Running

For decades, the U.S. dominated the men's 400-meter race, one of the most difficult and prestigious events at any Olympic Games. But no American man had won gold since 2008 — until Wednesday, when Raytown South alum Quincy Hall took the top spot.

Raytown South alum Quincy Hall breezed past competitors in the men's 400-meter semifinals today. Tomorrow, he goes for gold in the finals. NPR sports correspondent Becky Sullivan joined Up To Date from Paris to share the latest on the Summer Games.

Ella Messner set a time of 5:04.35 for the 1600-meter race — a personal record by 17 seconds — at the HOKA Festival of Miles in St. Louis this spring. It cemented her status as one of the fastest 8th grade runners in the country.

After winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, track star Courtney Frerichs returns to the University of Missouri - Kansas City on December 19 to address the graduating class.

To honor missing and murdered Indigenous people, a group of Native American advocates is making a months-long trip across the country on foot and by bike.

Races across town have been canceled due to the spread of coronavirus, but the Diva Dash went ahead on Saturday, with a fraction of its usual participants.

After the Boston marathon was rescheduled for September, the associate principal of Shawnee Mission North High School says being surprised by cheering friends and colleagues on what he thought would be a typical run made it one of the best days of his life.

One rural Kansas town's response to COVID-19, the Kansas City Zoo without foot traffic, moving strangers from your personal space, and a not so solitary run

Segment 1: Kansas voters will see a census-changing initiative on the November ballot.The 2020 census is coming up, and Kansas is looking to change where…

Segment 1: Newest Kansas and Missouri lawmakers express frustration with statehouse power structures.First-term Kansas and Missouri House representatives…

Segment 1: How to run.It's finally spring and that means sunshine, flowers and people jogging outside. We visit with a local coach to find out how to get…

Michael Wheeler, known to strangers all over town as KC Superman, hasn't always run in a cape.The 67-year-old has run regularly for more than 40 years.…