News Headlines for Alma, Kansas

Capitol briefs: Kansas picks legislative leaders (The Kansas City Star)
Kansas lawmakers will have a new House speaker when they convene next month: Mike O'Neal, a 24-year legislative veteran.

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COL BKB: Kansas 87, Kent State 60 (UPI)
LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The 25th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, led by Sherron Collin's 19 points, rolled to an 87-60 victory Monday over the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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Economic index finds weaker business conditions in Missouri and Kansas (The Kansas City Star)
Weaker business conditions in Missouri and Kansas drove a regional economic index to new lows last month, below its depths during the last recession.

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Kansas City cash grain (The Kansas City Star)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Wheat: 2,569 bushels: no cents lower to no cents higher; No. 2 hard, 4.90-5.12 1/2 nominally; No. 3, 4.79-5.11 1/2 nominally; No. 2 red wheat, 3.93-5.13 1/2 nominally; No. 3 red wheat, 3.82-5.12 1/2 nominally.

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Job seekers can get benefits extension in Missouri and Kansas (The Kansas City Star)
A new emergency extension of federal unemployment benefits was effective nationally Sunday, but distribution of the checks may take awhile in Missouri and Kansas.

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Career Ladder: Wendy Doyle of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas (The Kansas City Star)
•Title: Executive vice president. •Organization: Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas, 9720 W. 87th St., Overland Park; 913-433-2100.

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Recap: Kansas vs. Kent State (The Kansas City Star)
Sherron Collins scored 19 points to lead the Kansas Jayhawks to an 87-60 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes in a non-league affair at Allen Fieldhouse.

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College basketball roundup: Kansas clobbers Kent State (Austin American-Statesman)
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sherron Collins scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half after early foul trouble, and Kansas made 32 of 36 free throws to beat Kent State 87-60 Monday night. It was the Jayhawks' 28th straight home victory.

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Kansas scraps way to victory (The Wichita Eagle)
This was what Kansas coach Bill Self likes to call a "grind-it-out" game. Elbows fly, shots that went in last game rattle out and, somewhere in the middle of a sweaty pile, a team discovers something about itself. Self knew a game like this was coming, and, odds were, the Kent State Golden Flashes would provide it on Monday night. The only question was: Would the young Jayhawks be ready to win ...

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Kansas - Team Notes (USA Today)
Little was on the line except pride when Kansas renewed its rivalry with Missouri on Nov. 29.

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