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Kansas City Embracing Mizzou, Declared SEC Territory; The Buzz, Friday, September 13
The Missouri Tigers have a growing presence in Kansas City.
Mizzou athletics’ leaders, its curators, along with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey were in the city Thursday for an mportant moment in Mizzou athletics history. The UM held its Board of Curators meeting at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, where it officially approved plans for a $250 million rennovation project of Memorial Stadium.
READ: Mizzou Athletics Looks to Continue Momentum with Final Approval of Stadium Project
Additionally, Kansas City City Council passed a resolution Thursday, declaring Kansas City as SEC Territory.
“Kansas City has alumni from every single SEC institution – most significantly Mizzou alumni, many of KC sports teams have Mizzou Tigers and other SEC athletes on their rosters,” the resolution states.
“The Mayor and Council hereby declare Kansas City is officially Southeastern Conference Territory.”
To celebrate the passing of the resolution, the SEC logo was displayed on Union Station Thursday night, along with black and gold lights for the Tigers. A Mizzou flag was also flown over City Hall.
Though Missouri has put a heavy focus and has more of a foot in St. Louis recruiting, it also sees its growing presence as an important part of its future. The initiatives are led by a Kansas City native in Athletics Director Laid Veatch.
“I know important the city is going to continue to be to our future,” Veatch said in a press conference Thursday. “Whether it’s donors, fans, investing in what we’re doing, the corporate community, this is a really important market for us and you will see me and our staff here time and time again.”
Kansas City has become an increasingly important recruiting area for the Tigers. Williams Nwaneri, a native of the Kansas City suburb of Lees Summit, Mo., made waves when committing to Missouri as a top 5 prospect in the nation in the class of 2024.
Missouri has plenty of rival competition for attention in the Kansas City area but expect the Tigers to continue to make efforts to be a prevalent team in the area.
Soccer suffered a brutal 7-0 loss to Duke, the fourth loss of the season for the Tigers. It took Duke over 19 minutes to score its first goal, but it finished the first period alone with four goals.
Volleyball: hosts Mizzou Invitational:
• vs. Kansas City, 11:30 a.m. — Watch, Live Stats
• vs. UT Martin, 6:30 p.m. — Watch, Live Stats
Cross Country at Spiked Shoe Invitational, State College, Pa. — Live Stats
Tennis: at Penn Invite, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Missouri baseball announced its conference schedule for the 2024-’25 season. It features series against both of the SEC’s new members.
Tigers reveal 2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣ @SEC schedule. Mark your calendars…and reserve your season tickets! — Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) September 12, 2024
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• Mizzou legend Jeremy Maclin will return to Faurot Field Saturday for the Big Mo drum pre-game tradition. The former receiver racked up 2,315 yards and 22 touchdowns in his three seasons with the Tigers.
• SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced at the UM Board meeting that he will be in attendance for Missouri’s week 3 game against No. 24 Boston College Saturday.
Sept. 13, 2001: Former Missouri defensive end Darius Robinson was born in Southfield, Mi. He was praised as a crucial leader in his time with the Tigers before being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in April.
Sept. 13, 1980: No. 17 Missouri defeated New Mexico State 47-16 to open its third season under head coach Warren Powers. The Tigers would go on to finish the season 8-4 before falling 25-28 to Purdue in the Liberty Bowl.
Sept. 13, 2004: Missouri cornerback Nic Deloach was born in Cahokia, Ill. Now in his redshirt freshman season, Deloach has carved out a role for himself as a consistent contributor on the Tigers’ defense, often rotating in for Toriano Pride Jr. at boundary corner.
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RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Below is a look at the results from Tuesday night’s high school basketball sub-state semifinals in Northeast Kansas.
Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with what schools are hosting when that information becomes readily available.
WIBW Scoreboard
BOYS
5A East Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- KC Washington 68, Highland Park 38
- Shawnee Heights 49, De Soto 37 (will play Leavenworth Friday)
5A West Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Topeka West 55, Hutchinson 32 (will play Bishop Carroll Friday)
- Emporia 61, Great Bend 41 (will play Maize South Friday)
- Seaman 73, Valley Center 51 (will play Hays Friday)
3A West Franklin Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Burlington 60, Osage City 35 (will play Baxter Springs Friday)
3A Sabetha Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Hiawatha 73, Oskaloosa 48 (will play Heritage Christian Friday)
- Silver Lake 58, Sabetha 39 (will play Perry-Lecompton Friday 7:30 p.m.)
GIRLS
6A West Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Washburn Rural 60, Wichita South 32 (will play Derby)
- Topeka High 69, Maize 45 (will play Liberal)
- Manhattan 67, Free State 21 (will play Wichita East)
4A East Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Rock Creek 71, Parsons 23 (will play Tonganoxie)
- Wamego 54, Labette County 33 (will play Bishop Miege)
- Hayden 2, Athison 0 (will play Baldwin)
2A Eskridge/Mission Valley Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results
- Rossville 71, KC Christian 49 (will play Maur Hill-Mount Academy)
- Lyndon 61, Jeff. Co. North 31 (will play Valley Heights)
- Valley Heights 65, Doniphan West 41 (will play Lyndon)
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Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union
In early 2026, the Kansas state legislature passed SB 244, a law which prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms on government property that align with their gender identity and establishes a private right of action that allows anyone who suspects someone is transgender and in violation of the law to sue that person for “damages” totaling $1,000.
The law also invalidates state-issued driver’s licenses with updated gender markers that reflect the carrier’s gender identity. In February 2026, transgender people across the state received letters from the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles informing them that their driver’s licenses “will no longer be valid,” effective immediately. SB 244 also prohibits transgender Kansans – or those born in Kansas – from updating the gender marker on state-issued birth certificates and driver’s licenses in the future.
The same day SB 244 went into effect, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kansas, and Ballard Spahr LLP filed a lawsuit challenging SB 244 in the District Court of Douglas County on behalf of two transgender men who had their driver’s licenses invalidated under the law. The lawsuit charges that SB 244 violates the Kansas Constitution’s protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech.
“The invalidation of state-issued IDs threatens to out transgender people against their will every time they apply for a job, rent an apartment, or interact with police,” said Harper Seldin, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project. “Taken as a whole, SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”
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Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of an illegal firearm.
According to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 22-year-old Antoine R. Gillum was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole.
His sentencing stems from a June 2024 incident in a metro gas station. KCPD investigators contacted Gillum inside and found that he had discarded a 9 mm pistol in an aisle between the merchandise. He also discarded a pill bottle containing multiple illegal substances: cocaine base, oxycodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone.
Officers searched the vehicle Gillum had arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.
On May 6, 2025, Gillum pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings. It’s a part of ‘Operation Take Back America,’ a nationwide Department of Justice initiative to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
No further information has been released.
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