Blast from KU past: Billy Preston speaks to KC Star about playing for Jayhawks in TBT
The 6-foot-9 power forward, who only played in exhibition games for Kansas basketball, competed for a pro team in Canada this ...
42-year-old dad drowns while trying to help his child float in river, Oregon cops say
A dad was swimming with his child in an Oregon river when he drowned, deputies said. Jeremiah Joshua Baldwin, 42, was ...
Senior cat is ‘a cure for all life’s woes’ — and needs a new home after owner died
A snugly senior cat is in need of a loving home after her owner died, according to an Arizona animal shelter. The sweet cat ...
Wyandotte County to offer home repairs, relocation and counseling for gun violence victims
The district attorney’s office, Ad Hoc Group Against Crime and Kansas City, Kansas police will partner on the two-year ...
‘Incredibly rare’ whale had never been recorded off Ireland — until now, group says
An “incredibly rare” creature was recently spotted off the coast of Ireland. A North Atlantic right whale was recorded in Donegal Bay on July 15, according to a news release from the Irish Whale and ...
Eric Schmitt has been a critic of the Justice Department. Could he end up leading it?
Sen. Eric Schmitt, a frequent critic of the Justice Department, has risen rapidly in Trump’s political world. Now he’s on the ...
Lottery player buys ticket while getting vitamins for his wife. Then came ‘wow moment’
I looked at my phone, then back at my ticket, then back at my phone, then back at my ticket,” the Maryland winner said.
Woman bought a lottery ticket ‘on a whim.’ The ‘life-changing’ win left her in tears
In an “extraordinary stroke of luck,” the woman won $240,000, officials said. “I broke down in tears. I never thought I would win this amount of money,” the woman said, per the release. “Even though ...
‘Plant emergency’ leads to Missouri woman winning huge lottery prize
A Missouri woman made an unplanned stop at a gas station which led to her winning a huge lottery prize. The woman was headed ...
Carbon monoxide leak sickens six workers inside jail kitchen, sheriff’s office says
A kitchen worker was hospitalized, and five others were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak at a Georgia jail, according to ...
Postal worker sold bags ‘chock full’ of mail for $300, feds say. Now, he’s sentenced
Terell Taylor, 40, pleaded guilty to theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service employee and has been sentenced to 20 months in ...
Accused cult leader plans attack involving Santa handing out poisoned candy, feds say
His goal was to spread hatred, fear and destruction” with plans “targeting racial minorities, the Jewish community and ...