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Kansas football: Pair of Jayhawk wide receivers announce return for 2024 season
In Kansas football’s win over UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Lawrence Arnold and Luke Grimm combined for 292 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 10 catches. The Jayhawk faithful can expect more of that in 2024.
According to each player’s X (formerly Twitter) account, they are both returning to finish off their collegiate careers with the Jayhawks. They created the posts just three hours apart from each other.
LJ Arnold, the big-bodied receiver from DeSoto, Texas, is KU’s true “WR1.” He led the team in receiving yards in 2022 and 2023 and caught 44 passes in each of those years. The redshirt senior should be Jalon Daniels’ top target when the next campaign commences.
Once a transfer portal entry himself in 2022, Arnold surprised fans by withdrawing his name and returning to Kansas. Now, he once again comes back to KU and will have spent five seasons in Lawrence.
Grimm has also been a vital part of the Kansas football rebuild, totaling 85 receptions, 1,178 yards, and 12 scores over the past two seasons. He arrived on campus at the same time Arnold did, and both players have learned and grown together.
The announcement from these two players is massive news for an offense that is getting back Devin Neal and its superstar quarterback. Lance Leipold and his coaching staff have done a terrific job fending off powerhouse programs from the top talent on his roster.
Offensive guard Spencer Lovell entered the portal as a grad transfer yesterday. He played 26 offensive snaps in five games and played with the special teams unit. The former Arizona State and Cal lineman will look for his fourth home in his seventh and final year of college football. This news came out one day after starting left guard Ar’maj Reed-Adams hit the portal too.
Unfinished business #RockChalk💙 pic.twitter.com/v3vD7JPpmL
— Lawrence Arnold Jr (@LjArnold318) January 2, 2024 Run it back‼️ #RockChalk pic.twitter.com/IbwfWVY90h
— Luke Grimm (@lukegrimm25) January 3, 2024
Kansas
New trial set for Kansas man in son’s death
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A new trial has been scheduled for a Kansas man convicted of killing his infant son.
Kaleb Hogan will be tried again in January on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse.
Hogan was found guilty in 2023 of those same charges in the death of 3-month-old Malykai Hogan.
He was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. But he appealed.


Earlier this year, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned his conviction, saying the trial judge incorrectly admitted evidence of prior acts of alleged abuse.

The court ruled that the evidence did not fall within an exception allowing alleged prior acts to be admitted into evidence because the state couldn’t link the prior abuse to Hogan. In fact, prosecutors admitted during oral arguments at the high court that they did not charge Hogan with other counts of abuse because they couldn’t prove he was responsible for the child’s earlier injuries.
The court ruled that the state couldn’t prove that the error was harmless, so the case was returned to Butler County District Court for a new trial.
Court records show that a jury trial has been scheduled for Hogan on Jan. 6 at 9 a.m.
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Kansas Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 winning numbers for Dec. 9, 2025
The Kansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 9, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from Dec. 9 drawing
19-32-41-49-66, Mega Ball: 06
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 9 drawing
Midday: 9-6-0
Evening: 6-9-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning 2 By 2 numbers from Dec. 9 drawing
Red Balls: 05-17, White Balls: 15-19
Check 2 By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 9 drawing
19-24-33-39-40, Lucky Ball: 06
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Kansas Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at select Kansas Lottery offices.
By mail, send a winner claim form and your signed lottery ticket to:
Kansas Lottery Headquarters
128 N Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3638
(785) 296-5700
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a claim form, and deliver the form along with your signed lottery ticket to Kansas Lottery headquarters. 128 N Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603-3638, (785) 296-5700. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Kansas Lottery.
When are the Kansas Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3 Midday/Evening: 1:10 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. CT daily.
- 2 By 2: 9:30 p.m. CT daily.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Super Kansas Cash: 9:10 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Kansas editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Woman, 68, killed Monday in head-on crash in southeast Kansas
CHEROKEE, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman died and a man was seriously injured following a head-on crash Monday afternoon in Crawford County in southeast Kansas, officials said.
The collision was reported at 2:45 p.m. Monday on US-400 highway about four miles west of Cherokee.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2015 Nissan Altima was eastbound on US-400 when it crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup truck that was westbound on the highway.
The Nissan then spun counterclockwise and came to rest in the roadway, while the Dodge truck left the roadway to the right, rolled once and came to rest on its wheels facing south in the north ditch.
The driver of the Dodge pickup truck, Carol S. Sharp, 68, of Altoona, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, where she was pronounced dead. The patrol said Sharp was wearing her seat belt.
The driver of the Nissan, identified as Eric M. Meyers, 38, of Des Moines, Iowa, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg with serious injuries. The patrol said Meyers was wearing his seat belt.
Both drivers were alone in their vehicles, the patrol said.
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