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No winner in Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 2-12-17-48-54. The Powerball was 2. The Power Play was 4. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $15 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $20 million for Saturday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $200,000 each, and there wer...
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Sedgwick County too quick to take kids
WICHITA (AP) -- When a local middle school mistakenly reported a 13-year-old home-schooler to the state as a truant, it seems like the matter could have been easily cleared up. Instead, Ashton Baker ended up in the Wichita Children's Home, having been dragged into the state child-welfare system in a county that critics contend is one of the most likely places in the U.S. to take children from their parents. Along the way, Ashton's mother, Bamb...
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No winner in Kansas Cash
TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 2-20-28-30-31; the Super Cashball was 25. No one won the $100,000 jackpot. No player matched five of the first set, with each ticket worth $2,000; four players matched four plus the Super Cashball, with each ticket worth $250; 51 players matched four of the first set, with each ticket worth $25; 74 players matched three plus the Super Cashball...
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Kansas lawmakers oppose bailout bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional leaders didn't get much help from Kansas lawmakers Monday in their effort to pass emergency legislation addressing the nation's financial crisis. Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore, of Lenexa, was alone among the state's four House members in voting for the $700 billion rescue plan. The measure that top lawmakers spent all weekend negotiating failed 228-205. Opposing the measure were Democratic Rep. Nancy Boyda, of ...
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No winner in Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 5-13-21-32-36. The Powerball was 33. The Power Play was 5. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $177.2 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $200 million for Saturday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $200,000 each, and the...
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No winner in Kansas Cash
TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 8-16-18-19-23; the Super Cashball was 22; there was no winner of the jackpot worth an estimated $495,000; no players matched five of the first set, with each ticket worth $2,000; two players matched four plus the Super Cashball, with each ticket worth $250; 119 players matched four of the first set, with each ticket worth $25; 137 player...
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Winless Chiefs have tried four quarterbacks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Who says the Kansas City Chiefs don't have a quarterback? They have one with an injured shoulder and one with a sore neck, one with low expectations and one with high hopes. The one with low expectations is probably headed back to reserve wide receiver status. Or is he? Nobody, including head coach Herm Edwards, seemed to know on Monday what might happen next on Kansas City's chaotic quarterback carousel. One thing doe...
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TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING--Pedroia, Boston,
TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING--Pedroia, Boston, .328; Bradley, Texas, .327; Mauer, Minnesota, .326; Ordonez, Detroit, .323; Kinsler, Texas, .319; Huff, Baltimore, .316; Youkilis, Boston, .315. RUNS--Pedroia, Boston, 111; Kinsler, Texas, 102; Granderson, Detroit, 101; BRoberts, Baltimore, 98; Markakis, Baltimore, 97; ARodriguez, New York, 97; Quentin, Chicago, 96. RBI--Hamilton, Texas, 124; Morneau, Minnesota, 117;...
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No winner in Powerball
No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 17-25-26-49-54. The Powerball was 11. The Power Play was 4. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $91.5 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $102 million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, w...
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Atheist reports threat
TOPEKA (AP) -- An atheist soldier who's accusing the military of violating religious freedoms has received a death threat, the leader of a foundation involved in the soldier's federal lawsuit said Monday. The Army post in Kansas said it is investigating a message left on Spc. Jeremy Hall's cell phone. Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, based in Albuquerque, N.M., have a lawsuit pending in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., wi...
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Audit paints mixed job creation picture
TOPEKA (AP) -- A recent audit of the state's investment in economic development initiatives gives mixed results on how successful Kansas is in creating new jobs. The review by the Legislative Division of Post Audit found that $1.3 billion in state and local funds were earmarked for economic development from 2003 to 2007. More than $800 million was in local tax revenues that were waived for businesses and industry. Auditors said the number of...
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Brownback praises McCain at convention
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- It wasn't the acceptance speech he once hoped to deliver, but Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback took the podium for a few minutes Thursday night at the Republican National Convention to praise John McCain as a "bold and aggressive" candidate "given to action more than words." Brownback, who played a key role in helping McCain reach out to -- and reassure -- skeptical social conservatives, called the Arizona senator "a friend of...
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No winner in Powerball
No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 38-40-46-49-50. The Powerball was 34. The Power Play was 2. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $80.7 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $92 million for Saturday. Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, wi...
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Some facts about the 2008 Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State glance By The Associated Press Some facts about the 2008 Kansas State Wildcats: SCHOOL COLORS: Purple and white FOUNDED: 1863 ENROLLMENT: 23,137 LOCATED: Manhattan, Kansas. COACH: Ron Prince, third season at Kansas State and overall (12-13) 2007 RECORD: 5-7 (3-5, 4th Big 12 North) LAST BOWL: 2006 Texas Bowl, lost to Rutgers 37-10 STADIUM: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) RETURNING STARTERS: 12 (7 offense, 5 defense) ...
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No winner in Kansas Cash TOPEKA -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 8-14-21-29-32; the Super Cashball was 16
No winner in Kansas Cash TOPEKA -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH : 8-14-21-29-32; the Super Cashball was 16. There was no winner of the $355,000 jackpot. No player matched five of the first set, with each ticket worth $2,000; one player matched four plus the Super Cashball, with each ticket worth $250; 60 players matched four of the first set, with each ticket worth $25; 106 players mat...
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Boeing workers to vote SEATTLE (AP) -- The Boeing Co
Boeing workers to vote SEATTLE (AP) -- The Boeing Co. could face a second strike in as many contract negotiations with its machinists as union members prepared to vote today on the company's "best and final" offer. Despite $5,000 in signing bonuses and raises averaging 11 percent over the proposal's three-year span, leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have recommended that members vote to reject the...
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By The Associated Press PGA TOUR BMW Championship Site: St
Golf Glance By The Associated Press PGA TOUR BMW Championship Site: St. Louis. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Bellerive Country Club (7,456 yards, par 71). Purse: $7 million. Winner's share: $1.26 million. Winner's FedEx Cup share: 11,000. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.; Friday, 2:30-5:30 a.m., 1-5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30-5:30 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sund...
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No winner in Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 2-14-15-32-47. The Powerball was 36. The Power Play was 3. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $70.9 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $81 million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $200,000 each, and there ...
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No winner in Powerball
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 13-31-36-48-49. The Powerball was 11. The Power Play was 2. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $61.9 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $72 million for Saturday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $200,000 each, and there...
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Chiefs still need kicker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Don't tell the young players on the Kansas City Chiefs that the final preseason game is meaningless. Especially don't say that to Connor Barth and Nick Novak, two friends whose battle for the job of place kicker may finally be settled Thursday night when the Chiefs host the St. Louis Rams in the final preseason tuneup for both of Missouri's NFL teams. Veteran Jay Feely was brought in on Monday, an apparent admission th...
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