The below excerpt is from the August 30th, 1999, issue of The Observer, Notre Dame student newspaper. Luckily for Irish fans, Clifford Jefferson is forgetful.

Larson had the field covered all race long, leading 221 of 256 laps and crossing 10,000 laps led in his career

It was a frustrating series in Houston, but there were positives, too. Beat writer Jaylon Thompson breaks down the Royals-Astros games.

The Kansas State men's golf team turned in its best round of the NCAA Bremerton Regional but still fell short of its first-ever trip to nationals.

Governor Laura Kelly declared a drought emergency for Sedgwick, Reno, and Harvey counties, and encouraged Kansans to reduce their water usage and take precautions to prevent wildfires.

A man accused of tearing utility cables from a Kansas City manhole and causing possible disruptions to emergency services has been charged and remains behind bars.

At the bottom of the “Welcome to Galena” signs reads “Home of the Sea Slug King of Kansas”. Those behind the sign say the story of name, was an accident. It started as a joke when Dale Oglesby thought he was purchasing just one sea slug but ended up purchasing seven towable bladder sea slugs back in January.

The elusive black bear that is on walkabout around South Kansas City is still on the move. Wednesday morning around 12:30 a.m., the bear was seen on video in a residential area along East 114 th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Hickman Mills neighborhood.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, police department is asking for the public's help to find a missing 13-year-old boy. Uriel Thompson was last seen at about 10 a.m. Wednesday near the 6300 block of South Benton Boulevard, police said.

Tim Leibold and Dejan Joveljic scored six minutes apart deep into the second half, lifting Sporting Kansas City into a 2-2 draw with St. Louis on Wednesday night.