Today is Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2020. There are 71 days left in the year. 

On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. 

In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," was christened in Boston's harbor. 

In 1892, schoolchildren across the U.S. observed Columbus Day (according to the Gregorian date) by reciting, for the first time, the original version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy for The Youth's Companion. 

In 1941, superheroine Wonder Woman made her debut in All-Star Comics issue No. 8, published by All-American Comics, Inc. of New York.

In 1944, during World War II, U.S. troops captured the German city of Aachen. 

In 1945, women in France were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections for the first time.

In 1960, Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York. 

In 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales. 

In 1967, the Israeli destroyer INS Eilat was sunk by Egyptian missile boats near Port Said; 47 Israeli crew members were lost. Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters began two days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C. 

In 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Both nominees were confirmed.) 

In 2001, Washington, D.C., postal worker Thomas L. Morris Jr. died of inhalation anthrax as officials began testing thousands of postal employees. 

In 2012, former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, 90, died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

In 2014, North Korea abruptly freed Jeffrey Fowle, an American, nearly six months after he was arrested for leaving a Bible in a nightclub. Former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, 93, died in Washington.

Ten years ago: Eight current and former officials pleaded not guilty to looting millions of dollars from California's modest blue-collar city of Bell. (Seven defendants ended up being convicted, and received sentences ranging from home confinement to 12 years in prison.) French police used tear gas and water cannon against rampaging youth in Lyon while the French government showed its muscle in parliament, short-circuiting tense Senate debate on a bill raising the retirement age from 60 to 62.

Five years ago: Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton's status as the Democratic front-runner. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels, 79, died in Los Angeles. The New York Mets finished an NL playoff sweep of the Chicago Cubs to advance to the World Series as the Mets brushed aside the Cubs 8-3. The Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 to close to 3-2 in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series.

One year ago: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada's national elections; his Liberal party took the most seats in Parliament, but fell short of a majority. Zion Williamson, the NBA's top overall draft pick, underwent knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus; he would be sidelined for three months and miss the start of the season with the New Orleans Pelicans. The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to a $260 million settlement related to the toll from opioids in two Ohio counties; the settlement averted the first federal trial over the opioid crisis.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Joyce Randolph is 96. Rock singer Manfred Mann is 80. Musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. &amp; the MG's) is 79. Singer Elvin Bishop is 78. TV's Judge Judy Sheindlin is 78. Actor Everett McGill is 75. Musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) is 74. Actor Dick Christie is 72. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 71. Actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson is 71. Musician Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's) is 67. Movie director Catherine Hardwicke is 65. Singer Julian Cope is 63. Rock musician Steve Lukather (Toto) is 63. Actor Ken Watanabe is 61. Actor Melora Walters is 60. Rock musician Che Colovita Lemon is 50. Rock singer-musician Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator) is 49. Christian rock musician Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) is 47. Actor Jeremy Miller is 44. Country singer Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion) is 43. Actor Will Estes is 42. Actor Michael McMillian is 42. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is 40. Actor Matt Dallas is 38. Actor Charlotte Sullivan is 37. Actor Aaron Tveit is 37. Actor Glenn Powell is 32. Country singer Kane Brown is 27.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2020. There are 71 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," was christened in Boston's harbor. In 1892, schoolchildren across the U.S. observed Columbus Day (according to the Gregorian date) by reciting, for the first time, the original version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy for The Youth's Companion. In 1941, superheroine Wonder Woman made her debut in All-Star Comics issue No. 8, published by All-American Comics, Inc. of New York.In 1944, during World War II, U.S. troops captured the German city of Aachen. In 1945, women in France were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections for the first time.In 1960, Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon clashed in their fourth and final presidential debate in New York. In 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a coal waste landslide engulfed a school and some 20 houses in Aberfan, Wales. In 1967, the Israeli destroyer INS Eilat was sunk by Egyptian missile boats near Port Said; 47 Israeli crew members were lost. Tens of thousands of Vietnam War protesters began two days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C. In 1971, President Richard Nixon nominated Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Both nominees were confirmed.) In 2001, Washington, D.C., postal worker Thomas L. Morris Jr. died of inhalation anthrax as officials began testing thousands of postal employees. In 2012, former senator and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, 90, died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.In 2014, North Korea abruptly freed Jeffrey Fowle, an American, nearly six months after he was arrested for leaving a Bible in a nightclub. Former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, 93, died in Washington.Ten years ago: Eight current and former officials pleaded not guilty to looting millions of dollars from California's modest blue-collar city of Bell. (Seven defendants ended up being convicted, and received sentences ranging from home confinement to 12 years in prison.) French police used tear gas and water cannon against rampaging youth in Lyon while the French government showed its muscle in parliament, short-circuiting tense Senate debate on a bill raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. Five years ago: Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton's status as the Democratic front-runner. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels, 79, died in Los Angeles. The New York Mets finished an NL playoff sweep of the Chicago Cubs to advance to the World Series as the Mets brushed aside the Cubs 8-3. The Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 to close to 3-2 in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series.One year ago: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada's national elections; his Liberal party took the most seats in Parliament, but fell short of a majority. Zion Williamson, the NBA's top overall draft pick, underwent knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus; he would be sidelined for three months and miss the start of the season with the New Orleans Pelicans. The nation's three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to a $260 million settlement related to the toll from opioids in two Ohio counties; the settlement averted the first federal trial over the opioid crisis.Today's Birthdays: Actor Joyce Randolph is 96. Rock singer Manfred Mann is 80. Musician Steve Cropper (Booker T. &amp; the MG's) is 79. Singer Elvin Bishop is 78. TV's Judge Judy Sheindlin is 78. Actor Everett McGill is 75. Musician Lee Loughnane (Chicago) is 74. Actor Dick Christie is 72. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 71. Actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson is 71. Musician Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go's) is 67. Movie director Catherine Hardwicke is 65. Singer Julian Cope is 63. Rock musician Steve Lukather (Toto) is 63. Actor Ken Watanabe is 61. Actor Melora Walters is 60. Rock musician Che Colovita Lemon is 50. Rock singer-musician Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator) is 49. Christian rock musician Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) is 47. Actor Jeremy Miller is 44. Country singer Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion) is 43. Actor Will Estes is 42. Actor Michael McMillian is 42. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is 40. Actor Matt Dallas is 38. Actor Charlotte Sullivan is 37. Actor Aaron Tveit is 37. Actor Glenn Powell is 32. Country singer Kane Brown is 27.

