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Carolyn Burnett wipes away tears as she sorts through mementos to select items to commemorate her son Chris Burnett on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Olathe, Kan. Chris Burnett, an unvaccinated 34-year-old father who coached football at Olathe East High School, died in September as a result of COVID-19 after nearly two weeks on a ventilator. ​(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
COVID toll hits 800,000 to close out year filled with death

By Heather Hollingsworth Dec. 14, 2021 09:18 AM EST
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her

FILE - In this June 25, 2017 file photo, Trey Songz performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with police officers at the AFC championship game in Kansas City, prosecutors announced Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
No charges against R&B artist Trey Songz over NFL scuffle

By Heather Hollingsworth Apr. 27, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
R&B artist Trey Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs fans do "the chop" at the start of the team's NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs barred headdresses and war paint amid the nationwide push for racial justice, but its effort to make its popular “war chant” more palatable is getting a fresh round of scrutiny from Native American groups as the team prepares to make its second straight Super Bowl appearance. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Chiefs under pressure to ditch the tomahawk chop celebration

By Heather Hollingsworth Feb. 03, 2021 11:46 PM EST
Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 file photo, fans stand for a presentation on social justice before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo. The NFL's new stance encouraging players to take a stand against racial injustice got its first test as some fans of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs booed during a moment of silence to promote the cause, touching off a fresh debate on how players should use their voice. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Chiefs, Texans booed as racial justice stand sparks outrage

By Heather Hollingsworth Sep. 11, 2020 06:25 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NFL’s new stance encouraging players to take a

Tammy Reid, left, and her husband, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, right, holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy, exits a plane as his team returns home a day after winning the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20, to win their first championship in 50 years. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Kansas City set to celebrate Super Bowl win with parade

By Heather Hollingsworth Feb. 03, 2020 08:09 AM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned to Kansas City on