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Overland Park Man Recalls Surprise Joyride with Patty Hearst

By | May 31, 2024 | 0
Tom and Susan Matthews stand next to memorabilia from 1974, when Tom was abducted by Patty Hurst and other members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Tom Matthews was about to graduate from high school. Then Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army abducted him. The Overland Park man recalls a joyride.

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For Negro Leagues Museum President, Stat Recognition is Bigger Than Baseball

By | May 29, 2024 | 0
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick speaks to members of the media May 29, 2024, about Major League Baseball’s decision to include Negro Leagues stats in official MLB record books.

The addition of Negro Leagues baseball players’ statistics to MLB’s record books is bigger than baseball. It’s a part of American history.

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Remembering The Willows: KC’s Adoption Hub of the Nation

By | May 10, 2024 | 2
People gathered around the new historic marker at the former site of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium on Union Hill.

The Willows Maternity Sanitarium, on the hill south of Union Station, helped make Kansas City the nation’s hub for adoption in the early 20th century.

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Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Echo Anti-Apartheid Era

By | May 9, 2024 | 0
A large white tent is covered with banners reading things like "stop the genocide" "Ceasefire now" "Let Gaza Live". Around the tent sit students wearing keffiyehs.

Campus protests at the University of Missouri and University of Kansas over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza echo anti-apartheid protests decades ago.

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Kansas City Royals and Chiefs Flirt With ‘Options’

By | March 28, 2024 | 1
Kansas City Municipal Stadium

It’s not hard to find examples of big-time professional sports franchises leaving Kansas City for greener pastures. Could the Royals and Chiefs be next?

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