Today in History -- Oct. 21

The Friends of the Salina Public Library will have a sidewalk media sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The sale will take place on the north side of the library building.&nbsp;

The sale will feature grab-bags labeled by genre with a surprise assortment of media. Media types include books on tape, music CDs and movies for all ages. Each bag will be $5. Payment can be made with cash or check.

Shoppers are asked to observe social distancing and wear masks. The Friends volunteers will provide curbside service for those wishing to remain in their cars. Simply pull up near the sales tables.&nbsp;

The sale benefits the Friends of the Library, a volunteer, board-guided, membership organization that acts as a booster club for the library. Some Friends’ activities include providing volunteers for library events, purchasing prizes for Summer at the Library, supplies for the CLASS program and new self-check machines, and providing scholarships for teen library volunteers.

For more information on Friends of the Salina Public Library, including how to become a member, visit <a href="http://www.salinapubliclibrary.org/friends" target="_blank">www.salinapubliclibrary.org/friends</a> or email <a href="mailto:friends@salpublib.org" target="_blank">friends@salpublib.org</a>.

The Friends of the Salina Public Library will have a sidewalk media sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The sale will take place on the north side of the library building.&nbsp;The sale will feature grab-bags labeled by genre with a surprise assortment of media. Media types include books on tape, music CDs and movies for all ages. Each bag will be $5. Payment can be made with cash or check.Shoppers are asked to observe social distancing and wear masks. The Friends volunteers will provide curbside service for those wishing to remain in their cars. Simply pull up near the sales tables.&nbsp;The sale benefits the Friends of the Library, a volunteer, board-guided, membership organization that acts as a booster club for the library. Some Friends’ activities include providing volunteers for library events, purchasing prizes for Summer at the Library, supplies for the CLASS program and new self-check machines, and providing scholarships for teen library volunteers.For more information on Friends of the Salina Public Library, including how to become a member, visit <a href="http://www.salinapubliclibrary.org/friends" target="_blank">www.salinapubliclibrary.org/friends</a> or email <a href="mailto:friends@salpublib.org" target="_blank">friends@salpublib.org</a>.

Friends of the Library to have sidewalk media sale this weekend

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 20, the 294th day of 2020. There are 72 days left in the year. 

On Oct. 20, 1973, in the so-called "Saturday Night Massacre," special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned. 

In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

In 1936, Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, died in Forest Hills, N.Y., at age 70.

In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry. 

In 1967, a jury in Meridian, Mississippi, convicted seven men of violating the civil rights of slain civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner; the seven received prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years. 

In 1976, 78 people were killed when the Norwegian tanker Frosta rammed the commuter ferry George Prince on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. 

In 1977, three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, were killed along with three others in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Mississippi. 

In 1987, 10 people were killed when an Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn hotel near Indianapolis International Airport after the pilot, who was trying to make an emergency landing, ejected safely.

In 1990, three members of the rap group 2 Live Crew were acquitted by a jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., of violating obscenity laws with an adults-only concert in nearby Hollywood the previous June. 

In 2001, officials announced that anthrax had been discovered in a House postal facility on Capitol Hill. 

In 2004, A U.S. Army staff sergeant, Ivan "Chip" Frederick, pleaded guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. (Frederick was sentenced to eight years in prison; he was paroled in 2007.) 

In 2011, Moammar Gadhafi, 69, Libya's dictator for 42 years, was killed as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte (SURT) and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell. 

In 2018, Saudi Arabia announced that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul; there was immediate international skepticism over the Saudi account that Khashoggi had died during a "fistfight." 

Ten years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship, saying they were united in efforts to establish a "new world order" that would eliminate Western dominance over global affairs. NPR fired news analyst Juan Williams after he talked about feeling nervous on airline flights with people in Muslim attire during an interview on Fox News Channel. Bob Guccione, 79, founder of Penthouse magazine, died in Plano, Texas.

Five years ago: The United States and Russia signed an agreement to minimize risks of air collisions as they separately carried out airstrikes in Syria. Chinese President Xi Jinping began a much anticipated state visit to Britain, where he was welcomed as an honored guest at Buckingham Palace and Parliament. Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said he was dropping out of the Democratic race for president.

One year ago: Voters in Bolivia went to the polls for a presidential election that three-term incumbent Evo Morales would claim to have won. (Morales would resign in November when the police and army withdrew support after weeks of demonstrations over allegations of election fraud.)

Today's Birthdays: Japan's Empress Michiko is 86. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 83. Former actor Rev. Mother Dolores Hart is 82. Actor William "Rusty" Russ is 70. Actor Melanie Mayron is 68. Retired MLB All-Star Keith Hernandez is 67. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is 65. Movie director Danny Boyle is 64. Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 63. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 62. Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris is 56. Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie &amp; The Blowfish) is 56. Rock musician David Ryan is 56. Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 53. Journalist Sunny Hostin (TV: "The View") is 52. Political commentator and blogger Michelle Malkin is 50. Actor Kenneth Choi is 49. Rapper Snoop Dogg is 49. Singer Dannii Minogue is 49. Singer Jimi Westbrook (country group Little Big Town) is 49. Country musician Jeff Loberg is 44. Actor/comedian Dan Fogler is 44. Rock musician Jon Natchez (The War on Drugs) is 44. Actor Sam Witwer is 43. Actor John Krasinski is 41. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 41. Actor Katie Featherston is 38. Actor Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 35.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Tuesday, Oct. 20, the 294th day of 2020. There are 72 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 20, 1973, in the so-called "Saturday Night Massacre," special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned. On this date: In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.In 1936, Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, died in Forest Hills, N.Y., at age 70.In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry. In 1967, a jury in Meridian, Mississippi, convicted seven men of violating the civil rights of slain civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner; the seven received prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years. In 1976, 78 people were killed when the Norwegian tanker Frosta rammed the commuter ferry George Prince on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. In 1977, three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, were killed along with three others in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Mississippi. In 1987, 10 people were killed when an Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn hotel near Indianapolis International Airport after the pilot, who was trying to make an emergency landing, ejected safely.In 1990, three members of the rap group 2 Live Crew were acquitted by a jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., of violating obscenity laws with an adults-only concert in nearby Hollywood the previous June. In 2001, officials announced that anthrax had been discovered in a House postal facility on Capitol Hill. In 2004, A U.S. Army staff sergeant, Ivan "Chip" Frederick, pleaded guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. (Frederick was sentenced to eight years in prison; he was paroled in 2007.) In 2011, Moammar Gadhafi, 69, Libya's dictator for 42 years, was killed as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte (SURT) and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell. In 2018, Saudi Arabia announced that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul; there was immediate international skepticism over the Saudi account that Khashoggi had died during a "fistfight." Ten years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship, saying they were united in efforts to establish a "new world order" that would eliminate Western dominance over global affairs. NPR fired news analyst Juan Williams after he talked about feeling nervous on airline flights with people in Muslim attire during an interview on Fox News Channel. Bob Guccione, 79, founder of Penthouse magazine, died in Plano, Texas.Five years ago: The United States and Russia signed an agreement to minimize risks of air collisions as they separately carried out airstrikes in Syria. Chinese President Xi Jinping began a much anticipated state visit to Britain, where he was welcomed as an honored guest at Buckingham Palace and Parliament. Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said he was dropping out of the Democratic race for president. One year ago: Voters in Bolivia went to the polls for a presidential election that three-term incumbent Evo Morales would claim to have won. (Morales would resign in November when the police and army withdrew support after weeks of demonstrations over allegations of election fraud.)Today's Birthdays: Japan's Empress Michiko is 86. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 83. Former actor Rev. Mother Dolores Hart is 82. Actor William "Rusty" Russ is 70. Actor Melanie Mayron is 68. Retired MLB All-Star Keith Hernandez is 67. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is 65. Movie director Danny Boyle is 64. Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 63. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 62. Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris is 56. Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie &amp; The Blowfish) is 56. Rock musician David Ryan is 56. Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 53. Journalist Sunny Hostin (TV: "The View") is 52. Political commentator and blogger Michelle Malkin is 50. Actor Kenneth Choi is 49. Rapper Snoop Dogg is 49. Singer Dannii Minogue is 49. Singer Jimi Westbrook (country group Little Big Town) is 49. Country musician Jeff Loberg is 44. Actor/comedian Dan Fogler is 44. Rock musician Jon Natchez (The War on Drugs) is 44. Actor Sam Witwer is 43. Actor John Krasinski is 41. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 41. Actor Katie Featherston is 38. Actor Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 35.

