Retired Assistant Managing Editor. Ran news desk, business desk and breaking news team. @KCStar. Retweets ARE endorsements.

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Kansas City police to pay six figures in lawsuit over timekeeping fraud kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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“Since 2008, the old Federal Reserve Bank building has sat empty, left open to the elements, vandals, fires, neglect, and decay,” Lucas said. “No more. We’re taking action to ensure accountability from property owners and new life in this tower…” kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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At the center of the controversy is an ambiguous ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court last month that left local election officials scrambling. The state’s highest court upheld the map as legal, but also left unclear whether it was in effect or not. kansascity.com/news/politics…
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Jones was charged in a separate case in 2024. She was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the Missouri Department of Mental Health, according to a statement provided by Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson. kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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The lawsuit now alleges that the city division, which oversees bars and adult entertainment businesses, unlawfully coordinated efforts with the improvement district to withhold business licenses from the plaintiffs in an attempt to shut them down. kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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“Sources say only one football was left among the cargo that remained, while there are fears that the boots belonging to the likes of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have also gone,” the Daily Mail reported. kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
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The settlement class includes any owner of residential property in Jackson County whose assessed home value increased by more than 15% in 2023, unless the increase was directly tied to significant home improvements. kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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Members of the Algerian team are reciprocating Lawrence’s appreciation by engulfing themselves in KU’s Jayhawk culture. “Rock Chalk Algeria” is becoming a common phrase around town. kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
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Thursday's action came after the Trump administration launched an investigation into the districts last summer following a complaint from the Defense of Freedom Institute, a right-wing nonprofit, and Kansas Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach. kansascity.com/news/politics…
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City of Entrepreneurs Marketplace opens Thursday and lasts for five weekends inside Union Station’s Grand Exhibition Hall. From June 11 to July 12, visitors and locals can engage with over 100 local businesses, brands, artists, creators and food vendors. kansascity.com/news/business…
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The decade-old controversy threatens to upend Levine’s campaign for a heavily Republican district currently represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, who is retiring. But the Democratic hopeful firmly maintained his innocence… kansascity.com/news/politics…
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Rep. Mike Steinmeyer, a Sugar Creek Republican on the House Budget Committee, said the audit report isn’t surprising. He said the state became “addicted” to federal dollars and that the state will need to be fiscally disciplined in the coming years… kansascity.com/news/politics…
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Henry sees the change as an unfair burden to senior riders who are not as technologically literate and low-income residents who don’t have bank accounts to link to the phone app or a credit card. kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
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“This year, things were done differently in terms of those endorsements,” Holscher continued. “Normally, there’s a process. Normally, there’s an interview, paperwork process. Wasn’t this year. And I think people should be curious about that.” kansascity.com/news/politics…
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“It is completely misplaced to suggest that the plea agreement is what determines whether Kansas City can safely host the World Cup. The real question is whether our city, KCPD, and elected officials have learned the lessons of the Super Bowl rally…” kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
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In England, London logged 97 homicides in 2025. In Argentina, Buenos Aires had 78. In Algeria, Algiers typically has about 1.6 intentional homicides per 100,000 population, equalling about 80 homicides. In The Netherlands, Amsterdam counted 10. kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
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