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The Kansas City Star local news app is your trusted source for local, daily journalism serving the Kansas City metropolitan region. Our newsroom reports on local government, public safety, business, education, and community developments affecting residents in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Independence, Blue Springs, Belton, Parkville, Gladstone, Liberty, Grandview, Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village, and surrounding metro communities, alongside statewide coverage and national headline news.

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