Today in History -- Oct. 20

&nbsp;SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a stolen vehicle and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 3a.m. October 17, a sheriff’s deputy conducted a car stop on a maroon 2002 Ford Ranger at SE 29th Street and SE Bennett Drive, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

The deputy recognized the vehicle as stolen from recent agency criminal intelligence and was reported stolen from the Topeka Police Department.

The deputy took the driver, Delbert L. New III, 39, of Topeka,&nbsp; into custody for further questioning. He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges that included multiple traffic infractions.

New has precious convictions for failure to remain at the scene of an accident, domestic battery, driving while suspended and for drug convictions, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603146274364.png" alt="New -photo Shawnee County" />
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 </figure>&nbsp;SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a stolen vehicle and have a suspect in custody.Just after 3a.m. October 17, a sheriff’s deputy conducted a car stop on a maroon 2002 Ford Ranger at SE 29th Street and SE Bennett Drive, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.The deputy recognized the vehicle as stolen from recent agency criminal intelligence and was reported stolen from the Topeka Police Department.The deputy took the driver, Delbert L. New III, 39, of Topeka,&nbsp; into custody for further questioning. He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges that included multiple traffic infractions.New has precious convictions for failure to remain at the scene of an accident, domestic battery, driving while suspended and for drug convictions, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Sheriff finds Kansas felon driving stolen pickup

By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-10-18/a-topeka-area-school-district-was-named-after-a-kkk-leader-so-some-students-want-a-change">Kansas News Service</a>

A northeast Kansas school district was named after a leader of the 
Topeka Ku Klux Klan, student journalists at Seaman High School <a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">revealed </a><a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">on Friday</a>.

Fred
 Seaman tried and failed to become head of the state’s public schools in
 the mid-1920s, when the terror group made a concerted effort across the
 country to fill public offices with Klansmen or other white 
supremacists.

The revelation has some students calling for a change to
 the name of Seaman Unified School District 345 and its sole high school
 to make clear that the community today does not share Fred Seaman’s 
values.

“It’s going to be a really divisive issue to our 
community. It’s really going to shape it,” said Seaman High School 
sophomore Rene Cabrera, who identifies as Hispanic and had relatively 
few classmates and teachers of color growing up in the district.

The core of Topeka is more diverse, but to its north, enrollment at the nearly 4,000-student USD 345 is 82% white.

If the community stands by the Seaman name, Cabrera said, people of color could feel less welcome.

“For
 example, if I have kids, am I going to raise my kids here at Seaman?” 
he said, “Or am I basically going to leave to Lawrence or something 
where people of color are more welcomed?”

A spokesperson for USD 
345 said on Sunday that the superintendent and school board will plan “a
 process for community input and board discussion.”

Student journalists reported last week on Fred Seaman’s role in the KKK in their online newspaper, <a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">The Clipper</a>. The article was based on new research by teachers at the school, who scoured century-old newspapers for evidence.

The district’s namesake founded its high school 100 years ago and served as the principal.

Seniors
 Madeline Gearhart and Tristan Fangman, The Clipper’s co-editors, say 
rumors of his link to the KKK passed down year after year among students
 and teachers.

Articles from 1920s issues of The Kansas City Star and papers in Topeka and other cities confirm it.

History
 teacher Nathan McAlister and journalism teacher Amy Riley dug for more 
evidence after an archivist at the Kansas Historical Society passed one 
such piece to McAlister this summer.

“It’s easy for people to dismiss one piece of evidence,” Riley said. “As you gather more evidence, your story becomes stronger.”

They found several more articles last week.

McAlister
 and Riley attended the district as students in the 1980s and 1990s and 
say they heard the rumors of Fred Seaman’s Klan history at that time, 
too.

What they found makes clear that he wasn’t just a member, but
 enjoyed influence in the Klan, and that the wider community knew of 
that standing.

The 
1920s saw a resurgence of the KKK’s influence, particularly in states 
such as Kansas that hadn’t been part of the Confederacy. Millions of 
whites joined and tens of thousands of robed Klansmen <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/" target="_blank">marched</a> in Washington, D.C.

Nearly
 1,200 people joined the Klan’s 1923 march in Topeka, according to a 
Topeka Daily Capital article from July 22 headlined: “The KKK Owned 
Topeka Last Night.”

The <a href="https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/ku-klux-klan-in-kansas/15612" target="_blank">Kansas Historical Society</a>,
 a state agency, says the state had about 30 KKK chapters and 60,000 
Klansmen by that year. As its influence grew, some politicians ran on 
Anti-Klan platforms, vowing to curb the group’s spread. Gov. Henry Allen
 <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214407" target="_blank">opposed the Klan</a> and the state Legislature banned it in the mid-1920s.

