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Here are the AP headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

Here's the weekend's Kansas and regional news headlines from the Associated Press.

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

(Photo credit: The Associated Press)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Gregg Marshall, whose Wichita State team was the first to reach the NCAA tournament undefeated in 33 years, has been selected as The Associated Press's coach of the year. As KPR's Greg Echlin reports, Marshall receved the award yesterday (THUR) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.00000184-7fa8-d6f8-a1cf-7fac83370000The Shockers entered the tournament at 34-0 and as a number 1 seed. They became the first team in NCAA men's history to win its first 35 games. They lost to Kentucky in the third round and fell short of matching Indiana in 1976 as the last unbeaten national champion. Marshall led the Shockers to a number 2 ranking in the final poll and to the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles. For the fifth straight season, the Shockers won at least 25 games. Marshall received 44 votes Thursday from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Tony Bennett of Virginia had 13 votes, Billy Donovan of Florida drew six and John Beilein of Michigan and Larry Brown of SMU one each. Voting ended on Selection Sunday.

The department says Florida Career College broke the rules to help students qualify for federal student loans, many of whom later dropped out with steep debts and no certificate to show for it.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

Governor Sam Brownback had endorsed the plan.

A last-ditch effort to kill new rec center fees in Lawrence has failed … the city of Topeka has sold the hotel it bought in 2023 … and KU considers merging some academic departments. These stories and more can be found inside. This commercial-free news summary is generally posted by 10 am weekdays and updated through 7 pm.

Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority.

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but a few albums and singles are still having a huge impact, including Drake's new single, "What Did I Miss?," and the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters.