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Sports betting apps like DraftKings continue to rise.

Opinion: Missouri Needs Sports Betting

Zach Gunter, Staff Writer
April 13, 2023

  The Missouri Senate has found itself in a familiar position after being unable to reach an agreement on the issue of sports betting. Yet again, the wheels are spinning, but the issue goes nowhere.   Many in the Senate, such as Senate President Caleb Rowden, a Republican...

Kansas City Roos, Mens Soccer

Kansas City shifts strategies to defeat Bradley 3-2 in the second game of the season 

Afnan Hussain, Writer
August 29, 2022

A match filled with many on-the-spot changes, allowed the Kansas City Roos men's soccer team to prevail against the Bradley Braves 3-2.  Kansas City started off the game strong with several aggressive offensive attacks leading to the first goal of the night from Graduate...

Roo News wins first place for website, nine total awards at MCMA conference

Roo News wins first place for website, nine total awards at MCMA conference

Roo News
April 11, 2022

UMKC Roo News took home nine awards at this year’s Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards. In competition against the largest universities in Missouri, the newspaper has continued to build on its past success, notably earning first place in website design. “I...

Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Opinion: It doesn’t matter if COVID is “over” or not

Hayden Baker
March 17, 2022

Step into a UMKC classroom and you’re likely to see mostly mask-less faces crammed into a too-small space. The same is common of gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants in the greater Kansas City area. This has little to do with the confusing guidelines the CDC released...

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Experts discuss Missouri’s transition from COVID pandemic to ‘endemic’

Hayden Baker
March 7, 2022

The state of Missouri will begin labeling COVID-19 as an “endemic” within the next few weeks.  This shift has been in the works since December, and it follows a trend seen throughout the country. Pennsylvania and Colorado have begun to transition to the label of...

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