Articles from the January 29, 2020 edition
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Kansas State seeks revenge on OU
Oklahoma (13-6, 3-3) vs. Kansas State (8-11, 1-5) Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma goes for the season sweep over Kansas State after winning the previous matchup in Norman. The teams last faced...
By Hield leads Sacramento against Oklahoma City after 42-point performance
Oklahoma City Thunder (28-20, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (17-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Sacramento; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento plays the Oklahoma City Thunder after Buddy Hield scored 42...
General Mills Launches Multi-Year Regenerative Agriculture Pilot with Wheat Growers in Central Kansas
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 28, 2020-- General Mills has launched a regenerative agriculture pilot with farmers in Kansas' Cheney Reservoir watershed which provides water to more than 400,000 Wichita residents. The company targeted this...
Law officers in Oklahoma fire on vehicle after chase, hurt 2
COMANCHE, Okla. (AP) — Law officers opened fire on a vehicle following a high-speed pursuit in southern Oklahoma, and both the driver and a passenger were injured, authorities said Tuesday. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a s...
Woman stopped with 21 pounds of meth sentenced to 7 years
RUSSELL, Kan. (AP) — A woman who was stopped in Kansas with 21 pounds of methamphetamine has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office says 30-year-old Maria Alonso-Espinoza, who is from Mexico, was sentenced M...
Child porn charges filed against Kansas man in threat case
A Kansas man accused of threatening on social media to kill President Donald Trump faces additional charges after investigators found child pornography on his cellular phone and elsewhere. Aaron McDowell, 24, of Salina was charged in a criminal...
Analysis: Kansas State University enrollment trends downward
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The number of Kansas residents enrolled at Kansas State University hit a 31-year low last fall, continuing a five-year downturn that may worsen despite efforts to reverse it, an analysis shows. The Manhattan Mercury reported th...
Orthodontic Associates Opens New Dynamic Orthodontic Studio Experience, a Walk-in Invisalign Treatment Practice
OKLAHOMA CITY - January 28, 2020 - ( Newswire.com ) Orthodontic Associates, a locally trusted orthodontics practice and a top Invisalign provider, is changing the game with the opening of a new boutique location, their Invisalign Stud...
Kansas residents find boa constrictor in living room couch
ROSE HILL, Kan. (AP) — Firefighters are looking for anyone who might be missing a boa constrictor after some Kansas residents found the 6-foot snake in their living room couch. Police officers responding to a 911 call Monday from a resident in R...
Winter storm coats roads in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm has coated roads and closed schools in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Tuesday for several counties along the western border between the two states, w...
Study: Trees in Kansas increasingly pose a wildfire hazard
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Trees in Kansas pose a mounting wildfire risk as they continue to take over grassland around the state, according to a new study. Initial research from the University of Nebraska also suggests a link between the proliferation o...
Oklahoma prosecutor suspected of assault released from jail
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma County assistant district attorney suspected of assaulting his wife was released from jail Monday morning. Robert McClatchie was booked on complaints accusing him of striking his wife multiple times and choking her t...
Nearly 200 Hyatt Hotels Expected to Open in the Americas Region By 2022
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 28, 2020-- Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Hyatt plans to grow its Americas brand portfolio with the expected opening of more than 50 full service and select service hotels in 2020 and the...
Trump team concludes defense, argues against calling Bolton
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team argued forcefully against the relevance of testimony from John Bolton Tuesday as they concluded their impeachment trial defense and the Senate braced for debate on whether to summon Trump's f...
High school's all-female tech team wins app design challenge
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Three juniors from Howell Cheney Technical School have broken a glass ceiling by becoming the first all-female group to win the 1st District Congressional App Challenge. Jalah Edison, 16, of Vernon, Rocio Rivera, 16, of E...
Heavy rain sends massive boulders crashing on Oregon highway
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rockslides triggered by unrelenting rain have closed local roads and highways around Oregon, including a highway near Crater Lake National Park that was closed Tuesday after two boulders the size of a small living room c...
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
HAVANA (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or heavy damage. T...
Sheriff: Man stirs the pot by lighting joint in court
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The rapper Afroman famously sang about how getting high on marijuana prevented him from going to court. A Tennessee man decided to combine the two when he lit a marijuana cigarette in the courtroom, authorities said. Spencer A...
Rep. Carl Newton: 'James Crabtree Correctional Center is in danger'
The unseasonably warm temperature Monday wasn't the only thing out of the ordinary during the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting: Dr. Carl Newton, Oklahoma Representative of District 58, made a proverbial emergency landing at the tail-end of the me...
City of Kiowa gives pay increases based on recommendation
The regular monthly meeting of Kiowa's City Council in mid-January was held with two new councilmen at the table: B.J. Duvall and Jason Thayer. They joined Mayor Bill Watson who called the meeting to order with all other members present: R.L....
