http://www.mail.com/locations/13368-kansas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/13368-kansas.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859336-k-states-snyder-signs-5-year-1475-deal.html MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder turned 73 in October, so it was only natural that folks across college football would start wondering just how long the maestro of Manhattan would remain on the sidelines. Kansas State delivered its answer Thursday: As long as he wants. Snyder signed a new five-year contract that includes an increase in base compensation... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859336-k-states-snyder-signs-5-year-1475-deal.html 2013-01-31T18:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849470-suit-reveals-ties-radical-abortion-opponents.html WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Kansas woman who publicly proclaimed her admiration for the man who gunned down one of the country's few late-term abortion providers is revealing the unwavering support a small group of radical anti-abortion activists has for the imprisoned killer despite an ongoing federal investigation into the 2009 slaying. Tho... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849470-suit-reveals-ties-radical-abortion-opponents.html 2013-01-27T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844010-marshall-no-20-wichita-flying-high.html WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — There are some coaches in college basketball who always seem composed. They may be churning below the surface, but outwardly they're calm, keeping everything bottled up until a player makes an errant pass or an official's call goes the other way. Gregg Marshall is not one of those coaches. The sixth-year coach of Wichita State is the ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844010-marshall-no-20-wichita-flying-high.html 2013-01-24T19:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841054-shootings-rethink-mental-health-cuts.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government. But that trend may be heading for a U-turn in 2013 after last year's shooting rampages by two mentally disturbed gunmen. The reversal is especially jar... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841054-shootings-rethink-mental-health-cuts.html 2013-01-23T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839074-40-years-roe-seek-to-limit-abortions.html Ever since a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision found that abortions are legal in some circumstances, state legislatures across the country have been pushing measures aimed at scaling them back. It has been rare for states to expand access to abortions since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, but there have been numerous efforts to limit them — including severa... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839074-40-years-roe-seek-to-limit-abortions.html 2013-01-22T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1837750-40-years-roe-v-wade-abortion-foes-march.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the nation's most intractable debates. Many in the anti-abortion movement looked to Kansas, where Republican... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1837750-40-years-roe-v-wade-abortion-foes-march.html 2013-01-22T22:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1835726-kan-case-reveals-risks-with-assisted-reproduction.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The case of a Kansas sperm donor being sued by the state for child support underscores a confusing patchwork of aging laws that govern assisted reproduction in the United States and often lead to litigation and frustration among would-be parents. Complex questions about parental responsibility resurfaced late last year, as Kansas o... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1835726-kan-case-reveals-risks-with-assisted-reproduction.html 2013-01-21T17:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1829292-new-coach-success-stories-college-hoops.html In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. Coach Cal's first season was a bit of an anomaly; most coaches don't have that kind of success right after taking over a team. Calipari did have an advantage. It was Kentucky, after all. It usually takes a little lon... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1829292-new-coach-success-stories-college-hoops.html 2013-01-18T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822648-new-look-chiefs-turning-attention-to-nfl-draft.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The wholesale overhaul of the Kansas City Chiefs is nearly complete. Andy Reid has been hired to replace Romeo Crennel as coach, and longtime Packers personnel man John Dorsey has replaced Scott Pioli as general manager. Most of the assistant coaches are on board, and now the Chiefs can start turning their attention toward the rebu... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822648-new-look-chiefs-turning-attention-to-nfl-draft.html 2013-01-15T18:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1817572-googles-ultrafast-internet-draws-startups-to-kc.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on their ideas for the next high-tech startup, tapping Google Inc.'s new superfast Internet connection that has turned the neighborhood into an unlikely settlement dubbed the "Silicon Prairie." ... