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Trashy east part of Kansas City’s Brush Creek no welcome mat for World Cup | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

KCStar's tweet card. “How can we be excited” to greet soccer fans with these environmental conditions? From Toriano Porter:

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 29 m

Baby smaller than grapefruit at birth breaks Guinness World Record on 1st birthday kansascity.com/news/nation-wo…

KCStar's tweet card. Nash Keen holds the world record for most premature baby following his birth in Iowa at exactly 21 weeks.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 49 m

Kris Kobach disputes Johnson County tax, says mental health & EMS not public safety kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. The Kansas attorney general argued in a recent opinion that Johnson County commissioners overstepped their bounds by putting a public safety sales tax question on the ballot.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 59 m

Josh Hawley led off D.C. stage after pro-Palestinian activists protest event kansascity.com/news/politics-…

KCStar's tweet card. The Missouri senator has positioned himself as a vocal supporter of Israel and has previously condemned pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses as antisemitic.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 1 h

Lenexa man sentenced to ‘Hard 50’ life sentence for murders of his wife, son kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. Todd Michael Donovan pleaded guilty to the two murder charges in April.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 1 h

Massive Johnson County beer garden with stage hopes to open for World Cup kansascity.com/news/business/…

KCStar's tweet card. See updated plans for the new Lenexa location.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 1 h

Rhinos were moved indoors before storms hit in Kansas. Then one killed the other kansascity.com/news/nation-wo…

KCStar's tweet card. The zoo staff was heartbroken by the loss of Jabari, who was known for “hopping” around his habitat when he got excited.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 2 h

Royals flex muscle in crushing Cubs: Three takeaways from series win at Wrigley kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kan…

KCStar's tweet card. The Royals won the series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field and knocked Chicago out of first place in the NL Central.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 2 h

Royals’ Salvador Perez joins list of legends with latest historical achievement kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kan…

KCStar's tweet card. Royals catcher Salvador Perez continued his incredible run of success at Wrigley Field and reached a significant milestone.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 2 h

Wendy’s new meal bag comes with a ‘Raven’s Blood’ Frosty. When can you get it? kansascity.com/news/nation-wo…

KCStar's tweet card. “There’s nothing happy about this meal.”

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Ozzy Osbourne fan recalls when heavy metal icon filmed music video in Kansas City kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. The “Prince of Darkness” brought his famous Ozzfest — “the metal music festival of the summer” — to Bonner Springs, Kansas seven times over the years.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Thinking about renting out your home to World Cup fans? Rules changing around KC kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. Cities in the metro have been cracking down on short-term rentals like AirBnb and Vrbo in recent years, but some are lifiting restrictions to accommodate more World Cup visitors.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Suspicious death of 7-week-old boy last fall in Kansas City ruled homicide kansascity.com/news/local/cri…

KCStar's tweet card. Mateo Rideout was taken to Children’s Mercy on Oct. 26 with life threatening injuries. His death was ruled suspicious until the autopsy came in, ruling it a homicide in June.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Tickets for books? How to get into Royals games for free and help kids kansascity.com/news/local/edu…

KCStar's tweet card. “If we can bring new fans to the ballpark and do something good for the community, it’s a win-win.”

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Kansas City is getting new nonstop flight from KCI to this Florida beach town kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. It’s less than a three-hour flight, and round-trip tickets will start at $200.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 3 h

Is Keeley back? Juno Temple sighting in KC as ‘Ted Lasso’ gets underway at Gates kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. “Ted Lasso” filmed at Gates Bar-B-Q in midtown on Sunday as filming of the Emmy-winning comedy series starring Jason Sudeikis gets underway in Kansas City.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 4 h

Measles cases reach 12th county in Kansas. See where, and the latest count kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. Measles cases spread to 12th county in Kansas. The number of confirmed cases stands at 90.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 4 h

Here’s where you can get rid of items damaged in Wyandotte County flash flooding kansascity.com/news/local/art…

KCStar's tweet card. The Unified Government will collect household items that residents are deeming unsalvageable.

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 4 h

Waffle House worker stabbed as he confronts dine-and-dashers, Oklahoma cops say kansascity.com/news/nation-wo…

KCStar's tweet card. Police said the stabbing was an act of self-defense; OK cops

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The Kansas City Star@KCStar · 5 h

Struggling firearms retail chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy kansascity.com/news/business/…

KCStar's tweet card. The firearms dealer and indoor shooting range chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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