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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A seat at the 182-year-old French Quarter restaurant that invented Oysters Rockefeller and mastered Baked Alaska is virtually impossible to get this week. The first NCAA men’s Final Four without pandemic restrictions in three years is being held in New Orleans. And the tourism-dependent city

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Villanova has passed the torch of guards playing in the low post, from Ryan Arcidiancono to Jalen Brunson. Now it’s Collin Gillespie’s turn and it may be the equalizer for the short-handed Wildcats against Kansas in the Final Four. Gillespie learned to play in the

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is formally declaring that Kansas is moving toward treating COVID-19 as a disease like the flu that spreads regularly in parts of the state and isn’t considered a pandemic requiring emergency measures. Kelly said Thursday that the state health department will continue to support access to free COVID-19

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach John Calipari stepped onto the floor into the spotlight of the cavernous Superdome 10 years ago, oozing with the kind of NBA potential that made it clear their college basketball careers were about to end

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state election officials in several states are having to defend their records as they face challengers from within their own party who either outright deny that Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency or raise unsubstantiated claims that elections are not

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas State University graduate has left $17 million to the school to fund scholarships and recognition. The university announced Thursday that Wichita businessman Robert  “Bob” Campbell graduated from Kansas State’s business college in 1950 and eventually opened Robert E. Campbell Oil and Gas Operations, which he operated for 56 years.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Kansas City Royals exercised their club option on Mike Matheny for the 2023 season. The move eliminates any uncertainty over whether their manager will remain with the club after the coming season. Matheny is entering his third season with the Royals, which includes the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ochai Agbaji of Kansas, Johnny Davis of Wisconsin, Iowa’s Keegan Murray, Drew Timme of Gonzaga and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky are the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s player of the year. The winner will be announced April 5 on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” The finalists have been

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In a story published March 29, 2022, about redistricting, The Associated Press erroneously reported two of the Kansas State Board of Education members who would be drawn into the same district under a plan approved by the state Senate. They are Republican board members Deena Horst, of Salina, and Ben Jones,

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have passed a measure to overturn three communities’ policies that could help immigrants stay in Kansas illegally. Their action Wednesday highlighted an issue the GOP is likely to push in the governor’s race. The bill is a response to an ordinance enacted last

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas won’t enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against COVID-19. She acknowledged Wednesday that the mandate conflicts with a state law she signed four months ago. Kelly’s move won’t allow nursing home employees to avoid the

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Washburn University President Jerry Farley said he does not support the message an anti-transgender speaker is scheduled to deliver at the university on Thursday.  The speaker, Michael Knowles, will give a speech titled “Banning Transgenderism” on Thursday, hosted by the school’s College Republicans group. Thursday is International Transgender Day of Visibility.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred workers at a Kellogg’s plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company’s cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall. The union that represents

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several hundred workers at a Kellogg’s plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company’s cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall. The union that represents

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. North Carolina is making a record 21st appearance in the Final Four. Its semifinal opponent, Duke, is waiting with the sport’s winningest coach. Mike Krzyzewski surpassed 1,200 victories during this postseason run. Kansas arrives having recently taken over the

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. North Carolina is making a record 21st appearance in the Final Four. Its semifinal opponent, Duke, is waiting with the sport’s winningest coach. Mike Krzyzewski surpassed 1,200 victories during this postseason run. Kansas arrives having recently taken over the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are pushing a redistricting plan that the state Senate’s top GOP leader hopes will move the state school board to the right. The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would redraw the districts for the 10-member elected State Board of

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and 20 other states have sued to halt the federal government’s pandemic requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and other public transport. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Tampa, Florida. It contends that the mask mandate exceeds the authority

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun’s eyes opened wide when he learned that after Kansas had beaten Miami to return to the Final Four such a raging party had broken out back in Lawrence that authorities had to shut down Massachusetts Street, the popular bar and restaurant district near