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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three former Sedgwick County jail deputies are among four people charged with felonies involving the use of steroids. The Wichita Eagle reports the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office announced in February 2020 that eight deputies were suspended without pay after being suspected of using steroids and selling the drug to each other.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A middle school in Kansas City, Kansas, will stop using its Apaches mascot as part of a district-wide review of names that could be considered culturally insensitive. The district’s school board appointed a committee last fall to review all school mascots. District spokesman Edwin Birch says the committee focused last

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published March 16, 2022, about a Missouri legislative proposal on abortions, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of a clinic operated by the abortion-rights group Trust Women. It is in Oklahoma City, not Norman, Oklahoma. 

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago. Greinke also can make up to $2 million in

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A newly released affidavit says a student at a Kansas high school began shooting after two school officials asked to search his backpack because of rumors the student had a gun. The affidavit released Wednesday says the confrontation on March 4 at Olathe East High School

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals agreed with six-time All-Star Zack Greinke on a $13 million contract for this season, reuniting the left-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislation under consideration in Missouri shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. They’re also trying to make getting out-of-state abortions harder. St. Louis-area Republican and state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On social media, in classrooms and at the playground, children who hear about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are wondering where the war could lead. Questions about nuclear weapons can sometimes make this moment feel reminiscent of growing up during the Cold War. Experts and parents recommend

OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Federal and state agriculture officials say avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu, has been found in Franklin County in northeast Kansas. Heather Lansdowne, spokeswoman for Kansas Department of Agriculture, says the infected flock was a mixture of chickens, ducks and other birds at a home farm. The department has issued

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight year. He is joined on the first team by Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe and Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji. Drew Timme of Gonzaga led the AP second team

BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs agreed to a three-year, $31.5 million contract with safety Justin Reid, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, likely ending Tyrann Mathieu’s time with Kansas City. The deal with Reid was reached late Monday and includes $20 million guaranteed,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga will head into the NCAA Tournament exactly where it ended up in the final AP Top 25: right on top. In fact, that’s where the Bulldogs began the season, too. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for coach Mark Few’s team, which dropped as low as fifth after a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dayton Moore has spent more than three decades in baseball, first with the juggernaut Atlanta Braves of the 1990s and the last 16 in charge of the Kansas City Royals, leading them to two World Series and a long-awaited championship. He still sounds like

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A commercial flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Denver was diverted to Wichita, Kansas, after a passenger became unruly. News outlets report the problem occurred Sunday morning on a United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines. A passenger tells WAFF-TV a woman who appeared to be in her 30s was asking for

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Dawn Staley and South Carolina are once again a No. 1 seed in the women’s basketball NCAA Tournament — a familiar role for the Gamecocks. South Carolina earned the the top overall seed in this year’s tournament field, which was announced Sunday night. The Gamecocks have been No. 1

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina expectedly earned the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. This year’s bracket expanded to 68 teams for the first time to match the men’s field with the play-in games on Wednesday and Thursday. The Gamecocks, who top the Greensboro Region, will