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No. 22 K-State loses on a buzzer beater at Texas

KSUAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Holmes delivered the shot. Cameron Ridley provided the muscle.

Texas won again, this time 67-64 over No. 22 Kansas State and the Longhorns keep climbing upward in the Big 12.

Holmes made a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer Tuesday night, sending Texas to its fourth straight league victory and second in a row over a ranked team.

”I just caught it and shot it,” Holmes said, adding he had no time to think before putting the ball in the air.

The Longhorns (15-4, 4-2) are giving the Big 12 plenty to think about. A team that started with no expectations after a losing season in 2012-13, the program’s first in 15 years, is now feeling like it can chase the league heavyweights over a long season.

And maybe even challenge for the title.

”That’s what we’re playing for,” Holmes said.

Ridley scored 18 points in a game-long tug-of-war under the basket with Kansas State’s Thomas Gipson, who scored 24 points.

Javan Felix had 23 points for the Longhorns, including two big baskets late that helped prevent the Wildcats from taking the lead.

Holmes finished with 10 points, eight in the second half.

Texas had almost blown its chance for the game-winner when the Longhorns nearly botched an inbounds pass with 3 seconds left. But after a quick timeout, Isaiah Taylor zipped the ball to the Holmes in the corner and he put up the shot over two defenders. The ball swished through the basket at the buzzer and Holmes was mobbed by his teammates.

If Texas had run the play correctly the first time, Holmes was open for an easy layup. The longer, harder shot delivered the same result with a little more drama. The Longhorns were coming off a win over then-No. 8 Iowa State.

Kansas State (14-5, 4-2) had tied the game at 64 on Shane Southwell’s twisting, off-balance layup with 5 seconds to play after Felix had missed two free throws that likely would have put the game out of reach.

”(Holmes) could have easily (scored),” the first time, Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. ”That’s a big shot. They’re close to being a Top 25 team, too. It’s going to be like this all year in the league.”

The game was tight the entire way as Ridley and Gipson battled under the basket and neither team let the other build any kind of offensive momentum. The biggest lead was six points. The teams were tied or traded leads 12 times in the final 9 minutes.

”We let them get us in a grinder a little bit,” Texas coach Rick Barnes said.

The Longhorns had a chance to push the lead to eight late in the first half before Ridley was whistled for an offensive foul. Gipson kept the Wildcats within four with a layup as time expired.

Ridley picked up a second foul early in the second half and went to the bench for nearly 4 minutes. Gipson converted the three-point play and the Wildcats cut the lead to 40-39 when Gipson scored again. Ridley returned and quickly made a midrange jumper on his first touch, then denied Gipson a shot on the other end.

”I shot every shot with confidence. They kept trusting me to throw it back to me,” Ridley said.

Kansas State grabbed the lead at 52-49 when Southwell made two free throws and Wesley Iwundu made a fastbreak layup. Felix briefly restored Texas’ lead with a baseline floater, his first points in nearly 6 minutes, before Southwell made a 3-pointer that started a flurry of back-and-forth lead changes and ties.

Felix made two free throws to put Texas ahead 61-60 with just under 2 minutes left. Holmes made one of two before Felix made another off-balance baseline shot to make it 64-60.

Southwell’s layup tied it before Texas got two chances to find the game-winner from Holmes.

”You go on the road you and have a chance to grab a game, you have a chance to break their spirit,” Weber said. ”We didn’t do it.”

— Associated Press —

Royals agree to terms win OF Justin Maxwell

RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday that the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Justin Maxwell for the 2014 season, avoiding arbitration.  Consistent with club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

Maxwell, 30, came to the Royals on July 31 last season in a non-waiver deadline deal with the Houston Astros.  In 35 games with Kansas City, Maxwell hit .268 with five homers and 17 RBI, including a .313 average (15-for-48) and a .646 slugging percentage at Kauffman Stadium.  In KC’s home finale, Maxwell delivered a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Texas Rangers, 4-0, on September 22.

The signing of Maxwell leaves the Royals with two unsigned arbitration-eligible players: right-handed pitchers Aaron Crow and Greg Holland.

— Royals Media Relations —

4 workers hurt at Omaha plant have left hospitals, body recovered

At the scene of Monday's Omaha plant explosion
At the scene of Monday’s Omaha plant explosion

5:55 p.m. UPDATE (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a second worker who was killed when an Omaha manufacturing plant collapsed.

