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The Chiefs begin their 60th year of football in Kansas City as Super Bowl favorites, but many longtime fans still remember the days when wins were much harder to come by.

Expectations for Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the team are sky-high this season. Can the Chiefs be the first back-to-back NFL champions since the New England Patriots?

Five months after celebrating their Super Bowl victory in the streets of Kansas City, the Chiefs are heading to their annual training camp in St. Joseph. Under quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the odds are looking good for another strong season.

For some Kansas City small businesses, the NFL Draft turned out to be a "huge disappointment."

Despite more than 300,000 people attending the NFL Draft over three days in Kansas City and huge promises for local spending, many small businesses actually saw sales decrease — leaving them stuck with extra inventory they had bought in preparation.

The NFL Draft was billed as the largest event Kansas City has ever held. To accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people, Union Station and some surrounding roads closed days and even weeks before. Officials say re-opening will go much faster.

Looking for a quick bite downtown during the NFL Draft? Some of your favorite places may be crowded.

The NFL Draft started in 1936 with no media coverage, but has blossomed to a nationally televised event that is the largest non sporting event in America bringing hundreds of thousands of football fans to Kansas City

Visit KCK relaunched the food rewards program this week to give newcomers and frequent visitors a chance to explore Wyandotte County via its eclectic Hispanic food culture. It has added new prizes for potential “Taco Champions.”

Many people visited the NFL Draft for the first time to share the experience with their children. Tens of thousands of fans packed the Union Station area.

Massive crowds are expected to surround Union Station for the NFL Draft this week. The Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors, a NFL Salute to Service Partner, invited one Kansas family to honor a service member killed in action by announcing the Chiefs' third-round draft pick.

Father and son Ed and Brad Budde both played offensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs, and they were both first-round draft picks — a singular achievement in the NFL that still stands today. Plus: Three companies want to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants, transport it by pipeline and store it underground — but environmentalists question the benefits.