FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Last week, Kansas City welcomed a veteran who was killed in the line of duty during World War Two.

Originally from Detroit, Lieutenant John Mclauchlen was brought to KC ahead of his burial at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. John was missing in action for more than 80 years. Now, he is finally being laid to rest.

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Richard Mclauchlen, John’s nephew, grew up hearing stories about the war hero, Uncle John Mclauchlen.

“My dad used to talk about him and his brother and how they used to go up to the lake in the summertime and have so much fun together,” said Richard Mclauchlen, John’s nephew.

It was January of 1943 when John enlisted in the military.

“They taught him how to be a pilot and to be an officer. He died on December 1 of 1943,” said Richard.

He served just 11 months before a plane crash in Burma killed him and his crewmates.

“They said… last they saw of Uncle John and his bomber was when they dove into a cloud bank. After that no one ever saw anything again,” said Richard.

With more than 80,000 American troops missing in action, the Mclauchlen family had all but given up on bringing john home.

Until Richard and his wife Anita got a call from the military.

“They want to know if they could have a genetic sample,” said Richard.

A genetic sample, a military team working to identify John’s remains, and now, an arrival to Kansas City.

I asked Richard if John’s arrival is like finishing the mission 81 years later.

“For 80 years, he was unknown. Now, he’s going to have a marker with his name on the grave and he’ll be able to say yes, I came home,” said Richard.

After finding out that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was searching for John, Anita started looking into his life.

“The more I work on him, the more I feel like I know him,” said Anita Mclauchlen. “I feel like I’m just as close as my husband is.”

Uncle John was always important to Richard and Anita, but the couple says this whole experience has shown them that he was important to the military as well.

John arrived in Kansas City on Tuesday in a way Richard and Anita say was fit for a hero.

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That treatment will continue Monday morning at his burial, where there will be a flyover. Richard says this brings John’s story full circle.

“My uncle john was a very special man. He truly was a hero,” said Richard.

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (July 7, 2024) – FC Dallas (6-11-5, 23 points) suffered a 3-2 defeat to Sporting Kansas City (5-13-5, 20 points) on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park. The two clubs will face off once again on Wednesday night for quarterfinal action in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PLAYING THE KIDS
FC Dallas made six changes from its last MLS match versus the Portland Timbers, the most from one match to another this season. Six players in tonight’s starting XI have previously appeared for North Texas SC. Dallas started two Homegrowns with Nolan Norris and Dante Sealy getting starting nods. Tonight’s starting eleven had an average age of 25.7, the youngest starting lineup in the Peter Luccin era.

GOAL 11 FOR MUSA
Forward Petar Musa netted his 11th goal of the regular season to tie the match at 2-2 in the 64th minute. The goal is Musa’s sixth he’s scored in the last five matches he’s played. Musa is the second Dallas player to score a goal as a substitute this season after Logan Farrington netted a goal on June 19 against Minnesota United FC. Farrington picked up his fourth assist of the year tonight on Musa’s goal.

STEPPING UP
Tonight marked the first time in 2024 that Nkosi Tafari started a match as FC Dallas’ captain.

RECORD AGAINST SPORTING KANSAS CITY
FC Dallas is now 30-29-14 all-time against SKC and 12-17-9 at Kansas City.

FOUR MATCHES IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
FC Dallas has a busy run of play ahead with four matches before July 20: three in MLS action (July 13 vs LA Galaxy, July 17 vs Austin FC and July 20 at New England Revolution) and one Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match (July 10 at Sporting Kansas City).

UP NEXT: A DATE WITH THE CUP
FC Dallas takes on Sporting Kansas City in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals from Children’s Mercy Park. The match will kick off at 8PM CT. FC Dallas returns to Toyota Stadium on July 13 versus the LA Galaxy for its Christmas in July night presented by Chick-fil-A. The match will kick off at 7:30PM CT.

Both matches will air on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, the FC Dallas app in Spanish and English, and Talk Radio 1190 AM in English.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – It is no secret that Taylor Swift has the power to bring economic prosperity to the cities she has brought her Eras Tour to, however, one city, now close to her heart, has much more to thank her for.

While no one could have guessed what would happen in the year between her first show in Kansas City to her last show in Amsterdam, Swift has been a force compelling not only herself and the Kansas City Chiefs, but Kansas City as a whole into an international spotlight.

