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Additional Light Shed on Simmons Timeline, Past and Future
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs pulled away in the second half to secure an impressive Monday night win over the Commanders. But their prior Monday night game actually began the Josh Simmons timeline.
According to SI insider Albert Breer, the deeply personal family issues with which the rookie is currently navigating first surfaced just before the Oct. 6 Monday night loss in Jacksonville. Shortly before kickoff in that game and after pregame warmups, the Chiefs announced that Simmons had been added to the injury report as questionable with an illness.
A 6-5, 310-pound rookie, Simmons wound up starting and playing the full game, a 31-28 loss to the Jaguars. He didn’t appear on the team’s injury report the following week until five hours prior to kickoff in the Sunday night victory over Detroit on Oct. 12.
That’s when the Chiefs announced Simmons – the final choice in the first round of April’s draft — as questionable for personal reasons. Kansas City ruled him out before kickoff, and Jaylon Moore has started each of the last three games, all Chiefs wins.
Money well spent
“For now,” Breer wrote Tuesday, “the first thing to know is the two-year, $30 million deal the Chiefs gave Jaylon Moore in the offseason, even if he’s not the starting left tackle they paid him to be, is money well spent.
“The Chiefs have depth at those positions that they didn’t before. Last year, a black hole at left tackle forced the team to move Joe Thuney there, setting off a cascade that blew up in the team’s Super Bowl loss. They’ll likely have no such problem this year.”
Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt addressed the Simmons situation prior to Monday’s win over the Commanders.
“It’s not something I can go into but it is a private family matter,” Hunt said Monday, noting he has a high level of confidence Simmons will return. “And we’ve had good communication with him, and there’s an understanding by both parties where he is. And we’re hopeful to have him back with the team sometime in the future.”
A good sign
Breer also noted that if Brett Veach and Andy Reid expected a long-term absence, they had the option to place the rookie on a reserve list, shelving him for at least four games. But the team is not believed to be considering that choice.
While Moore played well his first two starts in place of Simmons, the veteran tackle struggled against the Commanders. Reid said after Monday’s game that Washington has an elite defensive front. Edge rusher Jacob Martin sacked Patrick Mahomes twice, one allowed by Moore.
“They’re better with the wildly talented Simmons in there,” Breer wrote. “What I know is that the issue first arose just before the Jaguars game. Simmons ended up playing in that matchup, then left right before the Lions game. The cited family aspect of his absence is real, and that was a part of the background that teams had to work through when he was coming out.”
The Chiefs (5-3) have to travel to Buffalo (5-2) on a short week, then get a midseason bye.
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CHEROKEE, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman died and a man was seriously injured following a head-on crash Monday afternoon in Crawford County in southeast Kansas, officials said.
The collision was reported at 2:45 p.m. Monday on US-400 highway about four miles west of Cherokee.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2015 Nissan Altima was eastbound on US-400 when it crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck that was westbound on the highway.
The Nissan then spun counterclockwise and came to rest in the roadway, while the Dodge truck left the roadway to the right, rolled once and came to rest on its wheels facing south in the north ditch.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck, Carol S. Sharp, 68, of Altoona, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, where she was pronounced dead. The patrol said Sharp was wearing her seat belt.
The driver of the Nissan, identified as Eric M. Meyers, 38, of Des Moines, Iowa, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg with serious injuries. The patrol said Meyers was wearing his seat belt.
Both drivers were alone in their vehicles, the patrol said.
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The Kansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 8, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
08-32-52-56-64, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 2
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
Midday: 9-6-0
Evening: 2-8-1
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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
Red Balls: 05-24, White Balls: 11-19
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
11-14-28-30-41, Lucky Ball: 11
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Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
07-10-32-33-35, Star Ball: 03, ASB: 02
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Winning Super Kansas Cash numbers from Dec. 8 drawing
02-09-14-18-21, Cash Ball: 25
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A website and app that assists Kansas drivers has received an upgrade.
On Monday, the Kansas Department of Transportation said KanDrive, which has served motorists in the state since 2009, has the following new features:
- Ability to report incidents through Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Hands-free voice incident reporting through Apple CarPlay
- High wind/weather and slow-moving vehicle alerts
- Expanded work zone updates
- Enhanced detour information
- Integration with Alexa-enabled devices
- Oversize truck location mapping (U.S. Highway 83 corridor only)
KDOT said the features are available statewide and were developed as part of the U.S. Highway 83 Advanced Technology Project.
KanDrive provides real-time travel information such as road conditions, closures, construction updates, camera/video feeds and detour information.
Download KanDrive from the Google Play or Apple App Store or visit the website.
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