TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) More than 200 advocates for abortion rights and other causes have rallied at the Kansas Statehouse for what they describe as a women’s rights protest. The “We are Women” event Saturday was one of multiple rallies around the country. The Kansas rally came as state legislators are considering a bill giving greater legal protection to health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions or dispense abortion-inducing drugs. Critics believe the legislation would limit access to birth control. Kansas rally organizers said they have a wide range of concerns, including a new state law requiring voters to…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State took a 3-0 lead into the top of the fourth, but Oklahoma State came back to score the game’s final 13 runs en route to a 13-3 victory Saturday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 25-17 overall and 10-7 in Big 12 play. K-State fell to 19-25 on the season and 3-14 in conference play, while the Wildcats’ current seven-game losing streak is the longest since 2003. Kansas State scored two runs in the second inning on RJ Santigate’s first career homer and scratched across another run in the third…
(COMPLETE VIDEO RECAP AVAILABLE AT THEGAMEDAYNETWORK.COM) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Quarterback Collin Klein threw for 475 yards and six touchdowns as K-State held its annual Purple-White spring game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game, which ended in a 42-42 tie after the score was reversed at halftime, featured the No. 1 players on the offensive and defensive spring depth charts (Purple) against the No. 2 players on the White team. The day was also monumental for the athletics department, football program, university and Manhattan community as the groundbreaking ceremony for the West Stadium Center project at Bill Snyder Family Stadium took place…
Arrests Adriane Michelle Shuckahosee, 30, Topeka, Kan., for theft by deception. Bond set at $500. Cipriano Gutierrez, 22, 1528 Oxford Pl., Apartment 14, for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $1,500. Mark Vincent Gallegos, 24, 1913 Anderson Ave., Apartment 105, for aggravated assault and criminal threat. Bond set $10,000. Dustin Lee Thomure, 20, Junction City, Kan., for escaping from custody, probation violation, and failure to appear. Bond set at $5,000. Fernando Diaz, 19, Topeka, Kan., for invalid driver’s license and speeding. Bond set at $500. Gustavo Adolfo Correa, 46, 829 Humboldt St., for driving under the influence and…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Alex Gordon and Billy Butler each hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Friday night for their third straight win. Mike Moustakas delivered the go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Alcides Escobar added an RBI single three batters later for Kansas City. Trevor Plouffe homered for the Twins. Alexi Casilla had two hits and two RBIs, but Minnesota again struggled with runners in scoring position and dropped below the Royals for the worst record in baseball. Jonathan Broxton struck out Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau for his third save in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs added some extra bulk to their offensive line with their selections in the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday. With the 44th overall pick Kansas City picked up Illinois offensive tackle Jeff Allen, an All-Big 10 honorable mention pick last season by the league coaches. The Chiefs went offensive line again in the third round selecting Oklahoma offensive tackle Donald Stephenson, an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the conference coaches last season. The 6-foot-6, 312-pound Stephenson was lightly recruited out of high school, but emerged as a solid lineman with the Sooners. He started…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Andrew Heaney led Oklahoma State to a four-hit shutout of Kansas State and was aided by a three-run Cowboy fifth inning as OSU won the series opener, 5-0, Friday evening at Tointon Family Stadium. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 24-17 overall and 9-7 in Big 12 Conference play. The Wildcats fell to 19-24 on the year and 3-13 in conference action. K-State is on a current six-game slide and has dropped its last eight league contests. In a game that started 45 minutes late due to rain, Oklahoma State scored runs in the first two innings…
Due to inclement weather in the Manhattan area, the first pitch for the K-State Baseball game vs. Oklahoma State at Tointon Family Stadium has been pushed back to 8 p.m. CDT. Pre-game coverage from the K-State Sports Network will now begin at 7:30 p.m.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Washburn University is describing a $6 million gift as the largest in its history. The Topeka school said in a news release Friday that the money comes from Jacki Summerson and her late husband, Frank. The money has been placed in an irrevocable trust. Ultimately, it will be used to pay for high-caliber faculty members. The Summersons received undergraduate degrees from Washburn University in the late 1960s. His was in business administration; hers was in mathematics and physical sciences. Jacki Summerson said in a news release that she and her husband were fortunate to have had successful…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The former chancellor of Western Carolina University has been named the new president of Wichita State University. The Kansas Board of Regents announced Friday that John William Bardo was chosen the 13th president of Wichita State. He’ll replace Donald Beggs, who will resign June 30. Brado started his career at Wichita State, where he was graduate coordinator of the master of urban studies program from 1976 to 1977. He was also chairman of university’s sociology and social work department from 1978 to 1983. He has also worked at the University of North Florida and Bridgewater State College…