Junior forward Perry Ellis finished with 28 points and 13 rebounds as the Jayhawks closed hard down the stretch and made enough crucial stops to pull out the crucial victory. But eligibility issues that surround freshman Cliff Alexander take the shine off big victory.
Police and emergency crews were bustling across the metro area Saturday, responding to dozens of accidents caused by the snow that began falling at midmorning and continued through the afternoon. An inch or two more of snow may be on the way.
Investigators and residents of Tyrone, Mo., a small town in southern Missouri, struggled to put the pieces together after a gunman killed seven people Thursday night. Soon after, he shot himself to death on a rural county road.
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K-State rallied from 14 down to beat Iowa State behind strong games from Nigel Johnson, Justin Edwards and Wesley Iwundu. Johnson led K-State with 17 points, Johnson added 16 points and Iwundu had 11.
Gary Green, the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick in 1977 and a Pro Bowl selection at cornerback during his final three seasons with the Chiefs, was introduced as the 45th member of the club’s Hall of Fame on Saturday night before the annual 101 Dinner at the Westin Crown Center.
J. Eugene Balloun hasn’t pocketed a dime for any of them. Instead, he and his firm, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, put those state fees in a scholarship fund to help send those kids to college someday. So far, the fund has provided $625,000 to nearly 500 students.
After a 14-month whirlwind that took him from the Big 12 to the big leagues and the World Series, left-hander Brandon Finnegan reported this month as the youngest pitcher in Royals camp and the most fascinating component of their roster construction. Team officials consider him their best left-handed option for the big-league bullpen and hope he could anchor a starting rotation. But he is still learning the etiquette of his clubhouse, and experiencing the rights of passage inflicted on rookies.
Elder says Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” is filled with authentic Mormon symbols as the playwright draws parallels between an American Christian faith and the ancient morality of Judaism. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre will present the play in repertory through March 29 at the Copaken Stage.
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Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a fragile candidate who held out a shining hope — that Missouri politics and government can be better than they are. Many of us who are sickened by what goes on in Jefferson City cherished that hope and appreciated the man who carried it. It is gone now, at least for the moment.
Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich was a fragile candidate who held out a shining hope — that Missouri politics and government can be better than they are. Many of us who are sickened by what goes on in Jefferson City cherished that hope and appreciated the man who carried it. It is gone now, at least for the moment.
In my own newspaper travels, there have been no gripping war stories, no spectacular emergencies to relate. That’s not to say the journeys have all been uneventful. But for the most part, the crises have been of a medical nature.
Hayes Hamburger & Chili, although small, offers a winner of a hamburger. Don’t visit when they cut onions on Mondays or Fridays unless you want to cry over your food.
Kansas State fans made a video called “Stop Court Storming” in response to the brouhaha that took place following the Wildcats’ victory over KU on Monday.
