Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope made a big splash within the college basketball world early Wednesday morning as he continues to fill his first coaching staff with the Wildcats. According to CBS ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - An upcoming film chronicles the story of a civil rights advocate who was one of Kansas City’s first Black police officers and later founded a group to fight crime and affect ...

Kevin Willmott is pictured speaking at an event at KU in 2021. A documentary capturing one of Kansas City’s first Black police officers and the city’s first Black department director, Alvin Brooks, ...

"It's a lot different watching the Discovery Channel than actually being in the water with a great white shark." Kentucky men's basketball associate head coach Alvin Brooks III heard Kobe Bryant say ...

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Kevin Willmott’s latest documentary film captures the life of civil rights leader Alvin Brooks, who was one of the first Black police officers in Kansas City and ...

Oscar-award winning filmmaker and University of Kansas professor Kevin Willmott will premiere his new documentary, "The Heroic, True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks," on Wednesday at the Juneteenth ...

The 22-year coaching veteran comes to Kentucky after eight seasons with the Baylor Bears. Brooks is regarded as one of the nation's best assistant coaches and will join the Wildcats as an associate ...

Alvin Brooks, founder of the AdHoc Group Against Crime, and retired Kansas City police Sgt. Dave Bernard reflect on the 2001 ...

Kansas City icon Alvin Brooks, 92, has yet to see “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks.” He wants to watch it for the first time with an audience. Tammy Ljungblad tlungblad@kcstar.com ...

“(Alvin) Brooks was announced as a member of (Mark) Pope’s first Kentucky staff two weeks after the new head coach was hired, a bombshell move within college basketball… “Brooks brings the reputation ...

SHE’S IN THE CLAY COUNTY JAIL TONIGHT ON THIS DAY, ALMOST 160 YEARS AGO, THE LAST SLAVES IN THE U.S. LEARNED THEY WERE FREE. THE DAY IS REMEMBERED THROUGH THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY OF JUNETEENTH. THE WHOLE ...