A 34-year-old Kansas mother who drove her Chevrolet pickup truck from a parking space onto an active youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita has been released from custody without charges after killing two people, including a 6-year-old boy, and injuring at least ten others.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the nightmare unfolded around 3:25 p.m. on Saturday. A black Chevrolet pickup, which police say had been parked near the fields, suddenly drove onto the pitch during a youth match, striking children and adults.

Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses confirmed two fatalities at the scene and multiple casualties transported to hospitals. Two of the driver’s own children were inside the truck at the time; a third child of hers was playing soccer on a different field at the complex.

Police later identified the dead as 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both of McPherson, Kansas.

The two were not related. They were pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts by bystanders and first responders.

Ten others suffered noncritical but traumatic injuries and were taken to Ascension Via Christi and Wesley Medical Center: five children (a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, and a 9-year-old girl) and five adults ranging from ages 28 to 68.

An additional 61-year-old woman was hospitalized for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total transported to 11.

Witnesses and community members immediately rushed to help the injured before emergency personnel fully arrived. an outpouring of aid that police and officials have described as remarkable.

Nearby, Kansas State High School Activities Association inaugural flag football semifinals were underway on an adjacent field and were disrupted or suspended.

According to reports, including from the New York Post, after the truck stopped, the driver was pulled from the vehicle by other parents and allegedly shouted, “Oh my God, Oh my God, what have I done?!”

She remained at the scene, was cooperative with investigators, held a valid driver’s license, and had no outstanding warrants. She is from Garden City, Kansas.

On Sunday, October 18, the Wichita Police Department announced that after interviewing more than 30 witnesses, including the two children who had been inside the truck, and consulting with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, the woman was released pending the results of toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle. No charges have been filed, AP reported.

Police Chief Joe Sullivan stated: “We know what happened, but now we’re working very hard to find out why it happened.”

He also expressed condolences: “Our hearts are with the families of Adrian and Nicholas as they face an unimaginable loss. What should have been a day of children playing soccer and families spending time together ended in tragedy.”

An initial case review is expected to be presented to the district attorney early this week. Police are seeking additional photos or videos from anyone at the complex.

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A giant wooden crucifix dislodged from the wall during Mass and fatally crushed a Catholic priest in Ecuador this weekend.

Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was celebrating Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Saturday when the crucifix fell on top of him.

In his last sermon, the priest told the parishioners to spend their time wisely because “one day we all die.”

“Dear brothers and sisters, one day we will all die, and the time we spent on trivial things will prove far less meaningful than the time we invested in God,” said Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari.

“The quality time we gave to Him, to our brothers and sisters, to our spouses, to our children, and to our families,” he said. “That is time well spent, dear brothers and sisters.”

Moments later, parishioners watched in horror as the crucifix fell on top of the priest and crushed him.

Worshippers rushed to help Father Sánchez Molinari.

“Father! Father!” a woman shouted as she called for an ambulance.

The Archdiocese confirmed the priest died of his injuries.

“We announce that our beloved Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, CSsR, who served as parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in the Central Vicariate, has departed to the Father’s House to enjoy His presence and His glory,” the Archdiocese said in a statement.

“Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen,” the Archdiocese said.

WATCH (warning: distressing content):

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Jerry Seinfeld refused to let anti-Israel hecklers disrupt his recent performance in Chicago.

The actor and comedian, who appeared at the Chicago Theatre on Oct. 9, got the last laugh by mocking the protesters as they were escorted away by security, according to a report from Fox News.

One woman shouted at him, “Twenty-two thousand Palestinians who are children now are killed with our taxpayer money, and you’re making jokes!”

Seinfeld responded by dancing on stage in a mocking fashion, calling himself “racist,” and declaring, “It’s a genocide. I’m into it.”

The comedian also vowed, “I’m gonna find out how much your ticket was and I’m sending it to Israel!”

Jerry Seinfeld to the heckler:

“I’m racist. It’s a genocide. I’m into it.”
Then: “I’m gonna find out how much your ticket was and I’m sending it to Israel.” https://t.co/m7sta5HqnH

— Everintrigued (@EverIntrigued) October 12, 2026

In the wake of the heckling, the Anti-War Committee Chicago and the Chicago branch of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network said they were responsible for the incident.

“Friday’s disruption sent a clear message: Those who defend Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and throughout Palestine will be met with protest and are not welcome on Chicago’s stages without opposition,” the groups wrote on Instagram.

Fox News noted that Seinfeld, who is Jewish, has been the target of several protests criticizing his support for Israel.

When Seinfeld delivered a commencement address at Duke University in May 2024, dozens of students walked out.

Some of them were holding Palestinian flags.

Seinfeld came back to the school in September 2025 to introduce Omer Shem Tov, a freed Israeli hostage, at a campus event.

That event was also met with protests.

“Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” he told the protesters.

“By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think,” he said.

“So, it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ Okay, that’s honest.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The cost for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, is now forecasted to exceed $1 billion, which is nearly three times the initial estimated cost for the project.

Fox News, which confirmed the figure on the basis of newly released financial information, reported that the project also opened five years past schedule.