But
 nationally and in Kansas, the growing Klan used its influence to fill 
public offices with Klan members or candidates they felt supported their
 anti-Black, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-immigrant agenda.

“The Klan made war via elections,” New York University historian Linda Gordon wrote in her 2017 book, The Second Coming of the Klan. “No one has been able to count all the Klan candidates elected to state and local offices.”

Seaman sought to carry out that mission in Topeka, too.

A
 1926 Kansas City Star article identifies him as a “well-known” Klansman
 and head of the Topeka KKK. That article came amid his bid for the 
Republican nomination in the race for state superintendent of schools.

A
 year earlier, the Topeka Journal says he launched the city’s first-ever
 “Klan ticket,” endorsing 10 people for public office, including five 
candidates for school board positions.

The Klan sought to sway the races by handing paper slips listing the endorsements to voters at the polls on Election Day.

The
 surprise endorsements and mass distribution of fliers mobilized 
last-minute efforts by opponents to undermine it by urging Black, 
Catholic and Jewish voters to turn out at the polls.

“With close 
to 2,000 votes cast,” the paper wrote, “the appearance is that the 
election vote will be one of the biggest in the history of city 
elections.”

The same day, the KKK’s Hutchinson branch used the 
same last-day tactic in its quest to oust school board members who 
refused to purge the city’s classrooms of teachers who were Catholic.

Seaman
 High School had students of color even in its early years, which Riley 
and Fangman say made some suspect the rumors about Seaman couldn’t be 
true or he would have blocked enrollment by non-whites.

“I didn’t 
find out until recently that high schools had to be integrated,” Fangman
 said. Now, she said, “I realize that wasn’t his choice.”

In the 
1920s, most Kansas schools, including Seaman High, were required by 
state law to serve Black students. That fact is commonly misunderstood 
today because elementary schools within Topeka city limits remained 
segregated until the 1950s Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit.

Cabrera
 and other students say they plan to circulate a petition calling for a 
name change and address the school board at its next meeting.

Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports on consumer health and education for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Celia_LJ" target="_blank">@celia_LJ</a> or email her at celia@kcur.org.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603121149757.png" alt="On April 7, 1925, the Topeka Journal wrote that local KKK leader Fred Seaman sought to sway a mayoral election with his endorsement. Klan members handed out fliers announcing Seaman’s preferred candidate to voters arriving at the polls. The candidate won." />
 <figcaption>On April 7, 1925, the Topeka Journal wrote that local KKK leader Fred Seaman sought to sway a mayoral election with his endorsement. Klan members handed out fliers announcing Seaman’s preferred candidate to voters arriving at the polls. The candidate won.</figcaption>
 </figure>By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-10-18/a-topeka-area-school-district-was-named-after-a-kkk-leader-so-some-students-want-a-change">Kansas News Service</a>A northeast Kansas school district was named after a leader of the 
Topeka Ku Klux Klan, student journalists at Seaman High School <a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">revealed </a><a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">on Friday</a>.Fred
 Seaman tried and failed to become head of the state’s public schools in
 the mid-1920s, when the terror group made a concerted effort across the
 country to fill public offices with Klansmen or other white 
supremacists.The revelation has some students calling for a change to
 the name of Seaman Unified School District 345 and its sole high school
 to make clear that the community today does not share Fred Seaman’s 
values.“It’s going to be a really divisive issue to our 
community. It’s really going to shape it,” said Seaman High School 
sophomore Rene Cabrera, who identifies as Hispanic and had relatively 
few classmates and teachers of color growing up in the district.The core of Topeka is more diverse, but to its north, enrollment at the nearly 4,000-student USD 345 is 82% white.If the community stands by the Seaman name, Cabrera said, people of color could feel less welcome.“For
 example, if I have kids, am I going to raise my kids here at Seaman?” 
he said, “Or am I basically going to leave to Lawrence or something 
where people of color are more welcomed?”A spokesperson for USD 
345 said on Sunday that the superintendent and school board will plan “a
 process for community input and board discussion.”Student journalists reported last week on Fred Seaman’s role in the KKK in their online newspaper, <a href="https://seamannews.com/23942/news/new-research-proves-seaman-high-founders-connection-with-kkk/" target="_blank">The Clipper</a>. The article was based on new research by teachers at the school, who scoured century-old newspapers for evidence.The district’s namesake founded its high school 100 years ago and served as the principal.Seniors
 Madeline Gearhart and Tristan Fangman, The Clipper’s co-editors, say 
rumors of his link to the KKK passed down year after year among students
 and teachers.Articles from 1920s issues of The Kansas City Star and papers in Topeka and other cities confirm it.History
 teacher Nathan McAlister and journalism teacher Amy Riley dug for more 
evidence after an archivist at the Kansas Historical Society passed one 
such piece to McAlister this summer.“It’s easy for people to dismiss one piece of evidence,” Riley said. “As you gather more evidence, your story becomes stronger.”They found several more articles last week.McAlister
 and Riley attended the district as students in the 1980s and 1990s and 
say they heard the rumors of Fred Seaman’s Klan history at that time, 
too.What they found makes clear that he wasn’t just a member, but
 enjoyed influence in the Klan, and that the wider community knew of 
that standing.<h2>Klan surge in Topeka and Kansas</h2>The 
1920s saw a resurgence of the KKK’s influence, particularly in states 
such as Kansas that hadn’t been part of the Confederacy. Millions of 
whites joined and tens of thousands of robed Klansmen <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/" target="_blank">marched</a> in Washington, D.C.Nearly
 1,200 people joined the Klan’s 1923 march in Topeka, according to a 
Topeka Daily Capital article from July 22 headlined: “The KKK Owned 
Topeka Last Night.”The <a href="https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/ku-klux-klan-in-kansas/15612" target="_blank">Kansas Historical Society</a>,
 a state agency, says the state had about 30 KKK chapters and 60,000 
Klansmen by that year. As its influence grew, some politicians ran on 
Anti-Klan platforms, vowing to curb the group’s spread. Gov. Henry Allen
 <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214407" target="_blank">opposed the Klan</a> and the state Legislature banned it in the mid-1920s.But
 nationally and in Kansas, the growing Klan used its influence to fill 
public offices with Klan members or candidates they felt supported their
 anti-Black, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-immigrant agenda.“The Klan made war via elections,” New York University historian Linda Gordon wrote in her 2017 book, The Second Coming of the Klan. “No one has been able to count all the Klan candidates elected to state and local offices.”Seaman sought to carry out that mission in Topeka, too.A
 1926 Kansas City Star article identifies him as a “well-known” Klansman
 and head of the Topeka KKK. That article came amid his bid for the 
Republican nomination in the race for state superintendent of schools.A
 year earlier, the Topeka Journal says he launched the city’s first-ever
 “Klan ticket,” endorsing 10 people for public office, including five 
candidates for school board positions.The Klan sought to sway the races by handing paper slips listing the endorsements to voters at the polls on Election Day.The
 surprise endorsements and mass distribution of fliers mobilized 
last-minute efforts by opponents to undermine it by urging Black, 
Catholic and Jewish voters to turn out at the polls.“With close 
to 2,000 votes cast,” the paper wrote, “the appearance is that the 
election vote will be one of the biggest in the history of city 
elections.”The same day, the KKK’s Hutchinson branch used the 
same last-day tactic in its quest to oust school board members who 
refused to purge the city’s classrooms of teachers who were Catholic.Seaman
 High School had students of color even in its early years, which Riley 
and Fangman say made some suspect the rumors about Seaman couldn’t be 
true or he would have blocked enrollment by non-whites.“I didn’t 
find out until recently that high schools had to be integrated,” Fangman
 said. Now, she said, “I realize that wasn’t his choice.”In the 
1920s, most Kansas schools, including Seaman High, were required by 
state law to serve Black students. That fact is commonly misunderstood 
today because elementary schools within Topeka city limits remained 
segregated until the 1950s Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit.Cabrera
 and other students say they plan to circulate a petition calling for a 
name change and address the school board at its next meeting.Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports on consumer health and education for the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Celia_LJ" target="_blank">@celia_LJ</a> or email her at celia@kcur.org.

