Greg Echlin

Sure, the Royals have been knocked out of the American League playoffs. But they still made the playoffs. And that's a far cry from last season when the team posted more than 100 losses. What accounts for the one-year turn-around? Greg Echlin has this report.

Ashton Hooper is a 4th grader in Salina who was born without fingers on her left hand. She's been finding inspiration this week while watching others with disabilities play golf at the U.S. Adaptive Golf Open in Newton.

Soccer can be challenging. Now, imagine you are blind and trying to play the game. Some young athletes in Kansas are doing just that. And on Friday, a new soccer field, or "pitch" as it's called, will be dedicated at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas. KPR's Greg Echlin has more on "blind soccer."

A resident of Paola, Kansas, is the world's top shotgun trap shooter. Derrick Mein is defending his title this week... and hoping to return to the Olympic games next year.