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Kelce’s Acting Debut, Fall Festival Takeover and More
Kansas City Royals in Limbo Time is running out for the Kansas City Royals. Will the Boys in Blue make it to the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade? Or are those high hopes about to be dashed after an excruciating 7-game losing streak? It’s a make-it-or-break-it week for the team. Only…
Read MoreNick’s Pick’s: Mail-in Ballots Concern Officials and More
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL VOTES CAST The presidential election may not be until November, but the first votes will be cast this week. Saturday is the deadline to mail absentee ballots to military and overseas voters in Kansas and Missouri. It comes as a growing number of local election officials are ringing the alarm bells about mail-in…
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ABORTION AMENDMENT COULD BE AXED FROM THE MO BALLOT A public vote on abortion in Missouri is now in danger of being kicked off the November ballot. A judge ruled Friday that the proposed amendment, which was placed on the ballot after 380,000 Missourians signed a petition, violates state law because it fails to mention…
Read MoreNick’s Picks | Dolly Parton in KC, Stadium Tax Revisited and More…
It’s been more than four months since voters rejected funding for a new Royals ballpark and improvements at Arrowhead Stadium. Now Jackson County lawmakers are one step away from putting the issue back on the ballot. But this time with a big twist. ANOTHER STADIUM SALES TAX VOTE Later today, county lawmakers will vote on…
Read MoreNick’s Picks | DNC in Chicago, KC Symphony Takes Europe, KCPS Seeks New Funds
Trump VP pick in KC The road to the White House finally cuts through Kansas City this week. Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance will be in Johnson County on Thursday. He is headlining a fundraising reception at a private home in Mission Hills. Currently, Vance has no plans to meet with the public while he’s…
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