KKK connection leads to call to change name of Topeka school 

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas felon arrested in connection with two cases of sex assault made his first court appearance in the case on Friday.

 Patrick Newborn, 33, Wichita, was charged&nbsp;criminal threat, 2 counts of domestic battery, criminal trespass, 4 counts of aggravated burglary, 6 counts of aggravated robbery, 6 counts of rape, 7 counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, 2 counts of aggravated intimidation of a witness, 3 counts of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, 2 counts of aggravated battery, attempted rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer, battery (misdemeanor), according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

On August 29, Wichita police began a sexual assault and robbery investigation following an incident reported in the 6100 Block of East Boston, according to Captain Jason Stephens.

Two victims reported an attempted robbery at gunpoint. The female victims reported the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Patrick Newborn of Wichita, had committed a sexual assault against her one to two weeks earlier, according to Stephens.

On Sept. 13, police investigated another sexual assault involving a different victim at a residence in the 700 Block of South Pershing in Wichita. Investigators determined the cases were likely connected and later confirmed that.

Special Weapons and Tactics team on the scene of the 7-hour standoff and arrest late Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH

On Sept. 15, police learned that Newborn was wanted on a felony warrant for being a parole absconder, according to Stephens. Officers located him Tuesday in 9100 Block of East Harry in Wichita. Upon confronting him, Newborn pulled a handgun and threatened the officers.

The officers retreated from the residence and called in the SWAT team. The SWAT team established a perimeter around the location and spent 7 hours communicating with Newborn.

Just after 1a.m. Sept. 16, he gave himself up and was taken into custody without further incident, according to Stephens.

He has a previous conviction for Aggravated Indecent Liberties, Sex Intercourse with a victim under the age of 16, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

Newborn is being held on a bond of $250,000.&nbsp; Attorneys in the case are scheduled to discuss it with Judge Jeff Syrios on October 1, according to the district attorney's office.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two cases of sexual assault and after a 7-hour standoff have a suspect in custody.

On Tuesday police learned that Newborn was wanted on a felony warrant for being a parole absconder, according to Stephens. Officers located him Tuesday in 9100 Block of East Harry in Wichita. Upon confronting him, Newborn pulled a handgun and threatened the officers.

Just after 1a.m. Wednesday, he gave himself up and was taken into custody without further incident, according to Stephens.

Newborn is being held on requested charges that include rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, criminal threat, aggravated residential robbery,&nbsp; aggravated residential burglary, aggravated kidnapping, criminal possession of a firearm and a state parole violation,&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18820474">according to online booking records.</a>

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas felon arrested in connection with two cases of sex assault made his first court appearance in the case on Friday. Patrick Newborn, 33, Wichita, was charged&nbsp;criminal threat, 2 counts of domestic battery, criminal trespass, 4 counts of aggravated burglary, 6 counts of aggravated robbery, 6 counts of rape, 7 counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, 2 counts of aggravated intimidation of a witness, 3 counts of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, 2 counts of aggravated battery, attempted rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer, battery (misdemeanor), according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.He remains jails on a $250,000 bond.On August 29, Wichita police began a sexual assault and robbery investigation following an incident reported in the 6100 Block of East Boston, according to Captain Jason Stephens.Two victims reported an attempted robbery at gunpoint. The female victims reported the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Patrick Newborn of Wichita, had committed a sexual assault against her one to two weeks earlier, according to Stephens.On Sept. 13, police investigated another sexual assault involving a different victim at a residence in the 700 Block of South Pershing in Wichita. Investigators determined the cases were likely connected and later confirmed that.Special Weapons and Tactics team on the scene of the 7-hour standoff and arrest late Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCHOn Sept. 15, police learned that Newborn was wanted on a felony warrant for being a parole absconder, according to Stephens. Officers located him Tuesday in 9100 Block of East Harry in Wichita. Upon confronting him, Newborn pulled a handgun and threatened the officers.<figure>
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 <figcaption>Special Weapons and Tactics team on the scene of the 7-hour standoff and arrest late Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>The officers retreated from the residence and called in the SWAT team. The SWAT team established a perimeter around the location and spent 7 hours communicating with Newborn.Just after 1a.m. Sept. 16, he gave himself up and was taken into custody without further incident, according to Stephens.He has a previous conviction for Aggravated Indecent Liberties, Sex Intercourse with a victim under the age of 16, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.Newborn is being held on a bond of $250,000.&nbsp; Attorneys in the case are scheduled to discuss it with Judge Jeff Syrios on October 1, according to the district attorney's office.----SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two cases of sexual assault and after a 7-hour standoff have a suspect in custody.On August 29, Wichita police began a sexual assault and robbery investigation following an incident reported in the 6100 Block of East Boston, according to Captain Jason Stephens.Two victims reported an attempted robbery at gunpoint. The female victims reported the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Patrick Newborn of Wichita, had committed a sexual assault against her one to two weeks earlier, according to Stephens.On Sept. 13, police investigated another sexual assault involving a different victim at a residence in the 700 Block of South Pershing in Wichita. Investigators determined the cases were likely connected and later confirmed that.On Tuesday police learned that Newborn was wanted on a felony warrant for being a parole absconder, according to Stephens. Officers located him Tuesday in 9100 Block of East Harry in Wichita. Upon confronting him, Newborn pulled a handgun and threatened the officers.The officers retreated from the residence and called in the SWAT team. The SWAT team established a perimeter around the location and spent 7 hours communicating with Newborn.Just after 1a.m. Wednesday, he gave himself up and was taken into custody without further incident, according to Stephens.Newborn is being held on requested charges that include rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, criminal threat, aggravated residential robbery,&nbsp; aggravated residential burglary, aggravated kidnapping, criminal possession of a firearm and a state parole violation,&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18820474">according to online booking records.</a>He has a previous conviction for Aggravated Indecent Liberties, Sex Intercourse with a victim under the age of 16, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.--------

