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A Kansas artist is carving Kamala Harris' portrait into a field — and left room for her VP pick
Crop artist Stan Herd just had a feeling that Vice President Kamala Harris was going to ascend to the top of the Democratic ticket. “I'm a political junkie, you know? I follow this stuff moment by moment,” he told KCUR. “It just seemed like the writing was on the wall.”
Bob Marcum, AD at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died at age 87
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall’s athletic departments all announced Marcum’s death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas coach John Calipari, who worked under Marcum at Massachusetts, posted on social media Sunday that Marcum was hospitalized after complications from a stroke.
Only 12% of eligible Kansas families signed up for programs to make child care cheaper
A family of four making less than $6,966 a month could earn child care subsidies. Children must be under 13. Call 1-888-369-4777 to learn more. Subsidies are run by DCF and applications can be picked up at any agency office. The families of nearly 100,000 children in Kansas were potentially...
2024 Tabor Bluejay Football Schedule Set
HILLSBORO, Kan. (TaborBluejays.com) – The 2024 Tabor College Bluejay Football schedule has been set. This season marks the second season of the new divisional format in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and the second season for the Bluejays as members of the KCAC’s Bissell Division. This will be the final year for the current divisional setup, as the divisions will realign based on competitive results from the last two seasons.
UPDATE: Wichita man suffers reported serious injuries following motorcycle crash near Matfield Green service exit Wednesday
A Wichita man was hospitalized after he was ejected from his motorcycle in Chase County Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, just after 4:15 pm a 2007 Suzuki Motorcycle ridden by 45-year-old Michael Rader of Wichita was traveling southbound on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 102, roughly five miles north of the Matfield Green service exit. Rader reportedly left the roadway and struck a guardrail ejecting him from the motorcycle.
Crash temporarily stopped traffic on I-35
Update: The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) has released the information regarding the crash for the I-35 crash Wednesday evening. According to the KHP crash log, a 45-year-old Wichita man was driving a Suzuki motorcycle southbound on I-35 near mile marker 102 in Chase County. The driver left the roadway, hit a guardrail and was ejected off […]
See thousands of custom and classic cars at KKOA Leadsled in Salina this week
The largest custom car show in the United States is back in central Kansas this week as the 44th annual Kustom Kemps of America Leadsled Spectacular descends on downtown Salina. More than 2,000 entrants were in last year's event that takes place each July, featuring show cars, trucks, drag machines, bicycles, vendors, bands and more over four days in and around Oakdale Park. ...
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