Sam Zeff

West Plaza storm

KU will use millions in tuition and taxes to pay its student athletes, as faculty fight for a raise For years, KU Athletics transferred money to the rest of the university. Now, with a projected $15 million deficit this fiscal year, that payment is gone.

ICYMI: The story KU did not want you to see. www.kcur.org/sports/2026-...

KU will use millions in tuition and taxes to pay its student athletes, as faculty fight for a raise For years, KU Athletics transferred money to the rest of the university. Now, with a projected $15 million deficit this fiscal year, that payment is gone.

Turns out, this is the story KU didn’t want you to see.

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KU will use millions in tuition and taxes to pay its student athletes, as faculty fight for a raise For years, KU Athletics transferred money to the rest of the university. Now, with a projected $15 million deficit this fiscal year, that payment is gone.

Turns out, this is the story KU didn't want you to see.
www.kcur.org/sports/2026-...

KU will use millions in tuition and taxes to pay its student athletes, as faculty fight for a raise KU Athletics projects an almost $15 million deficit this fiscal year. University general funds are being used to fund a $20.5 million pool to pay athletes.

Almost everyone believes athletes should be paid, given that so many in college sports are getting rich. But using tuition and tax money?
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Blue Springs gym barred from USA Gymnastics competitions over handling of misconduct The national governing body for gymnastics said it made the unusual move to terminate GAGE's membership because of allegations that coaches were not complying with the terms of their suspensions tied ...

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Prosecutors wanted Manny Abarca’s bond revoked after more charges. A judge said no After being charged in Hutchinson, Kansas with harassment, the Johnson County district attorney asked a judge to revoke his bond. “A defendant on bond who reoffends against the same victim threatens p...

Something else to add to the Abarca case file.
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Prosecutors wanted Manny Abarca’s bond revoked after more charges. A judge said no After being charged in Hutchinson, Kansas with harassment, the Johnson County district attorney asked a judge to revoke his bond. “A defendant on bond who reoffends against the same victim threatens p...

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Prosecutors wanted Manny Abarca’s bond revoked after more charges. A judge said no After being charged in Hutchinson, Kansas with harassment, the Johnson County district attorney asked a judge to revoke his bond. “A defendant on bond who reoffends against the same victim threatens p...

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Chiefs’ Rashee Rice sued by longtime partner for abuse, including while she was pregnant The lawsuit was filed in Texas by Dacoda Jones, Rice's longtime partner and the mother of their two children. She alleges Rice injured her neck, back and face and caused permanent damage.

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UMKC may have to pay hundreds of thousands to its exiting basketball coach Marvin Menzies is leaving at the end of the season, but his $350,000-a-year contract runs until April 2027.

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UMKC may have to pay hundreds of thousands to its exiting basketball coach Marvin Menzies is leaving at the end of the season, but his $350,000-a-year contract runs until April 2027.

It's not like a Charlie Weis or Cuonzo Martin buyout, but it looks like UMKC will be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars. www.kcur.org/sports/2026-...

Lenexa police, city officials have hands made of ham, and egg on their faces A young man writes a column for the newspaper, and surveillance ensues.

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Lenexa police investigated author of column criticizing the department. He's 'pissed off' A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city’s license plate readers to track the writer’s movements and it issued a “be on the lookout” for him.

I found a little Don Lemon action in Lenexa.
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Lenexa police investigated author of column criticizing the department. He's 'pissed off' A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city’s license plate readers to track the writer’s movements and it issued a “be on the lookout” for him.

www.kcur.org/politics-ele... You don’t have to be Don Lemon to be caught up in chilling free speech action by the authorities

More criminal charges filed against Jackson County Legislative Chair Manny Abarca Abarca has been charged in Hutchinson, Kansas in addition to charges in Kansas City and Johnson County.

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UMKC gives KCUR and others one month to leave 'deteriorating' Troost Avenue building The university has been monitoring the safety of the building on 48th Street and Troost Avenue for several years. Several organizations, including KCUR and Classical KC, must be out by Jan. 31.

www.kcur.org/news/2025-12... A month. How much more time do you need to move a whole radio station to a yet undetermined location?

Why are Lenexa Police so closely tied to this controversial officer training company? The Lenexa, Kansas Police Department uses a company called Force Science to train its officers on use of force tactics. But experts in law enforcement say the company's research doesn't stand up to sc...

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I've just learned I will be honored with the Draft Kings Bancroft Prize for History and Three-Way Parlays.

#blessed

CoreCivic may capitulate to Kansas city's permit demand after latest loss in prison fight • Kansas Reflector CoreCivic is looking at all options, including applying for a special use permit from the city of Leavenworth, a spokesman said.

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4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records • Stateline Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hun...

NEW: Some Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records for agency’s powerful citizenship program, court document shows

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Clay County residents have lost millions to a new scam. Bitcoin makes it hard to trace In the last two years, victims in Clay County have lost $3 million to scammers who fabricate fees for missing jury duty and other cons. The scammers then have them convert money into Bitcoin so it's h...

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It cost Kansas City $500,000 total to fire Brian Platt, city's hidden documents reveal One agreement pays Platt $192,000, and the second, $308,000. The Kansas City Council fired Platt in March after losing a whistleblower lawsuit that cost the city almost a million dollars.

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It cost Kansas City $500,000 total to fire Brian Platt, city's hidden documents reveal One agreement pays Platt $192,000, and the second, $308,000. The Kansas City Council fired Platt in March after losing a whistleblower lawsuit that cost the city almost a million dollars.

Well, it took a couple of tries to get the city to give up all the documents but now we know exactly what it cost to part ways with former city manager Brian Platt www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

Kansas City will pay nearly $200,000 to fired city manager Brian Platt Former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was fired by City Council in March, after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit he was involved in. KCUR obtained details of the $192,000 settlement ...

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Kansas City grocery stores say that SNAP cliff is forcing them to 'cut way back' For some grocery stores in the urban core, up to 60% of their business comes from shoppers using federal food benefits. A SNAP shutdown just before Thanksgiving and Christmas could be particularly bad...

Cuttig SNAP is awful for, well, everyone. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

How a Kansas college runner ended up 'on the verge of death' after 102-degree practice Delia Montes was one of two cross-country athletes at Dodge City Community College who were treated for heat-related conditions after practicing on the hottest day of the year. Former athletes and tra...

“You know, they don’t call off the war when it’s too hot. You just don’t call off the war when it rains,” the Trustee board chair said. www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...

How a Kansas college runner ended up 'on the verge of death' after 102-degree practice Delia Montes was one of two cross-country athletes at Dodge City Community College who were treated for heat-related conditions after practicing on the hottest day of the year. Former athletes and tra...

www.kcur.org/sports/2025-...

Excessive heat makes sports in the Midwest more dangerous. Can a key weather metric help? Wet bulb globe temperature uses a combination of weather data that indicates how conditions will affect the human body. But there is no universal standard, leaving just what amount of heat is dangerou...

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