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Bubba Wallace Makes History As First Black Driver To Win Major Race On Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Oval
On Sunday, Bubba Wallace made history as the first Black driver to win a major NASCAR race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval. According to The Associated Press, his history-making victory during the Brickyard 400 was not without its...

Senator Roger Marshall discusses Kansas City Chiefs' prospects and Senate agenda during training camp visit
Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshotSenator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Pete Mundo on KCMO’s Mundo in The Morning...

17 arrested in latest Kansas City street racing, sideshow crackdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department said Monday that 17 people were arrested over the weekend across popular entertainment districts. An undisclosed number of those arrests were made as part of ongoing efforts to reduce...

Man killed in Kansas City Family Dollar collapse remembered; pastor offers to pay for funeral
FROM ABOVE ON BROADWAY IN MIDTOWN. ONE MAN IS DEAD, THREE OTHERS ARE HURT. KMBC NINE NEWS HAS TEAM COVERAGE. OUR ANDY ALCOCK IS LOOKING AT CONCERNS PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD WITH THAT BUILDING, BUT WE BEGIN WITH OUR MATT EVANS AND MATT....

New organization aims to highlight, support Kansas’ extensive trail system
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A new organization in Kansas wants to help connect you with the state’s stunning nature trails. Leaders have announced that Kansas Trails, Inc. has launched as the state’s first nonprofit meant to connect, support and...

Democrat Marty Tuley announces candidacy for 2026 Kansas governor
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - A Democrat from Lawrence has announced his candidacy for Kansas governor in 2026. Marty Tuley describes himself as an educator, parent and lifelong Kansan. His priorities include raising public schooltecher pay; ensuring...

Davante Adams embraces Puka Nacua pressure in race for 2,000 yards with Rams
Davante Adams is ready to have a 2,000-yard receiving year if need be. However, the veteran wide receiver doesn't believe it will ultimately be necessary. Adams was a guest on "Up & Adams" on Monday morning, and Kay Adams asked him who he thinks...

Democrats: The 2028 race has begun
The 2028 Democratic primaries have already kicked off in South Carolina, said Brakkton Booker and Elena Schneider in Politico. A host of presidential hopefuls have descended on the early primary state, testing stump speeches, previewing lines of...

Big 12 College Football Betting Preview: Arizona State, Kansas State Lead Wide-Open Title Race
Big 12 College Football Betting Preview: Arizona State, Kansas State Lead Wide-Open Title Race originally appeared on Athlon Sports. A wide-open battle at the top of the conference is set for the Big 12 once again in 2025. Nine teams entered the...
Checking in with Matt Gildersleeve as Kansas football’s 2025 season opener approaches
LAWRENCE — As Kansas football’s preparations for the 2025 season continue, Matt Gildersleeve met with the media to share his thoughts on the team’s progress during fall camp. Here are some takeaways from what Gilderseleeve, the team’s director of...

Wallace becomes first Black driver to win major race at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bubba Wallace climbed out of the No. 23 car Sunday, pumped his fists, found his family and savored every precious moment of a historic Brickyard 400 victory. He deserved every minute of it. The 31-year-old Wallace overcame a...

Kansas child and adult care food program eligibility guidelines announced
TOPEKA - The Kansas State Department of Education announces the participation of sponsoring agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the current program year. By participating in this program, sponsors will receive federal funds for...

Young artists of Van Go build benches, connections
Share this post or save for later Perspective can be everything. It’s certainly part of the humanities, Giselle Anatol said. Anatol, director of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas, was present at a packed ceremony...

Special education teacher Melissa Runge honored as July's Blue KC Sporting Samaritan
Melissa Runge, a Special Education teacher at Sunflower Elementary School in Gardner | Sporting Kansas CityMelissa Runge, a Special Education teacher at Sunflower Elementary School in Gardner | Sporting Kansas City Melissa Runge, a Special...

Letter to the editor: Breach of trust harms Haskell
To the editor: In June, the Higher Learning Commission issued a notice changing Haskell Indian Nations University’s status from “accredited” to “accredited on notice.” This alarming situation creates greater trauma and endangers Native American...

Kansas Profile – Now That's Rural: Kyla Keller, Rural Education and Workforce Alliance

Wallace becomes first Black driver to win major race in Indianapolis
Bubba Wallace drives Sunday during the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bubba Wallace climbed out of the No. 23 car Sunday, pumped his fists,...
Your ultimate 2025 college football road-trip guide
Editor's Note: The author spent the fall of 2009 traveling around the country covering an entire season of college football on his own dime for his now-defunct website. He went broke and got fat but it was the best creative project he's ever...

Kansas City ends free bus program over budget concerns while NYC dem-socialist pushes for no-fare transit
FOX Business correspondent Kelly Saberi reports on return of bus fares in Kansas City, Mo., on ‘The Big Money Show’ as New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani considers implementing the policy. Kansas City's experiment with free bus fares is...

Bubba Wallace overcomes Brickyard 400 field and his own doubts, snapping 100-race winless streak
INDIANAPOLIS — Bubba Wallace was filled with doubt during the last 20 laps of the Brickyard 400, haunted by the mental demons of low confidence and a 100-race winless drought. “I kept telling myself ‘I’m not going to be able to do it,’” he said....