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Latest winners of Carnegie Hero medals
Winners of Carnegie Hero medals awarded Wednesday: — Christopher M. Johnson, 20, of Bolingbrook, Ill., helped save teenage boy who broke through the ...
Withey leads No. 9 Kansas past Richmond, 87-59
Jeff Withey had at least six inches on just about everyone from Richmond. Little surprise that every time the Spiders slashed into the lane, Withey ...
Kansas exhumes bodies of 'In Cold Blood' killers
The bodies of the two men executed for the 1959 murders of a Kansas family that became infamous in Truman Capote's true-crime book "In Cold Blood" ...
Authorities: Kansas man who killed 2 cops dies
A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking ...
GM boosts pickup truck deals to shed inventory
With Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks piling up on dealer lots, General Motors is offering generous deals to thin the stock. It's matching ...
Kansas baby who swallowed feather out of hospital
The father of a baby who apparently swallowed a feather from a pillow says she is home from the hospital in Kansas and doing well. The nearly ...
McLemore leads No. 9 Kansas past Colorado, 90-54
Ben McLemore is already accustomed to being on the finishing end of alley-oop dunks. He was on the giving end on Saturday. It happened midway through ...
Te'o and Manziel hit Manhattan with Heisman hopes
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break after a five-city-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated ...
Marine brig officials grilled about GI's jailing
A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a ...
'In Cold Blood' murderers investigated in Florida
At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed ...
Steady K-State QB Klein a Heisman Trophy finalist
Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold. He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, ...
Families grieve in wake of Belcher murder-suicide
Breaking their silence for the first time, the family of the woman shot and killed by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher said Monday their ...
Indiana, Duke still 1-2 in AP Top 25
Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you won't ...
Broncos, Patriots and Falcons win divisions
If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons. Not to mention the ...
Oregon, K-State to meet in Fiesta Bowl
Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans ...
No. 7 Kansas State wins Big 12 title, beats Texas
Just as Collin Klein was preparing to trot onto the field for the biggest home game in Kansas State history, coach Bill Snyder put his arm around his ...
Officer: Suicide led to wariness about Manning
An Army private accused of sending reams of classified U.S. documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was kept in tight pretrial confinement ...
Reds sign P Broxton to 3-year, $21 million deal
The Reds signed Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21 million contract on Wednesday, giving the NL Central champions a potential closer and a chance ...
AP Source: Reds and Broxton in 'substantial' talks
Reliever Jonathan Broxton is having "substantial talks" with the Cincinnati Reds about a multiyear deal, a person familiar with the negotiations said ...
GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case
An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he has already been punished enough by ...
Division races taking shape
As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are ...
Column: Irish smiling, but SEC eyes another title
Thanks, Notre Dame. At least we don't have to endure another All-SEC matchup for the BCS championship. But the conference everyone outside the South ...
Kan. honor flights halted after money goes missing
As many as 100 World War II veterans missed their chance to travel to Washington to see their war's memorial after about $110,000 disappeared from a ...
Hardaway scores 23, No. 4 Michigan beats K-State
Tim Hardaway Jr. brought the ball up the court, then dribbled between his legs and headed to the left. Then he flashed back to his right, rose up and ...
Kansas appeals court attorney fired over tweet
A Kansas appeals court attorney was fired Monday after using foul language about the state's former attorney general in comments she posted to Twitter ...