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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Sept. 30, 2016) – The Rogers State women's soccer team fell, 3-0, at Oklahoma Christian on Thursday at the Eagle Soccer Field. The host Eagles tallied two first half goals and added another in the second half for the 3-0 win in league action. OC's Michell Fuentes scored the first goal in the 17th minute on a header off a corner kick from Lauren Parker for an early 1-0 lead to the home team. The Eagles added the second score in the 38th minute on a shot from eight yards from Rubi Villegas. In the second half, OC r...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 30, 2016) - Madison Nagel became the first Great American Conference player to ever notch 30 digs in a three-set match, while Kenzie Dozier hit .524 with 11 kills as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team (10-7) rolled to a 3-0 win over St. Edward's (5-9) on Friday afternoon at Tucker Coliseum. HOW IT HAPPENED The Golden Suns took a 25-20 win in the opening set before taking a 25-8 win in the second set. The third set saw Tech win a 27-25 decision. Arkansas Tech turned in its strongest offensive performance in...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Two prominent Oklahoma boosters who support Sooners coach Bob Stoops say the team's early struggles have made some other boosters restless. Jim Ross, a boxing announcer for CBS Sports best known for his work in professional wrestling, and Wallis Marsh, founder and CEO of the Extex Companies in Houston, say they have gotten many calls about this the past few weeks. Losses to Houston and Ohio State already have knocked the Sooners out of the national championship picture. Oklahoma plays No. 21 TCU on Saturday...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — The struggling Texas defense will be tested again when it faces Oklahoma State's explosive offense on the road. The 22nd-ranked Longhorns gave up 47 points in a win over Notre Dame and 50 in a loss to California. Oklahoma State is capable of doing just as much damage. The Cowboys average 39 points and feature one of the nation's top pro quarterback prospects in Mason Rudolph. The Texas loss at California left coach Charlie Strong promising to get more involved in the defense, but he's resisted p...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Linebacker Justin Arndt has been around as long as West Virginia has been in the Big 12. Five seasons in, Arndt and the Mountaineers are still looking for a way to figure out how to outfox Kansas State. From Collin Klein and Tyler Lockett to Kody Cook and Morgan Burns, the Wildcats have gotten the best of the Mountaineers since 2012. Kansas State and Oklahoma are the only two league teams to defeat West Virginia every year. "Everyone knows it. It's not something that goes under the radar," Arndt said. "T...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — While Oklahoma gets a fresh start in pursuit of its 10th Big 12 title, coach Bob Stoops doesn't expect the Sooners to have to change their focus after two September losses pretty much ended their playoff hopes. "We haven't performed as well as we need to," Stoops said. "But to say, all of a sudden, 'Oh, now we're going to get focused and try harder,' I don't believe that. Our guys have been working hard. We need to execute better, I get that, but guys have been putting in the effort ahead of this." T...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury will be "very comfortable" if his backup quarterback has to take over for the starter for a while. Backup quarterback Nic Shimonek threw for four touchdowns and 271 yards to lead Texas Texas past Kansas 55-19 Thursday night in each team's Big 12 opener. "He steps in and plays his tail off," the fourth-year coach said about Shimonek. "He threw some incredible passes." Shimonek came in after starter Patrick Mahomes, who also threw for four TDs, got injured in the third quarter...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — A petition that would legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma will go before voters in a future election after a 10-day period that allowed for challenges over the validity of the signatures expired this week. Supporters of State Question 788 gathered more than 67,000 signatures to put the measure on a ballot, likely for the 2018 election, The Oklahoman reported (http://bit.ly/2d43Qn0 ). The ballot question could be put to voters earlier through a special election, but that option appears unlikely given the $...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to Chesapeake Energy Corp. that seeks information on the oil and natural gas producer's accounting methods for the acquisition and classification of oil and gas properties. Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake disclosed the subpoena, which is part of a Justice Department investigation, on Thursday in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing says Chesapeake has been involved in discussions with the Justice Department, t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says traffic-related fatalities last month were higher than the same month a year ago. Preliminary information released Friday indicates there were 67 fatalities in August, up from 52 deaths in the same month in 2015. DPS says 58 victims were Oklahoma residents. Tulsa County led the state with eight fatalities, followed by Oklahoma County with seven. Police reports indicate 10 of the statewide fatalities were alcohol-related. DPS says 51 percent of those who died i...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — A new report shows that the number of rapes reported at the University of Kansas went down from 2014 to 2015. The university's latest Clery report shows there were 13 reported rapes at the university in 2015, down from 19 reported in 2014. The new report, which was released Friday, also shows that of the 13 rapes reported at the university in 2015, five occurred in campus housing and five occurred elsewhere on campus. One occurred at a "non-campus" location, and two occurred on public property. The L...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) â” The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man convicted of killing a Topeka lawyer. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://j.mp/2dBR7Nc ) the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the convictions of Jimmy Jermal Netherland, who was found guilty of killing Natalie Gibson during an attempted holdup behind her home in 2011. Netherland appealed convictions for first-degree felony murder, attempted aggravated robbery and other charges. Netherland contended in part that there was insufficient evi...
