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Trump fires Democratic member of U.S. Surface Transportation Board ahead of rail merger decision

The Globe and Mail · August 28, 2025

President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Board member Robert Primus said on LinkedIn that he...

Trump fires Surface Transportation Board member Primus

Progressive Railroading · August 28, 2025

STB Member Robert Primus says he will fight his termination by President Trump. Photo – Surface Transportation Board Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department. President Donald Trump...

OCCK Transportation Wins Kansas Public Transit Association’s Innovation Award

KNCK - Kansas ·

Local Written By: Press Release from OCCK Inc Transportation Published Date: 08-28-2025 OCCK Transportation was awarded an Innovation Award from the Kansas Public Transit Association at the 2025 Annual Meeting held August 12-13, 2025, at the...

Kansas judicial summit in Hays focuses on treatment over incarceration

Hays Post - Kansas ·

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post Representatives of judicial districts from across the state gathered in Hays on Tuesday and Wednesday for a mental health summit. Seventy percent of people who are incarcerated in the United States have a mental...

ROMANCE ERA | Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Are Engaged. Kansas City Is Enchanted.

The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas ·

It was a school drop-off made for their wildest dreams. Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” pulsed on a stereo. Students piled out of S.U.V.s wearing Travis Kelce jerseys. Teachers donned Swiftie friendship bracelets and T-shirts with Mr. Kelce’s...

Former Ag Secretary Glickman Worries About ‘Sledgehammer’ Trade Policies Affecting Kansas Farmers

Successful Farming ·

OVERLAND PARK — Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman pushed for deepening relationships and maintaining international growth opportunities for Kansas farmers at a meeting of state political and agricultural leaders Wednesday. Glickman...

Kansas City police officer killed by fleeing suspect while deploying stop sticks to end pursuit

Fox News ·

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office Deputy Elijah Ming was killed in a shooting on Saturday, July 26, 2025. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kansas City is mourning the loss of a police officer after he was fatally struck by a driver...

A tax company in Kansas City gave thousands of workers the afternoon off to celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement

Fortune ·

H&R Block gave its Kansas City employees the afternoon off after billionaire pop icon Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Super Bowl star Travis Kelce this Tuesday. The $6.6 billion company shared a viral email that read, “Celebrate love....

Nebraska vs. Cincinnati: Game Day weather for season opener in Kansas City

KETV 7 - Nebraska · August 28, 2025

Nebraska vs. Cincinnati: Expect partly cloudy skies for Huskers' season opener in Kansas City BOOK OR SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO, NOT TOO BAD OF A COMMUTE. AND IT’S EXCITING COMMUTE AS WELL WITH THIS FIRST GAME. YOU’RE SO RIGHT ABOUT THAT. GLAD IT’S...

Kansas City celebrates Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement

WDAF - Missouri · August 27, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are now engaged, and the Kansas City community is celebrating. The engagement comes 13 days after Swift made her first-ever podcast appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast,...

Kansas could lose over $10 million in SNAP funding

KSNT - Kansas · August 28, 2025

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas House Speaker Daniel Hawkins put out a statement criticizing the Department for Children and Families (DCF) and Governor Kelly’s refusal to give the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) information regarding SNAP...

‘There's a song in that’: How Kansas landed Panasonic plant with song

KSHB - Missouri · August 28, 2025

This story is part of an ongoing series, Powering Change: Panasonic and De Soto. If you'd like to share your excitement or concerns about the electric vehicle battery plant, you can do so here. — The $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery...

Police: Suspect in SW Kansas struck officers after running from crash

Great Bend Post - Kansas ·

Cardenas photo Finney Co.FINNEY COUNTY —Police arrested a hit-and-run suspect Saturday night after he fled a crash and assaulting Officers during the arrest. Just after 10:30 p.m., police responded to a reported hit-and-run crash near 4101 E. US...

Kansas bill looks to increase penalties for people running from police

KSHB - Missouri · August 27, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this year that would increase penalties for repeat offenders who flee from police. The legislation is under renewed importance following Tuesday's death of Kansas...

Brooklands active-transportation corridor initial proposal from rail relocation study

Winnipeg Free Press · August 28, 2025

A FOUR-KILOMETRE stretch of no longer used tracks in Winnipeg’s Brooklands area is being eyed as a possible pedestrian and cyclist corridor by a railway relocation study led by Lloyd Axworthy. It is the first proposed redevelopment to move to a...

Kansas Plains Cyber Guardian hosts officials for cybersecurity training

WIBW 13 - Kansas · August 27, 2025

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - With technology evolving and cyber attacks becoming more common, state leaders are improving their cyber defense. The Kansas Information Security Office created “Kansas Plains Cyber Guardian”, a two-week exercise for...

IShowSpeed to deliver alternate commentary for YouTube’s NFL broadcast of Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

The Times of India · August 28, 2025

(Image via Veefly_ “X” Account) IShowSpeed is all set to bring his high-octane signature energy to the upcoming major NFL event. In the major play for the new audiences, the platform enlisted the influencer to provide an alternate live commentary...

Chiefs bet big on Nebraska-Cincinnati game in Kansas City

News Tribune - Missouri · August 28, 2025

KANSAS CITY — Cincinnati will play a home game in Nebraska’s own backyard tonight. The crowd, most of which will be making a relatively short drive south to Arrowhead Stadium, will be almost entirely behind the Huskers. So, why did the Bearcats...

Ron Estes highlights tech policy and manufacturing during late August updates

Wichita Standard - Kansas · August 27, 2025

Rep. Ron Estes, who represents Kansas’ 4th district in the U.S. Congress, shared updates on his recent activities and policy positions through a series of posts on social media between August 26 and August 27, 2025.On August 26, Estes announced an...

Tracey Mann reflects on Kabul attack anniversary and highlights agriculture priorities

Little Apple Times - Kansas · August 27, 2025

Tracey Mann, U.S. Congressman representing Kansas’s 1st district since 2021, marked the anniversary of the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul and discussed his background and recent visits to local agricultural and energy facilities in a series of posts...