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Glenn E. Rice
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Politics and investigations editor at The Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City has quietly agreed to pay $500,000 to Brian Platt, the city manager who was recently fired. Here's the breaking news story via @kacen.bsky.social

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Kansas City quietly agreed to pay $500K to fired city manager Brian Platt
Two documents mark the first public disclosure of the payouts as city officials have refused to answer questions about the settlement.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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How Kansas and Missouri lawmakers voted on bill to end the government shutdown. Here’s the story via @kacen.bsky.social

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How Kansas and Missouri lawmakers voted on bill to end the government shutdown
The legislation now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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How a KC teacher has helped collect thousands of snacks for kids amid SNAP crisis. Here’s the story via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social

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How a KC teacher has helped collect thousands of snacks for kids amid SNAP crisis
“I know I have kids who don’t eat at home. I know I have kids who do rely on SNAP benefits,” said Carter Taylor, a 2nd grade teacher.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Marion County has issued an apology and agreed to pay $3 million following the raid of a small-town newspaper. Read the latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social

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Kansas county apologizes, agrees to pay $3M over small-town newspaper raid
“If you want to bully people, particularly the free press ... there’s a price to pay. And that price is going to be in the millions.”
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November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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There is a mysterious effort underway to prevent signature gathering against redistricting measures in Missouri. Here's the latest from @kacen.bsky.social

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Inside mysterious push to block signature-gathering against Missouri redistricting
The source of the contract remains a mystery. But its existence has raised alarm as Missouri gears up for a potential statewide vote.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Kansas City has settled an undisclosed dispute with former City Manager Brian Platt. Details are sparse. City officials refused to disclose details about the settlement's cost or nature.

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Kansas City settles undisclosed ‘dispute’ with former City Manager Brian Platt
But city officials have released few details about the settlement.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I saw this The Kansas City Star article on the Nation hit by blue wave: Did Kansas’ local elections follow or buck the trend? A story by @kacen.bsky.social

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Nation hit by blue wave: Did Kansas’ local elections follow or buck the trend?
While most of the races were nonpartisan, Tuesday’s results illustrated a positive sign for Kansas Democrats ahead of the 2026 election.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Meet the former Kansas lawmaker fighting for Trump admin to keep SNAP aid frozen. A story via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social

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Meet the former Kansas lawmaker fighting for Trump admin to keep SNAP aid frozen
“We’re going to have some fun in D.C. We’re going to break a few eggs, make a few omelettes. Make a couple people cry,” Penn said in May.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Small-town Kansas mayor was re-elected. Then he was charged with illegally voting. A story by @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social
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Small-town Kansas mayor was re-elected. Then he was charged with illegally voting
Jose “Joe” Ceballo is a legal permanent resident of the U.S. with Mexican citizenship. Criminal charges came a day after he won re-election.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Kansas Republicans fail to muster votes for redistricting special session. A story via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social

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Kansas Republicans fail to muster votes for redistricting special session
“Today, we’ve won the first round in this fight against gerrymandering, but their plan to cheat the system isn’t over,” Sharice Davids said.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Missouri under fire after Gov. Kehoe touted SNAP aid that wasn’t new: ‘Shameful’ A story by @kacen.bsky.social and Laura Bauer.

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Missouri under fire after Gov. Kehoe touted SNAP aid that wasn’t new: ‘Shameful’
“It was, quite frankly, shameful,” said one Kansas City lawmaker.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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KC firefighter drove SUV drunk on Missouri 152. He’s still on the job. A story via @judylt.bsky.social
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KC firefighter drove SUV drunk on Missouri 152. He’s still on the job.
The Kansas City firefighter was heading the wrong way on the divided highway. It took stop sticks to bring his SUV to a halt.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Leonard Graham, a longtime resident of Kansas City, will soon be one of 70,000 minority residents included in a newly established district created by a gerrymandered congressional map signed into law by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

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Missouri’s new map carves 70,000 minority residents out of Kansas City district
An internal review of the map shows that the 5th District will see an 8.5% increase in white residents and a 9.1% decrease in minority residents.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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KC fire captain faces charges alleging assault of co-worker at KC Current match. A story from @judylt.bsky.social
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KC fire captain faces charges alleging assault of co-worker at KC Current match
The alleged assault occurred during a Kansas City Current soccer match, and the victim was on duty at the time.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Jackson County Prosecutor has decided not to charge individuals who signed the anti-gerrymander petition twice. Here's the story via @kacen.bsky.social

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Why Jackson County won’t charge people who signed anti-gerrymander petition twice
The announcement came roughly a week after Missouri GOP officials deployed maneuvers to stifle a campaign that seeks to strike down the state’s congressional map.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Inside Missouri governor’s closed-door talks as Royals eye stadium move. A story via @kacen.bsky.social
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Inside Missouri governor’s closed-door talks as Royals eye stadium move
The meetings, revealed in records obtained by The Star, illustrate the significant role the governor is playing in the fight over both teams.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Growing up in Kansas City, learning to two-step was essential. Please enjoy this wonderful story about the art form from my colleague Alexa Stone.

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Two-stepping is the soul of KC’s Black community. Its biggest competition turned 20
Two-stepping is as quintessentially Kansas City as jazz or barbecue. The Big StepOff, an annual competition in KC, just hosted its 20th anniversary event.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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More than 650K Missourians will lose food assistance next month amid shutdown. A story from @kacen.bsky.social
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More than 650K Missourians will lose food assistance next month amid shutdown
States across the country are likely to be impacted, but neighboring Kansas had not yet made a similar announcement.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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‘No Kings’ 2.0 rally takes over Kansas City on nationwide day of Trump protests. A story via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social, @eleanorcnash.bsky.social, @bypjgreen.bsky.social and Kendrick Calfee

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‘No Kings’ 2.0 rally takes over Kansas City on nationwide day of Trump protests
Throngs of KC-area residents took their outrage and fear to the streets, along with their signs and costumes, for ‘No Kings’ events.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The connections of Young Republicans to Kansas politicians are under scrutiny following a scandal involving a racist text. Here's the latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social

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Young Republicans’ ties to Kansas politicians scrutinized after racist text scandal
GOP officials are facing tough questions about their connections to staffers associated with hateful messages revealed this week.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Missouri says 100K signatures to repeal voting map aren’t valid. That’s not all. Here’s the latest via @kacen.bsky.social
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Missouri says 100K signatures to repeal voting map aren’t valid. That’s not all
The legal actions illustrate a remarkable attempt to thwart Missourians from striking down the map that splits Kansas City.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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KCI refuses to air Kristi Noem’s TSA video blaming the shutdown on Democrats. A story via @kacen.bsky.social

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KCI refuses to air Kristi Noem’s TSA video blaming shutdown on Democrats
Kansas City International Airport’s denial comes as major airports across the country have also refused to play the video at security lines
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October 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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After fourth DWI conviction, former KCFD captain gets brief jail time & probation. A story from @judylt.bsky.social

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After fourth DWI conviction, former KCFD captain gets brief jail time & probation
Former KC fire captain Christopher Siegel stayed employed more than a year after his 4th DWI. He was sentenced in Clay County on Tuesday.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages. The latest via @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social
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Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages
One group chat member, who has since been fired as a spokesperson for AG Kris Kobach, reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM