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SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has called for a school district in the Kansas City area to eliminate a policy prohibiting public complaints about individuals at board meetings. The ACLU sent a letter to the S...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers who are angry with the state Supreme Court's ruling that they have to provide considerably more money for schools are talking again about amending the Kansas constitution to curb the courts' power. Moves to amend the c...

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas House Democrats are reaffirming their support for a plan from Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's administration to build a new prison in Lansing. Reps. Debbie Deere of Lansing and Jeff Pittman of nearby Leavenworth s...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican candidate for Kansas secretary of state says one of his rivals should step down as state GOP chairman. The Kansas City Star reports that state Rep. Scott Schwab of Olathe is calling out fellow candidate Kelly A...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — In the summers of 1958 and 1959, U.S. Army private Albert A. "Bob" Robertson, 19, sent Lynne Marie Culver almost 50 photos and postcards. He was serving in Europe, far from his home in Eugene, and he wrote to the Junction City H...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A case involving an Oklahoma City man killed two days after he was sentenced to probation for his second domestic abuse conviction in six months highlights a common struggle for authorities: how to stop abusers when victims w...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three men are vying to replace Oklahoma City's longest-serving mayor and take the helm of the state's capital city. Republican state Sen. David Holt, Democrat Randall Smith and independent Taylor Neighbors all filed candidacy p...

The Alva Ladybugs pulled off an overtime win against a determined Oklahoma Christian Academy team 51-45 to take the championship in the first year of the Pioneer Mustang Stampede Tournament Saturday. The Goldbugs, fresh off football season, lost to...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Baptist sank 10 three-pointers from seven different players and held off Oklahoma Christian 80-74 at the Eagles' Nest Saturday. Chandler Rickey had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead OBU in both categories. The Bison shot...

PITTSBURG, Kan. – (Final Results) Oklahoma Baptist track and field wrapped up their first indoor meet of the season Saturday at the Crimson & Gold Invitational, hosted by Pittsburg State. The Lady Bison met two provisional standards and the Bison h...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Five turnovers in the final five minutes sank Southeastern's rally on Saturday afternoon in a 66-59 loss at Rogers State in Claremore, Okla. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 6-3 overall on the year heading into a 21 day break b...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Southern Nazarene's track and field teams opened the indoor season at the Pittsburg State Crimson & Gold Invitational on Saturday afternoon. On the men's side, the Crimson Storm had three teams run in the 4X400 as the team of T...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The shots just weren't falling for Southern Nazarene, as it shot 29 percent for the game in a 77-63 loss to Oklahoma Christian on Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Storm (3-4) went 8-for-34 from three-point range, as they shot a...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas Mulerider Basketball team employed a balanced, energetic effort on Saturday afternoon inside the W.T. Watson Center and eclipsed the century-mark in scoring for the second time this season with a 108-59 d...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Tigers' men's basketball team fell to a pesky Central Baptist College Mustang team Thursday evening by a final score of 80-71. The Tigers led the game by one point at halftime and kept the game close throughout. A M...

Henderson State put forth a valiant effort but Arkansas State was able to pull away late in the first half as the Red Wolves beat the Reddies 90-76 in exhibition men's basketball, Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark. The Reddies, 4-4 on the season, led by as...

WICHITA, Kansas – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team was unable to complete the comeback after tying up the contest late in the second half, eventually losing by a final score of 80-70 to Newman University. The Rangers (6-2, 3-1 G...

WICHITA, Kan. – The combination of outstanding defense and a spectacular afternoon of basketball from freshman Bailey Brown paved the way for a 65-41 victory over Newman University for the Northwestern Oklahoma State woman's basketball team. The L...

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Rogers State track & field started the outdoor season at the Crimson & Gold Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 9) at the Robert W. Plaster Center with both the men's and women's teams finding early success to open the 2018 campaign. A...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say a man was shot and killed in Oklahoma City by an officer after he took pepper spray and a Taser away from the officer during a scuffle. Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Robbie Robertson says an officer responded to a r...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For the second time in as many months, Oklahoma City firefighters have responded to a fire inside a vacant downtown high-rise building. More than 60 workers were evacuated Saturday when a small fire broke out at the 33-story F...

BRISTOW, Okla. (AP) — One could easily drive past Unitherm Food Systems and have no idea that inside the nondescript buildings on the south side of Bristow is a high-tech, international corporation. More than 60 percent of the processing units b...

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — After playing a crucial role in World War II and years lying derelict in a school parking lot, an Oklahoma-built C-47 Skytrain is finally coming home. Tail no. 42-92838 came off the assembly line at the Douglas Aircraft P...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — The setting could not be more different, but David Wannagot says he applies some of the same skills from his 30-year police career to his new role as a school sentry. As he greeted children getting off the bus at West E...

CHICAGO (AP) — Children's injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords. Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window...