The Kansas City Star Daily Flash Briefing

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, August 12, 2022 including the debut of the first openly gay driver to compete at the National Hot Rod Association's nationals, threats of violence against a family who says they were racially profiled at a Lee's Summit Park, and The Eagles' stop in Kansas City.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 including Independence School District's consideration of a four-day school week, an apology from the Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation after a Black family said they were racially profiled, and a Missouri man who pled guilty in connection to the Capitol riots.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 including: Cerner accused of discriminating against Black, Asian job applicants; MO will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in November; and Missouri Republicans denounce FBI raid on Mar-A-Lago.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, including: the closure of an unlicensed Missouri boarding school, a new opportunity on the Chiefs offense and a conflict in Lee's Summit over the cancellation of a teen's birthday party.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, August 8th, 2022 including: Planned Parenthood has opened new KCK abortion clinic; COVID cases down in Kansas City metro area from BA.5; and prosecutor highlights crackdown on car part thefts in KC.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, August 5, 2022 including: a lost wedding ring at a George Strait concert in Kansas City, the arrest of a man attending the Jan. 6 riots, and hopes from Missouri Democrats to protect abortion rights by putting the issue on a ballot initiative.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, August 4, 2022 including: discussion of the failed abortion amendment in Kansas, the Republican Senate primary race and the Royals trade of Whit Merrifield.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 including: how to get yesterday's primary election results, the sad fate of a fan-favorite KC barbeque restaurant, and Orlando Brown's desire to stay with the Chiefs — for the long haul.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 including: a small town in Kansas' efforts to grow their population, an embarrassing blunder from a Royals rookie, and an abandoned and burned mobile home under a bridge in Kansas City.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, August 1, 2022 including: a suspect in two fatal shootings arrested in Lawrence, a pedestrian run over by a bus in Kansas City and more roster moves by the Royals.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 29, 2022 including: Kansas early voting turnout so far is 246% higher than the last midterm primary in 2018; Ex-Prairie Village officer loses police license after sending sexual messages to arrestee; KC Royals trade Andrew Benintendi to New York Yankees.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, July 28, 2022 including the death of Tony Dow, Travis Kelce's raise and the school district requiring students to carry clear backpacks.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 including: a week before election, Missouri Democrat Busch Valentine stumbles on LGBTQ rights; a fired Kansas City area teacher sues, claiming discrimination as white, male Christian; a man was kept in a Kansas prison cell with men who had COVID. Now he has it, his mom says.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, June 26, 2022 including: a Johnson County man challenging the revocation of his driving privileges after he landed a plane on westbound Interstate 70, the Chiefs rookie wide receiver who is out for the season after an injury, and the missing jobs in an agreement between Kansas and Panasonic for a $4 billion battery plant.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, July 25th, 2022 including: How BA 5 affects Kansas City COVID cases, hospitalizations; Former Sen. McCaskill reacts to MO Sen. Josh Hawley running; and KC police respond to second homicide Saturday on East Side.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 22, 2022 including: Missouri Amtrak crash caused $4 million in damage, new transportation board report says; Study shows Missouri taxpayers spend about $2,900 on costs associated with gun violence; Quinton Lucas says man accused of killing North KC officer should get death penalty.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, July 21, 2022 including a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, a Capitol riot defendant who wants to defend himself in court and a lawsuit against a Country Club Plaza developer.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 including: A North Kansas City police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop Tuesday; Pizza Tascio, a NY-style pizza restaurant in KC, is expanding with two new locations; one of last holdouts in Johnson County, the Blue Valley school district may finally stock Narcan.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 including the closing of Tay's Burger Shack, a Johnson County sheriff who suggested deputies should collect ballots from drop boxes, and mask requirements in Jackson County buildings.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, July 18th, 2022 including: Doctor wishes Royals players would get vaccinated for COVID; Riot puts Lansing, Kansas prison on lockdown Friday night; and Olathe school board debates public comments, livestreaming.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 15, 2022 including: Johnson County sheriff tells Las Vegas crowd his election fraud investigation continues; 5 lawsuits allege racial discrimination in KCK's Board of Public Utilities; and finally, the Kansas City Art Institute reverses student's expulsion over Twitter posts.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, July 14, 2022 including: Panasonic chooses Kansas for $4 billion mega battery factory, Asian media reports, Kansas City Royals will be without 10 players for road games in Toronto; Kansas City-area barbecue, a favorite of Netflix's ‘Queer Eye,' is for sale for $600K