Interim Fire Chief Bernard Kanger said authorities retrieved the body from the International Nutrition building at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Kanger says authorities believe no other people are still in the building.

The accident killed two and injured 17.

Kanger says the two killed were found on the second floor, but the bodies were not near each other.

Authorities say they recovered the body of 53-year-old Keith Everett, of Omaha, on Monday night. The second worker’s identity has not been released.

Thirty-eight people were in the animal feed and supplement plant on Monday when it collapsed. Authorities were still trying to determine a cause.

 

(AP) — Search teams have resumed the effort to recover the body of a worker killed in a southwestern Omaha industrial accident.

Omaha Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim McCaw says the search resumed about 8 a.m. Tuesday, as temperatures hovered just below zero.

Witnesses at the International Nutrition livestock feed manufacturing plant reported hearing an explosion before a fire and partial collapse of the three-level plant Monday morning killed two people and injured 17 others.

The body of 53-year-old Keith Everett, of Omaha, was recovered from the mangled structure Monday evening. But a combination of strong winds, cold temperatures and the dangerous rubble forced rescuers to suspend operations before the second victim could be recovered. That second victim’s name has not yet been released.

At least four of the 10 workers sent to hospitals after an explosion and partial collapse at an Omaha manufacturing plant have already been released.

Authorities say seven other workers were treated at the scene.

KC Woman sentenced for distributing Cocaine

Drug bust(AP) – A 41-year-old Kansas City woman has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole for distributing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in Jackson County.

U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson says Tamiko Grandison was convicted in August and sentenced Tuesday for her role in a drug conspiracy in which she delivered the cocaine for her then-boyfriend, Jiles Johnson.

Dickinson says Johnson brought cocaine to Kansas City in 30- and 50-gallon drums and broke it down into kilogram quantities in Grandison’s basement. Prosecutors say she stored the drugs at her residence until it was delivered.

Johnson is being prosecuted in a separate case in the Northern District of Georgia, where the government alleges that tons of cocaine were smuggled across the Mexican border and distributed throughout the U.S.

Purdue University says 1 dead in campus shooting UPDATE

Purdue University Campus
Purdue University Campus

5:50 p.m UPDATE    (AP) — Police say the man killed in a Purdue University shooting was a senior at the school who was a teaching assistant, and the suspect is also a student.

Purdue Police Chief John Cox said Tuesday that 23-year-old Cody Cousins of Warsaw, Ind., is being held in the Tippecanoe County Jail on a preliminary charge of murder.

Cousins is accused of shooting 21-year-old Andrew Boldt of West Bend, Wis., in the university’s Electrical Engineering Building around noon Tuesday.

Cox says police are still investigating the motive behind the shooting but that it appears Cousins targeted Boldt. No one else was injured.

Cox says Boldt was a senior and worked as a teaching assistant in the school. Cousins is a student in the engineering school.

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Officials at Purdue University in Indiana say one person was killed in a shooting at a campus classroom building.

Purdue Provost Tim Sands says he didn’t immediately know the identity of the person killed or the person’s connection to the university.

Campus police chief John Cox says the suspect is in custody after surrendering outside the Electrical Engineering Building following the shooting about noon Tuesday.

Cox says the person appeared to have targeted the victim.

Mo. Senate Panel Considering Gun Law Nullification UPDATE

handgun

4:45 p.m  (AP) — Supporters of legislation that would nullify federal gun laws in Missouri say the measure is necessary to protect the rights of gun owners.

The Senate General Laws Committee opened hearings Tuesday on the bill that would declare certain federal gun control policies “null and void.” Federal agents enforcing them in Missouri could spend a year in jail, be fined up to $1,000 and face other civil penalties.

The bill would also let designated school personnel carry concealed weapons in buildings, and bar health care personnel from being required to ask whether a patient owns a firearm.

The committee plans to take more public testimony next week. A similar measure passed the Legislature last year, but was vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon.

 

5 a.m.  (AP) — A Missouri Senate panel is taking up legislation that would send federal agents to jail for enforcing federal gun control laws in the state.

The measure being heard by the Senate General Laws Committee on Tuesday would declare certain federal gun control policies “null and void.” Agents enforcing them could spend a year in jail, be fined up to $1,000 and face other civil penalties.

The bill would also allow designated school personnel to carry concealed weapons in buildings. Another provision would let holders of concealed gun permits carry firearms openly, even in municipalities with ordinances banning open carry.

