Alva Review-Courier -

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Brooke McCarty scored 15 points and Ariel Atkins and Joyner Holmes combined for 14 in the pivotal third quarter to lead No. 15 Texas over Kansas 66-54 on Wednesday night. Kansas (6-8, 0-3 Big 12) got within three on Kylee K...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Shaquille Morris scored 13 points, Daishon Smith added 13 with three 3-pointers, and Wichita State used a big first half to beat Drake 90-65 on Wednesday night to win its fourth straight and improve its all-time record against t...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The company that owns the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium is opening two new venues in Tennessee and Oklahoma with the help of country star Blake Shelton. At a press conference Thursday in Nashville, Shelton and C...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting a third death due to influenza this flu season. The department said Thursday that latest death was in Rogers County. Previous deaths were reported in Tulsa and Johnston c...

VINITA, Okla. (AP) — A 21-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and robbery in the beating death of an 84-year-old Oklahoma woman. Chelsea Marie Raulston entered a blind plea for the August 2015 death of Velma Loretta Bennett, w...

WATONGA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the partially burned body of a woman has been discovered in a field in Blaine County. Authorities say OSBI agents were following leads and serving search warrants Thursday in an a...

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Two Salina men are accused of human trafficking after allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl who ran away from Kansas City, Missouri. Salina police Capt. Mike Sweeney says the men were taken into custody after officers i...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — After more than a century in operation, a Catholic high school in Leavenworth is closing its doors after this school year. The Board of Trustees of the Leavenworth Regional Catholic School System announced Wednesday it w...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A European plane maker that established a U.S. engineering outpost in Wichita 14 years ago has moved to a new building at Wichita State University. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2iVftQP ) reports that Airbus Americas E...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Manhattan man has pleaded not guilty to three rape charges, two that are linked to a federal lawsuit against the university. The Manhattan Mercury reports (http://bit.ly/2hVXMDC ) Jared Gihring of Manhattan is accused of r...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas family is outraged after game wardens killed a deer that was allowed inside their house and took walks with the family. Kim Mcgaughey, of rural Ulysses, said the mule deer was "very much a big pet" and that t...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's largest industry was also the biggest contributor to Gov. Doug Burgum's inaugural celebration. That's according to a review of a list of sponsors provided by the governor's office in response to a request from The...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national nonprofit organization to end homelessness among veterans did not meet their goal. But advocates see improvement, and the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said T...

ASHALIM, Israel (AP) — In sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of the nation's power needs, leaving it far behind countries with cloudier and colder climates. Now the fledgling solar industry is trying to make a leap forward wi...

BOSTON (AP) — A cat that fell from a moving car on a Massachusetts highway on Christmas Day has been found alive. Owner Erin McCutcheon was taking 6-year-old Juno from Boston to her mother's house in New Hampshire when it slipped out of its c...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Signaling the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show is about to open, the event's annual butter sculpture has been revealed. The sculpture unveiled Thursday is called "A Culture of Stewardship." It pays tribute to dairy farmers, who t...

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming boys, a little bored over their holiday break, saddled up for a trip to McDonald's and a goat followed along: "E-I-E-I ... whoa!" Joel Perez, 15, and Trajen Collins, 13, rode their horses into town last week, not an un...

DENVER (AP) — Some elusive and charismatic lynx have been parading past awe-struck Colorado residents and visitors this winter, electrifying social media and giving biologists reason to smile. One of the rare, fluffy-looking cats strolled n...

PARSONSFIELD, Maine (AP) — Residents of a tiny hamlet knew what they had to do when the only snowplow driver in town quit after a massive storm: They grabbed shovels and got to work. The only plow truck driver for most of Parsonsfield quit after a s...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Texas man tried to destroy cocaine hidden under his belly fat while being taken to jail after failing a field sobriety test early on New Year's Eve. An Austin police officer pulled over Florentino Herrera e...

LONDON (AP) — A British bookshop owner who asks customers for a 50-pence (62-cent) browsing fee has been branded "the bookseller from hell." Steve Bloom, who runs second-hand emporium Bloomingdales in Hawes, northern England, says he makes the reques...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A pack of wolves in eastern Poland made a wrong choice of prey when it tried to attack a herd of bison, but was dismally chased away. An online camera installed by state forestry authorities at a clearing in the Bialowieza f...

BERLIN (AP) — Easter has come early to the German North Sea island of Langeoog. A flood of plastic eggs containing tiny toys has been swept ashore after a fierce storm, to the delight of the island's youngest residents. The eggs containing i...

SEARCY, ARK. – In the first meeting between the teams that split the 2015-16 Great American Conference regular-season title, the East Central University men's basketball team got a rare win in Rhodes Field House, defeating Harding 78-60. The T...

SEARCY, ARK. – After having almost a month off, the East Central University women's basketball team returned to the court and fell 67-74 to Harding in Great American Conference road action. The Tigers (2-7, 1-4 GAC) were paced by junior Devon B...