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 ...

Everything from sports teams, to monuments, and locations are changing their names in an effort to combat cultural appropriation. One local coffee shop took on the task two years ago, and is now ...

KICKAPOO, Wis. (WKBT) -- Kristina Reser-Jaynes is a proud alumnus of the Kickapoo Area School District. Like her, all three of her children have gone through the Kickapoo school system and she’s has ...

This week, Kickapoo Coffee - the award-winning organic coffee roaster based in Viroqua - released a statement, announcing the decision to change the business' name in light of growing concerns over ...

The Kickapoo High principal will meet next week with the leaders behind two petitions regarding the future of the school's Chiefs mascot and traditions. The student-led Change for Kickapoo group ...

BLOOMINGTON - In the fall of 1906, McLean County resident Milo Custer spent nearly two weeks at the Kickapoo Indian reservation in northeast Kansas. His interest in the Kansas Kickapoo lay in the fact ...

A Chat with RIT’s New Native American Future Stewards Director Kendall Scott is an advocate for Indigenous education and he considers that an honor. Scott (Kickapoo, Meskwaki), arrived at RIT in ...

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 McLean County Museum of History works diligently to collect, preserve, and document the stories of people who have shaped the county’s history. This essential part of the museum’s mission is ...

DANVILLE – The governor's plan to close Kickapoo State Park this year has sparked a groundswell of protests among area residents and visitors alike – including one from an 11-year-old girl. Ryce ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, ...