The K-State women built a nine-point first half lead, but Texas claimed their first Big 12 victory by rallying for a 59-40 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. Senior guard Brittany Chambers drained a three-pointer with 8:39 left in the first half to give the Wildcats a 22-13 lead. The Longhorns though would outscore K-State 46-18 the rest of the way. Nneka Enemkpali scored six down the stretch to within 26-24 at halftime. Texas opened the second half on a 20-3 run to put the game away as K-State shot just 4-of-27 from the field…
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A late 8-0 run allowed Iowa State to take control and hand #11 K-State its second loss of the week, 73-67 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Wildcat junior forward Shane Southwell hit a three-pointer at the top of the key to give K-State a 56-55 lead with 7:33 to go. But, the Cyclones got a layup from Chris Babb to take the lead, a pair of free throws from Korie Lucious, a Will Clyburn jumper, and then a dunk from Melvin Ejim with 5:27 remaining to grab a 63-56 lead. The Cats would pull within 65-62 with 3:28 left on…
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014.
Protesters and shop owners near Cairo’s Tahrir Square clashed for several minutes before riot police fired tear gas in an attempt of disburse the crowd on Saturday.
Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators marched in Washington to protest the 40th anniversary of landmark decision that legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade.
Vice President Joe Biden says the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting illustrates the importance of background checks for gun purchasers.
The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission had their first meeting this past week and Linda Weis, member of the commission, gives a rundown on how things went. [mp3-jplayer]
February is a busy month and Usha Reddi, NEA representative for Manhattan, talks about the upcoming events. [mp3-jplayer]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The owner of a Salina strip club faces possible prison time after admitting he underpaid his federal income taxes by more than $153,000. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Kirk Roberts, 49, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to three counts of filing false income tax returns. Prosecutors said Roberts failed to report $538,000 in cash receipts from customers and dancers at his Wild Wild West club from 2006 through 2008. Roberts could be sentenced to three years in prison on each of the three counts. The sentencing is scheduled for April 22.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to not renew three dredging permits in the Kansas River has upset dredging companies, but found support from a conservation group. Laura Calwell of Friends of the Kaw says her group is pleased the corps is moving three of 10 dredge operations off the river because it will help the river. The group would like to see all dredging stopped on the Kaw. But David Penny is owner of Master’s Dredging, which operates one of the three dredges affected by the corps’ decision. He told The Lawrence Journal-World the decision…