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Kansas State basketball’s skid reaches four with 75-72 road loss to Oklahoma State

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February 3, 2024

Kansas State basketball’s skid reaches four with 75-72 road loss to Oklahoma State

STILLWATER, Okla. — Kansas State basketball’s slump continued Saturday as the Wildcats dropped their fourth straight game to fall below .500 in the Big 12 with a 75-72 loss to last-place Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The Wildcats, who fell to 14-8 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12, trailed by eight points with less than 3 1/2 minutes left, but had a chance to force overtime in the closing seconds as Cam Carter missed an open 3-pointer and Tylor Perry put up a desperation shot at the buzzer.

Oklahoma State (10-12, 2-7) used a 12-point run late in the first half to erase an eight-point deficit and lead 29-27 at intermission. K-State tied it briefly to start the second period, but a John-Michael Wright 3-pointer quickly put the Cowboys in front to stay.

For K-State, Perry finished with 19 points, all in the second half, and Carter had 17, with Arthur Kaluma adding 14 points and Will McNair 12 to go with nine rebounds. Javon Small scored 18 points and Quion Williams 17 with 10 rebounds for Oklahoma State.

K-State now has a short turnaround before playing host to Kansas at 8 p.m. Monday at Bramlage Coliseum.

Turnover woes continue for Wildcats

Nine first-half turnovers for Kansas State helped Oklahoma State rally to lead at intermission, and things didn’t get better for the Wildcats in the second half, when several comeback attempts were derailed by untimely miscues.

Perhaps the costliest one came after the Wildcats cut the deficit to 64-58 with under five minutes left and then got a stop, only to commit their sixth turnover of the half.

That actually was the Wildcats’ last turnover as they finished with 15.

A 3-point barrage to start the second half

After combining for six 3-pointers in the first half, K-State and Oklahoma State lit it up from beyond the arc to after the break. More accurately, K-State’s Tylor Perry and OSU lit it up.

Perry, who did not score in the first half, kept K-State in it by knocking down four in the first 10 minutes of the period, but Oklahoma State had six as a team during that same stretch.

Perry finished with five 3-pointers, making 5 of 9 after the break, and one of those was a desperation shot at the buzzer. Oklahoma State cooled off the rest of the way, finishing with nine for the game, same as K-State.

Jerome Tang shakes up starting lineup

K-State coach Jerome Tang made two changes to the Wildcats’ starting lineup for the game, benching big men Will McNair and David N’Guessan in favor of sophomore center Jerrell Colbert and freshman guard Dai Ames.

Tang said after the game that N’Guessan was held out early because of a knee injury that forced him to miss practice time.

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang takes blame for blowout loss: ‘This is on me’

No home cooking for Kansas State basketball in blowout loss to Oklahoma

Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.

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RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

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March 4, 2026

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RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Below is a look at the results from Tuesday night’s high school basketball sub-state semifinals in Northeast Kansas.

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with what schools are hosting when that information becomes readily available.

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BOYS

5A East Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

KC Washington 68, Highland Park 38
Shawnee Heights 49, De Soto 37 (will play Leavenworth Friday)

5A West Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Topeka West 55, Hutchinson 32 (will play Bishop Carroll Friday)
Emporia 61, Great Bend 41 (will play Maize South Friday)
Seaman 73, Valley Center 51 (will play Hays Friday)

3A West Franklin Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Burlington 60, Osage City 35 (will play Baxter Springs Friday)

3A Sabetha Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Hiawatha 73, Oskaloosa 48 (will play Heritage Christian Friday)
Silver Lake 58, Sabetha 39 (will play Perry-Lecompton Friday 7:30 p.m.)

GIRLS

6A West Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Washburn Rural 60, Wichita South 32 (will play Derby)
Topeka High 69, Maize 45 (will play Liberal)
Manhattan 67, Free State 21 (will play Wichita East)

4A East Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rock Creek 71, Parsons 23 (will play Tonganoxie)
Wamego 54, Labette County 33 (will play Bishop Miege)
Hayden 2, Athison 0 (will play Baldwin)

2A Eskridge/Mission Valley Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rossville 71, KC Christian 49 (will play Maur Hill-Mount Academy)
Lyndon 61, Jeff. Co. North 31 (will play Valley Heights)
Valley Heights 65, Doniphan West 41 (will play Lyndon)

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Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

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March 3, 2026

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Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

In early 2026, the Kansas state legislature passed SB 244, a law which prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms on government property that align with their gender identity and establishes a private right of action that allows anyone who suspects someone is transgender and in violation of the law to sue that person for “damages” totaling $1,000.

The law also invalidates state-issued driver’s licenses with updated gender markers that reflect the carrier’s gender identity. In February 2026, transgender people across the state received letters from the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles informing them that their driver’s licenses “will no longer be valid,” effective immediately. SB 244 also prohibits transgender Kansans – or those born in Kansas – from updating the gender marker on state-issued birth certificates and driver’s licenses in the future.

The same day SB 244 went into effect, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kansas, and Ballard Spahr LLP filed a lawsuit challenging SB 244 in the District Court of Douglas County on behalf of two transgender men who had their driver’s licenses invalidated under the law. The lawsuit charges that SB 244 violates the Kansas Constitution’s protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech.

“The invalidation of state-issued IDs threatens to out transgender people against their will every time they apply for a job, rent an apartment, or interact with police,” said Harper Seldin, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project. “Taken as a whole, SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”

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Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

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March 3, 2026

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Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of an illegal firearm.

According to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 22-year-old Antoine R. Gillum was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole.

His sentencing stems from a June 2024 incident in a metro gas station. KCPD investigators contacted Gillum inside and found that he had discarded a 9 mm pistol in an aisle between the merchandise. He also discarded a pill bottle containing multiple illegal substances: cocaine base, oxycodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone.

Officers searched the vehicle Gillum had arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.

On May 6, 2025, Gillum pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings. It’s a part of ‘Operation Take Back America,’ a nationwide Department of Justice initiative to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.

No further information has been released.

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