Jill Warford, executive director of the Gordon Parks Center for Culture and Diversity, was receiving an award from Bourbon County when she was alerted to check the winners for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art. She was glad she did.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback of the future and the present returned to the field Sunday.

Until Sunday, Colin Powell was one of the darlings of the GOP. Republicans often wondered if he might use his military experience and conservative credibility to become the first black president.

The Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats are coming off road league losses and will be looking forward to a return home. Unfortunately, they both have to battle teams from the Big 12 South Division that are in the top 10 in AP polls.

It was a day of records for the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma Sooners’ passing game. The Sooners picked on a depleted Kansas Jayhawks defense Saturday afternoon on the way to a 45-31 victory at Gaylord Stadium’s Owen Field.

A key fumble late in the game took momentum away from Nebraska-Omaha and gave it right back to Pittsburg State. That late momentum led the 13th-ranked Gorillas to a 35-28 win over the Mavericks on Saturday at Carnie Smith Stadium.

Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, located six miles north of Newton, Kan., is a family affair. The Unruh family created the patch, plants the seeds and welcomes other families to visit.

A quick memory is what the No. 14 Pittsburg State Gorillas needed on Saturday.

That is just what they got as the Gorillas knocked off visiting Truman State 45-28.

Crowder College is winning the higher education race for students in Southwest Missouri.

Alisa D. Betts of Atchinson, Kan., pleaded guilty Thursday to one count each of kidnapping and first-degree assault. She faces up to 15 years in prison on each count.

For the second time in two months, an older driver driving the wrong way on a Missouri four-lane highway has led to a fatal crash.

Meagan Duffee, an assistant with Pittsburg (Kan.) State Nature Reach, holds Hootie, a great horned owl, one of several raptors that live at the new Natural History Reserve Laboratory. -- The Morning Sun

Larry Johnson rushed for 198 yards and scored two touchdowns to help the Chiefs pull out a 33-19 victory over Denver on Sunday, a performance that helped the Chiefs snap a 12-game losing streak.

Anyone seeking some “green” inspiration need look no further than Greensburg, Kan., the town that rebuilt itself into a sustainable community after being destroyed last year by an F-5 tornado.