Firefighters are battling some of the most destructive wildfires to ever strike Australia’s most populous state. Authorities warned that high temperatures and winds were likely to maintain heightened fire danger for days in New South Wales.
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Two convicted killers who used forged documents to escape their life sentences are being grilled by Florida law enforcement authorities who say they expect to make more arrests, after making their initial arrest Saturday night.
K-State’s game next Saturday at home against Iowa State will kick off at 2:30 on Fox Sports 1, the Big 12 announced today. It will be K-State’s fourth appearance on Fox Sports 1 this season, joining games against North Dakota State, Louisiana and West Virginia. This Saturday K-State and West Virginia kick off at 2:45 from Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Pregame on 1350 KMAN starts at 10:30 with Powercat Gameday live from Cat Town on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Stay connected to all things KSU on the go just text EMAW to 88474 For full video…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jamaal Charles ran for 86 yards and a touchdown, Alex Smith also ran for a score and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the banged-up Houston Texans 17-16 on Sunday to remain unbeaten. The Chiefs (7-0) were forced to punt the ball to Houston with 1:46 left in the game. But after Case Keenum threw an incompletion on first down, the young quarterback was stripped by linebacker Tamba Hali at his 2. Derrick Johnson recovered the fumble for the Chiefs. Smith simply kneeled on it from there as time ran out, allowing Kansas City to extend the…
Wamego sisters, Kaylee and Lanie Page nearly added a second state championship to their resume in 2013, this time as a doubles team at the 4A state tennis meet in Topeka. The Pages led the Lady Raiders to a state basketball crown in March. They dropped only six games in their first three matches, setting up a showdown with Camry Holle and Emily Ediger of McPherson, who they defeated in the regional championship. But, the Bullpup duo got their revenge in Topeka, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6. The Pages took second after dropping the third set tiebreaker 7-0. The Manhattan High doubles…
Kaitlynn Pelger moved into fourth place in career kills at K-State in a straight sets win over Texas Tech on Saturday night, 25-19, 25-19, and 25-22. 3,100 fans saw the match on “Pack the House Night” at Ahearn Fieldhouse, as Pelger had 15 kills and now 1,408 at K-State, as she passed Yolanda Young (1,394) on the Wildcats’ all-time list. She hit .406 on the night, and added eight digs and two blocks. Dakota Kaufman also had 10 kills for the Cats as she hit .450, and Courtney Traxson contributed nine kills. Katie Brand dished out 40 assists, matching her…
Wide receiver-tight end Chris Harper, a fourth-round draft choice coming off failed stints in Seattle and San Francisco, was claimed on waivers Friday by the Green Bay Packers. Running back Michael Hill was released to make room for Harper, who becomes either the Packers’ fifth wide receiver or their sixth tight end. Seattle cut Harper, the 123rd overall draft selection, on Aug. 31. Seattle signed Harper to its practice squad but San Francisco, its NFC West rival, almost immediately signed him to a three-year contract for a berth on the 53-man roster.
DERBY, Kan. (AP) Crews have begun retrieving the wreckage of a small business jet that crashed in a Derby-area field, killing a nationally known pastor and the plane’s pilot. The crash Friday killed both pilot, Mitchell Morgan, and Ed Dufresne who led the World Harvest Church in Murrieta, Cailf. The Wichita Eagle reports hundreds of pieces of the Cessna Citation were strewn across fields outside Derby. Most of the wreckage is centered in a 15-by-20-foot wide and 6-foot-deep crater, where the plane caught fire. Investigators from National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, Cessna Aircraft Co. and the engine…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas has given its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award to a four-star general who was also a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Charles Boyd received the award Friday at the Dole Institute of Politics. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Boyd spent nearly seven years as a POW in Vietnam, and later attended the University of Kansas to study Spanish. At the presentation for the award, Boyd said his time at KU set him on the path to becoming a four-star general. He received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) When cars collide with deer in Douglas County, residents can benefit. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department has a rotating list of county residents who are called and offered the chance to pick up freshly hit deer. Lt. Steve Lewis, a Douglas County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, says the so-called “deer list” has been in effect for about 25 years. Lecompton resident and deer-list member Timothy Kilburn is on the list, and says one medium-sized deer can “take care of you for a month at least.” Douglas County residents can apply to be on the…