Sports

On Jan. 3, 2026, Wilmer Jimenez awoke to texts from his mother who was at home in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Jimenez, a Junior studying at Northwest Missouri State University, was in the United States preparing for the spring semester.

Mayor Christal Watson said no decisions have been made on whether Wyandotte County will help pay for a new stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs. Some Kansas City, Kansas, residents worry local governments haven't been good stewards of their money.

A geolocation service registered 2.6 million uses of betting platforms in the first 24 hours of legal sports wagering in the state.

Missourians narrowly passed Amendment 2 in 2024, which legalized sports betting in the state. The constitutional amendment places Missouri among the nearly 40 states with legal sports gambling.