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Iwundu, Kansas State cruise to win over Hampton

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Wesley Iwundu hit 3 of 3 from 3-point range and scored 23 points, Barry Brown added 16 on 7-of-12 shooting and Kansas State beat Hampton 89-67 on Sunday night.

Xavier Sneed scored 15 and Kamau Stokes had 13 points for Kansas State. Sneed and Stokes made three 3-pointers apiece as the Wildcats hit 12 of 23 from behind the arc.

Stokes made a 3 to break a 10-all tie and spark a 13-0 run and Kansas State (3-0) took a 46-36 lead into halftime. The Wildcats led by double figures throughout the second half and scored 13-straight points to open their biggest lead, 75-49, with 7:23 remaining.

Jermaine Marrow and led Hampton (1-2) with 15 points. Lawrence Cooks hit three 3-pointers and scored 10.

Kansas State made 28 of 48 (58 percent) from the field and hit 21 of 38 foul shots. The Pirates were 5 of 10 from the free-throw line.

Man arrested in Cypress sentenced for cocaine distribution in Kansas

Cocaine drugsKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal authorities say a 36-year-old man who was a fugitive for six years has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and has to forfeit $13 million from drug trafficking in Kansas.

The office of the U.S. attorney for Kansas says Yehia Hassen was sentenced Friday. He pleaded guilty earlier to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, and attempted money laundering. In his plea, he admitted he was part of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Kansas City, Kansas.

Prosecutors say Hassen received more than 100 kilograms of cocaine.

The prosecutor’s office says Hassen fled federal authorities six years ago when he was released while awaiting sentencing and that he was arrested in Cyprus in April.

Kan. teen sentenced in shooting prior to investigating officer’s death

Daqon Sipple -photo Wyandotte Co.
Daqon Sipple -photo Wyandotte Co.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas, teenager faces nearly two years in prison for a July shooting that a police captain was investigating when he was fatally shot.

The Kansas City Star reports that 18-year-old Daqon Sipple was sentenced Friday to one year and nine months in prison for the July drive-by shooting, to which he pleaded guilty in September.

Police Capt. Robert D. Melton was helping other officers investigate that shooting, in which no one was injured, when he tried to stop a possible suspect and was fatally shot.

Jamaal Lewis, 20, is charged with capital murder in Melton’s death. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March in Wyandotte County District Court.

Numbers of old Kansas train depots continue dwindling

Rail depot in Stafford, Kansas-google image
Rail depot in Stafford, Kansas-google image

STAFFORD, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas towns are grappling with how to save the dwindling number of historic railroad depots.

The Wichita Eagle reports that in the state that had nearly 2,000 depots less than a century ago, the Kansas Historical Society estimates that fewer than 180 old depots remain. Thirty-two are listed on the state or national historic registers.

Many of the depot brick buildings, which often replaced wooden ones, were built at the turn of the 20th century in county seats or other important towns. But rail lines — and by extension, depots — took a hit as the nation’s highway system grew.

Several Kansas towns have worked to preserve the history. Dodge City, Mulvane, El Dorado and Marysville all have renovated their depots.

Rockhurst edges FHSU men’s soccer in NCAA II quarterfinals

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State fell in the national quarterfinal match for a third consecutive year as Rockhurst capitalized on one mistake early in the second half to escape Hays with a 1-0 decision. The Tigers outshot the Hawks, but saw their season end at 14-5-1 overall. Rockhurst moved to 18-2-3 overall.

FHSU Postgame Press Conference

Rockhurst Postgame Press Conference

All four of Fort Hays State’s first half shots were great goal-scoring opportunities, but the frame of the goal got in the way on three of the attempts. At 16:12 Maurizio Costa had a great try from just inside the 18-yard box hit the right post past a diving keeper. Three minutes later, the Tigers were denied once more on a flurry of attempts at the goal. Mauricio Castorino had a one-on-one with the keeper Logan Feldmann that he shot right into Feldmann’s hands. Michael Cole collected the rebound and Feldmann made another save as the ball rebounded out near the top of the box. Derick Gonzalez struck the ball and it hit the crossbar. The Tigers could have easily scored twice in those offensive situations and it would ultimately come back to sting in the end.

The mistake by the Tigers occurred in the 49th minute when Killian Gorman was unable to get enough on a header intended for goalkeeper Michael Yantz. Rockhurst had sent two passes forward from Sal Caruso and Adam Michel that got to the top of the box and with Gorman not able to get enough pace on his header, Kaleb Jackson dashed in to chip the ball over the hands of Yantz for the only goal of the match.

