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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans are moving to redraw the boundaries of Kansas Senate districts so that a GOP and Democratic senator would face running against each other. Their map also would have the Redistricting Committee’s chair drawn into a district with a GOP colleague. The chamber expects to vote on a map next week.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — For all their angst about the possibility of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the state, GOP leaders haven’t coalesced behind an alternative. Greitens resigned in 2018 while facing multiple investigations, including one into whether he blackmailed a woman

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams walked through the handshake line after a 72-41 blowout of Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, then pulled aside Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger to whisper a couple of kind words. “I told T.J. we probably

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Porter Moser remembers the feeling a couple weeks ago when the Sooners learned that Elijah Harkless, their heartbeat on the floor and one of their best all-around players, was done for the season with an injury. They were stunned, Moser said, and

FRISCO, Texas — Kenneth Lofton Jr. made a layup with 24 seconds left to give Louisiana Tech the lead en route to a 59-57 win over Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Conference Tourney on Thursday night. Lofton recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Dayvion McKnight led the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lauren Fields scored 22 points, Lexy Keyes added 19 and ninth-seeded Oklahoma State took control in the second half to defeat eighth-seeded Texas Tech 73-58 in the Big 12 Conference tournament first round. The Cowgirls hit three 3-pointers and scored the first 15 points of the fourth quarter to ensure

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sam Griffin had 21 points as Tulsa beat Wichita State 73-67 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament first round. Darien Jackson added 20 points for the Golden Hurricane. Ricky Council IV led the Shockers on Thursday with 19 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self watched West Virginia counterpart Bob Huggins pick up two technical fouls in quick succession, then stalk off to the locker room to watch the final 30 minutes of their Big 12 quarterfinal matchup. Nobody was more upset about the situation

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal backed by conservatives to amend the Kansas Constitution to make it harder for lawmakers to increase taxes has received a state Senate committee’s approval. The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee’s voice vote Thursday on the measure sends it to the full Senate for debate. The measure would require two-thirds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was ejected from the Mountaineers’ quarterfinal game against No. 6 Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament after he was given two technical fouls in quick succession by referee Doug Sirmons. The Mountaineers were trailing 19-4 and had missed 16 of their first 17 shots when

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — TCU coach Jamie Dixon and Texas counterpart Chris Beard delivered the exact same message at halftime of their Big 12 quarterfinal: Even though the Longhorns had built an 18-point lead, the game wasn’t over. Their teams took it in wildly different directions. The Horned

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a former Johnson County District Court employee with embezzling more than $1 million. KSHB-TV reports Dawna Kellogg was charged last week with eight counts of wire fraud and three counts of making a false federal tax return. The alleged crimes occurred between January 2007 and June 2017.

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators plan to use up to $1 billion in surplus state funds to shore up the Kansas pension fund for teachers and government workers. They’re close to passing a proposal despite bipartisan misgivings about that move ruling out some tax cuts. Both chambers have

MOUND CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 67-year-old man is jailed after authorities said he made threats that led to the temporary closing of the Linn County Courthouse in December. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Linn County sheriff’s office announced that Albert C. Hinds, of Pleasanton, was arrested Wednesday on possible charges of terrorism

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bruce Weber resigned as the basketball coach at Kansas State on Thursday, one day after the struggling Wildcats lost to West Virginia in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament to cap a third straight losing season. He didn’t walk away quietly. First,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A late winter storm is moving over Kansas and much of Missouri, snarling traffic and leading schools to cancel in-person classes. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Thursday for most of the northern half of Kansas and parts of central and western Missouri, including Kansas City and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State 73-67 in the opener of the Big 12 Conference tournament. West Virginia advances to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday. The Mountaineers lost at Kansas 85-59 in January and again at