KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Royals whipped out the same formula that carried them to last year’s World Series to turn back the Houston Astros and tie their American League Division Series at a game apiece. Some clutch hitting. Stingy defense. An unflappable bullpen. Even a little help from replay. “Just battling,” first baseman Eric Hosmer said. “That’s what this team does so well.” The Royals knotted the game at four off Scott Kazmir and relievers Oliver Perez and Josh Fields in the sixth. They took the lead in the seventh when Alcides Escobar led off with a triple against…
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President Barack Obama traveled to Roseburg, Oregon, Friday to meet with families of the victims of last week’s shooting at a community college.
A week after the heavy rains first began, three more South Carolina counties have been declared disaster areas. Residents in some areas are still evacuating, while others are stacking up sandbags for more possible flooding.
FORT RILEY — It’s been no secret in the Sunflower State or in the nation that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has had difficulties with the topic of education before and since he was re-elected last November. The state has thrown out its old school finance formula and has temporarily adopted block grant funding while a new plan is supposedly being worked on by legislators in Topeka. Meanwhile, some school districts closed their doors early last year citing budget troubles as the cause and according to a report published last October from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, per-pupil spending…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) One person has been killed and three firefighters were injured in a house fire in Emporia. The Emporia Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1Ls1bfW ) fire crews were called to the house fire late Thursday. Rich Gould with the Emporia Fire Department says in a statement that crews encountered high heat and flames when they arrived at the home. Gould also says fire hydrants in the area were low in pressure, and that lack of water became an issue. Fire crews found a person who had died in the second story of the home. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police say a 29-year-old man was injured after an argument in south Wichita led to a shooting. Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza said Thursday that the victim was arguing with a 31-year-old acquaintance shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Espinoza said the argument escalated and the victim ran from a group of men. Police say the group of men chased the victim and he was shot in the leg. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. He is expected to survive. An investigation is ongoing.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Officials at Haskell Indian Nations University have approved plans to consider seeking more autonomy from the federal government by becoming a federally chartered school. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1Ls9Pes ) Haskell’s Board of Regents on Thursday approved a resolution to study the possibility of breaking from federal operation to become a federally chartered school instead. The board also approved a move to pursue establish an endowment association. Haskell President Venida Chenault says Haskell’s role serving Native Americans is vital, but the current operating model is holding the university back. Chenault says federally-chartered Howard University in Washington could…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Lynda Bachelor, Project Coordinator for the Staley School of Leadership Studies and Garrett Wilkinson, Student Program Coordinator for HandsOn Kansas State: Also on the program were Homeland Security’s Marty Vanier (Senior Program Manager for Strategic Partnership Development) and Project Manager Tim Barr: U-S Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas:
The Leonardville man held at the Riley County Jail on a $20,000 bond for drug related charges appeared in Riley County District Court Friday morning. Tony Dugan, 35, was arrested on the offenses of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia on a felony level, criminal use of a weapon, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Dugan’s preliminary hearing was set for Friday, however was granted a continuance pending a decision on whether or not his case falls under state or federal jurisdiction. His next appearance in court for his preliminary hearing…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch has a “soft rule” when it comes to a rain delay during a game: If it lasts about an hour, he’ll usually remove his starting pitcher. Good thing it’s not a hard rule. Hinch opted to keep Collin McHugh on the mound after a 49-minute stoppage Thursday night, and McHugh responded with a resounding performance. He shut down the Kansas City Royals over six innings for a 5-2 victory in the opener of their American League Division Series. “We checked in with him a couple times, but he was never really…