Sam Atwell

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  • FOX4 Race Zone NASCAR talk: Listen to the full podcast series

    Kyle Busch wins in a not so exciting race at Pocono The race at Kansas Speedway last month was said to be one of the most exciting races of the 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. The race on Sunday at Pocono not so much. Sam Atwell and Brian Dulle discus another win for Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing and why Busch and some of the other drivers aren’t too happy with the NASCAR rules package this season. If […]

  • You have to master all the angles to get to victory lane this weekend in Pocono

    POCONO, PA – Coming off a victory in the longest race of the season, Martin Truex, heads into Pocono with a whole lot of momentum.  Truex has 26 starts at the track with two wins, five top five’s and 10 top ten’s and he also happens to be last year’s winner of the spring race. Fortunately for Truex the series will be running the same rules package that they used at Atlanta earlier this season, where Truex finished second.  Included […]

  • Wayside Waifs takes in dogs displaced by flooding from Oklahoma

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday Wayside Waifs took in more than 20 adoptable dogs from an Oklahoma animal shelter to make room for displaced pets from area flooding.  This allows owned pets to stay in the same area as their families, in hopes that they will be reunited. The dogs are from Peaceful Animal Adoption Center in Vinita, Oklahoma were all available for adoption and were non-owned pets. The area near Vinita has experienced severe flooding, causing an overcrowding […]

  • Anglers are welcomed back to renovated Amarugia Lake

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After several days of unsettling weather it might be a great time to get away,  relax and put a line in the water.  Good news for anglers, Lake Amarugia is open for a full summer of fishing for the first time since it was renovated in 2012. The Missouri Department of Conservation began the project to deepen the lake and to improve the fishery.  Now that the renovation is complete the 45-Acre lake at Amarugia Highlands […]

  • Violent weekend continues after Grandview homicide leaves one man dead

    GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Grandview police are investigating a deadly shooting Sunday. Officers were called to a residence in the 1000 block of Pinkston Street to investigate a shooting. The call came in to police at 5:15 p.m., and when they arrived, they found the shooting victim in front of the residence. The 38-year-old victim was taken to the hospital where he died. He was later identified as Chad McLanahan. Grandview detectives are investigating the shooting and ask anyone with information […]

  • KCK Police investigating another homicide

    KANSAS CITY, Ks. —  KCK Police are investigating the third homicide in the city since Friday morning.  The 911 call came in at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon reporting a shooting in the area of 30th and Parkwood.  When officers arrived on the scene they found a male victim dead, who had been shot several times. Family and witnesses were talking with police at the scene to help discover the motive for the shooting.  Detectives are at the scene putting […]

  • Jefferson City police make arrests in tornado-damaged areas

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two men with a Kansas City connection were arrested Friday in a tornado-damaged area of Jefferson City. Officers working Friday afternoon in a part of Jefferson City struck by the tornado were contacted by a business owner regarding two people on his property. The two individuals were contacted at 3rd and Flora near two motorcycles. They told officers that they came from Kansas City to see the tornado damage. During their conversation, officers discovered the two […]

  • KC police investigating overnight homicide at home near 41st and Montgall

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  KCPD is investigating the latest homicide in the area of 41st and Montgall. Officers were called to a house in the area at 12:30 a.m. Saturday to a disturbance with a person armed with a gun. When they arrived, police found an adult male victim that appeared to have been shot. EMS responded to provide medical treatment, but the victim died at the scene. Witnesses told police they heard a disturbance inside the residence that ended […]

  • Belton to test tornado sirens Saturday after possible failure

    BELTON, Mo. — During the tornado warning Friday night in Belton, residents reported that they didn’t hear the tornado sirens. In response to the concerns the City of Belton will be conducting a test of the siren system Saturday at 11 a.m. There will be multiple tests of the entire system as well as tests of the 17 sirens in the city. Belton Emergency Management Agency will have personnel stationed at each siren to determine if there are any problems. […]

  • State offers free camping for Missouri residents displaced by tornadoes, flooding

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —  Missouri residents, who have been displaced from their homes due to damage caused by the recent tornadoes, are eligible to stay in any Missouri State Park campground without cost. Earlier this year Missouri State Parks made the offer of free camping to residents who were displaced from their homes due to flooding. The offer is being is being extended to those affected by the recent tornadoes and storm damage in southwest and central Missouri. The residents […]

  • A week of celebration in Charlotte wraps up Sunday night with the Coca-Cola 600

    CHARLOTTE, NC —  Sunday is a racing fans dream, it starts early off with the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, followed up with the Indy 500 at mid-day and then wraps up with the Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. William Byron, in the No. 24 Chevrolet, will lead the field to the green flag a little after 5 pm.  Byron becomes the youngest pole winner of the Coca-Cola 600 ever with a qualifying lap of 183.42 […]

  • It’s all about racing for the money in Charlotte this week

    CHARLOTTE, NC – It is one of the most anticipated races of the season, the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.  This is a race for no points, no automatic entry into the playoffs, no second place.  This is all about the payoff.  Every driver will be racing for $1 Million dollars. Not just any driver can get into the All-Star Race.  To qualify you must have a win in 2018 or 2019, past All-Star Race winner or a past Monster […]

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