friday's blowout jobs number, President Trump used the opportunity to weigh in on a spike in the US trade deficit, threatening trade embargoes on unfavored countries.

GOP Condemnation

Ted Cruz Warns Democrat Party Has Been Taken Over by 'Islamists' and 'Marxists'

Sen. Ted Cruz argues that the Democratic Party is being taken over by what he describes as "Islamists and Marxists" who "hate America."

Progressively Divided Redux

Democrats promise a big agenda if they win control of Congress, but their unity is being tested

Beginning on Day One, House Democrats plan to "hold the crooks accountable." That's the promise House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has made, previewing an ambitious agenda if Democrats seize majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections.

American Tragedy Cont'd

Lindsay Clancy jury hopelessly deadlocked, mistrial declared

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial on Friday after the jury weighing the fate of Lindsay Clancy failed for the third time to reach a verdict in the case of the mother accused of the strangling deaths of her three young children in 2023.

Snail Mail Democracy Moves Forward

First midterm ballots set to go in the mail amid uncertainty over Trump's executive order

North Carolina will send out mail ballots statewide to voters who have requested them for the November general election on Friday.

Today's Reminder To Avoid Just About Everybody

Florida woman who fatally shot man to not face charges due to 'stand your ground' law

Melissa Payne shot and killed 62-year-old Bart Diguglielmo, who was unarmed, in June in dispute over a parking space

Old Tunes Resurface

Germany's far-right poised for power in state election

Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.

Celeb Family Issues

Billy Ray Cyrus addresses daughter Miley dropping her surname

Country music singer shared a post to Instagram after Miley announced her new album

Out With A Bang?!?

It must have been love, but it's over now: sex toy placed in trash bin triggers DC bomb squad

After person is spotted disposing of suspicious device, police with K-9 unit halt major roadway for two hours

Magical Local History

Kansas City was first to see one of Houdini's most famous stunts. Now the site will get a marker

Harry Houdini's connection to Kansas City started out by accident, but it lasted throughout his legendary career. A new historic marker will commemorate the debut of his first escape from a straitjacket while suspended in midair.

Heat Wave Lingers

Heat wave in Kansas City stretches on through Labor Day weekend

Don't expect a cooldown anytime soon! The large area of high pressure, or the heat dome, as some call it, is strong and expanding.

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