15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (112+ words) A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:54 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for Leavenworth, Johnson, Jackson, Miami and Cass counties. "At 5:53 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Linwood…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1211+ words) The Kansas City Chiefs begin their 2026 season by concluding the NFL’s Week 1 slate on “Monday Night Football,” playing host to the division-rival Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs are coming off a 6-11 showing in 2025, their worst since Andy Reid…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (763+ words) The whiplash-inducing saga over whether Missouri can use its gerrymandered congressional map in the midterm elections heads to federal appellate court next week. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17 in St. Louis for arguments…...

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2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (493+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe remains hopeful that the state can use the gerrymandered map he helped usher in last year, even after other top Republicans conceded that the state must use older maps. At a ceremonial bill signing in Kansas City…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (602+ words) Kansas City-area Democratic elected officials on Thursday exulted in the dramatic climax of a high-stakes court fight that appeared to sound the death knell for a push to implement a redrawn Missouri congressional map in November. In a joking homage…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1233+ words) After facing a dramatic contempt hearing with the Missouri Supreme Court and losing a key case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins conceded defeat on Thursday. Hoskins, a Republican, said he would direct the state’s…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (638+ words) Impeach the Missouri Supreme Court? Did GOP leaders in this state really go there? Emboldened by a lack of accountability and consequence for skirting the law, of course they did. I found it rather alarming and quite ironic that a group…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (187+ words) Prosecutors said a wanted man charged with murder in a fatal shooting during an attempted vehicle theft at a gas station in Kansas City’s Northland on Monday has been arrested. In a social media post Thursday morning, Clay County Prosecutor…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (516+ words) Appearing in 12 games over the past two seasons is a product of forces that Rashee Rice could — and could not — control. Injuries and suspension limited the Chiefs wide receiver’s availability. But he enters this season’s opening game, on Monday night…...