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No. 1 Kansas runs away, 94-44LAWRENCE, Kan. The wake-up call over, Kansas is back to rolling. Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas, 94-44, last night. Coming off a... In this article: Kansas, Bill Self, Memphis, WAC, Memphis, and Ohio State |
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The University Daily Kansan | 1 day ago
Kansas feels pressure of media attention
...recorders and simply more outside interest. Yet hardly any of the questions have revolved around Kansas' game at No.3 Texas tomorrow night. Kansas head coach Mark Magino speaks about his expectations for the upcoming season during the...
In this article: Mark Mangino, Todd Reesing, Texas, Jayhawks, The Longhorns, Lew Perkins, Allegation, Darrell Stuckey, and Hiccup
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Emergency landing in Kan. after plane loses engine
(AP) - An airline passenger suffered a slight injury while coming down an escape slide when a charter plane made an emergency landing in Kansas after losing an engine. Allegiant Air spokeswoman Sabrina LoPiccolo (LOH'-pihk-ah-loh) says...
In this article: Allegiant Air, Pittsburgh, Pa, and Nevada
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McCray scores 20 as No. 19 Kansas beats Iowa 66-55
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Danielle McCray scored 20 points and No. 19 Kansas used a late 11-0 run to beat Iowa 66-55 on Wednesday night. McCray missed nine of her first 10 shots and had only five points at the break. However, the 5-foot-11...
In this article: Iowa, Jayhawks, and Big 12 Conference
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Ex-pharma executive runs as Dem for Kan. governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate. Tom Wiggans, 57, appointed a campaign treasurer Tuesday...
In this article: Sam Brownback, Anthony Hensley, Barack Obama, University of Kansas, Eli Lilly and Co., GOP, Mark Parkinson, and Mitt Romney
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ESPN | 3 days ago
Aldrich, No. 1 Kansas avoid upstart Memphis
Aldrich has double-double; Kansas avoids upset when Memphis' 3 is long The Jayhawks won again, but not without a tougher-than-expected fight from the undermanned and supposedly overmatched Tigers. • This is Kansas' first win since 2007...
In this article: Memphis, Jayhawks, Josh Pastner, and Memphis
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USATODAY.com | 3 days ago
No. 1 Kansas survives Memphis in 2008 title-game rematch
...turning it over on poor post entry passes and weak dribbles into the lane. At the 15:55 mark, Kansas led 4-2. Fed up with the foolishness, Kansas coach Bill Self yelled out to Collins: "1 game, get the ball to the big fella." The...
In this article: Memphis, Sherron Collins, Cole Aldrich, Xavier Henry, All rights reserved, Tyler Hansbrough, and Bill Self
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Kan. gov.: Lawsuit threat not being considered
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' governor said Tuesday that the threat of a lawsuit over education funding won't influence the spending cuts he'll make to keep the current state budget in balance. Gov. Mark Parkinson plans to announce next week...
In this article: Mark Parkinson, Revenue, Recession, Tax, Bite the bullet, Fiscal year, Supreme Court, and House Appropriations Committee
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Kansas launches $34M energy efficiency program
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading insulation, installing new furnaces and sealing air-leaking...
In this article: Mark Parkinson, Small business, and Baldwin City
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No. 20 Kansas opens with 106-80 win over ORU
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Danielle McCray scored 21 of her 27 points in a dominating first half and Aishah Sutherland added 24, helping No. 20 Kansas open the season with a resounding 106-80 win over Oral Roberts on Sunday. Ranked in the...
In this article: Golden Eagles and Texas
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Kansas (/ˈkænzəs/) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa tribe, who inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans."
Historically, the area was home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans who hunted bison. It was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue. When officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into productive farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, and leading the nation in wheat, sorghum and sunflower production most years.
- Name:
- Kansas
- Also Known As:
- The Sunflower State (official);, The Wheat State
- Capital:
- Topeka
- Motto:
- Ad astra per aspera
- Largest City:
- Wichita
- Governor:
- Mark Parkinson (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Troy Findley (D)
- Total Area:
- 82,277
- Area of Land:
- 211,901
- Area of Inland Water:
- 462
- Latitude:
- 37° N to 40° N
- Longitude:
- 94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 679
- Lowest Point:
- Verdigris River
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,232
- Highest Point:
- Mount Sunflower
- Borders:
- Oklahoma, Colorado
- Admittance Date:
- January 29, 1861
- Time Zone:
- Central: UTC-6/-5
- Demonym:
- Kansan
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