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Kansas State breezes past Pitt St. in exhibition

Eagle staff — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:20 CST

Jacob Pullen led five Wildcats in double-figure scoring as Kansas State defeated Pittsburg State 89-53 in an exhibition basketball game Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.

Pullen scored 17 and led K-State with seven assists. Curtis Kelly scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. Wally Judge also had 10 rebounds, missing a double-double by two points.

Jamar Samuels, 16 points, and Denis Celemente, 14, were K-State's next highest scorers. Quincy Owens led the Gorillas with 14 points.

Jaguars rebound again, 24-21 against Chiefs

MARK LONG — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:16 CST

The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting good at bouncing back from embarrassing losses.

David Garrard threw for 264 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jaguars rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas City on Sunday.

Up and down all season, the Jaguars (4-4) responded in similar fashion following losses to Arizona and Seattle.

Motorcyle ride honors veterans

BECCY TANNER — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:37 CST

Shortly before the veterans memorial motorcyle ride began Sunday, Dillman Brendle talked about why he wanted to participate.

"It's about time that we honor the people who defend this nation," the Patriot Guard member said. "I'm a Vietnam veteran, and outside my immediate family and my wife's family, there was a long time when no one knew I was a veteran. I didn't come out and tell people I was a veteran."

But on Sunday, Brendle climbed aboard his Harley Davidson and was one of several hundred bikers who rode from Park City to downtown Wichita participating in a Veterans Memorial Ride.

Robbers take pizzas, buffalo wings

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:37 CST

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Health care overhaul faces stone wall in Senate

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:06 CST

The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and "take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people."

The problem is that the Senate won't run with it. The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.

Sunflower Showdown goes to Kansas State

KELLIS ROBINETT — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:24 CST

MANHATTAN — It wasn't that long ago that the Governor's Cup lived in a Kansas State trophy case on a year-round basis.

Bill Snyder was the Kansas State football coach back then, and he recalls winning the hardware so many times that the award presentations following all those victories against cross-state rival Kansas became "matter of fact" for his players.

They listened to the governor talk, posed for pictures with the trophy and moved on. There wasn't much to the celebration.

SW Kan. doctor disciplined over billing problems

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46 CST

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has taken disciplinary action against a southwest Kansas doctor over billing issues.

Dr. Sharon Mitchell has been practicing internal medicine for about eight years in Liberal.

Under a consent order, she will be required to complete a continuing education course for billing and coding. An independent audit reviewer will supply a monthly report to the Board of Healing Arts, with Mitchell paying the cost of the audit work.

2 KCK firefighters hurt fighting blaze

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16 CST

Two Kansas City, Kan., firefighters have suffered minor injuries while fighting a fire at a vacant house.

The fire department said one injured a knee, while the other injured a shoulder Saturday morning.

They were treated at a hospital and released.

Wichita State defeats Newman 81-69 in exhibition opener

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10 CST

Traditional dance added to Trail of Tears memorial

HURST LAVIANA — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:31 CST

Had it been another pow-wow, Jillian Conine probably wouldn't have bothered to stop by at Wichita's Mid-America All Indian Center on Saturday.

But because it was a Stomp Dance , she wasn't going to miss it.

"I'm not a pow-wow person," she said. "I don't like pow-wows, really. I like the smaller and more personal kind of dancing. This is basically smaller and more personal."

Wichita Home School, Circle, Campus qualify for regional robotics competition

Eagle staff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:07 CST

The Wichita Home School team took first place in both categories today at the 11th annual BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) competition at Wichita State University.

The Home School team qualified for regional competition Dec. 4 and 5 in Fort Smith, Ark., along with Circle High School (second in BEST Award), Campus High School (third in BEST Award) and Ambassadors for Christ Academy of Bentonville, Ark. (second in Game Award).

The winning teams also receive a $2,500 stipend for traveling expenses.

Saturday's in-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:57 CST

Burglary a reminder: Close garage door

KAREN SHIDELER — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:27 CST

Wichita police say an early morning burglary today is a good reminder to Wichitans to close their garage doors at night.

Sgt. Bart Brunscheen said a man realized just after 1 this morning that he hadn't shut his garage door, then heard a sound and saw a shadow as he went to close it. He saw someone run off after taking something from his car.

The man, who lives in the 12000 block of West Jewell, saw a man getting into a truck parked outside and got the tag number.

Wichita Veterans Day parade honors current, former service members

KAREN SHIDELER — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 CST

As the first color guard came into view this morning, James Brown stood, took off his ball cap and put it over his heart.

He can't walk far without his oxygen, and he can't stand for long periods, but he wanted to be at Wichita's Veterans Day Parade to honor his fellow veterans.

"When I went in, there was eight of us went into the squad," he said. "At the end, there was two of us left."

Kansas high school playoff football scores, schedule (Nov. 7)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

Boeing may lose $1 billion 787 order if schedule slips further

Molly McMillin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27 CST

Boeing may lose a $1 billion order from Oman Air for its 787 Dreamliner if the schedule for the 787 slips any further, the Gulf carrier said, according to Bloomberg.

Oman has ordered six Dreamliners for delivery starting in the first half of 2014. It may turn to the Airbus A330 widebody if a two-delay for the 787 is extended, Oman CEO Peter Hill told Bloomberg.

“I really hope they get their act together,” Hill said. “Further delays might mean that we’d have to look elsewhere.”

Perot pledges $6.1M to Army college in Kansas

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18 CST

Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at the Army's Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Army majors spend 10 months at the school preparing for unit command or staff positions.

A top general at the college says Perot's pledge will help the Army expand ethics training for officers and bolster cooperation between the military and government agencies such as the FBI.

In-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56 CST

H1N1 deaths in Kansas now at 17

KAREN SHIDELER — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47 CST

A 53-year-old woman from south-central Kansas has died from infection with the H1N1 virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said today.

Her death brings the total number of deaths from H1N1 in Kansas to 17.

KDHE said the woman had an underlying health condition that put her at greater risk for severe complications from influenza. It did not specify where the woman was from but said south-central Kansas includes Pawnee, Stafford, Reno, Chase, Edwards, Pratt, Kingman, Kiowa, Comanche, Barber, Harper and Cowley counties.

Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill

MIKE SCHNEIDER and ANTONIO GONZALEZ — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:16 CST

The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.

Jason Rodriguez, 40, was ordered held without bail at the Orange County Jail, where he is under suicide watch after Friday's shooting. His mother, Ana Rodriguez, also apologized Saturday, telling reporters she is "so sorry for everything that has happened."

"Sorry for the families involved. I'm really very sorry, it is very hurtful," she said.