Shortstop Adalberto Mondesi continued to show positive signs at the plate with his first home run of the season, but the Kansas City Royals lost their seventh consecutive game in the series opener against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Monday night.

The story has been around for years. A teacher somewhere in America, generally somewhere between 5th and 7th grade helps her students conduct an election for class president. Class members came up with two nominees, taking turns stating their plans and vision for the class if elected. Candidate #1 laid out specific ideas about ways to improve the class and would work very hard to make the ideas come to life. Candidate #2 said “If you vote for me, I will give you ice cream.” Discussion followed about who would pay for the ice cream. Would parents or the school pay for it? Candidate #2 couldn’t say for sure who would pay but the class didn’t care, they wanted free ice cream. Candidate #2 won the election.

When U.S. cities erupted after the death of George Floyd, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was in the vanguard of the protests, renaming a section of downtown Black Lives Matter Plaza, and painting the name in letters on the street so huge they could be seen from space.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After a fourmonth delay and controversy along the way, not even the great Tiz the Law could stop Bob Baffert from doing what Bob Baffert does, that is win yet another Kentucky Derby.

Sep. 6 — Southwest Airlines is starting service to Denver, opening more destinations west for travelers out of Wichita's Eisenhower Airport.

Coffeyville wasted no time in picking up win number one under first-year Head Coach Deonta Wade as they toppled Augusta on the road on Friday, September 4 with a final of 34-21. Following a scoreless opening stanza, Field Kindley struck first with a 10-yard rushing score from senior Ethan Camp — his first of three touchdowns on the night.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Kacey Marner calls her family's recreational vehicle her part-time job. The stay-at-home mom of four puts in hours on upkeep: tightening loose cabinet doors, washing windows and vacuuming upholstery.

CANEY - A 34-year-old Caney man was arrested Saturday night following a traffic stop made by officers from the Caney Police Department at the intersection of 5th and Hooker streets. Christopher Steffey was driving the vehicle involved in the traffic stop and used a false name, Michael Steefey.

For the first time in the past several years, the Independence High School Lady Bulldogs volleyball team starts out the season with the roster in transition, as Head Coach Kristi Speicher lost a total of eight seniors to graduation. The new-look ‘Dogs traveled to Parsons last Thursday, September 3 to take on Labette County and the host Lady Vikings.

For the second time this year, it was heartbreak for Chase Elliott at Darlington Raceway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led with less than 20 laps to go in Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 but wasn’t able to come away with the victory.