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KC Council Advances Royals Stadium Deal

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
Protesters who want the Kansas City, Missouri Council to allow voters to decide on a reportedly $600 million new Royals stadium deal in the Crown Center area of downtown, are not going away.
Lewis Diuguid (center) being inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame. (Texas Metro News)

Lewis Diuguid (center) being inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame. (Texas Metro News)

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NABJ Hall of Fame Inductees Reflect on the Power of Recognition

Sylvia Powers
Thursday, August 20, 2026
For veteran journalists Jayne Kennedy and Lewis W. Diuguid, being inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame at the 2026 NABJ Convention represents more than a career achievement.
Stephen A. Smith (Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Stephen A. Smith (Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

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NABJ Called Out Stephen A. Smith. He Went to Fox News.

Stacy M. Brown
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Stephen A. Smith has spent decades building his career on the art of debate. When given a microphone, an opponent, and a reason to argue, few on American television seem more at ease than he is.

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Man pleads guilty after leaving bag of fentanyl in daycare center

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Friday, August 14, 2026
TOPEKA, KAN. – A Kansas man pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges after leaving behind a bag of fentanyl at a daycare center. According to court documents, Courtney McGee Cannon, 43, of Topeka pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Terrence Wise stands in front of a wall of campaign posters at Missouri Workers Power’s Kansas City headquarters. (Thomas White/The Beacon)

Terrence Wise stands in front of a wall of campaign posters at Missouri Workers Power’s Kansas City headquarters. (Thomas White/The Beacon)

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Worker Groups Seek Common Ground on Proposed New Royals Ballpark

Thomas White
Friday, August 14, 2026
Ralph Oropeza was telling a crowd at Union Station how he made it out of poverty.Thirty-five years ago, as the son of an immigrant single mother, he got an opportunity for an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Herbie Hancock (left) celebrated pianist and composer, along with trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist James Genus and drummer Jaylen Petinaud perform Aug. 6 at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center downtown. (Photo by Jen Isemann)

Herbie Hancock (left) celebrated pianist and composer, along with trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist James Genus and drummer Jaylen Petinaud perform Aug. 6 at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center downtown. (Photo by Jen Isemann)

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Maiden Voyage, Masterful Return: Herbie Hancock Commands Kauffman At 86

Houston Smith
Friday, August 14, 2026
An all-star band turned six decades of celebrated music into a living, twohour conversation before a sold-out Kauffman Center audienceAt 86, Herbie Hancock is not simply revisiting his past. He is still voyaging.Before a sold-out audience Thursday, Aug.
First Black Woman to Lead CDC Takes Helm as Agency Faces Public Health Challenges

First Black Woman to Lead CDC Takes Helm as Agency Faces Public Health Challenges

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First Black Woman to Lead CDC Takes Helm as Agency Faces Public Health Challenges

Stacy M. Brown
Friday, August 14, 2026
The U. S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making the physician, attorney and retired military health leader the first Black woman to head the nation’s premier public health agency.
Hundreds of Respect Missouri Voters Volunteers Rally in Jefferson City

Hundreds of Respect Missouri Voters Volunteers Rally in Jefferson City

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Hundreds of Respect Missouri Voters Volunteers Rally in Jefferson City

News Staff
Friday, August 14, 2026
Just over 24 hours after the Respect MO Voters lawsuit against the Secretary of State was filed, hundreds of Respect MO Voters volunteers from across the state rallied in Jefferson City, where the Secretary of State’s office is located.
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