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No. 23 Iowa State out to force Kansas State into mistakes

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January 23, 2024

No. 23 Iowa State out to force Kansas State into mistakes

Kansas State puts its share of the Big 12 Conference lead on the line as it travels to Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday for a matchup with No. 23 Iowa State.

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The host Cyclones are part of a five-team logjam in third place, a half-game behind second-place Kansas and a game behind K-State and Texas Tech.

The Cyclones (14-4, 3-2 Big 12) return home after splitting a pair of road games. Following an 87-72 loss at then-No. 20 BYU, Iowa State escaped with a 73-72 victory at then-No. 19 TCU last week. They did it with tenacious defense, a formula that might work against K-State, which leads the conference in turnovers per game (14.7).

The Cyclones forced a team-record (during their Big 12 existence) 27 turnovers, including 18 steals, which tied a team record. Seven of those steals came from Curtis Jones, who is tied for the second most in a game in team history.

“We’re really fortunate,” Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger said. “We know how hard it is to win a road game in the league. We know TCU is a tremendous team when it comes to pushing the ball in transition. And the effort they give on the offensive glass. They are relentless.

“Credit to our guys. You get into games like that and you’ve got to find a way to make one more play.”

The Wildcats (14-4, 4-1) are coming off a pair of home victories over then-No. 9 Baylor and Oklahoma State. Arthur Kaluma, who was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday, came up clutch in both games.

Against Baylor last Tuesday, Kaluma had a four-point play with 20 seconds left in overtime to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead. Kaluma only had 12 points in that game, but there were none bigger than that handful.

Against Oklahoma State on Saturday, K-State was struggling to find its rhythm. Kaluma scored the last 11 points of the half for the Wildcats, who trailed by four at the half.

He led the Wildcats with 23 points, many coming in clutch moments. It’s become his M.O.

“Arthur’s clutch,” K-State coach Jerome Tang said afterward. “I think we got several dudes who are clutch. I think what Arthur did at the end of the (first) half was he stopped trying to just drive the ball or make plays for other people which were leading to turnovers and he just shot the ball. I just told him, ‘Just shoot, don’t turn it over, just catch it and just shoot it.’ It freed him up and he saw it go in and then he was really good.”

Kaluma took it in stride.

“I felt like it just came naturally,” he said. “I’m trying to focus on letting the game come to me, so I was just seeing my spots where I could be aggressive. At the end of the half, the 3-pointer that I hit, that was a drawn-up play. I knew I had to shoot it at that point. But other than that, I was just playing in the flow of the game.”

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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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