KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ first World Series championship since 1985 has been named the top Missouri story of 2015 by Associated Press reporters and editors.

Protests at the University of Missouri over the administration’s handling of racial bias and hostility on campus came in second.

Coming in third was a Department of Justice report that found Ferguson operated a profit-driven system that heightened tensions among black residents for years before the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. That story was followed by Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich committing suicide in his Clayton home amid reports of dirty politics in his bid for governor.

Rounding out the top five was a sex scandal that rocked the statehouse in Jefferson City, with two lawmakers accused of inappropriate behavior with interns resigning.