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.