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Wrapping up big Illinois back Feagin will test KU tacklers - KU Sports
While the sophomore Feagin may not quite reach Withers’ stature of 6-foot-4, 295 pounds, he’s closer than just about any other running back out there, and certainly close enough to reinforce the axiom that every joke has a grain of truth. The sophomore from Atwood, Illinois stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 250 pounds.

Big 12 power rankings: Utah opens atop the rankings, with KU at 4th - KU Sports
The Utes, a newcomer to the league, received seven of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media members who regularly covers the Big 12 Conference.

How Illinois updated its roster since last year’s KU game - KU Sports
“They made some adjustments in the O-line, junior college and portal, brought in about 14, 15 guys maybe, a fair amount of newcomers,” he said, adding later, “We talk about the skill positions in these settings, but still upfront, I think the left tackle’s very impressive, they moved tackles into guards, and again, they’re using multiple tight ends.”

KU volleyball sweeps Wichita State in home opener - KU Sports
The Kansas volleyball team remained unbeaten in the early days of the 2024 season, sweeping in-state foe Wichita State 25-17, 25-21, 25-19 before a sellout crowd at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena on Wednesday night.

Eraser Dust

Trump-backed candidate in Montana caught on tape making racially-charged remarks about Native American tribe | The Independent
“I rope and brand with them every year… A great way to bond with all the Indians while they’re drunk at 8am….” Sheehy is heard saying with a laugh in a clip from a fundraiser on November 6, 2023. The remark came after Sheehy said that one of his ranching partners is a Crow member.

September 4 Georgia school shooting news | CNN
Two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were wounded and hospitalized, all of whom are expected to survive.

Prerelease facility proposed for former hotel site in Kalispell | Daily Inter Lake
The Montana Department of Corrections is eyeing a property in Kalispell as the future location of a 90-bed prerelease facility.

DOJ Bombshell Alleges MAGA Media Group Is Backed by Russian Money
A media company matching the description of Tenet Media, which hosts six MAGA commentators, allegedly received $10 million from Russian sources, according to an indictment.

How Montana’s governor gave away $57 million of his family’s wealth
Over the six years of data reviewed by MTFP, the recipients who received the most money from the Gianforte foundation were Alliance for Choice in Education, a Colorado-based group that advocates for more access to private education options, Montana State University Alumni Foundation, and Grace Bible Church, the congregation Gianforte attends in Bozeman. Donations to those three groups, totaling $13.7 million, make up nearly a quarter of the foundation’s total donations in the examined time period.

The Chain You'll Want To Avoid When It Comes To Fried Chicken
In a Daily Meal ranking of the best fried chicken chains based on crunch and flavor, Checkers was one of the biggest letdowns. Checkers, also known as Rally's depending on the region, is a fast food chain that does have fried chicken options on the menu, although the chain isn't exactly known for it. We recommend skipping the chicken options unless you prefer your meat to have a bland, unmemorable flavor and texture.

Oasis: A ticketing debacle - and a tangled web of companies
Oasis may never have anticipated that the scramble of hundreds of thousands to get their hands on tickets for their long-awaited comeback gigs would grab the attention of the British government.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to remove himself from Wisconsin's presidential ballot | AP News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed from the battleground state’s presidential ballot after the state elections commission voted to keep him on it.

Georgia school shooting: FBI alerted police to suspect, 14, last year
A boy accused of killing four people at his high school in Georgia was interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats, the FBI has said.

Colt Gray, 14, denied to police in May 2023 he was behind internet posts that contained images of guns, warning of a school shooting.

That photo of people wearing 'Nebraska Walz's for Trump' shirts? They're distant cousins | AP News
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A sister of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz says she doesn’t recognize the people wearing “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts in a photo that is making the rounds on social media. It turns out they are distant cousins.

Travis Kelce's team hire lawyers after alleged Taylor Swift 'split contract' leaks online
However this week, a document has been circulated online that claims the couple’s relationship is a PR tactic and is scheduled to end later this month. The alleged “media plan”, which is written on paper branded by Kelce’s PR representatives’ Full Scope, outlines plans for the pair to split on September 28. It was first posted to Reddit and has since been posted on Twitter/X, TikTok and Instagram.

Prerelease facility proposed for former hotel site in Kalispell | Daily Inter Lake
The Montana Department of Corrections is eyeing a property in Kalispell as the future location of a 90-bed prerelease facility.

Robby Starbuck, the right-wing activist riding a wave of opposition to DEI in corporate America | CNN Business
Starbuck is both riding a wave of right-wing hostility to DEI programs and corporate advocacy on issues like climate change and LGBTQ rights and advancing the opposition himself. He has channeled energy on the right to target specific brands popular with politically conservative customers — Harley-Davidson, Tractor Supply Co. and John Deere — and relentlessly drawn attention online to their past publicly-stated policies. Starbuck has also claimed credit for Brown-Forman and Lowe’s internal announcements in recent weeks to scale back some of their diversity and inclusion programs.