HAYS, Kan. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) â” A Kansas police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of an autistic man who tried to wrestle away his gun, but the incident might have turned out differently if the officer had known about the man's mental condition, an attorney for his family said. Crafting a new law that would allow people with mental or physical disabilities to alert officers of their conditions before confrontations might help others avoid the pain Joseph "Joey" Weber's loved ones are experiencing, Salina attorney Ken Wasserman sai...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — Kansas is overhauling a program that confines sex offenders indefinitely for post-prison mental health treatment following a federal lawsuit, a critical legislative audit and legal challenges to similar programs in other states. Officials in the Larned State Hospital program plan to roll out the changes in the next few weeks after months of work. They said treatment will become more structured, personalized and focused on changing thinking and behavior that could cause patients to commit new crimes once r...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — Thousands of prospective voters in Kansas who did not provide citizenship documents will be able to vote in the November election under a federal appeals court ruling late Friday that upheld a judge's order. The decision from the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms lower court's May order forcing Kansas to register more than 20,000 voters, a number that is expected to swell to 50,000 by the time of the November elections. It noted that the preliminary injunction serves the public interest. The 10th Circ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Kansas officials on Friday approved the state's share of a settlement in a federal lawsuit over the death of a 4-year-old northeast Kansas boy that contributed to scrutiny of the state's foster care agency. The State Finance Council agreed to pay $100,000 to Naomi Boone, the mother of the late Mekhi Boone. TFI Family Services Inc., a foster care contractor, will pay another $312,000, said Gov. Sam Brownback, who is part of the council along with legislative leaders. "Just everything about it makes you s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — A background in horticulture has helped Sonia Hill develop a gardening program for clients with a range of intellectual disabilities at Sunflower Supports. This is the third year they have had the garden at the facility, and each year it continues to evolve and expand, said Hill, who is the director of day services. Her clients include a mix of people with different needs, with some who require total support and others living mostly independently, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal (h...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Strapped into a modified toy car built by four Manhattan High School students, Avery laughed as his father Sean Pozarek helped him drive around his living room one afternoon. The car will allow Avery, who is developmentally delayed, to travel through his house at his own ability, according to The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/2d0riXP ). Inspired by Go Baby Go — a program that turns ordinary toy cars into personalized vehicles for children with mobility issues — MHS seniors Owen Li, Eric Higgins, Tony...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — The Kansas Board of Regents says graduate student employees at state universities will lose their health care subsidies starting next year as a result of a recent opinion by the IRS regarding health insurance. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2cQQSeS ) reports that the IRS issued an opinion that an employing university can no longer provide a subsidy for graduate students' health insurance under the Affordable Care Act because the system's student plan is an individual plan. According to the Board o...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — A Tucson monastery is shutting down after housing nuns from a Missouricongregation for about 75 years. The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced the closure is less than two years away, citing aging members and fewer nuns, the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/2dl216L ) reported. It's unknown whether the 16 nuns in Tucson will join the congregation in Clyde, Missouri. "It was a difficult decision to come to, but it has to do with basically a fewer number of sisters today and the fact that e...
ST. LOUIS (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — A Ferguson lawyer who is running for a seat in the Missouri House has accused another Democratic candidate of raping her during an August meeting to discuss how they could work together in the upcoming legislative session. Cora Faith Walker, 31, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which broke the story Saturday, that she was sexually assaulted by Steven Roberts Jr., a former assistant prosecutor, after going to meet him at a St. Louis apartment on the night of Aug. 26. Both candidates are black Democrats who are run...
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) â” Prosecutors in northeastern Arkansas say a man accused of kidnapping and killing a 90-year-old woman had become "obsessed with zombies" and wanted to know what it'd feel like to kill someone. But an attorney representing Richard Jordan Tarver told jurors there is scant evidence connecting his client to last year's shooting death of Lavinda Counce. "They tore Mrs. Counce's car apart, and not one single piece of Tarver's DNA is in it," Tarver's attorney Randel Miller said. "The only thing in the bag tha...
DALLAS (AP, Oct. 1, 2016) — The mayor of Dallas is proposing the formation of a multi-government agency to solve the homeless crisis in a city where affordable housing is limited and shelters are full. Mayor Mike Rawlings provided details of the plan this week to The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2dg2Npy ) and said a formal proposal will be presented to the city council later this month. He argues that municipal leaders must collaborate with county, state and other government entities for a continuum of services for the homeless. But a c...
ODESSA, Texas (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — A West Texas woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing a ring from a corpse at a funeral home in an incident that was captured on surveillance video. Kalynn Homfeld was sentenced during a court hearing in Odessa on Thursday after she pleaded guilty to theft from a corpse as part of an agreement with prosecutors. Police have said the stolen ring was worth about $10. Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland said in a news release that the daughters of the victim supported the plea d...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP, Sept. 30, 2016) — Texas has formally stopped helping the U.S. government provide aid and services to refugees, citing alleged security concerns. Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that Texas would withdraw from the federally funded refugee resettlement program unless the state's demands for stricter refugee vetting were met. Abbott said Friday that federal authorities didn't meet those demands, and announced Texas' withdrawal. Kansas and New Jersey already had withdrawn. That means Texas will stop facilitating refugee s...