From Swift’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce to her impact on local businesses, one year after the first night of her Era’s Tour, here’s what has happened for Kansas City:

• November 1, 2022 – It is announced that Taylor Swift’s 22nd stop on the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour will be two nights in Kansas City.
• Mid-November, 2022 – Taylor’s fans begin to queue on Ticketmaster before it crashes, leaving them stranded for hours.
• July 2, 2023 – Taylor Swift takes over the Donutology menu.
• July 3, 2023 – Dolce Bakery prepares for the Eras Tour with Swift-themed bakery items.
• July 5, 2023 – Best Regards Bakery & Café seizes the Swift craze and creates themed cookies.
• July 6, 2023 – Fans begin to line up to get merch at the Eras Tour merch trucks in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot.
• July 7, 2023 – Fans converge in Kansas City for the first night of the Eras Tour. Taylor also releases ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ and debuts the album’s first music video at the show.
• July 8, 2023 – Fans enjoy the second night of the Eras Tour in Kansas City.
• July 13, 2023 – Swift makes a generous donation to Harvesters – The Community Food Network.
• July 26, 2023 – Travis Kelce admits he tried to give Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it, but was turned down by event staff.
• September 20, 2023 – Jason Kelce confirms the rumors that his brother, Travis, is now in a relationship with Taylor Swift.
• September 24, 2023 – Taylor attends her first game – Chiefs-Bears (recap) – to cheer on her boyfriend.
• September 25, 2023 – Charlie Hustle launches the “In My Red Era” clothing collection.
• September 26, 2023 – Kelce jersey sales jump 400% as Taylor’s fans begin to take notice.
• September 27, 2023 – Travis calls the Chiefs-Bears game the ‘day that went perfect’ with Taylor in a suite at Arrowhead.
• October 1, 2023 – Taylor flies to the Chiefs-Jets game in New York, again to cheer on her boyfriend and begins to make friends with other notable Chiefs spouses.
• October 6, 2023 – Travis opens up a little and says he’s “on top of the world” in his new relationship with the international megastar.
• October 12, 2023 – Reports that Swift will be at the Chiefs-Broncos game at Arrowhead begin to flood in.
• October 12, 2023 – Swift meets the Kelces’ dad at the Chiefs-Broncos game.
• October 22, 2023 – Swift attended the Chiefs-Chargers game in Los Angeles.
• October 25, 2023 – Swift dons an Erimish bracelet, based in Joplin, which has Kelce’s jersey number on it.
• November 10, 2023 – A new report states that football fans are tired of Swift being the focus of NFL games.
• December 3, 2023 – Chiefs lose to the Packers for the team’s first loss with Swift in attendance.
• December 6, 2023 – Swift reveals that she and Travis were a couple well before she attended September’s game.
• December 10, 2023 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Bills game, which Kansas City lost.
• December 11, 2023 – Business flares at Westside Storey after Swift is seen in one of its vintage Chiefs sweatshirts.
• December 17, 2023 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Patriots game with her dad as Kansas City closes in on its 8th straight AFC West title.
• December 21, 2023 – Kansas City area sisters begin to sell Swift-themed treats at their hot chocolate stand to help pay their parents back for Eras Tour tickets.
• December 25, 2023 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Raiders game and spends Christmas in Kansas City.
• December 31, 2024 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Bengals game and spends New Year’s Eve in Kansas City.
• January 13, 2024 – Swift attends the coldest game of the year, Chiefs-Dolphins, with the famous puffer jacket.
• January 15, 2024 – Swift’s puffer jacket, which was made by the wife of San Francisco 49ers Kyle Juszczyk, Kristin, goes viral.
• January 21, 2024 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Bills playoff game as Kansas City advances.
• January 28, 2024 – Swift attends the Chiefs-Ravens AFC Championship game as Kansas City heads to the Super Bowl.
• January 30, 2024 – Reid says Swift is “no distraction” ahead of the Super Bowl and is always welcome.
• January 31, 2024 – EB and Co. struggles to handle sales of its Kelce 87 jersey ring after Swift is seen wearing one.
• February 1, 2024 – Travis thanks Taylor for “joining the team” as he prepares for another Super Bowl.
• February 2, 2024 – Taylor successfully hustles back from Japan to cheer Travis along in the Super Bowl game.
• February 8, 2024 – Olathe Elementary School students make 800 friendship bracelets to ship to Sutter Elementary in California.
• February 9, 2024 – Area dads begin to gush over Swift as she helps them bond with their daughters as they watch football.
• February 12, 2024 – The Chiefs win the Super Bowl with Taylor in attendance.
• February 16, 2024 – Swift donates $100,000 to the funds for Chiefs rally shooting victim Lisa Lopez-Galvan who lost her life.
• April 18, 2024 – Demand for New Heights hats soar as Taylor is seen wearing one with Travis at Coachella.
• April 19, 2024 – Listening parties pop up across the metro as Swift drops her latest album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Fans begin to notice Easter Eggs about Travis and Kansas City in her lyrics.
• June 14, 2024 – Taylor watches the Ring Ceremony from England.
• June 26, 2024 – The Kelces reveal that the entire family met Taylor as well as the Royal Family at the London Stop of her Eras Tour.
• June/July – Travis is seen at Swift’s international concerts much more as he proudly shows her off each night after the show. He could be seen jetting from the Edwards-Helaire wedding to Europe, to Kansas City for the ring ceremony and back again to Europe.
• July 3, 2024 – Travis gushes about his time on stage with Taylor during the Europe leg of her Eras Tour on his New Heights podcast with Jason.

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