than half of all homicide victims. "The devastation homicide inflicts on black teens and adults is a national crisis, yet it is all too often ignored outside of affected communities."
IRVING, Texas – (Courtesy: Kansas Athletics) The Kansas women's tennis team has been named the No. 4 seed for the Big 12 Championship as announced by the league office Sunday evening.  The seeding comes after the Jayhawks, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech each finished with 7-2 record in the Big 12 which forced a tiebreaker to decide the order for the tournament. Each team's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking was eventually used to determine the sequence with Oklahoma State being...
   DETROIT (AP) - Mike Moustakas hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Sunday to earn a split of their four-game series.    Abraham Almonte hit a grand slam in the sixth to give the Royals a 5-2 lead, but Detroit tied it with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Kansas City took the lead again when Drew VerHagen (0-1) walked two batters in the seventh and Moustakas hit a drive to right off Buck...
As the debate over school safety in the wake of mass shootings continues to make headlines, a local self defense training academy is giving teachers the tools they'll need to keep their students safe.
