Kansas City LGBTQ+ advocates concerned as dedicated 988 hotline service to end

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Trump administration announced this week it will end the dedicated 988 hotline service for LGBTQ+ community members in less than a month. The administration stated it "will no longer silo LGB+ youth services," a decision...

Kansas Volleyball Signs Serbian Star Jovana Zelenovic for 2025

Head coach Matt Ulmer has officially added Jovana Zelenovic to the Kansas volleyball roster. Standing 6-7, Zelenovic is an opposite hitter from Novi Sad, Serbia, currently competing with the Serbian Senior National Team. She is celebrated for both...

Kansas State Fire Marshal announces start of 2025 fireworks season

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas State Fire Marshal wants to remind Kansans that the 2025 consumer fireworks season officially begins today, Friday, June 20, and ends on Sunday, July 7. According to a press release from the State Fire Marshal’s...

Kansas analysis, national report urges more funding for local election administration

Spectrum says vandalism caused outage Friday for some Kansas City area customers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spectrum says vandalism caused an outage for some of its customers across Kansas City on Friday. Several agencies across the region reported communications issues due to the vandalism on one of Spectrum’s fiber lines. “These...

Landmark Report from Dole and Kennedy Institutes Identifies Need for Greater Funding of Election Administrators

BOSTON, June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A landmark report by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate finds that local election administrators consistently lack sustained funding,...

KBI initiative allows Kansas victims to track rape kit status

TOPEKA — A Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative is expected to change the state’s sexual assault evidence kit process so that survivors are no longer left in the dark. As early as 2026, sexual assault survivors, health care facilities, law...

What Are All the Airlines at Denver International Airport?

Colorado has one of the busiest airports in the world at Denver International Airport; millions and millions of travelers have passed through it. Do you know all the airlines that are out there? Denver International Airport Celebrates 30 Years...

Kansas City Royals Rake the Rangers: Is This Offense for Real?

The Kansas City Royals just showed signs of life—and hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco are here to break it all down on the Royals Rundown Podcast! The duo recaps a strong offensive showing in the series against the Texas Rangers, with...

Ricky Williams slams Texas lawmakers in explosive lawsuit, claiming the hemp THC ban defies federal law and endangers the rights of millions

Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage Ricky Williams has always been more than just a football player. After a career marked by big runs and bold choices, the former Dolphins star is stepping into a different kind of spotlight—this time as a defender of...

GOP States Reap Solar Boom From Law Their Party Opposed

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – While Republican leaders continue to champion fossil fuels and vow to repeal green energy subsidies, voters and businesses in GOP strongholds have already embraced the clean energy revolution—especially solar....

Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative to allow sexual assault survivors to track rape kit status

Share this post or save for later TOPEKA — A Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative is expected to change the state’s sexual assault evidence kit process so that survivors are no longer left in the dark. As early as 2026, sexual assault...

Ulmer continues to add international talent, signs Zelenović

photo by: Kansas Athletics New KU volleyball coach Matt Ulmer speaks at his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. New Kansas volleyball coach Matt Ulmer has placed a significant emphasis on...

Proposals in Congress would threaten Kansas infrastructure and public safety

As president of the Kansas County Highway Association, I am concerned by continued efforts in the nation’s capital that would make Kansas highways more dangerous for motorists while damaging infrastructure, especially bridges. Special interest...

The Broncos are reportedly talking to Colorado Governor Jared Polis regarding a 58-acre site at Burnham Yard in Denver

Good Morning, Broncos Country! According to The Denver Post's Parker Gabriel, Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ office is involved in talks with the Broncos over a Burnham Yard sale. The rail yard is one of a few potential sites the team is exploring...

One person killed after speeding, striking bridge support on I-49 in Kansas City

One person killed after speeding, striking bridge support on I-49 in Kansas City I’LL SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP. OKAY, KATIE. THANK YOU. WELL, HERE ARE NINE THINGS TO KNOW THIS MORNING AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING AT...

Government reopens discredited private prisons to fill them with migrants detained by ICE

In 1931, the city of Leavenworth, Kansas, welcomed one of the most notorious prisoners of the era: Al Capone. The gangsters George “Machine Gun” Kelly and James Earl Ray, who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., were other infamous inmates who did...

Preliminary report details final approach of plane that crashed into San Diego military housing community

Vehicles and houses are damages after a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Gregory Bull/AP) (Tribune News Service) — The...

Kansas City reparations research delayed as legal review freezes funding

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Two years after Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas created a commission to explore reparations for Black residents, the next major step in that work has been put on hold. The Mayor’s Commission on Reparations was preparing...

Rule of law requires limits on governors, presidents

Look beyond the partisanship of the No Kings rallies, and you’ll see they’ve got an interesting point that ought to appeal to Americans across the political spectrum. Citizens shouldn’t want a monarch who gets to do whatever he wants by royal...