A Kansas high school football player has died just a few days after suffering a medical emergency, according to multiple reports.

KMBC reported that a football player from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School had an unspecified medical emergency after an off-season conditioning session on Wednesday and then died on Friday.

According to an email sent out to the student body and families on Friday, the deceased football player was revealed to be sophomore Ovet Gomez Regalado.

KSHB reported he was 15 years old.

“Death is always difficult to handle, but particularly so when someone so young dies,” wrote school principal Dr. Lisa Gruman, per KMBC. “It will be important to recognize that all of us will need time to process what has happened, and to express our feelings. Your child may struggle to make sense of this death. Please encourage your child to express their feelings, and be there to talk with them about what has happened.”

Additionally, a statement was released by the Shawnee Mission Northwest Football Booster Club in the wake of Gomez Regalado’s passing.

“Our football family has suffered the tragic loss of one our own,” the statement read. “We were informed this morning of the passing of Ovet Gomez Regalado. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, teammates, and coaches. We know many of you will want to find a way to support the family and honor his memory. We will work with the school district to support their efforts and share with you any opportunities that arise.”

This news comes just days after a 14-year-old Alabama football player passed away suddenly after collapsing in a practice.

According to KMBC, Shawnee Mission Northwest football had been scheduled to begin practice on Monday in anticipation of their 2024 season.

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Kansas City International Airport was full of travelers Friday afternoon ahead of the first week of school for many on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area.

According to the most recent Consumer Price Index, published this week, airline ticket prices are down by 7% compared to June.

“I did notice it being less,” said Stephanie Musick, who was traveling at KCI on Friday.

Musick traveled to Kansas City to help move her niece into her college dorm at the University of Kansas.

Angelina Castaneda attends school at Columbia College in Chicago and booked a quick trip home before classes begin.

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“I’ve already booked another one for September,” she said. “It was just as cheap.”

Traveler numbers are at a record high.

In July, TSA screened more than 3 million passengers in one day, which is a record for the organization.

With open seats lingering as summer comes to a close, airlines are cutting capacity.

Some travelers are holding out for even bigger deals, like traveling jazz artist Julian Vaughn.

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“For me, it’s still not down enough,” he said. “Being that I fly almost every week.”

Travel experts predict prices will continue to fall after Labor Day, but then steeply rise for the holiday season.

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Students from Topeka, Kansas, will have the opportunity Wednesday, Aug. 21, to have NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Tracy C. Dyson answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station.

The 20-minute space-to-Earth call with students from Mose J. Whitson Elementary, Most Pure Heart Catholic School, and Aviation Explorers Post 8, will stream live at 10:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 21, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through various platforms, including social media.

Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, by contacting Aaron Gray at agray@tps501.org or 785-295-2900.

In preparation for the event, students from Whitson Elementary joined high school members of Aviation Explorers Post 8 for a local airport control tower tour and a pre-flight inspection demonstration. The Lawrence Amateur Astronomy Club, University of Kansas graduate students, and other astronomy enthusiasts provided presentations for the Whitson Starry Night Astronomy Title I family night. On the day of the event more than five schools from across the community will tune in.

For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.

Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space Station benefit people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars; inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.

See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research at:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

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Abbey Donaldson / Gerelle Dodson
Headquarters, Washington
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Sandra Jones 
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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