Kaylee and Lanie Page already have won a 4A state basketball title for Wamego, and now they’ll have a chance to add a state tennis title to their trophy case. The Page sisters are 26-0 this season as a doubles team after winning the regional championship on Saturday over a duo from McPherson, Camry Holle and Emily Ediger, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5). The 4A state meet is this Friday and Saturday in Winfield. The Manhattan High duo of Kristen Fraley and Cathy Lei claimed a 6A regional title on Saturday in Topeka. Fraley and Lei beat Washburn Rural’s Mikaela Steinagel…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jamaal Charles ran for two touchdowns, the Kansas City defense harassed Oakland quarterback Terrelle Pryor into throwing three second-half interceptions and the Chiefs remained unbeaten with a 24-7 victory over the Raiders on Sunday. After winning just twice last season, Kansas City continued the second-best start in franchise history. The Chiefs won their first nine games during the 2003 season. The Chiefs piled up 10 sacks while ending a three-game skid to the Raiders, and a six-game losing streak against them at Arrowhead Stadium. Pryor threw for 216 yards and a touchdown, but his interceptions proved…
A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday morning to protest the memorial’s closing under the government shutdown.
For over 20 years, The Manhattan Fire Department has held its annual open house to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week. This year’s open house took place Sunday at the Headquarters Fire Station. Family friendly educational activities were offered all day, from noon to 4 p.m., including-fire engine rides on “Old Engine 1”, fire demonstrations, tours, and entertainment from “Frankie” the firefighter. The fire demonstration allowed large crowds to view a very real fire scenario, and an opportunity to use a real fire hose. Deputy Fire Chief, Ryan Almes shared the details of the demonstration-“There is smoke inside of the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer will be in China next week for the opening of a privately funded trade office tasked with promoting Wichita’s aviation industry. The Wichita Eagle reports the trade office’s mission will be to identify sales and partnering opportunities. The office in Beijing also will work to connect Wichita and China businesses for parts, maintenance and other products and services.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Last year was rough on lesser prairie chickens, a grouse that’s been a candidate for federal protection for years and is being considered for inclusion under the Endangered Species Act. In 2012, there were about 34,000 lesser prairie chickens across several states. Kansas is home to about half the lesser prairie chickens overall.
Kaitlynn Pelger had 17 kills, but Oklahoma held off K-State in four sets on Saturday night in Norman, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, and 25-19. Courtney Traxson added 13 kills, and Taylor Johnson had 10. Katie Brand dished out 46 assists, and also contributed 8 digs, 6 kills, and 3 blocks. Gina Madonia had a career-high 21 digs, Tristan McCarty came up with 18 digs, and freshman Kersten Kober also hit her best as a Wildcat with 15 digs. Pelger led the Cats with 5 blocks. Oklahoma jumped out to a 14-5 in the first set, but from there K-State (13-5, 1-4)…
House Democrats call for vote to end the federal shutdown.
The focus of efforts to end the government shutdown and prevent a U.S. default shifted to the Senate on Saturday, where leaders were in talks to resolve the twin stalemates. The Senate rejected a Democratic effort to raise the debt ceiling.
Throughout the week many of he so-called experts around the region and the country were using calculators to figure out just how many points Baylor’s video game-like offense would put up against Kansas State’s Defense. Coming into Saturday’s game the 15th-ranked Bears had scored no fewer than 69 points in their first four games and in the last three they had broken the 70-point barrier each time. However, Kansas State was focused on getting a Big 12 win after two tough road losses and the Wildcats were able to hold Baylor’s running attack largely in check. The difference in the…