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Missouri would be only state in country that taxes food but not guns under GOP bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri would be the only state in the country that taxes food but does not tax gun sales under a bill being considered by the Missouri Senate.

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KC-area firearm store settles lawsuit over gun trafficking. Will it make a difference?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has reached a settlement with a local gun store that will require the shop to pay $150,000, implement training to prevent straw purchasing and participate in a monitoring program.

Tribune News Service

A mom wanted one friend for her son. Thousands responded

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — During a lull in her overnight nursing shift last month, Donna Herter of St. Charles made a Facebook post about her 24-year-old son, Christian Bowers, who has Down syndrome.

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Jackson Mahomes gets slapped, with hands around woman’s neck for kiss, in TikTok videos

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A July 2020 video on Jackson Mahomes’ TikTok account shows a fellow social media content creator slapping him across the face after he grabbed her bare waist as they filmed a dance together.

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Federal judge tosses Missouri gun law, ruling it ‘exposes citizens to greater harm’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has overturned a Missouri law that declared certain federal gun laws “invalid” if they don’t have a state-level equivalent, after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to overturn the measure.

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The political realities that make a national TikTok ban tricky

More than 20 U.S. states have banned state employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices and a number of U.S. universities have barred it from their WiFi networks.

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Patrick Mahomes' brother accused of assault by restaurant owner and waiter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating allegations that the younger brother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes assaulted a waiter and the owner of an Overland Park restaurant last weekend.

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Is Travis Kelce Chiefs’ most eligible bachelor? Meet two women who tried to catch him.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As one of 50 women competing to be Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, Lauren Schwab Donahue wore a red T-shirt that said “Missouri” the first time the Kansas City Chiefs tight end laid eyes on her.

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Government pensioners look to elbow into Social Security talks

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers backing a push from public sector workers to restore higher Social Security payouts are gearing up to capitalize on momentum in the last Congress and force action in the House this year.

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Biden’s FAA nominee faces military waiver challenge

WASHINGTON — Following a contentious hearing over President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, two Republicans lawmakers say they will oppose a waiver they contend is needed to allow the confirmation to move forward.

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GOP inflation bill has "basic error"

“This is their grand plan. It’s three pages,” House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries scoffed

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Biden’s FAA nominee faces military waiver challenge - Roll Call

Republicans in the House and Senate say they will oppose a waiver to allow the confirmation of President Biden’s FAA nominee to move forward.

Roll Call

Man found dead inside house where Kansas City police officers were shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man was found dead inside a house about 18 hours into a standoff that started late Tuesday night when three Kansas City police officers were shot.

Tribune News Service

Police respond to several false calls of active shooters at Kansas high schools

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Multiple Kansas schools responded to hoax calls threatening shootings Wednesday morning.

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Democrats see laws they passed last year as route back to majority

After losing a net of nine seats in November, House Democrats are holding a party conference with President Joe Biden as a leadoff speaker.

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Jackson County GOP drops censure of gay Missouri Republican over marriage amendment — for now

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Jackson County Republican Party on Monday ruled a motion to censure Missouri state Rep. Chris Sander out of order.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tennessee landing 4-star WR among latest high school football commitments

Here is a quick recap of all the latest high school football recruiting news.

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‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

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Blackness 'under attack': Kansas and Missouri Black lawmakers face racism in statehouses

TOPEKA, Kan., and JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau’s political career has been filled with firsts that often go unnoticed.

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Political newcomer Jeanna Repass becomes first Black woman to lead Kansas Democratic party

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Democrats elected Jeanna Repass state chair Saturday, making her the first Black woman to lead the party.

Chicago Sun-Times

Riccardo Muti, CSO triumph with Tchaikovsky’s epic ‘Manfred’ Symphony

With Muti’s departure as music director at the end of June coming ever closer, each of his appearances with the orchestra seems to carry added meaning and emotion, and it certainly felt that way Thursday.

Reason

Social Media Making Kids Depressed? Send Them Outside To Play

When society criminalizes outdoor independence, it makes smart phone addiction more likely.

Tribune News Service

Sam McDowell: Peter Vermes signs extension with Sporting KC — after declining interview with USMNT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some 23 years ago, Peter Vermes moved to Kansas City, not by request but rather by trade — a move that, unbeknownst to him at the time, would forever alter his life.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Daniel Jeremiah’s NFL mock draft 2.0 includes 3 Georgia Bulldogs

Jalen Carter, Broderick Jones & Nolan Smith projected in the first-round...

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Advocates urge gun law changes after Michigan State shooting. Gun rights group threatens recalls

LANSING, Mo. — March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg rallied with Michigan State University and Oxford High School students Monday — a week after the mass shooting at the East Lansing university — to call on Michigan lawmakers to pass long-debated gun regulations.

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