KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a string of robberies and attempted robberies of banks and credit unions in multiple states. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, to one count each of money laundering, transporting stolen property across state lines, and bank …
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Missouri House votes to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs’ parade shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory …
Read More »2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of …
Read More »After a moment of community pride turned deadly, Kansas City grapples with the aftermath
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “Are you feeling good today, Chiefs Kingdom?” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shouted to a sea of football fans fresh from their town’s third Super Bowl victory in five years. Less than an hour later — with music still blaring and the confetti of celebration still hanging in the air — the mayor and throngs …
Read More »Mississippi State visits Missouri following Bates’ 20-point showing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-8, 4-6 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (8-15, 0-10 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Royals make official SS Bobby Witt Jr.’s mammoth 11-year, $288 million-plus contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals owner John Sherman remembers hanging along the fence at spring training in Arizona back in 2020, shortly after he had purchased the club from David Glass, and watching top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. rip line drives to every part of the field. Sherman had a suspicion even then that he was watching something special. …
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