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 including: a witness calls Josh Hawley ‘transphobic' during a Senate hearing about abortion rights; a Missouri boarding school accused of abuse loses accreditation from two organizations; and finally, KC area police are investigating sex trafficking after man tells them he paid $10K for a woman.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 including a shooting in Westport, the top prospect the Royals received in a trade with the Atlanta Braves, and the closing of KC Kitchen and Pizzeria.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, July 11th, 2022 including: Trump says he won't endorse Hartzler for U.S. Senate in Missouri; KC-area COVID cases at high level, BA.5 variant dominates; and couple files lawsuit alleging Amtrak overcrowded train that crashed in Missouri.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 8, 2022 including a church whose LGBTQ decorations were defaced, a record increase in voter registrations after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the Chiefs player who is a senior semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 7, 2022 including: Four firefighters released from hospital after being injured in Shawnee house fire; a new cleaning TV show from Amy Poehler and makers of ‘Queer Eye' will film in KC; and finally, a 75-year-old oak tree cut down in Prairie Village despite public outcry.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 including a Jackson County legislature candidate whose campaign sign was vandalized with a homophobic slur, animal shelters who have received an influx of animals after the 4th of July, and the deadline to register to vote in Missouri.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 1, 2022 including: Injured passengers and family of KC man killed in train crash take steps to file lawsuit; KC-area teacher says school was skewing testing data. Then she was fired, lawsuit says; and finally, Josh Hawley became a symbol of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He hasn't come up in the hearings.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 30, 2022 including the health care system who reversed a protocol to stop prescribing Plan B, the identification of four victims in an Amtrak crash in northern Missouri, and a new voter ID law signed by Gov. Mike Parson.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 including: Without competitive primaries, Kelly and Schmidt sidestep impact of Kansas' abortion amendment; Marvel got the plot for next Thor movie from the mind of Johnson County man; and, finally, an ex-Kansas City Chiefs running back will face former NFL MVP in boxing match.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 including an Amtrak train crash in Mendon that killed three people, wrongful termination lawsuits against an Olathe car dealership, and the gender reveal of Patrick and Brittany Mahomes' second child.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, June 27th, 2022 including: Missouri triggers abortion ban after Supreme Court ruling; Kansas abortion amendment vote will get national spotlight; and Raytown leaders considering whether to allow pygmy goats.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, June 24, 2022 including the police officer removed from KCPD after a ride along with Eric Greitens, an elderly couple dead from an apparent murder-suicide, and everything you need to know about Big Slick events this weekend.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 23, 2022 including: a House Jan. 6 investigator is leaving his post to explore a Senate run in Missouri; Felony hazing charges have been filed against two former University of Missouri frat members; and finally, a new Kansas City store will help keep your plants alive.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 including Jason Sudeikis' departure from Big Slick, the first COVID vaccine clinics for young children and the response to an ad from Eric Greitens suggesting he would hunt his fellow Republican opponents.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, including: a controversial campaign ad from Eric Greitens, a new streaming service for Royals fans and a plan to close some KC schools.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, June 20th, 2022 including: Overland Park police mental health crisis teams understaffed; 24 more felony charges filed against Aquinas choir teacher; and Missouri Supreme Court condemns use of judge photo for Schmitt campaign.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, June 17, 2022 including: Kansas City has been selected to host games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; a firefighters' union says Kansas City, Kansas needs to improve its fire department — or they'll bring lawsuit; and finally, Kansas continues relaxing substitute teacher requirements and teachers are worried.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 16, 2022 including the arrest of a man making threats towards Kansas City schools, issues with Kansas City's bus system and the death of an Afghan teen in Joplin.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 including: Teens charged in an Olathe killing allegedly planned to rob victim during marijuana deal; a new document shows Kansas City Proud Boys' involvement in Capitol riot; and finally, the Kansas Jayhawks have offered a men's basketball scholarship to a Brewster Academy power forward.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 including: the federal gun legislation backed by Roy Blunt, staying safe during Kansas City's heat wave and the arrest of a man suspected of arson.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, June 13th, 2022 including: Activists in KC mark two years of police reform protests; Inflation, gas prices spur political fight in KC and US; and COVID cases up in Kansas City, while hospitalizations, deaths low.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, June 10th, 2022 including: Kansas City native and Star alum Juana Summers was named a new host of NPR's “All Things Considered”; Mark Bedell Kansas City Public Schools' longtime superintendent is resigning; and the Kansas City Chiefs have started talks with Orlando Brown Jr.'s new agent

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 9th, 2022 including: an F-1 tornado swept through the Kansas City metro early Wednesday morning; the Kansas City police commissioners selected a California-based firm to conduct a national search for the city's new police chief; and former Chiefs receiver Gehrig Dieter announces his retirement from football.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 including: Judge throws out verdict in in Blue Springs transgender case; Missouri law bars pharmacists from questioning ivermectin; and KSHB 41 Chief Meteorologist Gary Lezak to retire in December.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022, including: five teenagers plead not guilty in Olathe homicide, a KC startup shut down and blames a St. Louis corporation, and, finally, 32 people were arrested in an investigation into child exploitation in Kansas and Missouri.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Monday, June 6th, 2022 including: Racial disparities remain in car stops in Missouri: report; Prosecutor showed KC police shooting video to small group; and most COVID cases around Kansas City are from new variants.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, June 3rd, 2022 including: Ford will add 1,100 jobs, $100M at its Kansas City factory; Kelly punts on Kansas Democrats' toxic workplace allegations; and 1st Mahomes Whataburger to open. Another KC location coming.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 including: Federal court ruling likely ends Stokes legal battle in KC; Kansas City, Kansas school retires Native American mascot; and Attorney General Schmidt picks Katie Sawyer as running mate.

The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, including: special prosecutor appointed to investigate a KCPD ride-along with Eric Greitens, confusion over a police shooting this weekend and a beating sustained by a Blue Springs mom.