Football players in Kansas keep dying of heat illness. New guidelines may not solve anything

Since 2018, four college and one high school linemen have died in Kansas from heat-related illnesses. So far this summer, high school linemen in Arkansas and Louisiana have been severely sickened by e...

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Football players in Kansas keep dying of heat illness. New guidelines may not solve anything

Since 2018, four college and one high school linemen have died in Kansas from heat-related illnesses. So far this summer, high school linemen in Arkansas and Louisiana have been severely sickened by e...

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Jackson County spent $28,000 to send Manny Abarca and 3 others to Hawaii. What did taxpayers get?

Two legislators and two staff members spent a week in Hawaii attending a conference aimed at county governments in western states. They also took a side trip to Pearl Harbor.

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Jackson County spent $28,000 to send Manny Abarca and 3 others to Hawaii. What did taxpayers get?

Two legislators and two staff members spent a week in Hawaii attending a conference aimed at county governments in western states. They also took a side trip to Pearl Harbor.

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Manny Abarca ousted as Jackson County Legislature chairman

Manny Abarca has been removed as chair of the Jackson County Legislature. Legislator Donna Peyton will replace him.

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Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance

With an estimated 94,000 automated license plate readers in America, police and federal agents can almost track your movements from coast to coast. The cameras have been controversial in cities like L...

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Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance

With an estimated 94,000 automated license plate readers in America, police and federal agents can almost track your movements from coast to coast. The cameras have been controversial in cities like L...

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Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance

With an estimated 94,000 automated license plate readers in America, police and federal agents can almost track your movements from coast to coast. The cameras have been controversial in cities like L...

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Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance

With an estimated 94,000 automated license plate readers in America, police and federal agents can almost track your movements from coast to coast. The cameras have been controversial in cities like L...

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Kansas City rushed to build a temporary jail for the World Cup. There have been 2 arrests so far

All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful.

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Kansas City rushed to build a temporary jail for the World Cup. There have been 2 arrests so far

All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful.

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The FBI is seizing drones illegally flying over Kansas City’s World Cup sites

The FBI said the local and state drone task force has detected 14 illegal flights in just the first week of World Cup festivities in Kansas City.

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The FBI is seizing drones illegally flying over Kansas City’s World Cup sites

The FBI said the local and state drone task force has detected 14 illegal flights in just the first week of World Cup festivities in Kansas City.

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The FBI is seizing drones illegally flying over Kansas City’s World Cup sites

The FBI said the local and state drone task force has detected 14 illegal flights in just the first week of World Cup festivities in Kansas City.

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Cocaine seizures spike in Kansas City ahead of World Cup matches

The Kansas City Police Department says there was a 200% jump in cocaine seizures in 2025. KCPD says it was warned to anticipate a spike as the World Cup approaches.

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Cocaine seizures spike in Kansas City ahead of World Cup matches

The Kansas City Police Department says there was a 200% jump in cocaine seizures in 2025. KCPD says it was warned to anticipate a spike as the World Cup approaches.

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Independence paid a record $6 million to families of mother and baby killed by police

The city settled with the parents of Maria Pike, who was the mother of 12-week-old Destinii Hope, and with Destinii's father. Their attorney says it's the largest settlement in a police brutality case...

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Cocaine seizures spike in Kansas City ahead of World Cup matches

The Kansas City Police Department says there was a 200% jump in cocaine seizures in 2025. KCPD says it was warned to anticipate a spike as the World Cup approaches.

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Why a Kansas City school banned Jackson County legislative chair Manny Abarca

Manny Abarca, now running for Jackson County executive, was banned from Paseo Academy for one academic year for violating a Kansas City Public Schools policy that requires “appropriate behavior” by gu...

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Independence settles lawsuit over police shooting that killed an 11-week-old baby and her mother

The size of the settlement has not been made public.

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Independence settles lawsuit over police shooting that killed an 11-week-old baby and her mother

The size of the settlement has not been made public.

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UMKC cuts deal with Kansas City to play basketball at Municipal Auditorium downtown

The University of Missouri-Kansas City Roos will play 15 men’s basketball games at the venerable downtown arena. The city will charge UMKC nothing.

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KU Medical Center faculty say closing pediatric ICU creates ‘serious and preventable risks’

The University of Kansas Health System says the pediatric intensive care unit, or PICU, only serves about 150 patients a year. KU faculty say closing the PICU creates a cascading series of problems.

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KU Medical Center faculty say closing pediatric ICU creates ‘serious and preventable risks’

The University of Kansas Health System says the pediatric intensive care unit, or PICU, only serves about 150 patients a year. KU faculty say closing the PICU creates a cascading series of problems.

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Kelley Hunt and The 5 close out Wichita Jazz Festival this Saturday

Musician Kelley Hunt closes out the Wichita Jazz Festival this Saturday and says that she welcomes performing in the sometimes blurry lines between blues and jazz.

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Joplin police sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl just became a Missouri state trooper

After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated fr...

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