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1817572-googles-ultrafast-internet-draws-startups-to-kc.html 2013-01-13T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1812140-acclaimed-writer-evan-s-connell-dies-88.html SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Evan S. Connell gained some attention via his better known books, but the acclaimed author was well-known and regarded fondly by students of literature, critics, and others as an adventurous writer whose body of work reflected a diversity of interests. Connell's Depression-era Kansas City in the twin novels "Mrs. Bridge" and "Mr. Bri... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1812140-acclaimed-writer-evan-s-connell-dies-88.html 2013-01-11T06:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1812108-sporting-kc-to-host-mls-all-star-game-july.html KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Major League Soccer is bringing its All-Star game to the home of Sporting Kansas City. MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced Thursday that Livestrong Sporting Park would host the July 31 game between MLS All-Stars and an international club still to be determined. It will be the 10th time that MLS All-Stars have played an internati... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1812108-sporting-kc-to-host-mls-all-star-game-july.html 2013-01-10T19:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1805578-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue hundreds of millions of dollars of tax cuts in the new year. Oh yeah, they might raise some taxes, too. In many states, the exuberance to cut taxes during the 2013 legislative sessio... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1805578-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013.html 2013-01-08T11:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1805446-woman-pleads-guilty-total-identity-theft-case.html WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An illegal immigrant accused of assuming the persona of a Texas teacher pleaded guilty Monday in a case that put a face on the growing crime of "total identity theft" in the United States. Benita Cardona-Gonzalez, a Mexican national living in Topeka, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of possessing fraudulent identification documents ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1805446-woman-pleads-guilty-total-identity-theft-case.html 2013-01-08T00:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1804376-duke-starts-4th-week-no-1-ap-poll.html Unbeaten Duke and Michigan hold the top two spots in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the fourth straight week. Duke received 62 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel, with Michigan getting the other three. Louisville overtook unbeaten Arizona to be ranked third. Completing the top 10 are Indiana, Kansas, Syracu... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1804376-duke-starts-4th-week-no-1-ap-poll.html 2013-01-07T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1803056-young-helps-no-6-kansas-turn-temple-69-62.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The seniors hadn't been playing like seniors, and Kansas was suffering for it. Elijah Johnson kept turning the ball over on offense, Kevin Young missed a couple easy shots around the rim, and Travis Releford was mired in foul trouble. Little surprise that Temple had the sixth-ranked Jayhawks on the ropes. ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1803056-young-helps-no-6-kansas-turn-temple-69-62.html 2013-01-07T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1799994-k-state-to-future-fiesta-bowl-loss.html All season, Kansas State was content to live in the moment. Longtime coach Bill Snyder has adhered to the "one week at a time" mantra for two decades, so it was fairly easy to do. Practice and film study early in the week, the finishing touches on the game plan later in the week, and then put it all together on Saturday. The result was... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1799994-k-state-to-future-fiesta-bowl-loss.html 2013-01-04T17:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798842-oregon-runs-k-state-35-17-fiesta-bowl.html GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As Oregon coach Chip Kelly was about to receive the massive Fiesta Bowl trophy, Ducks fans inside University of Phoenix Stadium started a chant of "We want Chip!" Whether he returns or not is up in the air. If Kelly does head to the NFL, this was a great send off. Sparked by De'Anthony Thomas' 94-yard touchdown return on the opening... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798842-oregon-runs-k-state-35-17-fiesta-bowl.html 2013-01-04T08:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797010-kan-case-highlights-legal-issues-sperm-donors.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Experts believe a Kansas sperm donor being sued by the state for child support put himself in a precarious legal position by getting involved in a lesbian couple's do-it-yourself artificial insemination. Kansas law states that a sperm donor is not the father of a child if a doctor handles the artificial insemination. But the law does n... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797010-kan-case-highlights-legal-issues-sperm-donors.html 2013-01-04T07:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1796498-trying-to-sperm-donor-pay-child-support.