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Lamar Johnson calls on Missouri lawmakers to start compensation program for exonerees

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Six days after a judge declared him a free man, Lamar Johnson told members of a Senate panel Monday that the state must compensate people who have been freed from prison for crimes they didn’t commit.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Vahe Gregorian: Ned Yost enters Royals Hall of Fame as epitome of their rise from futility to glory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A few weeks before I started at The Kansas City Star in June 2013, I was getting acclimated to the Kansas City sports scene when I read of Royals manager Ned Yost’s rant in Oakland about the struggles of young Mike Moustakas.

Tribune News Service

When Chiefs play, lobbyists pay to get Missouri and Kansas politicians into big games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium last year, Mayor Quinton Lucas was excited.

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Sam McDowell: The NFL has earned the distrust that comes with Eric Bieniemy’s move to Washington

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Super Bowl week’s opening night in downtown Phoenix, a particular crowd of reporters ignored a gallery of star players centered inside Footprint Center and instead migrated to the corner to surround one of the Chiefs’ assistant coaches.

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Eric Bieniemy takes job with Commanders, while Chiefs could replace him quickly: reports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has a new job — though it’s still a step below where he ultimately wants to be.

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2023 NFL mock draft: Two-round projections

With a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, the Kansas City Chiefs established themselves as the dragon the rest of the NFL will chase and attempt to slay as long as two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes makes Arrowhead (get it right Cincinnati) his home office.

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Man jailed in Lawrence for more than five years before charges were dropped files lawsuit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who was jailed in Lawrence, Kansas, for more than five years and released after charges were dropped has filed a lawsuit alleging he was deprived of his constitutional rights.

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Josh Hawley's Social Media Ban Will Make Kids More Depressed

When COVID-19 and the U.S. government stopped kids from seeing each other, social media was their lifeline.

Reason

U.S. Will Add $18.8 Trillion in New Debt by 2033

Plus: Age verification for social media, a bill to ban cannabis "gatherings," and more...

Reason

Vahe Gregorian: ‘What a rebuilding year looks like’: On Chiefs’ 2022 season and what it portends

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three years ago, the first modern Super Bowl triumph for the Chiefs and ensuing victory parade had a unique magic after a half-century in the making.

Tribune News Service

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce call out ‘haters’ at post-Super Bowl parade rally

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs made one thing abundantly clear when talking at the giant rally that culminated their Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Biden nominee was praised for helping free Kevin Strickland. It’s now being used against her

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kate Brubacher’s work to free Kevin Strickland from prison, overturning the longest known wrongful conviction in Missouri history, won her praise in Kansas City. But that work may be slowing down her confirmation to become the U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas.

Tribune News Service

Missouri Senate approves school lesson database, limits on race-related instruction

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A plan that would usher in new limits on race-related school lessons won final approval in the Missouri Senate on Tuesday, but the debate in the upper chamber could return in the spring.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rule targeting Missouri libraries could go into effect with no public hearing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A controversial change to how public libraries operate in Missouri may go into effect without any public hearings, despite generating a record-setting amount of public comments.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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You might be surprised where Ohio State football is on ESPN’s early 2023 SP+ rankings projections

Do you think Ohio State is getting too much respect from the SP+ model, just about right? #GoBucks

The Independent UK

GOP leaders start laying groundwork for more Ukraine aid

Republicans assuming new positions of leadership in the House and Senate are not waiting for the next funding debate over Ukraine to begin making the case for why the U.S. should continue supporting the war-torn nation

USA Today Sports Media Group

Here’s how to qualify for the first U.S. Women’s Open ever held at iconic Pebble Beach

Those hoping to play in one of the most iconic U.S. Women’s Opens ever staged can now start planning their journey.

Tribune News Service

Pompeo flexes Trump cred at Kansas event, but does he support his former boss in 2024? ‘Oh goodness no’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Returning to Wichita, Kansas, for an event promoting his new book, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t mince words when asked if he supports Donald Trump’s 2024 bid for the presidency.

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Former Missouri National Guard member arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal authorities have arrested a former member of the Missouri National Guard on misdemeanor charges in connection with the Capitol riot, court documents show.

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Kansas City official says fire department racism report confirms ‘urgent need’ to change culture

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — City Manager Brian Platt on Friday said a report released this week on racism and sexism in the Kansas City Fire Department again showed the pressing need for city leaders to take immediate action to change the department’s culture.

Los Angeles Times

How Chiefs mascot KC Wolf nearly died on the job

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Dan Meers can tell you, it's not all fun and frivolity being an NFL mascot.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC heads to Kansas City, Mo. with Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen main event

For the first time in almost five years, the UFC heads back to Kansas City, Mo. and it's bringing a featherweight main event with it.

Tribune News Service

Leonard Taylor’s lawyers say Missouri executed him before appeals ended, call for probe

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Attorneys for Leonard Taylor, who was executed Tuesday, are calling for an investigation after they say Missouri put him to death while a final appeal was pending.

USA Today Sports Media Group

These 24 celebrities are Chiefs fans

An updated gallery of the most notable celebrity #Chiefs fans.

Tribune News Service

Missouri executes Leonard Taylor, convicted of 2004 murders, despite innocence claim

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leonard “Raheem” Taylor, who was convicted in a 2004 quadruple murder but maintained his innocence, died by lethal injection Tuesday night at a prison in eastern Missouri.

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