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Kansas woman killed when police SUV crashes into her car

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A southwestern Kansas woman died this weekend after a police vehicle responding to a call crashed into her car, police said. The crash happened before dawn Saturday in Dodge City, when officers were dispatched just before 5 a...

 

Commission schedules youth fishing instructor workshops

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled workshops for youth fishing instructors. Instructors are part of the Youth Fishing Program, a statewide team of volunteers and Game and Parks staffers who host educational f...

 

University of Kansas researchers test male contraceptive gel

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas Medical Center is testing a male contraceptive gel that men apply to their shoulders. The school's research institution is conducting a clinical trial for the contraceptive and searching for couples t...

 

4 Missouri River states unite to try to limit flooding

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways the states can limit flooding along the Missouri River and give them information about how wetter weather patterns could require changes i...

 

Does impeachment need a crime? Not according to framers of the Constitution

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) Donald Trump's legal and political defenders are all singing the same...

 

Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all of whom traveled to the city that is the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. Two new cases were reported Sunday — one in Los Angeles County in...

 

Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that is widely expected to end in his...

 

Wild horse named Picasso attracts ardent photographers, fans

SAND WASH BASIN, Colo. (AP) — They all have a story about Picasso, now the most famous wild horse in America, as if the old pinto was putting on a show just for them. It might be the first time they saw the tri-color mustang galloping across the s...

 

Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all of whom traveled to the city that is the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. Two new cases were reported Sunday — one in Los Angeles County in...

 

'Sesame Street' comforts children displaced by Syrian war

NEW YORK (AP) — "Sesame Street" in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war. Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, edu...

 

'This is huge': Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious insects from feasting on their crops in this rural commu...

 

2 dead after head-on collision in northwestern Oklahoma

FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) — Two people were killed in a weekend head-on car crash in northwestern Oklahoma, state troopers said Monday. It happened Sunday night near Fairview, about 105 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. A Chevrolet Cruze heading west o...

 

Kansas man sentenced in shooting death of 72-year-old man

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of three men charged in the 2017 shooting death of a 72-year-old Independence man at the victim's home, the Jackson County Prosecutors' office announced Monday. Xavier Otero, 34, of Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced to 25...

 

Oklahoma hires DeMarco Murray as running backs coach

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma hired DeMarco Murray as its running backs coach Monday, bringing back the school's career leader in all-purpose yards, career touchdowns and kickoff return average. Murray starred at Oklahoma from the 2007 through 2...

 
 By AARON BEARD    Sports    January 26, 2020

Baylor remains No. 1 in AP Top 25 with few changes at top

Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday's poll, part of an unchanged top...

 

OGE Energy Corp. fourth quarter/year-end 2019 earnings webcast

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2019 results at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Central Time), Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. This call is...

 

Conner Industries Announces Opening of New Manufacturing Facility in Oklahoma

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 27, 2020-- Conner Industries, Inc., a leading provider of lumber, industrial wood crates & pallets, and engineered packaging solutions, announced today that it will open a new manufacturing facility in Tulsa,...

 

Kansas clerk sentenced to prison for stealing public funds

MARYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A former Marshall County clerk accused of stealing of public funds has been sentenced to more than two years in prison, the Kansas attorney general's office said Monday. Sonya L. Stohs, 44, of Marysville, pleaded guilty in N...

 

Oklahoma lawmakers to mull rules limiting 4-day school weeks

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature will consider new rules that would raise the student performance standards for schools to operate on a four-day work week. The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted Thursday in favor of adopting the n...

 

Kansas man pleads guilty to marketing misbranded drugs

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man pleaded guilty Monday to selling erectile dysfunction drugs he imported from Kansas and marketing them as herbal remedies for men, authorities said. Rick Shepard, 60, of Overland Park entered the plea to one c...

 

History of sacred tribal rock turned monument rethought

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — An effort is underway to more fully tell the story of a boulder that was a sacred prayer rock for a Native American tribe before it was moved to Lawrence and inscribed with the names of the city's founders. The Lawrence J...

 

Monster Buck Classic names 67-point buck 'King of Kansas'

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 67-point whitetail deer shot by a Kansas bow hunter has won "King of Kansas" honors. The nontypical whitetail deer was shot in October by Brian Butcher of Andover, earning the title Sunday during the final day of the Kansas M...

 

Bill would force state to let residents choose polling place

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker is planning legislation that would force Secretary of State Scott Schwab to implement a law passed last year that allows residents to vote at locations most convenient to them, rather than assigning them t...

 

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