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Election results are ‘positive moment’ in hopes of keeping Chiefs in Missouri, mayor says

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August 7, 2024

Election results are ‘positive moment’ in hopes of keeping Chiefs in Missouri, mayor says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Tuesday’s winners in the Kansas and Missouri gubernatorial primaries are strong players to keep Kansas City’s two largest professional franchises in the Show-Me State, according to the city’s top politician.

At Chiefs training camp on Wednesday in St. Joseph, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas expressed optimism in retaining the Chiefs and Royals.

“Conversations continue with both teams,” Lucas told KCTV5. “I think whether we have a Gov. Kehoe or Gov. Quade, you’re going to see not just the governor’s office but the Missouri legislature supportive of retaining these two valuable assets here in the state of Missouri, particularly in Kansas City.”

Mike Kehoe, the state’s lieutenant governor, defeated State Sen. Bill Eigel and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft for the Republican nomination for governor. Rep. Crystal Quade won the Democratic nomination over Mike Hamra.

In June 2024, Kehoe’s team released the following statement when asked if the state’s relationship with the Chiefs and Royals will continue:

“Missourians deserve a governor who will fight for jobs and economic growth while protecting taxpayers. Unlike his opponents, Mike Kehoe will not watch passively as other states poach our businesses. As governor, he will use every tool at his disposal to ensure Missouri is a state that welcomes investment, creates jobs, and spurs economic growth.”

The support for both teams continues to gain bipartisan backing, with Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor, Crystal Quade sharing similar feelings.

In June 2024 she released the following statement: “Any candidate for governor who claims they don’t care about the Arrowhead-sized hole losing the Chiefs would create is lying. We need to elect leaders who will work with the Chiefs to make sure all sides get a fair deal and keep our Super Bowl Champs playing football in Missouri for decades to come.”

While visiting Chiefs training camp, Lucas voiced his hope for the teams moving forward.

“I think this is a positive moment for all of us in the stadium conversation,” Lucas said. “I think you’re going to see progress in the months ahead.”

ALSO READ: Chiefs’ Mark Donovan says organization has options in ongoing stadium negotiations

Jackson County, Missouri, voters rejected a 3/8-cent sales tax proposal that would have gone toward funding a downtown ballpark for the Royals and renovation of Arrowhead Stadium.

In late April, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said the organization is reassessing its options for the future, whether that be at Arrowhead Stadium or building a new venue.

Following the failed vote in April, legislators in Kansas passed a STAR bonds bill with the help of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly that opens a pathway to the teams moving to the Sunflower State.

The current lease for the Chiefs and Royals at the Truman Sports Complex expires in 2031.

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Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach

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April 14, 2026

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Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach

Missouri lawmakers are right to treat the collapse of rural health care as an urgent crisis. Nearly half of the state’s remaining rural hospitals are at risk of closure, and many communities already know what it means to lose emergency rooms, labor and delivery services and timely stroke care. In this environment, legislation allowing MU […]

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Montgomery County man pleads guilty in child death involving fentanyl

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April 13, 2026

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Montgomery County man pleads guilty in child death involving fentanyl

A man charged after a 2-year-old was found dead under his care pleaded guilty to charges including murder in connection to the child’s death.

Bryan Danter, identified in court documents as the child’s father, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to court records.

Danter was charged in September 2024 with drug trafficking and child endangerment counts after state troopers found a 2-year-old child dead in an apartment, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting.

After investigators concluded the child died of exposure to fentanyl, a felony murder charge was added to the case, according to previous reporting. An individual can be charged with felony murder in Missouri when someone dies during the perpetration of a felony.

The probable cause statement filed at the time described guns discovered by state troopers during the child death investigation.

The guns included a pump-action shotgun, a semi-automatic shotgun and a semi-automatic .22- caliber rifle. Troopers said the serial number on the rifle had been sanded off, according to previous reporting.

Since Danter was previously convicted in a felony case and is not allowed to own firearms by law.

Danter has a sentencing hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. June 12.

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Missouri women’s basketball adds high-major starting point guard transfer

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April 13, 2026

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Missouri women’s basketball adds high-major starting point guard transfer

Make that two signings for Kellie Harper’s team in the opening week of the transfer portal.

Missouri women’s basketball landed a commitment Sunday from Indiana point guard Nevaeh Caffey, who announced her decision to sign with the Tigers via social media. Caffey is a native of Warrenton, Missouri, who started all 32 Hoosiers games last season as a true freshman.

The Tigers have now made two additions out of the transfer portal since the window opened April 6, with Caffey joining Michigan transfer and freshman shooting guard McKenzie Mathurin.

Caffey is from the St. Louis area and played her high school at Incarnate Word Academy, winning 139 straight games and four straight MSHSAA Class 6 titles with the powerhouse. She was named Miss Show-Me Basketball as a senior in 2025.

In 32 starts, averaging 32.1 minutes on the floor per game, Caffey scored 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 turnovers per game. The 5-foot-10 shot 41.7% from 3-point range on 36 total attempts, and she averaged 3.3 free-throw attempts per game with a 81.3% clip.

Point guard — and guard depth at large — looked likely to be a target area for the Tigers in this transfer window, which will remain open for new entries through April 21.

The Tigers can return Averi Kroenke, who sustained a season-ending injury before the Tigers’ season-opener last year, and have a top-100 high school prospect in Natalya Hodge with the ability to run the point.

With high-major starting experience, Caffey sets up to find a prominent spot in the rotation next year in Columbia.

Five Missouri players have entered the portal and will transfer out of the program this offseason, including core rotation members in guards Chloe Sotell and Shannon Dowell. If there had been no outward movement, Mizzou would not have had any room to work in the transfer portal due to the NCAA’s 15-player roster limit for college basketball programs.

Mizzou has now filled two of those five possible open roster spots.

Frontcourt depth is now the clear-and-obvious major need for Mizzou. The Tigers need experience at both forward and center to round out their roster.

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