Lauren, who loved to dance, now spends her days lying in a hospital bed, at times waking in the middle of the night crying. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

Kansas officials have known since 1955 that the Ogallala Aquifer could eventually run dry. 68 years later, it's still a crisis. Daniel Desrochers and I pored over documents and spoke to more than 40 people to understand why. This is what we found: #ksleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

One KC-area police chief refused to make the same mistakes with deadly fentanyl as law enforcement did with crack cocaine. And the results? Not what he expected. kansascity.com/news/local/cri…

Though support for capital punishment appears to be on the decline, Missouri ramped up its use of the death penalty this year, executing 4 people. Legislators from both parties will sponsor bills to end the death penalty in MO's 2024 legislative session. kansascity.com/news/state/mis…

The shot ... the reaction. No. 5 #KU defeats No. 4 #UConn in another Allen Fieldhouse thriller, 69-65. Read about the win from Shreyas Laddha kansascity.com/sports/college…

KCPD captain appears to be working security for Taylor Swift. Does policy allow it? w/Lisa Gutierrez kansascity.com/news/local/art…

Before KC boy died at high-rise, neighbors reported abuse to police, state officials kansascity.com/news/local/art…

The International House of Prayer of Kansas City is “immediately, formally and permanently” separating from founder Mike Bickle, saying it has confirmed “a level of inappropriate behavior” involving the well-known charismatic leader. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

Quick look at part (not all!) of today's The Kansas City Star Morning Sports Edition ... Bowl coverage on #KUfball, and #Mizzou arrives in Arlington... 🔥 📰 liveedition.kansascity.com

Still staring at this photo brilliance from shortlittlekidd ...

Hope this answers everyone’s questions. ♥️ kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kan…

A nine-month investigation by ⁦⁦Katie Moore⁩ and me uncovered that police chases in KC metro kill bystanders. One department chases more than any other and has no plans to change its chase policy. We reviewed the policies of 60 agencies. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

This further cements what I was trying to explain last week. That 8-1 vote included legislators extending the timeline to reach agreements. It did not finalize that the measure would appear on the April ballot. And that is very much in doubt now.

Frank White vetoes stadium tax for April ballot. Where does that leave Chiefs & Royals? kansascity.com/news/local/art… For more great content like this subscribe to the The Kansas City Star app here: kansascity.com/subscribe

“She was the social conscience and heart of our community. And she forced us all to be better, to do better as human beings..." Sister Berta Sailer, co-founder of Operation Breakthrough, dies at age 87. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

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An American tragedy turns KC Chiefs’ parade into day of mourning in Kansas City Vahe Gregorian on this terrible day kansascity.com/sports/spt-col…

After a KC-area Catholic high school hired a president who was accused of sexual abuse years ago, we dug deeper into his background and the school’s — and found there’s even more to the story. From Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Melinda Henneberger: kansascity.com/opinion/opn-co…

Sandy Hemme is being embraced by family after being released from prison in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was wrongfully convicted and spent 43 years behind bars.

BREAKING: Plans for a new church that appeared to be part of a rebranding effort by the International House of Prayer-Kansas City have been scrapped. But leaders say the 24/7 global prayer movement is not shutting down. kansascity.com/news/local/art…