KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Cory Jefferson scored 20 points, Isaiah Austin added 18 and seventh-seeded Baylor held on to beat pesky TCU 76-68 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament. Royce O’Neale added 14 points and 12 boards for the Bears (22-10), who advanced to play No. 2 seed Oklahoma in Thursday’s quarterfinals with their eighth win in their last nine games. #10 seed TCU (9-22) trailed by as many as 17 in the second half, but behind 19 points from Karviar Shepherd, closed to within 69-63 with 2:32 left to play. The Bears…
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) Marcus Smart left one last impression on Texas Tech, scoring 18 points and leading seventh-seeded Oklahoma State to an 80-62 victory over the ninth-seeded Red Raiders on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. Smart also had seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals for the Cowboys (21-11), who built a 46-23 lead by halftime and then cruised into Thursdays’ quarterfinal against top-seeded Kansas. Markel Brown had 20 points, Phil Forte added 14 off the bench and Le’Bryan Nash scored 10 for Oklahoma State, which has never lost in 10 first-round…
Two people are dead at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Police say a drunk driver trying to avoid arrest drove through barricades and hit the crowd. The driver is in custody, facing two counts of capital murder.
Malaysia said planes sent Thursday to check the spot where Chinese satellite images showed possible debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner found nothing.
Police respond to the scene of an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The explosion leveled an apartment building, and sent flames and billowing black smoke above the skyline.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defends President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, as she answers questions from Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee during its review of President Obama’s budget requests, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group, with assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Junction City/Geary County SWAT, and local uniformed law enforcement officers, executed two search warrants Wednesday at 1919 Northwind Drive Lot #2, and 1501 Dean St., in Junction City. As a result, officers arrest two Junction City men for myriad of drug-related crimes. Steven J. Parks (28) and Matthew Redding (35) were both arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felony Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.The Drug Operations Group seized…
U-S Congressman Tim Huleskamp of Kansas is bringing his Town Hall meetings to Manhattan next week. The Congressman will be at the Manhattan Fire Department Headquarters’ Assembly Room at 2000 Denison Avenue Monday (March 17). The town hall will begin at 11:30 a.m. and is expected to last an hour. Huelskamp has a tradition of visiting each of the district’s 63 counties each year, and has completed 219 town halls during his time in office.
A Junction City man who recently entered a plea to attempted computer crime and conspiracy to commit theft has had his probation revoked. Phillip Neu was in Geary County District Court Monday and is now in the custody of the Department of Corrections for the probation violation. Neu’s most recent case involved a gift card scheme with the Dillon’s in Junction City listed as a victim, with $40, 000 involved. His sentencing is set for April 28th. He could serve more than five years in prison for the two felony charges. Neu’s probation was in connection with a previous residential…
KMAN’s Laura Monsanto filled in for Cathy this morning. Laura spoke with Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam and Wamego Schools USD 320 Superintendent, Denis O’Dea, as well as recent speaker for the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice, Phyllis Bennis.