20+ hour, 2+ min ago   (441+ words) Kansas City Royals slugger Jac Caglianone was back in Sunday’s lineup against the Boston Red Sox. However, he wasn’t in his customary right field spot. Caglianone was slated to operate as the designated hitter, batting third behind Nick Loftin and…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (134+ words) Two people are dead after a Saturday afternoon homicide in the Kansas City, Kansas, downtown area, according to law enforcement. Just before 3:20 p.m. Saturday, the Kansas City, Kansas, police department was called to the intersection of 7th Street and Nebraska Avenue because…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (445+ words) Two years after the Chiefs introduced a rule prohibiting people from claiming parking spots before the gates open, but did they just add a new rule for early birds? When the parking lot opens 4 1/2 hours before kickoff (2:50 p.m. for a 7:20 p.m. start,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (759+ words) Late in the afternoon on the Friday before Labor Day weekend — prime news-dump hours — Kansas City sent out a release titled Kansas City Fire Department Issues Directive Regarding Criminal Conduct and Accountability. The contents of the release were no more…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (486+ words) Running back Kenneth Walker and defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, coming off a Super Bowl battle with different teams, want to help restore that big-game feeling in Kansas City. Over the past decade, it’s been the other way around, with teams…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1211+ words) Editor's Note: The Kansas City Star Opinion team takes a look at the candidates running for Jackson County Executive. Today, we present Stacy Lake. In the coming weeks, we’ll present her opponent, Alan Rohlfing. I met up with Stacy Lake,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (112+ words) A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:54 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. The alert is for Leavenworth, Johnson, Jackson, Miami and Cass counties. "At 5:53 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Linwood…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1211+ words) The Kansas City Chiefs begin their 2026 season by concluding the NFL’s Week 1 slate on “Monday Night Football,” playing host to the division-rival Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs are coming off a 6-11 showing in 2025, their worst since Andy Reid…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (763+ words) The whiplash-inducing saga over whether Missouri can use its gerrymandered congressional map in the midterm elections heads to federal appellate court next week. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17 in St. Louis for arguments…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (15+ words) (Video) Kansas City Star...