The Sprint Center in Kansas City will get revved up on Wednesday night when the Big 12 tournament begins, albeit without any of the top six seeds in action. Big 12 co-champs K-State and KU will found out their quarterfinal round opponents for Thursday. Eighth seeded West Virginia and #9 seed Texas Tech will lead things off at 6:00pm, with the winner advancing to play Kansas. The winner of #7 seed Texas and 10th seeded TCU gets the right to face the Wildcats on Thursday, and will tip at 8:30. The other two quarterfinal matchups on Thursday are set as #4 seed Oklahoma…
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Update— The name has been released of the individual killed in the car crash that occurred at 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. 28 year old Michael Ippert wrecked his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe on highway 24 or Tuttle Creek Boulevard, just west of the Seth Child Intersection. The accident was reported after midnight, although authorities were still on the scene shortly after five a.m. Ippert was westbound on highway 24 when he drifted off the edge of the roadway. He then over corrected in an attempt to get back on the road and lost control. Once striking a guardrail, he overturned and…
Senior right hander Jake Doller threw seven innings of one-hit ball and the K-State baseball team shut out Northern Colorado 11-0 on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. Doller (2-0) surrendered only a leadoff double in the fourth inning and a one-out walk in the fifth as he struck out six Bears. It was the second win for Doller in as many weeks. He’s blossomed so far in his role as a mid-week starter, also earning a win last week against Niagara without giving up an earned run. Freshman right hander Landon Busch still has yet to allow a hit…
Legislators in Topeka are working hard to try and fill a $350 million hole in the state’s school budget. When combined with the $400 million requirements for schools, this creates a $750 million deficit. Representative of the 66th district Sydney Carlin stated that it was decided in the house appropriations committee on Tuesday to make a 4% cut across the board from the state’s universitys, for a total of $31 million. As a result of these cuts, Carlin said student’s will experience a tax increase, as higher education costs will inflate. Carlin also says that numerous options have been explored in the…
A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.
The small town of Nelson, Georgia is set to pass a law on April 1 requiring that the head of each household is armed with a gun. But law enforcement tells the Associated Press they will not enforce it.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police are investigating the discovery of a body in an apartment damaged by fire more than two months ago. KSNW-TV reports construction and maintenance workers found the body Tuesday afternoon. The Sedgwick County coroner and homicide investigators were called to the scene. Police say the body appeared to be that of a middle-aged male. The apartment was the scene of a fire in December. Investigators said maintenance crews had been cleaning out the unit for some time.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee has approved a plan from its Republican chairman to cut sales and income taxes. The proposal approved Tuesday by the Taxation Committee rejects key elements of GOP Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan for following up on individual income tax cuts enacted last year. The proposal from Chairman and St. Marys Republican Richard Carlson allows the state sales tax to fall to 5.7 percent in July, as scheduled by state law. Brownback wants to keep the sales tax at its current 6.3 percent rate to stabilize the budget while pursuing further income tax cuts. The…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has advanced a bill changing the way judges are chosen for the state Court of Appeals. The measure would give the governor the authority to appoint judges to the court, subject to confirmation by the Senate. It would abolish a special commission that now screens applicants for the Court of Appeals and submits the names of three finalists to the governor, who makes the appointment without Senate confirmation. Senators gave the measure first-round approval Tuesday. The bill has already cleared the House, and Senate passage on a final vote expected Wednesday would send it…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Voters in a northwest Kansas county will decide May 14 whether to approve a half-percent sales tax to repair and expand their jail, courthouse and law enforcement building. The Hays Daily News reports Ellis County commissioners set the date for the special election Monday. Revenue from the tax would also fund a new EMS-rural firefighting building. For residents of Hays, the tax would not be new. A half-percent sales tax for construction of a sports complex expires at the end of this month. Officials say the Ellis County jail is designed for 30 prisoners but has an…