The legislation is sponsored by Republican Sen. Brian Nieves, of Washington. A similar bill passed the Republican-led Legislature last year, but was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.

 

Obituaries for January 21, 2014

ST. JOSEPH – Delbert Doniel Thornton, 68, died Monday, January 20, 2014. at a St. Joseph Hospital.
He was born June 15, 1945 in Ohio. Served in Navy during Vietnam.
Survivors include: friend, Kathy (Marvin) TeWinkle; children, Christopher, Robert, and Melissa Thornton; four brothers and three sisters.
Cremation by Rupp Funeral Home. There are no scheduled visitation or memorial services at this time. Memorials are requested to the Delbert Thornton memorial fund in care of Rupp Funeral Home. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com

Graves to Host Veterans Events in Platte, Jackson Counties

gravesCongressman Sam Graves (MO-06) will visit Platte and Jackson counties on Wednesday to hear directly from local veterans about the issues they consider important as part of his Veterans Advisory Councils.  All area veterans are invited to attend, and are kindly requested to RSVP to[email protected].

Graves will also tour the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Excelsior Springs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Clay County.  While media are invited to attend, this event is not open to the public.

“I’m committed to making sure that we take care of those at home who have protected and fought for our freedom abroad,” said Graves.  “Our veterans dedicated their lives to our country, and our government must dedicate its resources to the health of our veterans.”

EVENT #1

WHO:        Congressman Sam Graves and local area veterans

WHAT:      Veterans Advisory Council meeting

WHEN:      Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:   Lions Club
200 4th Street
Platte City, MO

EVENT #2

WHO:        Congressman Sam Graves

WHAT:      Tour of VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

WHEN:      Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.

WHERE:   197 McCleary Road
Excelsior Springs, MO

EVENT #3

WHO:        Congressman Sam Graves and local area veterans

WHAT:      Veterans Advisory Council meeting

WHEN:      Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:   Blue Springs Police Department, Multi-Purpose Room
1100 SW Smith Street
Blue Springs, MO

 

Prosecutors defend abortion shooting sentence

Scott Roeder
Scott Roeder

(AP) — Kansas prosecutors are citing the “overall terroristic nature” of the actions of the killer of a Wichita abortion provider in defending the imposition of the so-called “Hard 50” sentence.

A Sedgwick County judge sentenced Scott Roeder to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years for the 2009 shooting death of Dr. George Tiller.

But the U.S. Supreme Court has since held that such sentences can only be imposed by juries, prompting Roeder to raise that as an issue on appeal.

In a filing Tuesday with the Kansas Supreme Court, Sedgwick County prosecutors defended the constitutionality of the sentence in Roeder’s case.

The sentence is one of several issues in Roeder’s appeal. The state’s high court will hear arguments on Jan. 29.

Officials: Beware ID theft during tax season

Screen Shot 2014-01-21 at 11.01.35 AM Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan in a news release today reminded Kansans to be mindful of attempts to steal personal information during tax filing season.

Tax identity theft typically involves another person filing a false tax return using someone else’s Social Security Number. When that taxpayer later files his or her return, it could be rejected because records indicate he or she has already received a refund. Earlier this month, the IRS reported that during the 2013 federal fiscal year it initiated nearly 1,500 criminal investigations of tax-related identity theft. From 2011 to 2013, the IRS reported stopping 14.6 million suspicious returns.

“Identity theft is growing problem in Kansas and nationwide,” Schmidt said. “Our office has expanded our ability go after those who steal personal information and to educate consumers on ways to prevent identity theft.”

Jordan said his office is taking steps to prevent tax fraud.

“Tax fraud is a monetary and emotional burden for Kansans that we work hard to prevent,” said Jordan. “We’ve set up our system to make tax fraud difficult and are constantly adapting to prevent new schemes.”

Schmidt and Jordan offered the following tips to help consumers avoid identity theft:

• Only disclose Social Security Numbers when absolutely necessary, such as filing taxes or applying for a loan. Be wary of websites or retailers that request this information.
• Keep personal financial documents and past years’ tax returns in a secure location, such as a locked filing cabinet or a fire safe box.
• Protect personal computer files by installing firewalls and anti-spam/virus software. Protect online accounts using strong passwords and PIN numbers.
• Monitor credit reports for unauthorized or suspicious activity.

Victims of identity theft can file a report online with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division at www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

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