STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Freshman swingman Le’Bryan Nash scored a career-high 27 points, Brian Williams added a career-best 22 and Oklahoma State knocked off No. 2 Missouri 79-72 on Wednesday night. Nash, a McDonald’s All-American, scored 13 points during a 17-4 burst that sent the Cowboys into the lead in the final 4 minutes and the Tigers (18-2, 5-2 Big 12) didn’t have a response. Nash hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to get it going, then nailed another 3 from the left side to give the Cowboys (10-10, 3-4) a 65-64 lead with 3:23 to play. He connected on…
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Chelsea Poppens scored 23 points as Iowa State stormed back from a nine point halftime deficit to beat K-State 66-57. Poppens had 16 points in the second half as the Cyclones outscored the Wildcats 39-21 to rally. Nikki Moody and Lauren Mansfield each added 15 points for the Cyclones (11-7, 2-5). K-State’s Jalana Childs netted 22 points, but nobody else scored in double figures for the Wildcats (13-6, 4-3). The K-State women will look to break a three-game losing streak this Saturday when they travel to Oklahoma State. Tipoff is at 11:30 in Stillwater, and Brian Smoller and Randy Peterson…
FRANKFORT, Kan. (AP) A campaign to name a highway in a northeastern Kansas town for the 37 residents who were killed in World War II has gained ground. A committee of the Kansas House endorsed legislation this week naming part of Kansas 99 through Frankfort the “Frankfort Boys World War II Memorial Highway.” The effort has been led by 85-year-old Frank Benteman, a Frankfort native now living in Topeka who served in World War II. The Topeka Capital Journal reports that members of the House Transportation Committee stood and applauded Benteman after hearing his testimony Tuesday. The 37 Frankfort service…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Families and friends who want to visit loved ones in the Finney County jail just have to log on to their computers. The jail in Garden City is using a new system that allows people to contact jail inmates from anywhere with a suitable computer and Internet connection. The Garden City Telegram reports the new program means inmates can be visited from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. However, unlike the old system, the visits cost money. The cost of a general visit is 50 cents a minute or $10 for a 20-minute…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Abortion rights advocates say an anti-abortion proposal pending in the Kansas House would limit women’s access to birth control. But a key supporter of the measure says those worries are exaggerated. Rep. Steve Brunk, a Bel Aire Republican, says it only ensures that medical professionals who oppose abortion can’t be demoted or fired for refusing to participate in terminating pregnancies, including with medication. The so-called “conscience protection” bill was introduced Tuesday. It expands a law preventing medical personnel from being forced to participate in abortions. The bill would extend the protection to medical professionals who don’t want…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Parts of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan for revising the state’s water policy are beginning to move through the Legislature. The Senate Agriculture Committee has begun discussing a proposal to give water-rights holders more flexibility in using water. Brownback wants to allow farmers and ranchers more discretion over how much water they use for irrigation or other agriculture purposes, especially in dry years. Other pieces of the plan include removing provisions that require a minimum amount of water use each year before water rights are forfeited. The Republican governor proposed the changes as parts of Kansas feel…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The new Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway will hold a pre-opening test of its operations next week for state regulators. The state-owned casino is scheduled to open Feb. 3. It overlooks at turn at the NASCAR track in Kansas City, Kan. Guests at Monday’s nine-hour demonstration will be invited to gamble, with the revenues going to two charities. The run-through is required by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission to ensure that the casino has adequate internal financial controls and that it’s ready for the customers. Hollywood Casino plans to donate proceeds from the demonstration to…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prison inmate has been convicted of sending threatening letters to two Sedgwick County judges and other law enforcement officials. A federal court filing on Wednesday shows that Virgil Dillon was found guilty after a bench trial on all but one count in a seven-count indictment. Dillon was accused of threatening to kill Sedgwick County District Judges Benjamin Burgess and David Kaufman along with their families. He also sent threatening letters to two sheriff’s officers and a postal inspector. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten acquitted Dillon on one count of sending a threatening letter to…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Health officials say Garden City now has six cases of measles. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday that six cases of the highly contagious virus have been reported in Garden City, up from four cases this weekend. Health officials are urging people to stay home if they’re showing symptoms. They say people also need to stay at home if they aren’t immunized and have been exposed to someone who is sick. The quarantine period should last three weeks. Symptoms of measles include fever, runny nose and cough. Three to five days after the…
BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) Federal inspectors will visit the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant next week to determine why an offsite power loss caused an automatic shutdown at the plant. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that it will send a six-member team to the plant near Burlington. The NRC declared its lowest of four emergency classifications on Jan. 13 when a main generator electrical breaker tripped, causing a power outage. The NRC says emergency generators automatically provided power to safety-related equipment and there were no radiological releases during the shutdown. The NRC team will work with two inspectors who…