NCAA Basketball Update: KU Men, KSU Women Advance
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR) - The Kansas Jayhawks advanced to the NCAA's men's basketball tournament's Sweet 16 after a 79-72 win over Creighton Saturday. With Saturday's win, KU is now Kentucky in all-time wins at 2,353. This marks the Jayhawks first return to the Sweet 16 since 2018. In the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Kansas State University defeated Washington State, 50-40, in the first round Saturday. Wildcats 6'6" center Ayoka Lee scored 20 points. The Wildcats advanced to the second round and will play North Carolina, a number-one seed, on its home floor in Raleigh. The KU women play Stanford, another number-one seed, Sunday in the second round.
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Wichita Police Identify Teen Victim of Mall Shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police have identified the teenager killed in a shooting at a Wichita shopping mall. Police were called to the shopping center Friday evening where they found 14-year-old Trenjvious Hutton dead, and many shoppers and employees fleeing the scene. A 16-year-old male is under arrest on possible charges of second-degree murder. Police spokesman Chad Ditch says Hutton was shot after a group of teenagers got into a fight and one pulled out a gun. Ditch says it was not a random shooting. Towne East Square was closed Friday after the shooting but KWCH-TV reports it reopened Saturday.
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NWS Issues Red Flag Warning for Entire State of Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the entire state of Kansas. Warm temperatures, high winds, and low humidity mean that critical fire weather conditions are present throughout the state. The National Weather Service warns that fires can spread rapidly in these conditions and outdoor burning is not recommended. The Red Flag Warning also affects western Missouri, most of Nebraska, South Dakota, and New Mexico, and the western parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Several major wildfires in Texas Friday and Saturday caused hazy conditions hundreds of miles away.
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Senators Moran, Marshall Visit Poland as Part of Senate Delegation
TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are part of a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers visiting Poland this weekend. They're part of a seven-member delegation visiting refugee centers and getting briefed on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The delegation is calling for greater American support of the Ukrainian military. The U.S. senators said there is not room for peace talks as long as there is a "hot war" in Ukraine. The lawmakers came from Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, South Carolina, Maine, and Tennessee.
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Wrongfully Convicted Man Sues Wyandotte County for $93 Million
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit is suing the county where he was convicted and a former police officer for $93 million. Lamonte McIntyre and his mother allege the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the actions of former detective Roger Golubski. They accuse Golubski of coercing McIntyre's mom into sex and then framing her son for the double murder when she rejected later sexual advances. Golubski denies the allegations. A judge on Thursday set a November 7th jury trial for the lawsuit. McIntyre was released from prison in 2017. He now lives in Arizona.