Column in today’s The Kansas City Star on how the seeming unforgettable Casey Stengel has become virtually forgotten in the hometown with which his very name became entwined:

Multiple people were shot during a packed service at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, police said. At least 10 people were shot, including one who was killed, officials said. Read more: abcnews.link/dpg1wMt

In North Carolina, a gunman opened fire at a waterfront restaurant, killing three people. In Texas, a shooting at a casino killed 2 people. In Michigan, at least one worshipper died after a shooting at a mormon church. All in the last 24 hours.

A second detainee has died following last week's shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, authorities say cnn.it/4nWpM6G

Des Moines school board puts Superintendent Ian Roberts on unpaid leave • Iowa Capital Dispatch iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/09/29/sta…

Columbia leaders refute University of Missouri president's claim of a 'rampant crime problem' kcur.org/education/2025…

Jane Goodall, primatologist and ambassador for wildlife, dies at 91 - National Geographic apple.news/A_mcdJtq6QEWB7…

2 people killed in attack outside U.K. synagogue as Jewish community marks Yom Kippur - CBS News apple.news/ALqDM-EZoQcOeL…

Immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: “I feel defeated” - Chicago Sun-Times apple.news/Aoutfn-ZdQnaaK…

Sources: Kay Barnes to be named interim Jackson County executive after Frank White recall - KMBC apple.news/AtpGFg9TLQ7eG7…

👍🏼🤞🏾💯Voters across the Kansas City metro support a sales tax for better bus service, new poll finds | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR kcur.org/housing-develo…

Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AtbDIwNQsQKyh6…

Ex-Rep. Cori Bush, ‘Squad’ member defeated in 2024, launches comeback bid - The Washington Post apple.news/AvHsN365DSPqg2…

BREAKING: The First Circuit rejects Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. In the New Jersey-led multistate case, the appeals court, in a 100-page ruling, keeps the nationwide scope of the injunction blocking the EO in place. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Some Iran opposition groups are smearing and attacking me with false malicious claims. I attended a press conference with Iran's President Pezeshkian with about 30 journalists from all major media outlets. Here is the New York Times statement.

“The ADL and the SPLC tell difficult truths about who harbors dangerous antisemitic, or racial and religious hatreds. For some of Trump’s most ardent supporters, that’s uncomfortable because extremists like to troll in far-right circles.” #YomKippur #ADL #SPLC #DomesticTerrorism

Federal agents shoot woman they say “boxed in” authorities on Chicago’s South Side - Chicago Sun-Times apple.news/AJ4XLt_BdS72RS…

Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases: stltoday.com/news/local/col…

Trump authorizes National Guard in Chicago as judge temporarily blocks his plan to deploy federal troops in Portland - CNN apple.news/AxOjU46fYTTisG…

OTD in 2006, the baseball world mourned the death of the great Buck O’Neil, founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, legendary Negro Leaguer and one of the game’s greatest ambassadors! He was 94! Buck was my friend, mentor and confidante! His legacy plays on at the NLBM! MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM