CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Chiefs vs. Chargers Week 1 inactives: Players ruled out for Brazil game * * WHERE: Arena Corinthians (Sao Paulo, Brazil) * WHEN: 8 p.m. ET | YouTube CHIEFS * WR Jalen Royals * RB Elijah Mitchell * DL Malik Herring * TE Jared Wiley * OL Hunter Nourzad * DL Omarr Norman-Lott CHARGERS * S R.J. Mickens * TE Tucker Fisk * CB Nikko Reed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Releases Statement on Arrests for the Murder of Intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym * Following U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro's press conference where she shared updates on the murder of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern in Congressman Ron Estes' Washington, D.C. office, Representative Estes released a statement: "Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that two arrests w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity was generally flat across most sectors of the Tenth District economy. Employment levels fell modestly, and wage pressures remained subdued on softer hiring conditions. Total labor costs were still expected to rise as costs for non-wage benefits rose faster than wages. Prices grew moderately, with many businesses citing cost press more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from Reps. Davids and Cleaver, Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Secures Federal Funding Passed by Congress * (Kansas City, KS) - Following a call (link is external) from U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) to restore federal funding obligated to Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA), the FFNHA received its full federal fundin more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas posted the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Grand jury indicts Kansas man for drug trafficking A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with drug trafficking. Vicente Rodriguez, 45, of Wichita was indicted on one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Independence Woman Admits to Role in National Fraud Scheme KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to taking part in a fraud scheme impacting the U.S. Small Business Administration and numerous state governments. Cathy M. Kelley, 69, pleaded guilty to knowingly receiving stolen government  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 6 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * K-State Accelerator program awards $35,000 to entrepreneurs Seven Kansas businesses were awarded funding upon completion of the eight-week Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship Accelerator program. By Megan Ronnebaum Kansas State University has given seven local entrepreneurs a boost in resources and funding through the Center for Entrepreneurship Accelerator program, which provides participants  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Kansas City Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Using a Stolen and Altered Check KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to taking part in a bank fraud scheme. Aviance Shepard, 34, admitted that in March 2023, she obtained a $881,324 check belonging to another person which was stolen from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia and Census issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Sounding the Alarm: America's Fire Apparatus Crisis" at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2025, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses: * BASEL MUSHARBASH, Principal Attorney, Antimonopoly Counsel * EDWARD A. KELLY, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters * DENNIS L. RUBI more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Not Every Person Needs Every Vaccine * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News to Discuss Today's Senate Finance Committee Hearing with HHS Secretary Kennedy Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Story with Martha MacCallum on Fox News to discuss today's Senate Finance Committee hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kenne more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study prompts new theory of human-machine communication In a new scholarly paper, two University of Kansas scholars propose a novel theory of communication analysis that takes into better account how people interact with ubiquitous technology in the 21st-century workplace. In "Socio-Technical Exchange with Machines: Worker Experiences with Complex Work Technologies," in the Human-Machine Communica more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Cocaine Officers Seized One Kilogram of Cocaine at KC Bus Terminal * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Ashburn, Va., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing just over a kilogram of cocaine while traveling by bus from Nevada to Virginia. Kareem M. Strong, 34, was sente more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Week 4 - NAIA Women's Volleyball Battle for the Red Banner * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- The NAIA Women's Volleyball season opened on Friday, August 15. In three weeks, teams have played the bulk of their non-conference matchups. As the season progresses, teams will open up conference play in the coming weeks. The Battle for the Red Banner continues as more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas posted the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Wyandotte County District Court bookkeepers indicted in $900,000 wire fraud scheme A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging two former Wyandotte County District Court bookkeepers with stealing $900,000 from the Court. According to court documents, Julia Roberts, 65, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Vicki Robinson, 63,  more PR