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KC mayor warns against Missouri voters supporting Amendment 4, about police funding
Missouri Amendment 4 affects local funding and state oversight for Kansas City police. Supporters say “adequate funding is needed” to keep the community safe, but Quinton Lucas, who has served as the city's mayor since 2019, opposes the proposed amendment because it “takes power” from local officials.
Torey Lovullo ejected after Royals take vengeance on Bobby Witt Jr. HBP
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo got ejected in the top of the seventh inning of Monday's contest against the Kansas City Royals. Royals reliever John Schreiber drilled Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno in the back with a 92-mile-per-hour sinker, though it wasn't your ordinary hit-by-pitch. It happened a frame after Arizona struck Kansas City All-Star infielder Bobby Witt Jr., only a single shy of hitting for the cycle.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Jam-Pack Time Together Before NFL Training Camp
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift‘s summer fun is dwindling down as the two professionals resume their hectic schedules. The couple, both 34, have had demanding schedules often forcing them to be in different cities, but a source said that Swift and Kelce took any opportunity to spend time together as their relationship neared the one-year mark.
Chiefs’ training camp observations from Monday’s Day 2
On Monday morning, the Kansas City Chiefs returned to the practice field at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph for the second full practice session of the team’s 2024 training camp. This was the second of 19 public practices at the practice field next to MWSU’s Spratt Stadium....
10 people displaced by 2-alarm apartment fire in south Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Firefighters are battling a two-alarm apartment fire early Monday afternoon in South Kansas City. The Kansas City Fire Department confirmed the working fire near 116th Street and Winchester Avenue around 11:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they found flames and smoke coming from the second-floor balcony...
Here are some No- Excuse Absentee voting locations in St. Louis City for Election Day
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis announced Monday that voters can vote a “No-Excuse”absentee ballot starting Tuesday. This is an in-person absentee voting option during the two weeks before each election. An excuse is not needed....
St. Louis Cardinals Player Denies Home Run Celebration Has Anything to Do With Trump — But Conservatives Run With It Anyway
The St. Louis Cardinals have denied that a home run celebration has anything to do with Donald Trump, but it hasn't stopped conservatives from running with it. The post St. Louis Cardinals Player Denies Home Run Celebration Has Anything to Do With Trump — But Conservatives Run With It Anyway first appeared on Mediaite.
Singleton-Clark Hazelwood Teacher of the Year
Latricia Singleton-Clark, family and consumer science teacher at Hazelwood East High School, will enter her 11th year at the school as the 2023-2024 Hazelwood School District Teacher of the Year. “I wanted to be an educator. I had teachers who shaped my future, and I wanted to impact my students...
Chiefs Owner Clark Hunt on Arrowhead Stadium Future, Kansas vs. Missouri, Keeping 'An Open Mind'
Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt discussed the latest news and his mindset regarding the Chiefs' potential renovation of Arrowhead Stadium, a move to Kansas, and the team's other options.
Mecole Hardman knows his role in the Chiefs’ offense
In sports, one of the hardest things to accomplish is building a winning culture. That’s mostly because building a winning culture presupposes it’s missing — that is, your team is a loser. The other problem is that once you begin winning games by constructing a winning blueprint — an environment that promotes consistent success — it becomes an expectation.
Chiefs Playmaker Unexpectedly Missing at Start of 2nd Practice
Update: Xavier Worthy was absent from practice on Monday due to an illness. Our original story follows below:. The march towards a third consecutive Super Bowl is officially underway after the Kansas City Chiefs began their training camp last week. The beginning of camp means that Chiefs fans have finally been able to catch a glimpse at the team's offseason additions, including 2024 first-round pick Xavier Worthy.
Driver dies after having medical emergency, crashing car into tree off of I-170
BEL-RIDGE, Mo. — A St. Louis man died Sunday morning after having a medical emergency behind the wheel and crashing his car into a tree off of Interstate 170 in Bel-Ridge. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Steven Scott Jr. was driving northbound at just before noon Sunday on I-170, north of St. Charles Rock Road, when he experienced a medical emergency. His car traveled off the right side of the road and down the embankment before striking a large tree and landing on its side.
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