Author: KMAN Staff

Chassidy Fussell scored 15 points, three of them on a key basket with 35.6 seconds left as Texas fought off a late surge from Kansas State to earn a 69-63 victory Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Texas led 37-30 at halftime and appeared to have the game under control by opening the second half on an 8-3 run to lead 45-33 with 17:34 left on a layup by Brady Sanders. However, K-State found its second wind and went on an 18-6 run over the next six minutes to tie the score at 51-51. The score was tied at 53 apiece…

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita man has admitted harboring a Chinese teenage girl who was working illegally at his restaurant. Court records show 33-year-old Yong “Tony” Lin pleaded guilty Wednesday to harboring an immigrant who was unlawfully in the United States. His 29-year-old wife, Zhuo Mei “Mandy” Weng, pleaded guilty to hiding the crime. The U.S. attorney’s office says the couple will forfeit $8,000 that will go to workers owed back wages. The case stems from a tip that a minor teenager being housed with other employees at an apartment was working at Lin’s World Buffet Grill. U.S. Attorney Barry…

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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Darrel Stufflebeam, Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, and Denise O’Dea, Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent.

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Monday brought news that no parent should hear and no teacher wants to.  One of Kansas State University’s own was found dead. At his job in Wichita, Daniel Flores, (25), had been working a shift at Steckline Communications that should have ended Sunday night with the conclusion of his tasks, but instead had a very different ending. On Monday morning, news came that Flores’ body was found in the basement of Steckline Communications when another employee discovered the body after seeing signs of what looked like a burglary. Police stated Flores died of blunt force trauma, and there were signs of…

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A mid week version of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the latest news in basketball inside the Big 12 conference. Marcus Smart sits out the first of his three game suspension and the Cowboys have no luck against Texas. Are the Cowboys a tournament team? The rest of the conference looking up at Kansas but K-State’s win made things much more interesting. The K-State women tonight are at home against Texas, can Deb Patterson and company get back on a winning note. Wichita State improves to 26-0 with a win on Tuesday night, are they poised for a Final Four run? The KC Royals avoid arbitration with closer Greg Holland and they get him signed for 2014. K-State baseball begins season on Friday, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.

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By J. Parker Roberts. 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. – In her first visit to a domestic military instillation as acting deputy secretary of defense, the Hon. Christine H. Fox spent time on Fort Riley Feb. 10, visiting with 1st Infantry Division Soldiers and observing cutting-edge virtual and constructive training at the Mission Training Complex. Fox was appointed to the acting deputy position, which she described to a group of more than 100 “Big Red One” Soldiers as the defense secretary’s executive officer, Dec. 5. She last served as the Defense Department’s director of Cost Assessment and…

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