The sky can’t decide what it wants to be at one point, usually in the middle of the afternoon in Broken Hill. That’s precisely what Thursday is doing. The temperature is 14°C at 4 p.m. local time, with a light wind coming in from the northwest, humidity at 81%, and a flat, gray cloud ceiling. This type of weather seems a little out of place for a town known for its red dirt and sun-baked silence, situated deep in the far west of New South Wales. And yet, here it is. At 4:18 p.m. AEST on Thursday, the Bureau of…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
Outback Australia is characterized by a certain type of stubbornness. It’s not a performance. People simply carry on with their lives despite the fact that the ground beneath them has become more akin to a swamp. This week at Mundi Mundi Bash 2026, one of the nation’s most popular music festivals encountered a crisis that no amount of preparation could have fully predicted, putting that stubbornness on full display. Eleven days of rain. In the run-up to this year’s event, that’s what struck the Mundi Mundi Plains close to Broken Hill. The region’s all-time August record, set back in 1973,…
There’s a certain kind of grief that comes on slowly. Not the quick and sharp kind. The kind that grows over years of trips to the hospital, posting pictures of your son in a wheelchair on social media, and telling everyone about your son who can’t speak for himself. Every boxer knew this day would come when Richard Colón wrote on Facebook that his son Prichard had died. It had been on the way since October 2015. Prichard Colón passed away on August 13, 2026. He was 33 years old. His death was caused by a single fight, a 10-round…
The way Alicia Hannah-Kim entered the Cobra Kai universe is subtly amazing. She just showed up in Season 5 as sensei Kim Da-Eun and made the kind of impression that viewers are still talking about, without any fanfare or long build-up. That was a big deal for a show that had built its mythology around a few well-known characters over the course of four seasons. The timing of her story is what makes it intriguing. Hannah-Kim has been candid about the fact that when the Cobra Kai opportunity presented itself, she was thinking about giving up acting completely. She was…
What does the fact that Kelly Loeffler’s height is one of the most-searched facts about her say about her? That is not her record in the Senate. Not the years she ran Bakkt. Not even her confirmation as head of the Small Business Administration. How tall she is. She confirmed this in a social media video that went viral in a quiet way. She is five feet eleven and a half inches tall. For a well-known person whose work includes politics, business, and owning professional sports teams, it shows how people make a mark. And Loeffler has a lot of…
The largest bank in the nation announced a “Australian banking first” on August 18: a complete overhaul of the bank’s rewards program that will allow consumers to accrue points from debit cards, savings accounts, term deposits, home loans, and even insurance products in addition to credit cards. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s much-discussed ban on card surcharges will take effect on October 1st, coinciding with the implementation of the changes. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence. A new currency known as Yello points will be introduced as part of the redesigned program, which is based on the current CommBank Yello…
When someone who loved you but could no longer be with you writes a tribute, it’s emotionally painful. After Hayden Panettiere’s death, Wladimir Klitschko posted on Instagram, but he didn’t write like a famous person trying to keep up appearances. He wrote like someone who had lived with someone, raised a child with her, and stood back and watched as she fought battles he couldn’t fight for her. She died in Greenville, South Carolina, on a Sunday afternoon. Sixty-six. Around 1:50 p.m., someone called 911 to say that someone was having a cardiac arrest at an apartment complex. The next…
In a small town, there are times when everything changes. Grief tends to move quietly, not dramatically or with fanfare. One such instance was the fire that destroyed a house on Warden Street in Ulladulla on the evening of August 13. A woman was gone by the time Fire and Rescue NSW managed to contain the fire, and the community was left standing in that specific silence that follows tragedy. Erin Key was her name. Words like “bright” and “loving” were used by people who knew her; these are the kinds of words that come from genuinely knowing someone, not…
Someone often tells this story, most likely because it shows something true about the man. Hayden Panettiere met Wladimir Klitschko at a party in Los Angeles for the launch of her book. She really looked up at him and told him, “You’re huge.” That’s what he said: “You’re tiny.” That short, almost funny conversation gives you a good idea of what it was like to be in the same room as Wladimir Klitschko. Kletschko is 1.98 meters tall, or 6 feet 6 inches, and can reach 81 inches. Those numbers are very important in heavyweight boxing. Klitschko was different, though,…
Once upon a time, it was almost comforting to see an Absa ATM on the corner of a South African street. It’s becoming more difficult to maintain that certainty. Absa closed about 79 traditional branches and eliminated over 100 ATMs from its network in the first half of 2026 alone. The bank is not hiding the reason behind the machines’ disappearance. It was made clear in Absa’s interim results for the six months that ended in June 2026. The bank is adapting its physical presence in response to the decline in branch cash transaction volumes and the shift of customers…