Kansas sex offender faces additional charges in rape case

Coming off a 3-0 start to Big 12 play and a bye week, Kansas State is back in action this Saturday as the Wildcats host Kansas for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. 

The game kicks off at 11 a.m., and will be shown on FS1 with Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Ben Leber (analyst) on the call. Fans can also catch the game on SiriusXM (S: 98, X: 200, Internet: 954) in addition to the TuneIn app.

• K-State improved to 3-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2014 following a 21-14 victory at TCU two weeks ago, the Wildcats’ second conference road win this season.

• The victory was impressive considering the Wildcats started true freshman Will Howard at quarterback following a season-ending injury to senior Skylar Thompson.

• Howard, who became the first K-State true freshman signal caller to win his first road start, earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors following the game against the Horned Frogs.

• Another true freshman, running back Deuce Vaughn, continues to impress as he leads the team in rushing and receiving, the only player in the Big 12 to lead his team in both categories.

• Vaughn is one of only three players in the nation to eclipse 200 rushing yards and 200 receiving yards in 2020, joining Clemson’s Travis Etienne and North Carolina’s Javonte Williams.

• K-State is currently plus-7 in turnovers, which is tied for third in the nation. The Wildcats lost their first turnover of the year in the third quarter at TCU, but they quickly made amends later in the quarter against the Horned Frogs thanks to a pick six from senior AJ Parker, which proved to be the difference in the game.

• It was K-State’s first interception-return touchdown since 2017 and the first of Parker’s career, who earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week accolades.

• A pair of senior linebackers from Georgia in Elijah Sullivan (27) and Justin Hughes (26) are the Wildcats’ top two tacklers.

• A total of 13 Wildcats have tallied at least a half tackle for loss, while six players have at least one sack. The list includes junior Wyatt Hubert, who is tied for 13th nationally among active players in career sacks per game (0.48).

• Safety Jahron McPherson leads the team with a pair of interceptions, which is tied for first in the Big 12.

• Kansas State’s special teams ranks second nationally in efficiency according to ESPN thanks in large part to a blocked kick in each of the first four games. The Wildcats are the first FBS team since 2016 (Texas) to block a kick in each of the first four games of a season.

• Senior place kicker Blake Lynch is 5-for-8 for the year but 2-for-2 from 50 or more yards. He connected on a game-winning 50-yard field goal at Oklahoma, while he set a new career long with a 53-yarder at TCU.

• Kansas enters this week’s game in search of its first win of the season as the Jayhawks dropped their non-conference game to Coastal Carolina before starting 0-3 in Big 12 play.

• Velton Gardner and Pooka Williams pace KU in rushing with 225 yards and 196 yards, respectively, with a pair of touchdowns each.

• KU has started three different quarterback this year, including Miles Kendrick, who started last week at West Virginia. On the year, Kendrick has thrown for 341 yards and three touchdowns on 40-of-66 aim with four interceptions.

• Andrew Parchment and Takulve Williams lead the team with 17 receptions apiece, while Kwamie Lassiter is tops on the team with 171 receiving yards.

• Defensively, safety Kenny Logan has a team-high 34 tackles. Linebacker Dru Prox, who has 22 tackles, leads the team with 3.5 tackles for loss. A LOOK AT THE SERIES

• Kansas leads the all-time series, 64-48-5, but Kansas State has won each of the last 11meetings and 24 of the last 29 dating back to 1991.

• This is the 110th-consecutive year of the Sunflower Showdown, which will make it the third longest uninterrupted series in FBS history.&nbsp;

• It will be tied for the 10th most played rivalry in FBS history with the 118th meeting.

• The Wildcats’ average margin of victory over the last 11 years is 25.8, while they have hit the 45-point mark in five of those contests.

• Kansas State has won each of the last five meetings in Manhattan, the latest being a 21-17 victory in 2018. INTO THE RANKINGS

• Following its 3-0 start to Big 12 play, Kansas State was ranked 22nd in both the Associated Press Top 25 and Amway Coaches’ Poll on October 11. The Wildcats remained in the polls this week by checking in at No. 19 in the coaches and No. 20 in the AP.

• K-State has been ranked during the season in the first two years of the Chris Klieman era, while it is the first time the Wildcats have been ranked in consecutive seasons since 2011 and 2012.

• Kansas State is 3-0 in Big 12 action for the first time since 2014 and the sixth time in the 25-year history of the conference.

• The other five times the Wildcats began a Big 12 slate at 3-0, they went on to win the fourth conference game of the season. Those other five teams also went on to earn at least seven conference victories each time.

• K-State continues to quietly rank among the Big 12’s best teams since the league began in 1996. The Wildcats are third with 121 victories behind Oklahoma and Texas.

• The Wildcats also rank third in the conference in winning percentage since round-robin play began in 2011. They sit at 61.9% (52-32), trailing only Oklahoma (81.0%; 68-16) and Oklahoma State (65.1%; 54-29). No other team is above 60%.

• The Dillons Sunflower Showdown is not only one of the most played rivalries in FBS history but one of the longest uninterrupted series.

• Saturday’s matchup will be the 118th all-time meeting between the two schools, which will be tied for 10th all-time in FBS history.

• It will also be the 110th-straight season K-State and KU will meet on the gridiron, which will be the third longest uninterrupted series at the conclusion of the year.

