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West Virginia and Kansas meet in Big 12 opener hoping to turn things around after 1-2 starts
Kansas (1-2) at West Virginia (1-2), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: West Virginia by 2 1/2. Series record: West Virginia leads 10-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Kansas and West Virginia are hoping to get off to a good start...
The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?
The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in a house beyond any town in rural Kansas, Dove used the little black device to keep in touch with her husband as he delivered medical supplies. He carried one too. They had a...
No. 22 Nebraska hosts No. 24 Illinois in a Big Ten opener matching unbeaten teams
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Let the games begin, for real. That's coach Matt Rhule's attitude as No. 22 Nebraska enters its game against No. 24 Illinois on Friday night. “Now the season starts, this is the first game in the Big Ten for us and we’ll find out where we...
College football picks: New conference rivalries for No. 11 USC and No. 15 Oklahoma take spotlight
Conference realignment often seems to have done more harm than good for college football and it is easy to lament what has been lost in the name of chasing dollars. Then Week 4 of the season rolls around and the schedule is highlighted by No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma in the...
John Calipari to make Arkansas debut against Kansas in charity exhibition in October
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The debut of John Calipari at Arkansas will come in a charity exhibition game against Kansas next month. The schools announced Wednesday that their men's basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Proceeds from the game...
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages...
Compass: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Compass Minerals International Inc. (CMP) on Tuesday reported a loss of $43.6 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Overland Park, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of $1.05 per share. Losses, adjusted for...
Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states
Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material. Powder-containing packages were sent to secretaries of state and state election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,...
Once a Top 25 team on the rise, Kansas finds itself in desperation mode
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — This was supposed to be the breakthrough year at Kansas, when a program Lance Leipold built from nationwide laughingstock to respectability took another step into the upper echelon of the Big 12 and, just maybe, the College Football Playoff. All of which could...
Takeaways from AP's report on a new abortion clinic in rural southeast Kansas
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas. It’s one of the few states left in the region still allowing abortions. A religious, Republican-leaning semi-rural location...
