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Kansas City Chiefs begin quest for historic Super Bowl 'threepeat,' starting at training camp

KCUR

Published July 31, 2024 at 12:55 PM CDT

Just two weeks away from the start of their 2024 preseason schedule, the Kansas City Chiefs' training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, is well underway.

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Some Kansas Animals, Birds and Insects Seem to be Disappearing from the Prairie (Where Is the Horny Toad?)

Rex Buchanan

Bird watchers, animal lovers and even those interested in plants and insects are taking notice: there seems to be less of almost everything on the prairie. Why are so many wild things seemingly disappearing? Commentator Rex Buchanan shares his thoughts.
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Latino voters could decide key races in Texas. They're still weighing their options

Blaise Gainey

Conversations at the UnidosUS conference in Austin revealed growing frustration over housing costs, food prices and immigration enforcement as Democrats and Republicans compete for one of the country's fastest-growing voting blocs.
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CoreCivic just sold its Kansas immigration detention center to the federal government

Zach Boblitt

The federal government's purchase of the CoreCivic-operated ICE detention center in Leavenworth is raising questions about whether the city will maintain the same level of oversight it established before the facility reopened.
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Some data centers are building their own power plants. In Oklahoma, most want to plug into the grid

Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact Oklahoma

Oklahoma passed a law last year allowing energy-hungry facilities to build their own power. But as data center announcements sprout up across Oklahoma, most include plans to work with local utilities.
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Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton's effort to overturn Texas State Fair gun ban

Alex Nguyen | The Texas Tribune

The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton's lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.