• A proven winner with a championship history, Chris Klieman holds an 83-19 career record as his 81.4% winning percentage ranks ninth among all NCAA coaches – regardless of division – among those with at least seven full years of experience.

• Klieman came to Manhattan after capping his five-year stint as head coach at North Dakota State by winning his fourth national championship in 2018. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Klieman guided the 2018 Bison to a perfect 15-0 record, making NDSU just the fifth team in FCS history to go undefeated and untied on the way to a national championship.

• One of the formulas of success for Kansas State under Chris Klieman is winning the turnover battle, which the Wildcats have done in three of four games this year.

• The Wildcats are plus-seven this season in turnover margin, which is tied for third in the nation.

• K-State turned the ball over for the first time this season in the third quarter at TCU. The Wildcats went the first 211:53 of game time before their first turnover of 2020.

• K-State has turned its eight turnovers gained this season into 28 points, while TCU came up empty on the Wildcats’ first turnover of 2020.

• Kansas State played 33 freshmen during the 2019 season, including 12 true freshmen, and that trend continued in the first four games of 2020.

• So far this season, 19 freshmen have played, including eight true freshmen. Of the 19 freshmen, three have tallied starts in right tackle Cooper Beebe (3), running back Deuce Vaughn (2) and defensive back Will Jones II (1).

• K-State is the nation’s best in non-offensive touchdowns over the last 21-plus seasons as it has 119 since 1999, 11 more than the next closest team.

• Since 1999, K-State was averaging 5.6 non-offensive scores per year entering 2020, while the yearly average for the other 105 teams to play FBS football since 1999 is 2.7.

• K-State has had at least five non-offensive scores in seven of the last nine years, including the 2019 season.

• K-State has put together four scoring drives of 90 yards or longer, which ranks second by a Wildcat team since 2000 (5 in 2008).

• The four drives this year spanned 92 yards against Arkansas State, 97 yards against Texas Tech, and a pair of 91-yard drives at TCU, one of which resulted in a field goal.

• Dating back to last season, K-State has seven scoring drives that have spanned at least 90 yards, which is the most in a two-year span since 2000.

• Last season, K-State had touchdown drives of 97 yards (Nicholls), 95 yards (TCU) and 98 yards (Iowa State).

• The long drives this season have been aided by the fact that K-State has five plays from scrimmage of at least 60 yards, the most by the Wildcats in the first four games of a season since at least 2002.

• K-State finished the 2019 season with 39-straight scoring trips inside the red zone, the most by the Wildcats since at least 2003. That helped K-State finish first in the nation with a 96.2% conversion rate.

• Of K-State’s 14 red zone chances this year, 11 have resulted in touchdowns and the other three were made field goals.

• K-State’s current red zone scoring streak of 53 is three shy of the Wildcats’ best during the Big 12 era (56 between 2015 and 2016) and is the longest active streak in the Big 12.

TAKE CARE OF THE FOOTBALL • In 17 games under head coach Chris Klieman, K-State has only committed 11 offensive turnovers, including just one this season. The lone turnover this year was an interception at TCU as the Wildcats went 211 minutes, 53 seconds into the season prior to their first turnover.

• Last season, K-State tied for first in the Big 12 with only 14 turnovers lost, but three were on punt returns and one was on an interception return.

• K-State was the final team in the nation last year to commit an offensive turnover when it fumbled at Oklahoma State. The Cats went the first 189 minutes, 38 seconds of the 2019 season without committing an offensive turnover. REBUILDING THE LINE • K-State has been putting the pieces together for the 2020 offensive line, one that did not return a single start from last season.

• It marked the first time since at least the 1989 season that the Wildcats did not return any starts from the previous season.

• Last year’s starting offensive line finished with a combined 208 games played and 159 career starts. This year’s initial two-deep totaled 52 games played and three starts entering the year. Of those, 13 career games and one start are from Logan Long, who has converted from tight end to offensive line this season.

WILLING K-STATE TO VICTORY • A native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Will Howard earned his first-career start at TCU and became the first K-State true freshman quarterback to win his first-career road start.

• For his effort against the Horned Frogs, Howard was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.

• Howard’s play at TCU came on the heels of the Texas Tech game when he came into the game in the second quarter and eventually led the Wildcats to a fourth-quarter comeback. He led K-State to a pair of touchdown drives that turned a four-point deficit (21-17) with 10 minutes left into a 10-point win.

BIG PLAY WILL • One of the reasons Will Howard has found early success is that he has been involved in three of K-State’s five plays from scrimmage that have spanned at least 66 yards.

• Against Texas Tech, Howard threw a 70-yard, game-clinching touchdown pass to Deuce Vaughn, while he also had a 66-yarder to Briley Moore earlier in the fourth quarter to set up the go-ahead score.

• It was the first time a K-State quarterback threw two passes of at least 65 yards in the same game since Jesse Ertz in the 2017 season opener against Central Arkansas.

• Then, on the third offensive play of the game at TCU, Howard ran 80 yards to set up an early field goal. It was the seventh-longest run ever by a Wildcat and the second longest by a K-State quarterback (91 yards by Ell Roberson against Nebraska in 2002).

MAKING A SPLASH • K-State doesn’t only have a true freshman quarterback making headlines, running back Deuce Vaughn has been on fire to begin his collegiate career.

• Vaughn is one of only three players in the nation this season to tally at least 200 rushing yards and 200 receiving yards, joining Clemson’s Travis Etienne and North Carolina’s Javonte Williams.

• A product of Round Rock, Texas, Vaughn is also the only player in the Big 12 to lead his team in both rushing yards and receiving yards.

• Vaughn has already begun to etch his name in the K-State record book. He is fifth in school history in receiving yards among freshmen, but he is the only true freshman and running back on the list. He also ranks eighth in school history in single-season receiving yards among running backs.

• Additionally, Vaughn is 51 yards shy of entering the top five in K-State history in rushing yards by a freshman.

DEUCE ON THE LOOSE • Deuce Vaughn put together consecutive games of at least 170 yards from scrimmage against Oklahoma (194 yards) and Texas Tech (174 yards), two of the top scrimmage yard efforts in the nation this season.

• At No. 3 Oklahoma, he became the fifth running back in school history – and first freshman – to tally a 100-yard receiving game. It was the fifth most in a single game by a running back in Big 12 history and the most by a freshman.

• Against Texas Tech, the Round Rock, Texas, native was the first Wildcat true freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since 2008 (Logan Dold vs. Texas A&amp;M).

• For his efforts, Vaughn was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following each of those contests.

MOORE OFFENSE • One of the top tight ends from the FCS level in 2018, Briley Moore is in his second senior season and his first campaign at K-State.

