For the second night in a row, Rodney McGruder took his Kansas State teammates and put them on his shoulders as he scored 25 points and Angel Rodriguez tossed in 17 as the 11th-ranked Wildcats pulled away from 14th-ranked Oklahoma State for a 68-57 victory in the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals before a tournament-record crowd of 19,160 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Despite making just one shot in the first five minutes of the game, K-State still held a 7-2 lead before the Cowboys got going. OSU’s largest lead was 17-12 before Rodriguez and Shane Southwell led a…
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A failure to appear charge out of Oklahoma lands a man behind bars. Michael Duncon (29), of Chandler, Oklahoma was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Friday and is being held in Riley County jail for failing to appear on a misdemeanor charge. His bond is set at $8,000.
The U.S. will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based missile defense system, reflecting concern about North Korea’s focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology.
Pope Francis greeted Cardinals at the Vatican on Friday.
Silver Dollar City, an amusement park in Branson, Missouri, is set open it’s Outlaw Run roller coaster to the public Friday. The amusement park says the ride includes the steepest drop and first double barrel roll on a wood coaster.
Manhattan’s Director of Parks and Recreation for nearly seven years is on administrative leave for an unspecified period of time. Curt Loupe confirmed the leave but indicated he could make no further comment to KMAN news Friday night. Loupe took over as Director in 2006, the same year when former Recreation Superintendent Ivan Wilkinson resigned due to allegations of theft. Former Parks and Rec Director, Terry DeWeese, also resigned in the wake of the allegations (DeWeese was not implicated). A time frame or further information regarding conditions of the leave are not being released by city officials. No reason for the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Legislature is considering bills that would change local elections across the state. One bill before the Kansas Senate would allow local elections to be partisan and held in even-numbered years, while another would have them in odd-numbered years. The House bill calls for the local elections to remain non-partisan and be held in odd-numbered years. Local elections are currently held in the spring of odd-numbered years. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Brad Bryant, deputy assistant secretary of state, says the changes are intended to increase voter turnout, although he acknowledged he had no data to prove…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence weightlifter will become the first Special Olympian to be inducted into the American Indian Hall of Fame. When 32-year-old Brady Tanner is inducted Saturday into the hall in Kansas City, Mo., he will join inductees such as Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills. Tanner has won hundreds of trophies and medals, including three gold medals in the 2011 World Special Olympic Games in Greece and numerous national titles. He has those accomplishments despite having a syndrome that slows growth and mental development and makes it difficult for him to speak. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Tanner…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a man suspected of impersonating a sheriff’s deputy while writing bad checks across Kansas has tried the ruse in Colorado. Investigators say Robert Helms, 45, of Pittsburg was spotted Wednesday at a grocery store in Walsh, Colo., about 18 miles from the Kansas border. He reportedly flashed a fake badge and credentials claiming to be a sheriff’s deputy from Adams County, Kan. There is no Adams County in Kansas. The KBI says Helms has written bad checks at convenience stores and other businesses across Kansas, usually in smaller towns. The KBI…
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) For the second time in five years, a playground at a Winfield park has gone up in flames. Fire officials say a fire late Thursday at the Island Park playground is considered suspicious. No one was injured. The same playground was destroyed by fire in 2008. A 17-year-old Winfield boy was sentenced to probation after admitting to setting the fire. The park was rebuilt by volunteers in 2009.