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AAA Topeka shares travel tips for Fourth of July weekend
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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June 30, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - AAA estimates 700,000 Kansans will hit the road this weekend to celebrate Independence Day. While it’s a day of celebration, it doesn’t hurt to have some caution. “Just be safe out there,” AAA Topeka Senior Retail Sales...
Kansas City International Airport announces guest pass program for non-travelers
KSHB - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Non-travelers will now have an opportunity to take advantage of shops, restaurants and other activities past the security checkpoints at Kansas City International Airport. Under the guest pass program, non-travelers will need to...
Federal funding could help Kansas City metro foot World Cup 2026 security bill
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City is the smallest city to play host during World Cup 2026. With less than a year to go before the massive event, FIFA said the metro is also the furthest along when it comes to planning. Organizers said years of...
Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup Texas travel tips for a spectacular summer
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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Celebrate your daytripping independence in July with barbecue and festivals. Luling has changed a lot over the years, but since 1958 there’s been the City Market Barbecue. And now there’s the Swoonworthy Sourdough Artisan Bakery to make a visit a...
New KCI ‘guest pass’ will allow those not traveling past security checkpoint
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
A new program at the Kansas City International Airport will allow those without a ticket past security to spend time with loved ones and enjoy everything the airport has to offer. The new Guest Pass program lets those who are not traveling apply...
Kansas City International Airport’s Guest Pass program takes flight
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - What’s old is new again with the Kansas City International Airport’s (MCI) Guest Pass program. Flyers wanting assistance to the gate can now be accompanied by non-flyers thanks to a new program. MCI’s Guest Pass is a...
Nokes retiring after 24 years of service to Heart of Kansas
Great Bend Tribune - Kansas
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While it isn’t technically correct to say that Jyl Nokes started in on the ground floor at Heart of Kansas Family Health Care, she has played major roles in the agency’s “exponential” growth during the past 24 years. Nokes, who began her career at...
Kansas City cyclists ride bikes, raise glasses to support brain cancer research
KSHB - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of people in Kansas City woke up early on a rainy Sunday morning to ride their bikes for a good cause. Head for the Cure is a Kansas City-based nonprofit that supports brain cancer research. Throughout the year, the...
Sporting Kansas City draws 1-1 against Real Salt Lake
KC Reporter - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
Sporting Kansas City managed to secure a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake in a match held at Children’s Mercy Park. The game saw Sporting Kansas City, with a record of 5-10-5, face off against Real Salt Lake, which stands at 5-10-4. Johnny Russell...
Driver dies from injuries days after downtown Kansas City crash
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The driver involved in a downtown crash earlier this month has been pronounced deceased. On June 18, emergency crews responded to the area of I-35 and Southwest Blvd to a report of a single crash. PREVIOUS STORY: 1...
Jim Harbaugh’s daughter Grace Harbaugh rocks ocean-blue swimsuit during dreamy Hawaiian vacation
Sportskeeda
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June 28, 2025
Jim Harbaugh's daughter, Grace Harbaugh, is spending quality time during the 2025 NFL offseason. While her father prepares for training camp, scheduled to start on Thursday, July 17, Grace is on vacation. The former Michigan Wolverines water polo...
Kansas invited amateur archaeologists to dig out ruins from the state’s ‘bloody’ past
KMUW - Kansas
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June 27, 2025
Just a few stone walls remain of what was once a stately, three-story stone mansion on the bluffs of the Kansas River near Lecompton, Kansas. Among the ruins, amateur archeologist Debi Aaron is hunched over a dry-screening tripod carefully sifting...
Fallen Deputy to Be Escorted Home
KSAL - Kansas
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July 1, 2025
A fallen Kansas Sheriff Deputy will pass by Salina as he is escorted back home to Phillipsburg from Wichita on Tuesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the fallen officer escort of Deputy Brandon Gaede will include the Kansas law...
Luigi Chou
Prairie Village Post - Kansas
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June 30, 2025
September 1, 1934 — June 21, 2025 Olathe On the evening of June 21, 2025, at the age of 90, Luigi Chou of Olathe, Kansas, with his children by his side, quietly passed away at the Olathe Medical Center, after suffering an acute stroke. Born in...
KSHB 41's Lindsay Shively shares road trip ideas for Kansas City area families
KSHB - Missouri
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June 27, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Summer is in full swing, which gives families across Kansas City an opportunity to hit the road and take advantage of our centralized location. I reached out to local mom Amy Eastin, the creator of Everyday Outdoor Family and...
REPORTS | K-State men to travel and face Indiana this season
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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June 27, 2025
News of another marquee matchup on the Kansas State men's 2025-26 schedule came to light Thursday afternoon as the Wildcats have a matchup set with Big Ten stalwart Indiana. According to reports, the game is scheduled for November 25, which is a...
UNC basketball schedule 2025-26: Kansas, Kentucky among nonconference opponents
Yahoo Sports
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UNC basketball has a nonconference schedule for the 2025-26 season that includes games against Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Ohio State. The Tar Heels finalized their non-ACC slate on June 27. Fifth-year coach Hubert Davis has a group that...
Want to See Kansas & .38 Special This Summer? Here’s How to Win
94.1 KRNA - Iowa
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June 27, 2025
Get ready for an epic night of live music! Kansas and .38 Special, two of America’s most iconic classic rock bands, are teaming up for a summer concert with special guest The Outlaws. They’ll light up the McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids on...
Kansas Business Awards to be held in Pittsburg
Morning Sun - Kansas
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nominations are still open for the 2025 To the Stars: Kansas Business Awards, an event scheduled to be held in Pittsburg. The final day to submit a business for consideration is Monday, July 7. “This is also a great opportunity...
Kansas Legacy Run in Concordia—local American Legion Riders donate $600 to Foundation of Hope
Concordia Blade Empire - Kansas
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By Olivia Bergmeier | Regional Reporter Blade-Empire In the humid morning hours on Friday, June 20, residents could hear the rumbles and roars of motorcycle engines as more than 50 American Legion Riders traveled into Concordia. The 10th Kansas...