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Playing their second game in just over 39 hours and after a tough loss on the road at Wichita State Friday night, the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team might be cut a little slack if they appeared sluggish for the first half of Sunday’s game against Oral Roberts. K-State made just seven shots and trailed 28-18 at halftime However the Wildcats emerged with a second wind after intermission and put the clamps down on Defense holding the Golden Eagles to just 19 points and rallying for a 53-47 victory at Bramlage Coliseum. Breanna Lewis picked up the Wildcats by leading…
Marcus Mariota has won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Oregon player to earn college football’s top individual honor.
Congress cleared a $1.1 trillion spending bill for President Barack Obama’s signature late Saturday night after a day of Senate intrigue capped by a failed, largely symbolic Republican challenge to the administration’s new immigration policy.
Cold, wet temperatures did not seem to impact the Wreaths Across America ceremony held Saturday at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery off of Wildcat Creek Road. The outdoor pavilion was packed, and several members of the public had to stand outside. Cemetery Manager, Keith Shurtleff provided remarks during the event. Shurtleff thanked all of the family members of fallen soldiers who donated wreaths. He said they managed to have enough to put one on every gravestone this year. Junction City High School JROTC cadets helped with the ceremony, as seven cadets placed ceremonial wreaths on stands to represent the seven different…
NYC protesters are headed to Washington, D.C. to join a march against the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. Protesters are calling for legislative action to deal with the issue.
An arbiter appointed by the NFL to hear Adrian Peterson’s appeal has ruled that the Minnesota Vikings running back will remain suspended until at least next spring.
On today’s In Focus, Erik filled in for Cathy and spoke to Kansas Farm Bureau CEO and General Counsel Terry Holdren. He also talked to Lynda Bachelor for Leadership Studies at Kansas State University.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 56-year-old Wichita man who had four previous drunken driving arrests before a crash that killed a passenger earlier this year has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison. KWCH-TV reports Melvin Day was driving under the influence and with a suspended license when he crashed into a tree on March 5. Sedgwick County prosecutors say Day’s blood alcohol was nearly 3 1/2 times the legal limit at the time of the crash, which killed 55-year-old Kevin Donn. Day pleaded guilty in October to an involuntary manslaughter charge. He was sentenced Friday to 172 months…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) The Kansas State Women’s Basketball team saw their season-opening six-game winning streak come to an end on Friday night with a 51-48 loss to Wichita State at Koch Arena. Wichita native Ashia Woods led three Wildcats in double figures with 13 points while Breanna Lewis scored 12 points and Haley Texada added 10. Leading the way for the Shockers with a game-high 22 points was Alex Harden with 22 points. K-State trailed by as many as 11 points before rallying to tie the game in the final minutes. The Wildcats had a chance to tie…