SkillsUSA brings 5,600 future blue-collar workers to KC (slideshow)

SkillsUSA brought more than 5,000 red blazer-wearing high school and post-secondary school students to downtown this week for 96 competitions ranging from commercial baking to motorcycle repair to cosmetology. Outside of Bartle Hall, there was plenty of swag to collect and power tools to try out. Click on the SkillsUSA race car to see a slideshow of the event.