WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prison inmate who was convicted of killing a Wichita man more than three decades ago has been granted parole. The Wichita Eagle reports 57-year-old Ronnie Rhodes was notified earlier this week of the decision after being rejected for parole eight times in the past. Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says Rhodes will be released to a state-approved structured living facility. He will remain at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility until plans are completed for that move. Rhodes was convicted of first-degree murder in the Feb. 2, 1981, stabbing death of 48-year-old Cleother Burrell. Rhodes had…
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(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil – Sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez ignited a 20-4 run with a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter, as Kansas State posted a 79-72 win over Mogi Das Cruze Club team on Saturday. The win was the first of K-State’s 10-day trip to Brazil after dropping an 81-67 decision to Sao Jose dos Campos on Friday night. Much like Sao Jose, Mogi Das Cruzes is a member of the National Brazilian Basketball (NBB) League, which is considered the top professional league in Brazil. Mogi Das Cruzes will be playing its first year in the NBB in…
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Royals, and Alex Gordon in particular, showed their late-night prowess on a dreary night at Camden Yards. Gordon hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs, Luis Mendoza took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Saturday night after the start of the game was delayed by rain for more than three hours. Salvador Perez and Billy Butler also connected for the Royals, who have 14 homers in their last seven games. Gordon has nine home runs this season, three in this four-game series that concludes Sunday afternoon. The game started at 10:14 p.m. and spilled into…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) SAO PAULO, Brazil – The Kansas State men’s basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, but Brazil’s second-best professional team showed their experience in rallying back to take an 81-67 victory at Associacao Esportiva Sao Jose on Friday afternoon. Sao Jose dos Campos is regarded as one of the top professional teams in the National Brazilian Basketball League (NBB), finishing as the national runner-up early last month. They have been one of the Top 5 teams in Brazil for the last five years and one of the Top 3 in Sao Paulo…
BALTIMORE (AP) — When Manny Machado arrived at Camden Yards amid much fanfare, Orioles manager Buck Showalter insisted the 20-year-old player was promoted for no other reason than to help the team win. And that is precisely what Machado did in his second game in the major leagues. Machado thrust himself into the Orioles’ record book by hitting two home runs and driving in four runs, a power display that carried Baltimore past the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Friday night. After going 2 for 4 in his debut on Thursday, Machado hit a solo shot in the fifth inning and a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Adams caused a big chunk of Kansas City to catch its breath Friday night. Jamaal Charles, on his first carry since ACL surgery on his left knee last September, took a solid shot from the Arizona cornerback right where the scar is. But he jumped up and hustled back to the huddle, helping K.C. score touchdowns on its first two possessions en route to a 27-17 victory over the Cardinals in a very satisfying preseason opener. “That was a relief,” said coach Romero Crennel. “For him to take that hit, I think that helped clear his mind…
The U.S. women’s basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, collecting their fifth straight Olympic gold medal. The win was the latest in a dominant run that dates back to 1996.(
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigned with his new running mate Sunday. Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan joined Romney in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Two strong earthquakes leveled villages and damaged homes in northwestern Iran on Saturday, killing at least 180 people and injuring more than 1,350 others, state TV reported.
Kansas Highway Patrol reports say a motorcyclist from Herington Kansas was killed after a collision with another vehicle near Salina on Saturday afternoon. According to police reports 58-year-old Leah Webb of Herington was riding her Harley Davidson onto I-70 eastbound from I-135 when she collided with the right front corner of 21-year-old Gretchen Sutherland’s Toyota SUV. Sutherland was exiting I-70 onto I-135 northbound when the collision occurred. Police say Webb was not wearing a helmet, and was pronounced dead by the Chaplain at the Salina Regional Health Center.