“While we continue to reconcile costs and plan ahead for additional capital improvements, we anticipate our total cost for constructing the campus is approximately $1 billion — again, all raised in private contributions,” Emily Bittner, the Obama Foundation’s vice president of communications, told Fox News.

“This includes investments in additional public art, insurance, scope changes in our Home Court, project management and exhibit installation, among other categories.”

It was supposed to open in 2021 after between $300 million and $350 million in construction costs.

But the Obama Presidential Center ultimately opened in June of this year, when costs were estimated at $850 million.

Beyond serving as a museum about the Obama administration, the building serves as the headquarters for the Obama Foundation.

The campus has a public library branch and an athletic center.

The building, unlike other presidential libraries, does not house original presidential records.

The newly released financials also show the Obama Foundation bringing in significant resources, even though fundraising varies from year to year.

In 2025, the entity brought in $151 million, a decline from $195 million in 2024.

In 2023, they had raised $129 million, and in 2022, they brought in a much stronger $311 million.

The Obama Foundation’s borrowing also increased as the project progressed, from $15 million at the end of 2025 to more than $63 million by July of this year.

The organization borrowed the funds to handle short-term costs related to the construction.

Brian Mittendorf, a nonprofit accounting professor at the Ohio State University, told Fox News that although the Obama Foundation has substantial resources, much of their assets are tied to the new campus.

“In terms of the organization’s overall financial health, again, I would say financial health looks quite good,” he described.

“They have a decent amount of cash, investments, liquidity, and so on. So it’s not like they’re in financial difficulty by any means.”

“Bottom line to me: I don’t see a short-term financial distress here, but I do see an organization that has tied up a lot of its resources in its buildings, which means more costs to come and the need for more revenues to make this sustainable,” Mittendorf added.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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This must have been a rough call for CNN – do we report it, or ignore it?

The US Chamber of Commerce endorsed Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in his race against flake James Talarico.

The Chamber of Commerce is not deluded by this nutty soft socialist.

Of course, Talarico’s insane past statements are catching up with him.

Here are a few of his verbal gems from the past few years.

** “We could make prisons obsolete. It’s hard to imagine a world without prisons, but it was also hard to imagine a world without telegrams and cassette tapes.”
** Support for teaching DEI in schools and other progressive education priorities.
** Border framing: It should be “like a front porch—it should have a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door.”
** ‘Christian nationalism'(?) is “worship of power.”

This guy is a flake.

CNN reported:

The US Chamber of Commerce is endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, giving the GOP candidate a boost as he scrambles to shore up support from traditional Republicans in a tight race.

The endorsement comes months after Paxton defeated the chamber’s original choice in the contest, Sen. John Cornyn, in a contentious primary runoff. Paxton, the state attorney general, now faces Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, who is trying to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in decades.

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Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy traveled to Panama to interview Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Before the US military arrested Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro in Operation Absolute Resolve, opposition leader María Corina Machado was rescued and smuggled out of the country by a nonprofit veteran rescue organization in early December of last year.

In 2025, Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

During her conversation with Campos-Duffy, Machado warned Americans about the reality of socialism and the ‘false promises’ of Democrats as the midterms approach.

Campos-Duffy teased the interview sharing, “Meanwhile, I took a trip myself over to warm Panama. I wasn’t there very long, but as these Democrats are pitching socialism in races across the country, I spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who fled that country that was once the wealthiest, richest country in all of Latin America, and then of course it was destroyed by socialist policies.”

“Maria and I talked, And she warned Americans about being led astray by the Democrats’ false promises.”

In a clip from the interview, Campos-Duffy asked, “You’re someone in a very unique position to talk about socialism. What would be your message to the American people as they enter into their midterms?”

Machado responded, “What I ask people that live in freedom is really to look at history.”

“Communism, socialism brings misery, violence, separation, and oppression.”

“And once you lose your freedom, once you lose democracy, it’s so hard to gain it back.”

“And, and if you know someone from Venezuela, wherever you are in the United States or any other place, talk to them. Ask them how our nation was deceived.”

Watch:

WOW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado just sent a warning straight to American voters.

Asked what Americans should know about socialism heading into the midterms, she said: “Communism, socialism. It brings misery, violence, separation and oppression. And once you lose your freedom, once you lose democracy, it’s so hard to gain it back.”

Venezuela was once one of the richest countries in Latin America. Socialism wrecked it. Now people there dig through trash to eat.

She said to ask any Venezuelan how their country was “deceived.” Listen to her.

Free stuff always comes with a price.

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) October 17, 2026

During the full interview, in addition to her warning about socialism, Machado discussed her efforts to return to Venezuela, after already making several attempts, the situation after Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and her message to President Trump.

She thanked President Trump on behalf of the Venezuelan people for his actions, noting it took vision, force, strength, and determination. She also urged him to “finish the task” and complete the process so that a full democratic transition, including free elections, becomes his major legacy.

“First of all, as I did when I met him, I would start by saying, on behalf of the Venezuelan people, how grateful we are. Because taking Maduro to face justice opened a great door for a path to freedom. And as I said before, it took vision, force, strength, determination. And it had to be done.”

“Secondly, we have to finish the task. And I believe this is going to be his great legacy.”

Watch the full interview here:

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