9 Things to Know: Chiefs taking on Lions

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready for a primetime match-up against the Detroit Lions this weekend at Arrowhead Stadium.

WEEKEND. THAT’S ALL AHEAD. BRITTANY. THANK YOU. HERE ARE YOUR NINE THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW A KILLER STILL ON THE LOOSE AFTER A DEADLY SHOOTING OUTSIDE A KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CONVENIENCE STORE YESTERDAY. OFFICERS SAY THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT A SHOOTING NEAR BANNISTER AND LYDIA JUST BEFORE SIX LAST NIGHT. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN GOT INTO SOME SORT OF FIGHT OR ARGUMENT BEFORE THE SHOOTING. HE DIED AT THE SCENE. I HOPE THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE WOULD COME IN WITH THEIR EYES OPEN AND BE AWARE OF THE REAL PROBLEMS. JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE IS FINISHED WITH COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING AN INTERIM COUNTY EXECUTIVE. NOW THEY NEED TO NARROW DOWN THE CANDIDATES. INTERVIEWS ARE MONDAY. MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO THESE SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK SAY THEY WANT IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT PROCESS, AND THEY DON’T WANT SOMEONE WHO IS SITTING ON THE LEGISLATURE NOW TO TAKE THAT JOB. A CANDIDATE FOR TWO ELECTED POSITIONS IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KANSAS, WILL BE IN COURT TODAY SO A JUDGE CAN DECIDE WHETHER THEY’LL DISMISS TWO FELONY CHARGES AGAINST HER. LISA WALKER IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A CONTRACTOR. SHE CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE. SHE WANTS THE CHARGES DROPPED. IF THE PROSECUTION MOVES FORWARD AND SHE’S FOUND GUILTY. WALTER YEAGER WALKER YEAGER WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HOLD OFFICE. AND I THINK THAT IT IS AWFUL. AND THE AUDACITY OF SOMEONE WHO MAKES SIX FIGURES A YEAR TO DO THIS TO MILITARY FAMILIES IS INSANE. WE’RE NOW INTO DAY TEN OF A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. IN A FEW DAYS, FEDERAL WORKERS AND TROOPS RISK MISSING A PAYCHECK. IF CONGRESS DOESN’T PASS A FUNDING BILL. DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND TOP REPUBLICANS AREN’T COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ON THEIR HEALTH CARE DEMANDS. PRESIDENT SAID PREVIOUSLY THAT NEGOTIATIONS WERE UNDERWAY. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A CONTINUATION OF THE PRESIDENT’S DESPERATE WEAPONIZATION OF OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM, NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS FIRING BACK AFTER A GRAND JURY INDICTED HER ON CHARGES OF BANK FRAUD. SHE’S BEEN TARGETED BY THE PRESIDENT SINCE A FRAUD CASE SHE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM CAME DOWN. THIS COMES AFTER A GRAND JURY IN VIRGINIA INDICTED FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY. SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS THESE INDICTMENTS ARE MEANT TO SEND A MESSAGE. A CHICAGO JUDGE HAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM DEPLOYING THE NATIONAL GUARD TO ILLINOIS. JUDGE SAYS THERE’S NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF A REBELLION IN THE STATE, AND THAT A DEPLOYMENT WOULD LEAD TO CIVIL UNREST. BEFORE THE DECISION, LAWYERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SAID THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING BRAZEN HOSTILITY TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE SAVANNAH BANANAS ARE COMING BACK TO KAUFFMAN STADIUM NEXT YEAR, MAY 30TH AND 31ST, AND THEY’LL BE FACING A NEW TEAM IN THE BANANA LEAGUE THERE. THE INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS. THAT’S A NOD TO THE OLD NEGRO LEAGUES TEAM. YOU CAN JOIN THE TICKET LOTTERY THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR CHANCES TO BUY TICKETS TO THE GAMES NEXT YEAR. CHIEFS ARE PREPARING TO TAKE ON THE DETROIT LIONS SUNDAY AT ARROWHEAD, AND WE KNOW FORMER CHIEF AND PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER JARED ALLEN WILL BE THE DRUM DECK HONOREE. IT’S ALSO THE CHIEFS CRUCIAL CATCH GAME, HONORING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BATTLED AND ARE BATTLING CANCER. KICKOFF IS SET FOR 720. THIS WEEK’S KMBC9 HY-VEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK TAKES US TO BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH. THE LIBERTY BLUE JAYS WILL TAKE ON THE JAGUARS. LIBERTY’S COMING OFF A BIG WIN OVER PARK HILL. JAGUARS JUST BLEW PAST LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH LAST WEEK, AND BOTH TEAMS ARE UNDEFEATED. SO IT’S A BATTLE OF THE UNBEATENS. WE’LL HAVE A CREW OUT AT THE GAME TO SEE WHO KEEPS THEIR STREAK ALIVE. WATCH OUR REPORTS TONIGHT ON OUR LATER NEWSCAST. WE’LL A

9 Things to Know: Chiefs taking on Lions

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready for a primetime match-up against the Detroit Lions this weekend at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Updated: 4:40 AM CDT Oct 10, 2025

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