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Jackson County detention officer charged with trying to smuggle LSD into jail kansascity.com/news/local/cr…
Jackson County detention officer charged with trying to smuggle LSD into jail

Jackson County detention officer charged with trying to smuggle LSD into jail

A Jackson County detention officer is accused of trying to smuggle LSD into the jail for an inmate, prosecutors say.

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Fired SC dental worker says patients were charged for Medicaid-covered care kansascity.com/news/nation-w…
Fired SC dental worker says patients were charged for Medicaid-covered care

Fired SC dental worker says patients were charged for Medicaid-covered care

The lawsuit says patients were told to pay out of pocket or apply for the center’s discount program, and she was fired after pointing out the discrepancies.

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Roger Marshall’s supporters are hard to come by in Great Bend: What to know kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
Roger Marshall’s supporters are hard to come by in Great Bend: What to know

Roger Marshall’s supporters are hard to come by in Great Bend: What to know

Even the mayor of the senator’s former Central Kansas hometown says Marshall has grown "disconnected" from the place that built him.

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World Cup generated millions in local revenue. What does that mean in Kansas City? kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
World Cup generated millions in local revenue. What does that mean in Kansas City?

World Cup generated millions in local revenue. What does that mean in Kansas City?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup's ripple effects will be felt for years in KC.

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Olathe reopens 119th Street with new roundabout. Nearby bridge remains closed kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
Olathe reopens 119th Street with new roundabout. Nearby bridge remains closed

Olathe reopens 119th Street with new roundabout. Nearby bridge remains closed

The 119th Street intersection with Northgate Street and Nelson Road is back open to traffic with a new roundabout.

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Teen stabbing victim seriously hurt in Topeka man’s crime spree, police say kansascity.com/news/local/cr…
Teen stabbing victim seriously hurt in Topeka man’s crime spree, police say

Teen stabbing victim seriously hurt in Topeka man’s crime spree, police say

Topeka police said they were investigating five crime scenes, including a park, and said there were a total of 17 victims connected to the incidents.

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What’s next for Royals 1st-rounder Zion Rose? A look at his ‘whirlwind’ start kansascity.com/sports/mlb/ka…
What’s next for Royals 1st-rounder Zion Rose? A look at his ‘whirlwind’ start

What’s next for Royals 1st-rounder Zion Rose? A look at his ‘whirlwind’ start

Zion Rose found his stride early with the Kansas City Royals. Can he make a significant leap forward in 2027?

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Saturday matinée no more: Country icon cancels show in KC due to bots kansascity.com/entertainment…
Saturday matinée no more: Country icon cancels show in KC due to bots

Saturday matinée no more: Country icon cancels show in KC due to bots

Fans can blame the latest development of Garth Brooks’ concerts in Kansas City on the bots.

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In Senate race, House Speaker Patterson puts focus on education, taxes and transparency kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
In Senate race, House Speaker Patterson puts focus on education, taxes and transparency

In Senate race, House Speaker Patterson puts focus on education, taxes and transparency

Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson is running in the state Senate District 8 race. Here is his take on education funding, taxes and transparency. | Opinion

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From Kumasi to Kansas City: Kwaku Agyabeng’s global journey to Sporting KC kansascity.com/sports/soccer…
From Kumasi to Kansas City: Kwaku Agyabeng’s global journey to Sporting KC

From Kumasi to Kansas City: Kwaku Agyabeng’s global journey to Sporting KC

This newcomer to Major League Soccer is one of Sporting KC’s most promising storylines right now.

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Washington teacher accused of killing mom believed he was being stalked, was on new medication kansascity.com/news/nation-w…
Washington teacher accused of killing mom believed he was being stalked, was on new medication

Washington teacher accused of killing mom believed he was being stalked, was on new medication

He is now facing first-degree murder charges. State evaluators say his mental illness is not enough to delay trial.

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Botox Resistance Is Real but Dermatologists Say It Is Much Rarer Than TikTok Would Have You Believe kansascity.com/living/articl…
Botox Resistance Is Real but Dermatologists Say It Is Much Rarer Than TikTok Would Have You Believe

Botox Resistance Is Real but Dermatologists Say It Is Much Rarer Than TikTok Would Have You Believe

Dermatologists say Botox resistance is rare but unmistakable and here is what to do if it happens to you.

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Mandy Moore thought this eye symptom was dehydration. It turned out to be dry eye disease kansascity.com/living/articl…
Mandy Moore thought this eye symptom was dehydration. It turned out to be dry eye disease

Mandy Moore thought this eye symptom was dehydration. It turned out to be dry eye disease

“I just figured the discomfort I had with dry eyes was something that I was going have to live with.”

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Senate minority leader: Kansans need protection against denied care and high premiums kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
Senate minority leader: Kansans need protection against denied care and high premiums

Senate minority leader: Kansans need protection against denied care and high premiums

As Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes vows to push for fair coverage and premiums. | Opinion

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Here’s what KCK and Olathe have pledged to help build the new Chiefs stadium and HQ kansascity.com/news/local/ar…
Here’s what KCK and Olathe have pledged to help build the new Chiefs stadium and HQ

Here’s what KCK and Olathe have pledged to help build the new Chiefs stadium and HQ

The state published the STAR bond map outlining where state sales tax revenue will be captured. Olathe and KCK made local pledges.

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Strange vessel off NC’s Outer Banks ignites social media debate. What is it? kansascity.com/news/nation-w…
Strange vessel off NC’s Outer Banks ignites social media debate. What is it?

Strange vessel off NC’s Outer Banks ignites social media debate. What is it?

Some wondered if it was lifting something off the seafloor.

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Trump’s second Kansas rally canceled amid high-stakes Senate race, GOP says kansascity.com/news/politics…
Trump’s second Kansas rally canceled amid high-stakes Senate race, GOP says

Trump’s second Kansas rally canceled amid high-stakes Senate race, GOP says

The president was previously scheduled to rally supporters around U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s reelection bid in Salina.

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Kansas City’s final economic figures are in for ‘26 FIFA World Cup. How did we do? kansascity.com/sports/fifa-w…
Kansas City’s final economic figures are in for ‘26 FIFA World Cup. How did we do?

Kansas City’s final economic figures are in for ‘26 FIFA World Cup. How did we do?

KC and sports commission officials on Thursday released numbers for attendance and revenue around this summer’s massive event.

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Kansas State’s two healthy quarterbacks lack experience, but they have potential kansascity.com/sports/articl…
Kansas State’s two healthy quarterbacks lack experience, but they have potential

Kansas State’s two healthy quarterbacks lack experience, but they have potential

Learn more about Blake Barnett and Dillon Duff as quarterback injuries continue to mount at Kansas State.

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Kansas mom died after a possible fall from bridge. Police point to one detail kansascity.com/news/state/ka…
Kansas mom died after a possible fall from bridge. Police point to one detail

Kansas mom died after a possible fall from bridge. Police point to one detail

The mother of two may have fallen, police say. They’ve described a feature of the bridge that could make a fall possible.

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