SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, tensions have grown at Kickapoo High School regarding its mascot, which is a Native American chief. It’s a situation that current students, alumni and even the ...

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A petition started Thursday to save the name and mascot of Springfield's Kickapoo High School quickly gained momentum. There were more than 2,800 signatures in the first 24 hours. It topped 4,000 by ...

The head of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas expressed concern in a letter to Gov. Sam Brownback this week that the Legislature could cut transportation aid to school districts to help foot the bill for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Kickapoo High School students formed a petition two weeks ago to change the school’s mascot. Some students are claiming that the “Kickapoo chief” is a form of cultural ...

Marshfield football coach Nate Thomas has been tapped to lead Kickapoo High School on the gridiron. Thomas told the News-Leader that he met with assistant coaches and athletes in Marshfield Monday to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Springfield’s largest high school is keeping its “Chiefs” mascot name but making several other changes as a result of concerns raised about its use of Native American symbols.

Chris Cooley, formerly a record-setting tight end for the Washington Redskins, boarded a limo bus in Omaha with other employees of the organization. It took a drive to Kansas from KETV and six hours ...

POWHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - The sign on the wall in Rozella Ramirez’s kindergarten/first-grade class reads: “Less talking more beading.” Five- and 6-year-old hands ...