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ORLANDO, Fla. — Brandon Mahan posted 19 points and nine rebounds as UCF edged past Wichita State 71-66. Tyson Etienne led the Shockers with 26 points and seven rebounds.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are close to authorizing more than $1 billion in state incentives in hopes of attracting an undisclosed, $4 billion project from an unnamed company. The Republican-controlled House voted 80-41 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would set up a new program within the state Department of Commerce to

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans have revived a redistricting plan that would make it harder for the only Kansas Democrat in Congress to win reelection. GOP legislative leaders on Tuesday engineered a second-chance override of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the measure in the state Senate. The Senate

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A court has allowed federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals for now. The decision Tuesday was a setback for a dozen Republican attorneys general who are seeking to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice. The Biden administration reversed that

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Reigning national champion Baylor was the last undefeated team and ranked No. 1 before a rash of injuries. The Bears are 4-4 their last eight games and now No. 10 in the AP poll. Leading scorer LJ Cryer has missed the last three games with a recurring issue in

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fellow conservative Republicans are rallying behind a Kansas physician-legislator being investigated by the state medical board. They did so Tuesday by advancing state Sen. Mark Steffen’s measures to protect doctors pursuing potentially dangerous treatments for COVID-19 and to weaken state childhood vaccination requirements. Steffen is a

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Shawnee County Sheriff Brian Hill says a deputy shot and killed a man in Topeka as the suspect drove his vehicle toward the deputy. The man, 38-year-old Jason D. Ickler, was killed Sunday. Hill said in a news release that deputies went to a Topeka Quality Inn to arrest Ickler on

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 24 points and his long jumper from just beyond the free-throw line with 21 seconds left put Texas ahead before Marcus Carr’s free throws sealed a 79-76 win over No. 8 Kansas. Texas is one of the best defensive teams in the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican lawmakers in Kansas don’t yet have the votes to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a GOP congressional redistricting plan. The Senate voted 24-15 on Monday to override Kelly’s veto of a measure making it harder for the state’s only Democrat in

MANKATO, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting death of a Jewell County Sheriff’s deputy at his home in Mankato. The KBI said in a news release that officers went to the home early Monday after the sheriff’s office received two calls from different people about a domestic argument occurring

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old child intentionally set a fire at a Manhattan bar and grill over the weekend. The business, RC McGraws, was occupied when the fire started Sunday morning but patrons were able to leave and no one was injured. Manhattan firefighters quickly extinguished the small fire. Manhattan fire officials

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that 19-year-old Haley Powell, of Wichita, died after being shot Friday afternoon outside the Trails at Derby Apartments. Police called to the scene found Powell with gunshot wounds

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Police have identified a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that 19-year-old Haley Powell, of Wichita, died after being shot Friday afternoon outside the Trails at Derby Apartments. Police called to the scene found Powell with gunshot wounds

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One man was shot and killed as officers from the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department tried to make an arrest in Topeka Sunday morning. Shawnee County Sheriff Brian Hill said two deputies were making an arrest connected a car chase that happened on Friday when the shooting happened. The man died at

RENO COUNTY, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas woman lost both her fiance and her 13-year-old son in a five-vehicle crash Friday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Lacy Lomax was supposed to marry Alexander Dennis next month and her son Teagan Lomax was set to be one of the groomsmen, but now both are dead. Lomax

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mark Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kansas State beat TCU 75-63. Pack made three 3-pointers and had four steals. Markquis Nowell had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists and Mike McGuirl hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 25 Kansas State to an 82-75 victory over Texas Tech. Lee, who is second in the nation averaging 24.5 points, made 12 of 15 field goals and reached the program’s top-10 in rebounds with a career 788. Jaelyn Glenn

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ricky Council IV and Tyson Etienne scored 20 points apiece as Wichita State rolled past SMU 72-57. Council came off the bench to make 6 of 9 shots and all seven of his free throws for the Shockers (12-8, 3-5 American Athletic Conference). Etienne sank 4 of 10 from 3-point range.

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji each scored 18 points and No. 10 Kansas bolted to a big lead and routed No. 8 Baylor 83-59 to hold the top spot in the Big 12 Conference race. The Jayhawks led by as many as 34 points late in