AMES, Iowa — With the NCAA tournament just about a month away, teams are going to lean on their stars more than ever. Iowa State standouts Melvin Ejim, DeAndre Kane and Georges Niang showed why the Cyclones could be in great shape come March. Ejim scored 25 points, DeAndre Kane added 22 and Niang had 20 to help No. 17 Iowa State beat 19th-ranked Texas 85-76 on Tuesday night for its fifth victory in six games. The trio shot 57 percent from the floor to lead the Cyclones (20-5, 8-5 Big 12), who became the third-fastest team to 20 wins…
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LUBBOCK, Texas — Kansas coach Bill Self felt more than a little fortunate that his No. 8 Jayhawks pulled out a 64-63 win against a very tough Texas Tech team. Andrew Wiggins’ layup with 2 seconds left lifted Kansas to victory Tuesday night. “I think sometimes you could say they were a little lucky,” he said of the Red Raiders. “They threw some in at the end of the shot clock that maybe weren’t the highest percentage shots, and we were a little lucky that the ball just happened to bounce to Wigs there at the end. That’s part of…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Garden City man in March 2011. Thirty-four-year-old Fred Schmidt Jr. of Garden City had been scheduled to go to trial next week for first-degree murder in the death of Jeffrey Nichols, who was stabbed 45 times. The Garden City Telegram reports Schmidt instead pleaded guilty to the lesser charge on Feb. 11. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 28. Garden City police say Schmidt told them he and Nichols fought near Nichols’ home. Schmidt claimed he killed Nichols in self-defense.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A proposal designed to allow Kansas to opt out of the federal health care overhaul is being reviewed by a state House committee. The Federal and State Affairs Committee’s hearing Tuesday was on a bill that brings Kansas into a compact among states to take control of health care policy within their borders. Most Republican lawmakers and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback have been highly critical of the federal health law championed by Democratic President Barack Obama. The compact is the project of Competitive Governance Action. The conservative Texas-based group says on its website that it favors the…
The Manhattan City Commission approved all three general agenda items during a routine meeting Tuesday evening at City Hall. City-University Fund Commissioners started Tuesday’s meeting by reviewing the 2014 City/University Fund Agreement. The fund was created to use sales taxes and franchise fees gathered on campus, for projects that would benefit both the City and the University. In this year’s agreement, K-State requested a reallocation of funds for several projects on-campus including $80,000 dollars from the Kimball Avenue Sidewalk Project to the Dickens Avenue Sidewalk Project; and moving $174,000 for restroom renovations in McCain Auditorium and adding it to the…
The Manhattan High School girls continued their win streak beating the Blue Jays 71-21 Tuesday night. The boys team earned a season high score total beating Junction City 94-65.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Police say a 62-year-old woman died when a car fleeing from police ran a stop sign and collided with her vehicle. The accident happened Monday night in Kansas City, Kan. Police say they began pursuing the man’s vehicle after they saw him commit two traffic violations while leaving an area known for its drug activity. The man’s car eventually ran a stop sign and hit a car driven by Graciela Olivas, of Kansas City, Kan., sending her car into a ditch. She died later at a hospital. Police said the 28-year-old man tried to run away…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Supporters of Kansas legislation requiring parental consent for students to receive sex education in public schools say it would force parents to become more active participants in the subject matter. The bill heard Tuesday by the House Education Committee would make the consent requirement a statewide police. Currently, each district decides whether parents must agree to have their children take sex education. The measure was drafted in response to a January incident in Johnson County’s Shawnee Mission district. A suggestive poster used in sex education classes was posted on a classroom door in view of students not…
UPDATE-WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 10:45 A.M. A picture of the man charged in the death of 10 year old Hailey Owens has been released: UPDATE WEDNESDAY MORNING: Authorities in Missouri announce that the body of 10-year old Hailey Owens has been found. At a press conference early today, authorities said they had arrested 45-year old Craig Michael Wood who has been charged with first degree murder. The next press briefing on this developing this story has been scheduled for 11 a.m. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************* BELOW IS OUR EARLIER STORY: A statewide AMBER ALERT has been issued for…
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) Authorities say a body discovered along railroad tracks in northwestern Arizona has been identified as a Kansas man. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials announced Tuesday that Randall A. Scott, 37, of Hutchinson, was identified from evidence found at the scene and medical examiner findings. The body was found early Monday west of Seligman and near Peach Springs. Sheriff’s investigators say Scott was a passenger on the Amtrak train and boarded it in Hutchinson. He was scheduled to get off in Kingman, Ariz. They say it remains unclear why Scott apparently exited the moving train in the Seligman area…