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Members of Congress urge Missouri Gov. Parson to cancel woman's execution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver on Tuesday called on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri's planned execution of Amber McLaughlin, set for Jan. 3.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Report: UFC flyweight Jeff Molina the latest suspension amid betting scandal

The fallout from the investigation into suspicious betting patterns from a recent UFC fight continues.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Young child dies on Christmas Eve after being shot in a Kansas City home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A child under the age of 5 died on Christmas Eve after suffering from a gunshot wound in a Kansas City home, police said in a Sunday statement.

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Vahe Gregorian: On the difference between chopped liver and cheeseburgers in paradise for Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a meeting with reporters in his Missouri Western dorm room near the end of training camp in St. Joseph, Chiefs coach Andy Reid repeatedly was asked about the popular perception that the AFC West, and the AFC itself by extension, had radically ramped up.

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Chiefs reach 12-win mark for 5th straight year with Christmas Eve victory vs. Seahawks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ performance in the first half proved more than sufficient to thwart the Seattle Seahawks.

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Vahe Gregorian: Does Harrison Butker need fixing? Chiefs’ Dave Toub says, ‘I want everybody to relax.’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You might shrug off Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s exasperating lapses as a hiccup or a phase. Much like what universally happens with hitters in baseball, coach Andy Reid suggests.

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After mother complains, school board in Kansas removes social justice lessons

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Going against a district recommendation, the Lansing school board removed portions of the high school English curriculum after a parent complained that her daughter’s course had been “hijacked by a social-political agenda” and was “representative of critical race theory.”

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Pointing to ‘flaw’ in Missouri death penalty, judges ask to stop woman’s execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing scheme.”

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Despite findings he hurt students, Agape leader won’t go on state abuse registry for now

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Agape Boarding School’s longtime director won’t be placed on Missouri’s child abuse and neglect registry any time soon, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite several findings that he harmed students.

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Holidays can be stressful in recovery. People share sobriety stories, offer advice

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- She just turned down another holiday invitation the other day, this one for an end-of-the-year party at a local brewery, because sometimes when Courtney Lewis is mingling at a business function where brews and spirits are being served, the earthy, buttery, sugary aromas spark a strong…

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Gov. Parson appoints treasurer, first person of color to hold statewide office in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday appointed Vivek Malek as the state’s next treasurer to succeed Auditor-elect Scott Fitzpatrick.

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Planned Parenthood begins telemedicine abortions in Kansas following key court ruling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Telemedicine abortions have begun in Kansas, potentially making it easier for residents of Missouri and other nearby states with abortion bans to end their pregnancies, despite repeated efforts by Kansas legislators to prohibit the procedure.

Tribune News Service

Fewer abortions, more vasectomies: Why the procedure may be getting more popular

In response to growing abortion restrictions, many health care providers report a rising number of patients seeking vasectomy care.

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Monday’s high school basketball scores

All the scores from around the area.

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Los Angeles Times

What lessons can the 2026 World Cup in North America learn from 2022?

Sunday's World Cup final, which ended with Lionel Messi finally grasping the one trophy he'd never won, was the most dramatic in tournament history. It was great theater, a bare-knuckle brawl that played out over 120 minutes and four rounds of penalty kicks before Argentina was declared the victor following…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Branson's holiday wonderland is waiting to be explored

BRANSON, Mo. — Standing in line at Silver Dollar City, waiting to see its biggest show, the dazzling “Coming Home for Christmas,” I overheard two people talking behind me.

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Vahe Gregorian: Abiding spirit of World Cup will translate in Kansas City in 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To a certain degree, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 experience is so insular and singular that it doesn’t lend itself well to extrapolating what we can expect in Kansas City in 2026.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Four years after Missouri tragedy, Congress approves stricter rules for duck boats

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — More than four years after a tourist boat sank on Table Rock Lake killing 17 passengers, Congress has approved a set of stricter safety regulations for the vessels.

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Missouri gets 10,000 public comments on new library rule labeled ‘political censorship’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid mounting opposition, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office has received more than 10,000 public comments on its proposed rule that would threaten public libraries’ state funding for making “age-inappropriate materials” available to minors.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Insider’s Scoop: Erin Blanchfield gets fast track, UFC Seoul’s nixing, Brandon Moreno, BKFC expansion, more

MMA Junkie's Nolan King shares news tidbits and rumblings from around the MMA world.

WEKU

From states to federal agencies, TikTok faces bans on government-issued devices

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill that would ban the wildly popular app from devices issued by federal agencies. Several governors have banned TikTok on their agencies' phones and computers.

WEKU

Americans are sick of lawmakers bickering. They don't have much hope that will change

Three-quarters say they want members of Congress to compromise with each other across the aisle, but 58% say they have no confidence they will, more than double the percent who said so in 2008.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly beat the odds to win reelection. Has she become a national model for Democrats?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly was statistically the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the nation heading into the 2022 election.

Sports Illustrated

SB Live/SI Power 25 National Boys Basketball Rankings

Montverde Academy is back on top of the Power 25 basketball rankings in Week 3.

The Independent UK

New FTX CEO says lax oversight, bad decisions caused failure

The new CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is appearing before a House committee Tuesday, detailing for lawmakers the lack of oversight and financial controls that he discovered since taking over the company a month ago

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