The Tigers had two more great opportunities in the final 10 minutes of the match. Arsenio Chamorro had a shot in near the net off a pass that found a diving Feldmann in the 82nd minute. In the match’s final minute, Derick Gonzalez also had a strike in near the goal that once again found Feldmann’s arms and the Hawks ran out the clock.

Feldmann had seven saves in goal to send the Hawks to the national semifinals for the second straight year. He moved to 18-2-3 with the win. Michael Yantz made three saves for FHSU and went to 8-5-1 on the season. Fort Hays State outshot Rockhurst 13-8 in the match.

The Tigers are now the three-time defending Central Region Champion and this was the first time FHSU earned the right to host the Super Regional on its home field.

FHSU Sports Information

Buccaneers snap Chiefs’ 5-game win streak

Chiefs LogoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jameis Winston sliced up a Kansas City defense missing top cornerback Marcus Peters, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held on for a 19-17 victory Sunday that snapped the Chiefs’ five-game winning streak.

Winston threw for 331 yards to help set up four field goals by Roberto Aguayo, and hit tight end Robert Cross for a touchdown with just over 6 minutes left to give the Buccaneers (5-5) a cushion.

The Chiefs (7-3) marched swiftly downfield, and Alex Smith hit Albert Wilson with a short touchdown pass with just over 2 minutes left. But their defense couldn’t stop Mike Evans on third-and-3 just moments later, and the big wide receiver’s sixth reception gave the Buccaneers a first down.

By the time Kansas City finally forced a punt, there was 8 seconds left in the game.

It was the Buccaneers’ fifth straight win over Kansas City dating to 1993, and it snapped a home winning streak for the Chiefs that dated to a loss to Chicago on Oct. 11, 2015.

The Chiefs, who had won 17 of their last 19 regular-season games, were done in by a popgun offense that has repeatedly fizzled in the red zone. They had to settle for a field goal by Cairo Santos on their first trip and Alex Smith threw an interception in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter.

Smith was 23 of 30 for 268 yards in another inconsistent performance, while Spencer Ware was bottled up much of the afternoon. The bruising running back finished with just 69 yards rushing.

WINCHESTER PLAYS

Chiefs long snapper James Winchester played one day after the funeral for his father, Michael, who was shot to death at an Oklahoma City airport on Tuesday. Police believe the elder Winchester, an employee for Southwest Airlines, was gunned down in retaliation for losing his own airline job.

HOUSTON RETURNS

Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston made his season debut, though he hardly factored into the game. The four-time Pro Bowl pick has been out after surgery in February to repair the ACL in his left knee.

INJURIES

Buccaneers: Starting cornerback Brent Grimes left in the first half with a quad injury and did not return. Backup offensive lineman Ben Gottschalk left with a knee injury.

Chiefs: Outside linebacker Dee Ford, the NFL sack leader with 10 coming in, did not play in the second half with a hamstring injury. Peters (hip pointer), starting defensive tackle Jaye Howard (knee) and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (groin) were inactive.

UP NEXT

Buccaneers: Return home next weekend to take on another Super Bowl favorite, Seattle.

Chiefs: Head to Denver for a Sunday night showdown between AFC West contenders.

Wichita State ties school 3-point record in blowout of Maryland-Eastern Shore

WHICITA, Kan. (AP) — Landry Shamet and Daishon Smith each set career highs with 16 points and the Shockers shot 66 percent from the floor in a 116-79 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Sunday.

The last time the Shockers scored at least 110 points was against North Texas on March 1, 1962.

Wichita State hit 15 3-pointers which ties the school single-season record.

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 15 points, Zach Brown had 13 points, Conner Frankamp 11 with five assists and Darral Willis Jr. added 11 points, all in the first half, for Wichita State (4-0).

Shamet and Frankamp hit consecutive 3-pointers and the Shockers surged early, doubling the Hawks’ 21 points on Markis McDuffie’s layup en route to a 62-37 halftime lead. The Shockers shot 73 percent from the floor (19 of 26) in the first half.

Smith’s 3-pointer with 5:55 left put Wichita State over the 100-point mark.

Ryan Andino scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting for the Hawks (0-4), who shot 49 percent from the floor (27 of 55).

