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Raytown residents form first tenant union after years of ‘ridiculous’ conditions
Residents at Bowen Tower announced Monday they are working with KC Tenants and formed the first tenant union in Raytown after ...
Missouri ballot measure would ban abortions. But the question doesn’t say that
Abortion rights advocates argue the language of the upcoming ballot measure is misleading and written in a way to encourage ...
Judge finds accused KC serial killer Fredrick Scott mentally fit; trial to proceed
After years of delays, the case involving accused Kansas City serial killer Fredrick Demond Scott is to move forward, the ...
Royals’ Jac Caglianone was hit in the foot and the face — by one errant pitch
It came after a painful moment for Caglianone, who was the Royals’ 2024 first-round draft pick. Caglianone was hit by a pitch ...
These K-State Wildcats, KU Jayhawks made the All-Big 12 preseason football team
Two members of the Kansas State football team, along with one from the KU Jayhawks, have been selected for the 2025 Preseason All-Big 12 team. Senior tight end Will Swanson and junior linebacker ...
Our Chiefs All-Quarter Century Team: Did your favorite players make the cut?
But in selecting a Chiefs all-2000s squad, members of The Star’s sports staff who regularly cover the team — columnists Sam ...
‘Hearts are broken’: Hunt family grieving after devastating Texas flood tragedy
The Hunt family is grieving after the devastating flooding tragedy in Texas. The death toll stands at 70 from massive rains ...
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes on advice he got from Tom Brady after Super Bowl loss
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he’s spoken with former Patriots and Buccaneers star Tom Brady this offseason. Here’s ...
Bus driver stabs passenger accused of spitting on him in fight, Michigan cops say
The passenger spit on the bus driver as the argument escalated, then Lincoln pulled out a knife and stabbed him, Fitzgerald ...
KU basketball player enters transfer portal as new designation comes into effect
Kansas men’s basketball guard Noah Shelby entered the transfer portal on Monday morning, a KU Athletics spokesperson confirmed to The Star. Shelby joined the Jayhawks program last summer as an invited ...
Dog helps other shelter pups as he gets overlooked. He waits for home of his own
A dog has helped other pups — but he keeps being overlooked at a North Carolina shelter. Linus is still up for adoption after ...
Player hits $2.3 million jackpot in Colorado. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Colorado Lotto+ player won the $2.3 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched six winning numbers in the ...