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Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt gets engaged to ex-NFL player’s son
Gracie Hunt is engaged to Derek Green, the youngest son of former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green.
The NFL heiress, who is the daughter of billionaire Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, announced the exciting news in a sweet Instagram post on Saturday.
“It was always you,” Gracie, 27, wrote alongside a series of pics from Derek’s proposal.
The photos showed Derek, 26, down on one knee as he popped the question to his now-fiancée beneath an outdoor altar decorated with white flowers.
Another featured the happy couple kissing, while a third showed the NFL heiress’s emerald-cut engagement ring, which was encrusted with white diamonds and a single emerald stone along the band.
The carousel of photos also included some of the pair’s family and friends filming the proposal and clapping in celebration after Gracie said “yes.”
Gracie’s mom, Tavia, took to her own Instagram over the weekend to celebrate her daughter and future son-in-law’s engagement.
“We’re getting another SON!!” the 54-year-old wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Gracie Green has a nice ring to it!!”
Tavia and Clark share daughters Gracie and Ava, 21, as well as a 23-year-old son, Knobel.
“Forever looks so beautiful on these two,” Gracie’s mom continued. “God brought these two together in such a special way, and our hearts are overflowing with joy … We are so grateful for His hand in their lives and so excited for all that lies ahead.”
Gracie first teased her and Derek’s relationship in a since-deleted Instagram video of them together at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, in April 2025.
“After meeting 7.5 years ago in this place… all along there was some invisible string,” she captioned the clip while quoting Taylor Swift’s song “Invisible String” from the pop star’s album “Folklore.”
Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, both 36, are also engaged. Kelce asked the “Fate of Ophelia” hitmaker to marry him in August 2025.
Gracie, meanwhile, returned to social media in July of last year to reveal that she and her now-fiancé have been “friends since 2017.”
“I’m dating my best friend,” Gracie wrote in the Instagram post with Swift’s “You Belong With Me” playing in the background.
Before dating Derek, Gracie was with real estate broker Cody Keith.
Keith wasn’t seen at the NFL heiress’s 26th birthday party in March 2025, nor in attendance for the Chiefs’ 2025 Super Bowl loss against the Philadelphia Eagles that February.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Linn County, Kansas, man died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says just after midnight Thursday, a 41-year-old Centerville, Kansas, man was driving south on Mills Road about 6.5 miles southwest of La Cygne when he lost control of a 2012 Hyundai Elantra.
The vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment, causing the Hyundai to overturn before coming to rest on its top.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, Edward Schultz, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A new mural under the Kansas Avenue Memorial Bridge will be unveiled Thursday afternoon in North Topeka.
A ceremony celebrating the mural will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 2 under the bridge near Veterans Park, 131 N.E. Laurent St.
The finished mural, titled “Reflections of North Topeka,” is the culmination of a project that brought together artists, students, volunteers, local leaders and community members to create a lasting tribute to the history and spirit of North Topeka.
“Over the past several months, the bridge has been transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery that tells the story of our community,” organizers said in a news release. “From the area’s Indigenous roots and the Kaw Nation to the development of Eugene, the growth of North Topeka, and the revitalization of today’s NOTO Arts & Entertainment District, the mural celebrates the people, places, and events that shaped our community.
“What makes this mural truly special is the community behind it. More than 90 volunteers helped paint this project, proving that when people come together with a shared vision, incredible things can happen.”
The celebration will include:
- The official unveiling of the completed mural
- A brief program with remarks from the mural team
- A ceremonial ribbon cutting
- An opportunity to meet the artists and learn about the stories behind the artwork
- Complimentary refreshments
Led by Project Manager and NOTO Arts Administrator Staci Schnacker, lead artist Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, and supporting artists DeAna Morrison, Jordan E. Brooks, and Pradeep K. Bangalore, “this mural is more than public art,” organizers said — “it’s a celebration of the people, places, and history that make North Topeka unique.
This project was supported in part through the National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsConnect Topeka, the City of Topeka, Shawnee County Parks + Recreation, and many other community partners, businesses, artists, and volunteers.
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