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Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered congressional map, orders referendum vote

Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday.
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Greg Mendez moves modest crowd with recent work at recordBar

Greg Mendez. // photo by Alex Agueros Dressed in a plain shirt, jeans, and rugged boots, Philadelphia singer-songwriter Greg ...
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Creeping Death’s Reese Alavi on the band’s return to the road ahead of Thursday’s Warehouse show

Creeping Death. // photo courtesy the artist Creeping Death plays as part of The Summer Slaughter Tour 2026 Part II, along ...
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Missouri Supreme Court weighs who can challenge Kansas City stadium incentives

A rendering of the entrance of a proposed new baseball stadium in Kansas City (courtesy photo) The Missouri Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether three opponents of the state’s sweeping stadium ...
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Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on Republican primary opponent

A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the ...
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KC Symphony European Tour Diary: Berlin (Day Three)

Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is in the midst of its European tour and is sharing images and reactions from the trip with The Pitch. Their third and final date was on Sunday, August 30 ...
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Our current wave of ‘historical negationism’ makes democracy a joke, with America as the punchline

Illustration by Teddy Rosen Historical denial is a product of generational societal traumas that often culminate in ...
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Letter from the Editor: Stalking suffers and the semantics of sermon

Tim Kasher @ Rewind Video and Dive. // Photo by Brock Wilbur Dearest readers, Thanks for picking up a copy of the September issue of The Pitch. Virgo season is in full effect and I will be behaving ...
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KC Symphony European Tour Diary: Amsterdam (Day One)

KC Symphony at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. // photo courtesy KC Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is in the midst of its ...
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Photos: Toto, Christopher Cross, and The Romantics at Morton

Toto. // photo by Ethan Sympson Toto with Christopher Cross and the Romantics Morton Amphitheater Monday, August 24 Bringing three very different elements of the ’80s to Morton on Monday, Toto, ...
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Photos: Santana turns up the heat at Morton

Santana. // photo by Legendary Latin-rock band Santana took to the stage at Morton on Wednesday, August 26, as part of a co-headlining tour with the Doobie Brothers. Alas, we were not granted ...
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KC Symphony European Tour Diary: Hamburg (Day Two)

KC Symphony at Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg. // photo credit Daniel Dittus The Kansas City Symphony is in the midst of its European tour and is sharing images and reactions from the trip with The Pitch.