Nearly seven weeks after the NFL’s free-agency period began, former Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu has a new home. And it’s one familiar to him. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported Mathieu will sign with the New Orleans Saints in the com…
7 killed in Kansas City metro in past 3 days, including 4 in KCK. Here’s what we know
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven people were killed in the past week across the Kansas City region, including four people killed in Kansas City, Kansas. All were shot between Thursday and Sunday. So far this year, the metro has suffered 84 homicides, including…
Tornado touches down in Kansas, leaving dozens of homes destroyed but no deaths
ANDOVER, Kansas — First responders were working on a secondary search of the area northeast of Andover on Saturday morning, after tornado touched down in the south-central Kansas area on Friday night, leaving damage in its wake, but few injuries, offic…
Vahe Gregorian: Brace yourselves: 2023 NFL draft likely most-attended event in Kansas City history
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you watched the NFL draft on Thursday night from Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, you saw the Bellagio fountains and the Vegas version of the Eiffel Tower and draftees taking an endless walk through a playing car…
Chiefs trade with Pats again in NFL draft, select receiver Skyy Moore 54th overall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs moved down four spots in Friday night’s second round of the NFL draft, partnering via another trade with the New England Patriots to select Western Michigan wide receiver Skyy Moore with the 54th overall pick. The addition…
Despite fears of bird flu, tuberculosis, Kansas lawmakers vote to ban mask mandates
Mask mandates would no longer be allowed in Kansas under a bill the Legislature sent to the governor’s desk Friday. The state would bar any public officials — including state and local governments, schools and health officials — who are looking to prot…
Once again, Kansas City Royals offense battles back but bullpen falters late
CHICAGO — After having been handcuffed for five innings and falling behind by three runs, the Kansas City Royals’ offense came to life and clawed its way back into a tie in the seventh inning. Unfortunately the Royals bullpen gave up all the ground the…
Eric Greitens posts, then deletes, video featuring KCPD ride along. He lacked OK to film
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens on Friday posted – then deleted – a video on social media featuring a ride along with Kansas City police that was quickly criticized as inappropriately politicizing the department. The former gover…
After silent 911 call from Eric Greitens’ home, he said children played with phone
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In May 2019, a 911 operator answered a call coming from former Gov. Eric Greitens’ lakeside home in eastern Missouri. Twenty-nine seconds of near-silence followed. The call came almost a year after Greitens resigned in scandal, accus…
Kansas City Royals shut out by Twins as offense can’t help Zack Greinke, bullpen
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The lineup shakeup wasn’t enough to jolt any offense from the Kansas City Royals in the final game of their homestand. The Royals were shut out for the first time this season in a 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins in front of an announ…