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Royals prospect, St. Joseph's own Noah Cameron thriving in Omaha
St. Joseph’s Noah Cameron has had quite the journey since being drafted by the Royals in 2021. An alum of Central High School, Cameron jumped from High A Quad Cities to Double A Northwest Arkansas last year. Cameron finished last year 3-10 with a 6.10 ERA, striking out 74...
Kansas teen handed over to state to get him sober. Now he’s in foster care
A high school junior based in Salina regularly came home at night drunk. Sometimes he passed out in the front yard of his mother’s home. Other times, he’d sleep off a night of heavy drinking in the passenger’s seat of a car. The teen’s mother didn’t know...
Harrison Butker urges JD Vance to bring Trump ‘back in line’ on abortion
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker urged Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) to bring former President Donald Trump “back in line” with a platform that would endorse a stricter stance on abortion. Butker came to political prominence when he gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College advocating women to be homemakers, after which many accused him […]
New investments in KCK parks give locals more pride in their neighborhoods
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Vandalism hit three parks around Kansas City, Kansas, during this summer. The damage was costly. Clifton Park was hit hard after someone took equipment from the spray park worth an estimated $25,000. Now, some of the city parks are getting a big financial boost to build entirely new facilities and renovate the grounds.
One injured after driver attempts to cut through gore on Kansas City interstate
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - One woman was taken to a nearby hospital after another driver caused a three-car crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that just after 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, emergency crews were called to the area of southbound I-635 and Shawnee Dr., southeast of Turner, with reports of a 3-vehicle collision.
World Cup will be KC’s biggest-ever event, top founder says (and local businesses can still get in the game)
When Neal Sharma co-founded DEG at the turn of the millennium, Kansas City felt like it had an inferiority complex, he said. Fast forward to 2024, and the city is teeming with extrinsic validation, he added. The exited founder-turned-civic leader hopes being a World Cup host city in 2026 pushes Kansas City to take a The post World Cup will be KC’s biggest-ever event, top founder says (and local businesses can still get in the game) appeared first on Startland News.
Faculty and staff appointments announced for 2024-25
Bethel has made the following appointments of new faculty and staff for the 2023-24 school year (list includes those who began employment Jan. 1, 2024, or later):. Lucas Delibas, assistant professor of mathematics. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Jodi Ehling, associate professor of...
Latvian man extradited to Kansas to face charges in Russian illegal avionics export scheme
TOPEKA — A Latvian man accused of participating in a scheme to export electronic aircraft equipment from Kansas for Russian companies appeared Wednesday in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, after being extradited. A grand jury in March indicted Oleg Chistyakov, or Olegs Čistjakovs, of Latvia on 26 charges...
Chiefs' Dramatic Overpay Makes Future Free Agency Plans Clear
The first major domino in a long line of upcoming Chiefs free agency decisions officially fell on Thursday night, as Kansas City signed star center Creed Humphrey to a reported four-year, $72 million contract. $18 million annually makes Humphrey the league's highest-paid center by a wide margin, significantly surpassing the...
Jackson Co. legislator discusses plan for State Tax Commission order
Since the order came down, the Jackson County Executive's Office says the order is unenforceable and that doing so would result in multiple taxing entities losing millions, with schools taking the biggest hit.
Connecting section will link new trail to Thousand Oaks
A connecting section of trail that will attach the Brush Creek Trail to the Thousand Oaks neighborhood in southern Platte County is being put out for bids. The Platte County Commission on Monday approved a request for bids on what is referred to as the Thousand Oaks Connector Trail. The connector will be roughly three-quarters of a mile, said Daniel Erickson, county director of parks.
Joel Klatt Makes Big 12 Championship Game Prediction
On Thursday, FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt made his pick for the 2024 Big 12 Championship Game. Klatt believes the two teams facing off in Arlington will be the Utah Utes and the Kansas Jayhawks, with the Utes emerging victorious. “In the Big 12 I’ve got Utah playing, wait for...
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