Forty years ago this summer, Christian Okoye left Nigeria to attend Azusa Pacific on a track and field scholarship. Upon his arrival, Okoye had never so much as seen an American football, having known back home only the version of the game we call socc…
Officer shot during traffic stop in Kansas City has died, police chief says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A police officer shot during a traffic stop Tuesday morning in North Kansas City has died. The officer was identified as Daniel Vasquez, who had been on the force for two years, North Kansas City Police Chief Kevin Freeman said durin…
KC Royals select Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with No. 9 pick in MLB Draft
The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross, a 6-foot-3 210-pound left-handed hitting Tennessee native, with the ninth pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday night. Baseball America and MLB.com each ranked Cross the 10th-best prospect…
Greinke reaches another milestone in KC Royals’ series-clinching home win vs. Guardians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke tossed five scoreless innings to earn his third win in his last four starts. The club closed out a seesaw series and took two of three from their division rivals, the Cleveland…
Royals pitchers dig early hole in a 13-1 drubbing by Guardians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After the flood of excitement and elation of Friday night’s come-from-behind walk-off win, the Kansas City Royals let the air out of the balloon fairly early on Saturday afternoon. Royals pitchers gave up 11 runs in the first four in…
Kansas Gov. Kelly ‘oughta change the lock on her office door,’ man tells GOP candidate for lieutenant governor at campaign event
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A video from a campaign event this week showed Katie Sawyer, a Republican candidate for Kansas lieutenant governor, laughing after a man suggested that Gov. Laura Kelly should “change the lock on her office door” during a discussion …
Lack of exceptions for rape or incest under Missouri abortion ban fuels anger from advocates
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Missouri House in 2019 debated the bill that became the state’s abortion ban, then-state Rep. Bryan Spencer quickly raised — and praised — the proposal’s lack of exceptions for victims of rape and incest. Spencer, a Wentzvil…
Vahe Gregorian: On the Hall of Fame case for Otis Taylor, vital not just to Chiefs but pro football
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a more just version of his journey, Otis Taylor would have been in prominent view over this fourth quarter of his life instead of sight unseen. We’d routinely have seen him around Kansas City or out at Arrowhead Stadium, like so m…
Average daily COVID cases around Kansas City are highest since end of omicron wave
The average number of COVID-19 cases per day reported over a 7-day period in Kansas City has surpassed 400 For the first time since February. This reported number is likely far lower than the actual case count, as home testing has made new infections h…
Missouri AG calls abortion legislation from Kansas City, St. Louis ‘plainly illegal’
The day after the Kansas City Council approved legislation that could reimburse city employees who need to travel to have an abortion — and after St. Louis began pursuing similar legislation — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt called the efforts “…