The Kansas City Star

JANUARY Omicron surge Cities around the country and around the world suffered a new surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the omicron variant in late 2021 and into early 2022. Deaths and infections hit new records. One-year anniversary of Capitol riot A…

JANUARY Capitol riots Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen show of force on Jan. 6, as Congress met to certify the 2020 election. Lawmakers were forced to run for safety as the building was ransacked by radicalized …

Kansas voters appear to have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given the GOP-controlled Legislature more power for the second time this year. Amendment 1 would have implemented a so-called “legislative veto,” enabling the Legislature …

On the second Sunday in November of 2019, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made a quicker-than-anticipated return from a dislocated kneecap, and he promptly threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns. The footnote: Kansas City lost the game. But three …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sunday’s first half provided a game of firsts for a trio of Chiefs players. Wide receiver Kadarius Toney scored his first career touchdown; wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling notched his first touchdown in a Chiefs uniform; and t…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Oct. 24 received what could have been a useful development in the extremely close contest for governor: National assessment scores measuring math and reading had fallen among Kansas…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A member of a Kansas City Proud Boys chapter who prosecutors said conspired to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 70 days in jail and 12 months of supervised release. Ryan Keith Ashlock, 23, …

Thanks to a new state constitutional amendment, recreational cannabis has been legalized in Missouri. Yes, Amendment 3 passed, but let’s not light up the sky in celebration yet. Marijuana possession laws are still on the books until Dec. 8. The Missour…

A Kansas man scheduled to go to trial in Washington, D.C., this month on multiple felony charges in connection with the Capitol riot pleaded guilty to one count on Tuesday. Michael Eckerman, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impedi…

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is well known for his golden arm. But against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Mahomes showed he can carry the Chiefs with his legs, too. Late in the fourth quarter and…