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after answering an online ad is fighting the state's efforts to suddenly force him to pay child support for the now 3-year-old girl, arguing that he and the women signed an agreement waiving all of his parental rights. The case hinges on the fact that no doctors were used for the artif... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1796498-trying-to-sperm-donor-pay-child-support.html 2013-01-03T02:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1787166-smu-good-fit-hall-fame-coach-larry-brown.html DALLAS (AP) — Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer. At the time, Brown didn't think he was ready. But Smith asked him where he'd like to coach one day. "I said, of course North Carolina, but I didn't ever want to see him step down," Brown recalled... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1787166-smu-good-fit-hall-fame-coach-larry-brown.html 2012-12-26T15:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784090-spradling-helps-k-state-beat-no-8-florida-67-61.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Leave it to the kid from suburban Kansas City to help Kansas State finish off a banner day for the college hoops programs that the city calls its own. Will Spradling had the best game of his career with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Wildcats upended No. 8 Florida 67-61 on Saturday night. Their win followed No. 9... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784090-spradling-helps-k-state-beat-no-8-florida-67-61.html 2012-12-23T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784024-mclemores-22-kansas-huge-road-win-74-66.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It's not supposed to be this easy for a kid playing his first collegiate road game. Kansas' Ben McLemore, a redshirt freshman surrounded in the starting lineup by seniors, didn't let the raucous crowd, the travel or sleeping in a strange bed bother him. McLemore scored 22 points and No. 9 Kansas proved it was more than just a bully a... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784024-mclemores-22-kansas-huge-road-win-74-66.html 2012-12-23T01:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1778504-snow-midwest-leaves-travelers-scrambling.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over slick roads and some travelers were forced to scramble for alternate ways to get to their holiday destinations. The storm, which dumped a foot of snow in parts of Iowa and more than 19 inches in Wisc... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1778504-snow-midwest-leaves-travelers-scrambling.html 2012-12-21T03:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1775174-investigation-chiefs-lb-killing-complete.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher apparently was worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly released police reports. Belcher also complained about Kasandra Perkins, the mother of the couple's 3-month-old daughter, in conversations... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1775174-investigation-chiefs-lb-killing-complete.html 2012-12-19T10:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775798-latest-winners-carnegie-hero-medals.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Winners of Carnegie Hero medals awarded Wednesday: — Christopher M. Johnson, 20, of Bolingbrook, Ill., helped save teenage boy who broke through the ice on a retention pond in Bolingbrook on Dec. 11, 2011. — Carl Casey Loando, 54, of Honolulu, Hawaii, saved 85-year-old woman from her burning home on April 27, 2011. ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1775798-latest-winners-carnegie-hero-medals.html 2012-12-19T07:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1775450-withey-leads-no-9-kansas-richmond-87-59.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — 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 sent their shots right back out. And every time ninth-ranked Kansas dumped the ball inside to the 7-footer, he had to simply turn around and stuff it through the basket. ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1775450-withey-leads-no-9-kansas-richmond-87-59.html 2012-12-19T02:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1774582-kansas-exhumes-bodies-in-cold-blood-killers.html LANSING, Kan. (AP) — 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" were exhumed Tuesday in an effort to solve slayings of a Florida family killed weeks later. Kyle Smith, deputy director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, said bone fragments were colle... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1774582-kansas-exhumes-bodies-in-cold-blood-killers.html 2012-12-18T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1770978-authorities-kansas-man-who-killed-2-cops-dies.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and was later killed after an armed standoff, authorities said Monday. Hundreds gathered outside Topeka police headquarters with candles in memory of Cpl. David Gogian and Officer J... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1770978-authorities-kansas-man-who-killed-2-cops-dies.html 2012-12-18T04:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1772540-gm-boosts-pickup-truck-deals-to-inventory.html DETROIT (AP) — 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 or beating discounts from rivals Ford and Chrysler, offering up to $9,000 off remaining 2012 models and close to $4,500 off 2013s. That, plus low interest rates, sweet lease deals and abundan... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1772540-gm-boosts-pickup-truck-deals-to-inventory.html 2012-12-18T00:09:00Z