A political action committee chaired by former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp spent more than $26,000 on Alliance Forge, the Republican-linked tech firm that leased the phone numbers used to send misleading text messages advocating for an amendment stripping …
Eric Greitens’ lost chapter: Inside his disappearance from public life before Senate run
WASHINGTON — Around 20 minutes before Eric Greitens officially became the former governor of Missouri, he put out a 1,485-word list of his gubernatorial accomplishments. It served as a resume of sorts for the man whose credentials had always been sterl…
‘She’s a born star’: 13-year-old from Kansas City area is making it big in Hollywood
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hala Finley might be only 13, but she is a Hollywood veteran and an emerging movie star — even if few people in her hometown realize it. The Kansas City area native has a major role in the upcoming movie “Paradise Highway,” which sta…
Editorial: Fist pumper to fleeing coward: Jan. 6 video shows Missouri who Josh Hawley really is
Josh Hawley is a laughingstock. During Thursday night’s televised hearings of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Elaine Luria played video of Missouri’s junior senator that will surely follow him …
Bubic enjoys strong start, Dozier delivers clutch hit as KC Royals win series finale
Hunter Dozier’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning broke a tie score and put the Kansas City Royals in front for good as they clinched a series victory to start the post All-Star break portion of their schedule. Dozier’s hit gave the Royals a one…
It’s official at long last: Buck O’Neil takes his place at Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
Buck O’Neil, the beloved late Negro Leagues baseball and Kansas City icon, was officially enshrined on Sunday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The afternoon ceremony at the Hall of Fame included O’Neil’s presentation by h…
Kansas City police investigating 3 fatal shootings Saturday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police responded to a third shooting Saturday in Kansas City that left one man dead, a police spokeswoman said. Officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 10 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Kansas Avenue, said Capt. Le…
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill calls out Sen. Josh Hawley after he vows not to run away
One day after footage was released of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., fleeing the Senate Chamber as rioters supporting former President Donald Trump overtook the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the senator vowed not to run from voters. Then his former oppone…
School resource officer ‘likely’ shot principal during scuffle with Kansas student
An assistant principal “was mostly likely shot” by a school resource officer when an 18-year-old Olathe East High School student pulled a handgun from his backpack and started firing at the school in Olathe, Kansas, according to a report released Frida…
Missouri Amtrak crash caused $4 million in damage, transportation board report says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly derailment involving an Amtrak train and a dump truck last month in rural Missouri caused an estimated $4 million in damages, according to a preliminary report by the investigating agencies. The National Transportation Safet…