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University of Missouri will not punish student over racist post, citing First Amendment protections

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the objections of students, University of Missouri officials determined they have no grounds to discipline or expel a former conservative club leader over a racist social media post, saying she was exercising her First Amendment rights.

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Benjamin Hochman: Renovated and rejuvenated, Mizzou basketball is achieving ahead of schedule

COLUMBIA, Mo. — You could tell something was up 20 minutes before the first 20 minutes.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri avoids letdown at home, holds off Vanderbilt

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 20 Missouri Tigers avoided their first losing streak of the season Saturday, holding off Vanderbilt, 85-82, at a sold-out Mizzou Arena.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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On Jan. 6 anniversary, Missouri Democrat Kunce launches bid to challenge Josh Hawley in 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Just months after a losing bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, former Marine Lucas Kunce is launching another campaign — this time in an attempt to take down Republican Sen. Josh Hawley.

Tribune News Service

The GOP Split on Ukraine Aid Isn't Really About Ukraine

For most aid critics, the urge to cut off Kyiv appears unconnected to any sort of principled realism, non-interventionism, or even isolationism.

Reason

Vahe Gregorian: Why Damar Hamlin’s plight stirs thoughts of the tragedy of Chiefs’ Stone Johnson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In another life, Stone Johnson might have joined 1963 AFL Draft classmates Buck Buchanan, Ed Budde, Bobby Bell, Jerrel Wilson and Dave Hill in helping forge a dominant decade for the Chiefs.

Tribune News Service

Missouri executes transgender inmate convicted of murdering ex-girlfriend in 2003

BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Missouri on Tuesday executed by lethal injection a transgender inmate who stabbed, strangled and raped an ex-girlfriend 19 years ago.

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Mark Kiszla: Best way for Broncos to end 15-game losing streak to Chiefs? Hire Sean Payton.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — How do the Broncos stop the madness? How do they halt the humiliation of a 15-game losing streak to Kansas City, end a seven-year playoff drought and fix quarterback Russell Wilson?

The Denver Post

Sam McDowell: The inside story of how Sporting KC pursued Cristiano Ronaldo. How close were they?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The idea started with one man’s suggestion and enough of an eff-it frame of mind that he shared it out loud.

Tribune News Service

Chiefs get it done, improve to 13-3 with win vs. Broncos

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A see-saw battle broke out between the Chiefs and Denver Broncos during Sunday’s game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Tribune News Service

Where does Missouri get the drugs it uses to execute prisoners? The supplier is a secret

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time since 2015, Missouri has returned to executing multiple people on death row per year — two in 2022 and two scheduled so far for 2023 — but details about the process remain shrouded in secrecy.

Tribune News Service

Last Democrat holding statewide office in Missouri set to depart

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The last Democratic statewide official in Missouri wrapped up her tenure as state auditor this week saying her work helped uncover hundreds of millions of dollars that were mismanaged, wasted or stolen.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Benjamin Hochman: Mizzou matters again, thanks to unflappable Kobe Brown and his offense

COLUMBIA, Mo. — That sure looked like the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year roaming Norm Stewart Court on Wednesday.

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From the top of the political world to a basement office: How John Fetterman will fit in the US Senate

For close to two years, John Fetterman was a political celebrity starring in one of the nation's most closely watched — and well funded — Senate races.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mizzou basketball clobbers Kentucky behind another Kobe Brown classic

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the second time in seven days, Missouri took down a nationally ranked opponent Wednesday. And, again, it wasn’t particularly close.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Planned Parenthood wins court fight over Missouri Medicaid reimbursements

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood declared victory on Wednesday after a Cole County judge dumped the state’s attempt to block the group from receiving Medicaid reimbursement payments.

Tribune News Service

Ice jams, record low levels on Missouri River lead Kansas town to restrict water use

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas town about 60 miles northeast of Kansas City has mandated water use restrictions after an ice jam on the Missouri River in Nebraska significantly lowered water levels downriver.

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Members of Congress urge Missouri Gov. Parson to cancel woman's execution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver on Tuesday called on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri's planned execution of Amber McLaughlin, set for Jan. 3.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: UFC flyweight Jeff Molina the latest suspension amid betting scandal

The fallout from the investigation into suspicious betting patterns from a recent UFC fight continues.

Tribune News Service

Young child dies on Christmas Eve after being shot in a Kansas City home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A child under the age of 5 died on Christmas Eve after suffering from a gunshot wound in a Kansas City home, police said in a Sunday statement.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: On the difference between chopped liver and cheeseburgers in paradise for Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a meeting with reporters in his Missouri Western dorm room near the end of training camp in St. Joseph, Chiefs coach Andy Reid repeatedly was asked about the popular perception that the AFC West, and the AFC itself by extension, had radically ramped up.

Tribune News Service

Chiefs reach 12-win mark for 5th straight year with Christmas Eve victory vs. Seahawks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ performance in the first half proved more than sufficient to thwart the Seattle Seahawks.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: Does Harrison Butker need fixing? Chiefs’ Dave Toub says, ‘I want everybody to relax.’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You might shrug off Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s exasperating lapses as a hiccup or a phase. Much like what universally happens with hitters in baseball, coach Andy Reid suggests.

Tribune News Service

After mother complains, school board in Kansas removes social justice lessons

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Going against a district recommendation, the Lansing school board removed portions of the high school English curriculum after a parent complained that her daughter’s course had been “hijacked by a social-political agenda” and was “representative of critical race theory.”

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