What a difference a week makes!! Exactly eight days after a rough outing in Seattle against a very good Gonzaga squad, the Kansas State Men’s Basketball team took the floor at the HyVee Wildcat Classic Saturday night facing their third Top 15 opponent of the season a talented Florida Gators squad that Bruce Weber said after the game is very capable of reaching this year’s Final Four. On paper, this was supposed to a rout in favor of the SEC power, but as we all know the games are played on the hardwood. Junior guard Will Spradling playing in his…
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After a frustrating stretch that saw them lose three games in five days, the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team took out their frustrations on the host team at the World Vision Classic with an 80-54 victory over Nevada-Las Vegas Friday evening at the Cox Pavillion. K-State had begun the season 7-0 before a stunning two-point loss at home on Sunday to Texas-El Paso followed by losses in the first two games of the World Vision Classic to nationally-ranked Texas A&M and Notre Dame. However, the Wildcats got back on track in Friday’s game thanks to a strong first half which…
The nation’s largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings.”
President Barack Obama has nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, saying Kerry’s entire life “has prepared him for this role.”
Riley County Police have confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a large amount of blood in a building, possibly a bathroom, in the vicinity of the Blue Earth Plaza near the Flint Hills Discovery Center. RCPD Lt. Josh Kyle confirmed the investigation to KMAN early Friday afternoon, and says officers are trying to determine the source of the blood. Manhattan Parks and Recreation Director Curt Loupe confirmed the blood was found in a bathroom at the park, and he and his department are trying to get background and information to police pertaining to who might have used that bathroom.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) State labor officials say the unemployment rate in Kansas fell to a seasonally adjusted 5.4 percent in November despite slowing job growth. The Department of Labor reported Thursday the unemployment rate had fallen from 5.7 percent in October. The rate is a full 1 percent below the seasonally adjusted rate in November 2011. Interim Labor Secretary Lana Gordon said the job market is moving in the right direction. Kansas added 1,100 private sector jobs in November and employers have increased payrolls by 4,900 jobs over the past year. The workforce has shown slight growth in recent months,…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence woman whose daughter died after ingesting drugs found in a plastic Easter egg has been sentenced to three years of probation. Twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Lynn Wynne was sentenced Thursday after pleading no contest in November to reckless involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. Prosecutors say Wynne’s 5-year-old daughter died in April after ingesting opiates in her parents’ home. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the child endangerment charges involved Wynne’s 6- and 4-year-old children, who have been in protective custody since April. All three of the children were playing with morphine and Oxycontin pills that…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A judge denied a request for a bond reduction for a Salina homicide suspect who wanted to spend Christmas with his grandparents. During a hearing Thursday, Salina County Judge Rene Young denied a request from 29-year-old Kyle Nelson to reduce his $500,000 bond. Nelson is charged with second-degree murder in the July 31 killing of 37-year-old Jeffrey B. Powell. The Salina Journal reports testimony at a preliminary hearing indicated Nelson shot Powell over the theft of a go-kart that belonged to Nelson’s children. Nelson’s attorney argued that Nelson had no history of violence and should be allowed…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas farmers, ranchers and communities should review their water use and conservation plans as drought conditions persist. Brownback received an update Thursday on the drought and steps being taken around the state to maintain adequate water levels. Officials said water supplies remain critically low, especially at the 24 federal reservoirs around the state. Several are more than 30 percent below normal levels. The officials noted that the John Redmond Reservoir in east-central Kansas is at 46 percent capacity. Brownback says it’s difficult to predict when the drought will end. He urged water users…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report shows the Kansas population growing more slowly than the nation and most other states. The U.S. Census Bureau is estimating that the population in Kansas grew by one-half of 1 percent from July 2011 to July 2012, while the nation’s population grew by three-quarters of 1 percent. The Census Bureau said Kansas ranked 30th among states and the District of Columbia in population growth. According to the figures, Kansas gained 15,000 new residents to make its population almost 2.9 million. But North Dakota, the leader, saw its population grow nearly 2.2 percent during the…