Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals apologized Friday for “poorly articulated” comments about the COVID-19 vaccine after missing the team’s trip to Canada. Merrifield was among 10 Royals players who didn’t travel to Toronto because of their vaccination status for a four-game series against the Blue Jays before the All-Star break last week.
The Kansas City Royals keep winning series at home. Kris Bubic went seven strong innings, Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez had late-inning RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat Tampa Bay 4-2 on Sunday, winning a series against the Rays for the first time in five years.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes walked onto the practice field at Missouri Western State University on Sunday flanked by NFL rookies and longshots, many of whom dream of making in a year what the Chiefs quarterback will make by the end of the day.
For the second time this month, Jake McMahill is ready to start his pro career for the Cincinnati Reds. The Missouri State product, via State Fair Community College and the University of Evansville, was pitching in an independent Frontier League when the Reds purchased his contract from the Florence Y’alls on July 8.
Jackson County remains an area of high community spread of COVID-19, based on federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards, leading to mask requirements in some indoor facilities. The Truman Library in Independence and Truman National Historical Site locations require masks indoors for visitors, and Jackson County requires masks in county buildings, as well as temperature checks for employees entering the buildings and testing for unvaccinated employees.
Four candidates are on next Tuesday’s ballot to fill an at-large seat on the Independence City Council. The top two finishers advance to the Nov.
The first two weeks of July saw an avalanche of spending in the Missouri Senate race, with new political action committees joining the fray and the two top-spending Democrats expanding the markets they are mining for votes.
Shooting at convenience store investigated Police had no update Monday on the condition of a man seriously wounded in a shooting Friday at a QuikTrip in Independence. Police took one person into custody after the shooting at the QuikTrip 17815 E.
WASHINGTON (AP) — About two in three Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have “hardly any” confidence in the court.
Rocco Carzo was back on the ice at Cable Dahmer Arena this week, although the former Kansas City Mavericks captain was carrying a whistle, rather than a hockey stick. Carzo, who played with the Mavericks from 2015 to 2020, brought his RC4 Hockey Camp to the Cable Dahmer Community Ice, where youngsters ages 8-11 worked from 8:30 a.m.