• Moore, a transfer from Northern Iowa, has started his Wildcat career on the right foot by as he has a team-leading 14 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Through four games, those are already the best by a Wildcat tight end for a season since Zach Trujillo had 19 catches for 389 yards in 13 games during the 2014 season.

• Against Texas Tech, Moore had a 66-yard catch, a career long and the longest by a Wildcat tight end since Jeron Mastrud also had a 66-yarder at Kansas in 2006.

UNDER AVERAGE • Last season, Kansas State held 11 of its 12 opponents under their season scoring averages for the season, including double-digit differences in Big 12 play against Oklahoma State (-18.5), TCU (-20.2), Kansas (-17.8), Texas (-12.1) and Iowa State (-17.1).

• It has been more of the same for the Wildcats to start Big 12 play in 2020 under new defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman, who was on staff last season as the safeties coach. They Wildcats have held their three conference foes thus far at least 13.0 points below their season scoring averages entering the contest.

• K-State enters this week’s game ranked fourth in the Big 12 in scoring defense by allowing 26.3 points per game. The Wildcats’ 23.3 points allowed in conference play ranks fourth overall and second among teams that have played at least three games.

EARLY INTERCEPTIONS • The Kansas State defense has started the 2020 campaign with six interceptions, ranking fourth in the nation and first in the Big 12.

• The Wildcats’ six interceptions in the first four games of the season are the most since they also picked off six in the first four games of the season 2011 campaign.

• The Wildcats intercepted one pass in the season opener and followed that up with three in the win at No. 3 Oklahoma. It was K-State’s first three-interception game since the 2018 contest at West Virginia.

WREAKING HAVOC • K-State has now blocked a kick and had an interception in each of the first four games this season.

• The 2020 Wildcats are the first FBS team since at least 2011 to have a blocked kick and tallied an interception in each of the first four games of a season.

• In the season opener against Arkansas State, Will Jones II did both himself as he became the first Wildcat with a blocked kick and an interception in the same game since Raphael Guidry against Iowa State in 2011.

WYATT’S COMING FOR YOU • One of the top young defensive ends in the Big 12 the last two seasons is looking to improve his production as a junior as Wyatt Hubert is back after earning First Team All-Big 12 honors in 2019.

• Hubert also earned votes for the league’s defensive player of the year and defensive lineman of the year awards last season.

• The Topeka, Kansas, native ranks 13th nationally among active players in career sacks per game (0.48), while he is 14th in tackles for loss per game (0.88).

Wildcats return home for Sunflower Showdown with KU

Today is Monday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2020. There are 73 days left in the year. 

On Oct. 19, 1781, British troops under Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, as the American Revolution neared its end.

In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopted a declaration of rights and liberties, which the British Parliament ignored. 

In 1812, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte began their retreat from Moscow.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2020. There are 73 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 19, 1781, British troops under Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, as the American Revolution neared its end.On this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopted a declaration of rights and liberties, which the British Parliament ignored. In 1812, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte began their retreat from Moscow.In 1944, the U.S. Navy began accepting Black women into WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). In 1960, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested during a sit-down protest at a lunch counter in Atlanta. (Sent to prison for a parole violation over a traffic offense, King was released after three days following an appeal by Robert F. Kennedy.)In 1977, the supersonic Concorde made its first landing in New York City. In 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value (its biggest daily percentage loss), to close at 1,738.74 in what came to be known as "Black Monday." In 1994, 22 people were killed as a terrorist bomb shattered a bus in the heart of Tel Aviv's shopping district. In 2001, U.S. special forces began operations on the ground in Afghanistan, opening a significant new phase of the assault against the Taliban and al-Qaida. In 2002, in York, Pa., former mayor Charlie Robertson was acquitted and two other men were convicted in the shotgun slaying of Lillie Belle Allen, a young Black woman, during race riots that tore the city apart in 1969.In 2003, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa during a ceremony in St. Peter's Square.In 2005, a defiant Saddam Hussein pleaded innocent to charges of premeditated murder and torture as his trial opened under heavy security in the former headquarters of his Baath Party in Baghdad. In 2014, Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre's NFL record of 508 career touchdown passes as he threw four TD passes in Denver's 42-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. (The record would later be broken by Drew Brees and Tom Brady.) Ten years ago: The Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history. Hosam Smadi, a Jordanian man caught in an FBI sting trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper, was sentenced to 24 years in prison after telling the court he was ashamed of his actions and renouncing al-Qaida. "Happy Days" patriarch Tom Bosley died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 83.Five years ago: Canadians voted for a sharp change in their government as the Liberals led by Justin Trudeau, the son of a former prime minister, won a landslide victory to end Conservative Stephen Harper's near decade in office. Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock he'd brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, capped a whirlwind month with a visit to the White House, where he met with President Barack Obama for "Astronomy Night." The Toronto Blue Jays roughed up Johnny Cueto for an 11-8 victory over the Royals that cut Kansas City's AL Championship series lead to 2-1.One year ago: The Houston Astros advanced to the World Series for the second time in three years, defeating the New York Yankees 6-4 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. (The Astros would lose the World Series to the Washington Nationals in seven games.) At a rally in New York, Bernie Sanders resumed his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, weeks after being sidelined by a heart attack. In the wake of stinging criticism, President Donald Trump reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort.Today's Birthdays: Author John le Carre is 89. Actor Tony Lo Bianco is 84. Artist Peter Max is 83. Author and critic Renata Adler is 83. Actor Michael Gambon is 80. Actor John Lithgow is 75. Feminist activist Patricia Ireland is 75. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 75. Rock singer-musician Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) is 72. Actor Annie Golden is 69. Talk show host Charlie Chase is 68. Rock singer-musician Karl Wallinger (World Party) is 63. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is 62. Singer Jennifer Holliday is 60. Retired boxer Evander Holyfield is 58. Host Ty Pennington (TV: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") is 56. Rock singer-musician Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) is 55. Actor Jon Favreau is 54. Amy Carter is 53. "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker is 51. Comedian Chris Kattan is 50. Rock singer Pras Michel (The Fugees) is 48. Actor Omar Gooding is 44. Country singer Cyndi Thomson is 44. Writer-director Jason Reitman is 43. Actor Benjamin Salisbury is 40. Actor Gillian Jacobs is 38. Actor Rebecca Ferguson is 37. Rock singer Zac Barnett (American Authors) is 34. Singer-actor Ciara Renee (TV: "Legends of Tomorrow") is 30. Actor Hunter King is 27.