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Mulerider Helle Leed selected as one of two conference nominees by the GAC for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southern Arkansas University outgoing senior golfer Helle Leed has been chosen as one of two nominees from the Great American Conference (GAC) to continue on in the selection process for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award as...

 

Bronchos Picked Third In MIAA Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 16) -- Central Oklahoma is tabbed for a third-place finish in the 2018 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association volleyball race, according to the preseason poll released by the league office Thursday. The Bronchos of s...

 

The Latest: Searchers find bodies of 2 young Colorado girls

FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Colorado man in the disappearance of his family (all times local): 7 p.m. Investigators who found the body of a pregnant Colorado woman reported missing this week have discovered what they...

 

Oklahoma School for the Deaf closed after threat called in

SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma officials have closed a school for deaf students after the facility received a threatening phone call. A spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services says officials believe Thursday's threat to...

 
 By Ken Miller    Regional    August 17, 2018

Police: Boy repeatedly stabs girl during school assembly

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A boy stood up and repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old girl during an assembly at an Oklahoma high school on the first day of classes Thursday and she was airlifted to a hospital, a local sheriff's spokesman said. Mark Opgrande,...

 

Slain felon lied to buy firearm before wounding 3 officers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A homicide suspect who was killed by Kansas City police after wounding three officers was able to pass a firearm-purchase background check despite an extensive criminal history in Oklahoma. The FBI said in a statement that...

 
 By Tim Talley    Regional    August 17, 2018

Spark in deadly Oklahoma well explosion still unidentified

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An explosion and fire at a southeastern Oklahoma natural gas well that killed five workers followed the removal of a pipe from the well but an ignition source still hasn't been identified, federal investigators said Thursday....

 
 By Cliff Brunt    Sports    August 17, 2018

Oklahoma coach Riley ready to build on success in 2nd year

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A year ago, new Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was scrambling to find his way after Bob Stoops' abrupt retirement put him in command just two months before fall camp. The 34-year-old offensive mastermind now has a season under...

 
 By Cliff Brunt    Sports    August 17, 2018

Oklahoma St seeks replacement for longtime QB Mason Rudolph

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — It has been a long time since someone other than Mason Rudolph was the starting quarterback at Oklahoma State. It was late in the 2015 season when the Cowboys faced Oklahoma, and that was because Rudolph wasn't at full...

 

Oklahoma lawmakers criticize state audit of Veterans Affairs

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers are siding with the state's Department of Veterans Affairs after a state audit criticized the agency. The auditor's office received a letter Wednesday signed by 11 lawmakers. The letter accuses auditors of...

 

Oklahoma court rejects claim against Aubrey McClendon estate

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has rejected a Tulsa businessman's $500,000 claim against the estate of the late natural gas magnate Aubrey McClendon. The Court of Civil Appeals ruled Thursday that an Oklahoma County district judge...

 

Oklahoma attorney general seeks mandate for cold cases

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says he will push for legislation next year that requires local law enforcement to enter data from cold cases involving missing or unidentified persons into a national database. Hunter...

 

Police: Fake carnival mafia ritual sparked Kansas killings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Kansas carnival worker posed as a member of a fictitious mafia group and ordered fellow workers to kill a couple as part of an initiation ritual, police in Arkansas alleged in filing charges related to dumping the...

 

Man charged with sexually abusing kids at Kansas day care

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A 70-year-old man has been charged with molesting five children at a day care in Johnson County. The Kansas City Star reports Lennie Amlin Jr., of Spring Hill, is facing five felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with...

 

Woman sent to prison for Wichita student's killing

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman convicted of killing a Wichita high school student has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Twenty-year-old Terasha Diane Presley-Dupree pleaded guilty in July to voluntary manslaughter and criminal discharge...

 
 By Dave Skretta    Sports    August 17, 2018

Jayhawks enter season with coach David Beaty under pressure

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — David Beaty has plenty of reasons to be feeling the pressure this season. The biggest is his record, which is just 3-33 in three seasons at Kansas. His only win over a power school came in 2016, when the Jayhawks stunned Texas...

 
 By Dave Skretta    Sports    August 17, 2018

K-State to lean on QBs Thompson, Delton to deliver success

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder's record as a head coach is marvelous when he has a returning quarterback with big-game experience, and that should bode especially well for Kansas State this season. That's because he has two of them. Skylar...

 

Man charged with murder in stabbing of Kansas victim

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A 49-year-old Paola man is charged with first-degree murder in a fatal stabling last week in Shawnee. Vincenzo Lucasta is charged in the Aug. 8 killing of 57-year-old David J. Paterno, who was found dead at his home. Lucasta,...

 

Documents: Mom depressed before driving into river with kids

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri woman who is charged with killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her 1-year-old son by intentionally driving into the Kansas River told authorities she wanted to die and didn't want anyone else to...

 

Moran to speak about global security on 9/11 anniversary

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is speaking at Kansas State University about global security on the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Moran's appearance is part of the Landon Lecture series. The series is named for...

 

Professors challenge to Texas 'Campus Carry' law rejected

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three University of Texas professors have lost another legal round in their challenge to a Texas law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public university campuses. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S....

 

Bodies of missing wife, daughters found in Colorado

FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — After his pregnant wife and two daughters disappeared, Christopher Watts stood on his porch in Colorado and lamented to reporters how much he missed them. He longed for the simple things, he said, like telling his girls to...

 

Judge orders new federal review of Keystone XL pipeline

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. State Department to conduct a more thorough review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline's proposed pathway after Nebraska state regulators changed the route, raising the possibility of further...

 

Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday formed a group to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic's behavior after withdrawing fro...

 

US energy secretary: Mexico's energy independence good goal

MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he supports the plans of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to increase the country's energy independence, even if it could mean fewer purchases from U.S. refineries. The U.S...

 

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