University of Kansas student named Rhodes Scholar

Hume-Photo Univ. of Kansas
Hume-Photo Univ. of Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas student has been named a Rhodes Scholar to study refugees and forced migration.

The Rhodes Trust announced 32 U.S. recipients of the 2017 awards Sunday.

The Trust said in a release that Shegufta A. Huma, from Bel Aire, is a senior majoring in political science. The Trust says Huma came to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was president of the Muslim Student Association, speaks several languages and “is particularly dedicated to working toward justice for Muslim immigrants.”

The 2017 Rhodes scholars-elect were chosen from nearly 900 applicants. The scholarships cover expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England beginning next October.

At Oxford, Huma plans to study refugees and forced migration, as well as public policy.

Kan. man, experts continue refurbishing Cold-War era submarine

photo courtesy KSHB
photo courtesy KSHB

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Visitors to a rural area in central Kansas might be surprised to find several people working to refurbish a Cold War submarine that can go 8,000 feet deep in the ocean.

They’re involved in helping 29-year-old Salina resident Scott Waters achieve his dream of exploring the deep sea.

The Kansas City Star reports that Waters bought a Pisces VI sub from an international company last December and hauled it home from Wisconsin. He and a team of 10 experts plan to pull it apart and put it back together using digital technology.

After that, he’ll offer the modern submersible for scientific research and to the film industry.

Waters, the head of his family’s hardware store chain, thinks the submarine will be ready to launch in two years.

Sheriff: Suspects in Kansas high-speed chase in custody

Photo Greenwood Co. Sheriff
Photo Greenwood Co. Sheriff

GREENWOOD COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities in Greenwood County are investigating two suspects involved in Monday’s high-speed chase that left a deputy injured.

The suspects identified as Billy Dale Baker, 32, and Kristen Hunter are in custody, according to a social media report.

The pair ran on foot following a high-speed chase with a stolen vehicle near 210 and X Roads south of Hamilton, Kansas, according a media release.

Baker was also wanted in connection to violent crimes committed in Missouri.

Details on the arrest and possible charges were not released on Sunday.

Kansas teen sentenced for knifepoint robbery

Bryant-photo Reno Co.
Bryant-photo Reno Co.

RENO COUNTY — One of three teen suspects who entered pleas in association with a robbery at knifepoint outside Walmart in Hutchinson was sentenced Friday to two years and 10 months in prison.

Blake Bryant, 18, entered a plea to robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and his attorney requested a non-prison sanction and in patient drug treatment.

Judge Tim Chambers decided on the safety of the community and due to the nature of the crime ordered Bryant to jail

Police say Bryant and the others were drinking and smoking marijuana and decided they needed more cash for cigarettes.

They allegedly went to Walmart and tried to break into vehicles, but then spotted a group of teens on the side of the store.

Two of the suspects wrapped their shirts around their heads, pulled a knife and robbed the four teens of $85.

Co-defendant Ryan Reed and Stephen Howard are scheduled for sentencing in December.

NCK TECH’s Brown wins workforce education leadership award

ncktech-logoNCK TECH

BELOIT–The Kansas Council for Workforce Education has announced that Jennifer Brown, Instructional Coordinator for North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK TECH), Beloit and Hays, has been awarded the KCWE Leadership Award for Exemplary Service. The Leadership Award winner is recognized for outstanding service to KCWE.

kcwe-logoKCWE president Tom Grady, the Faculty Development Coordinator for Johnson County Community College, said “Jennifer has gone above and beyond in her role as a KCWE member.”

“NCK TECH is successful because of high performing employees like Jennifer Brown,” said Eric Burks, NCK TECH president.

“We appreciate Jennifer’s dedication and quality of work. It’s not surprising that other entities are recognizing the same excellence in her that we witness everyday. Jennifer serves the college in so many facets, and we’re grateful for all that she does. She is very deserving of this honor,” Burks added.

Brown, who has been with NCK TECH since 2002, started as an English instructor in the General Education Department and has served as the Instructional Coordinator for both the Beloit and Hays campuses the past five years. Brown holds an Master of Arts degree from Kansas State University.

Betty JoAnne Dumler

Betty JoAnne Dumler, 89, formerly of Russell, Kansas, died on Friday, November 18, 2016, at the Stratford Commons Health and Rehabilitation Care of Overland Park, Kansas.

Services are pending at this time, please check back later for funeral service dates and times. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of these arrangements.

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