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KWCH 12 hosted the 22nd annual Top of the Class appreciation breakfast Saturday morning. The event honors the top graduating seniors at high schools across central Kansas, recognized for both their academic achievements as well as extra-curricular activities. High school counselors were asked to pick a student to represent their school. In addition to looking at the student's G.P.A., they were also asked to take into account awards, honor classes, clubs and sport involvement.

I've always subscribed to the notion that the only bad opinion - is no opinion. Unfortunately, that's the case with Wichita State Baseball. The Shockers dropped a 1-0 decision in eleven innings at Kansas on Tuesday and we didn't receive a single call about it yesterday on Sports Daily. Not one angry call complaining about a decision made during the game, not one angry call at a lack of execution, not one angry call about losing to KU. When indifference comes to typify your fan base - you've got problems - the Shockers have problems.

The Kansas Jayhawks' 2013-14 non-conference basketball schedule was released Thursday afternoon.  The non-conference matchups are highlighted by trips to Boulder to face Tad Boyle's Colorado Buffaloes and a road trip to Florida to take on the Gators.  The Jayhawks will also host the Georgetown Hoyas at Allen Fieldhouse.  Here is the complete release from the Kansas athletic department: Kansas men's basketball annually has...

Update: The Kansas Food Bank hopes says it's secured a huge grant from Wal Mart. The Food Bank was one of many organizations vying for one of forty $45k grants in Wal Mart's "Fighting Hunger Together" campaign. Facebook users voted for organizations online with the top forty picked to receive grants.  Voting lasted through the entire month of April and ended at midnight Tuesday. The organization says the money will be used to support the Food 4 Kids backpack program, which currently serves over 7,100 children each Friday with a packet of food for the weekend.

Wichita State used four hits from Mikel Mucha and four RBI from Tanner Dearman to defeat Kansas Wesleyan 12-1 on Wednesday night at Eck Stadium. Starter Kris Gardner pitched five shutout innings with three strikeouts to earn his second win of the season. Mucha went 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Dearman went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Tanner Dearman led off the bottom of the first on second base after an error by the Coyotes. He moved to third on a flyout from Garrett Bayliff and scored on a groundout from Tyler Baker to take a 1-0 lead.

Kansas wheat fields get a once-over by groups trying to predict the size of this year's yield.  It was the Kansas Wheat Commission's annual wheat tour. The group includes 70 people--some are buyers for major bakeries, some are commodity brokers, some work for milling companies.  They spread out across the state and pick random fields to conduct measurements. This year, the group is recording total crop failure for some fields in Western Kansas because of persistent drought.  Meanwhile in Central and South Central where there's been more rain, the wheat is looking good.

As Salina authorities investigate a woman's disappearance, a Salina man hopes a website he created will help bring her, and other missing Kansans, home safe. Rick Tebrugge is behind the Facebook page Kansas Missing & Unsolved . It's a forum profiling missing person's cases across the state. Some of the cases are decades old. Tebrugge said when he heard about Kristin Tyler, he went to work on this Facebook page. "I guess you could say she's one of my own, she's from Salina, I'm trying to help," he said.

"Two for one" drinks or "half price". Customers may not know the difference between the two on their bill, but those words matter when it comes to Kansas liquor laws. One phrase is legal, the other is not. One Wichita bar owner is trying to fight that. Shooters on South Hydraulic is known for attracting pool players. Now Owner Paul Weigand is getting attention from the state for violating Kansas' liquor law. "I'm just not ready to pay that fine yet, I want a judge to tell me the difference between two for one and half price," Weigand said.

The Garden City Police Department and Finney County Sheriff's Office will take part in the nationwide prescription drug take back event Saturday. The initiative is sponsored by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. It is an effort to collect expired and unused prescription drugs and keep them out of the hands of those who might abuse them. Officers will be at the east entrance to the Wal-Mart at 3101 E. Kansas Ave. and the Dillons at 1305 E. Kansas Ave. in Garden City from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The drop off sites will not accept illegal drugs like marijuana, meth and needles.

Coach Bill Self announced on Friday that the Kansas Jayhawks have added transfer Hunter Mickelson to the team.  Self also said in a teleconference on Friday that he will definitely be searching for an outside hire to replace assistant coach Joe Dooley who left KU to become the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast.  Self added that he's unsure if Doc Sadler will remain with the Jayhawks. Here is the official release from Kansas regarding the addition of Mickelson: Kansas coach Bill Self has announced that forward Hunter Mickelson (6-foot-10, 245 pounds)