An accident on K-99 left two people injured and blocked traffic for several hours Sunday afternoon. Patrick Arrow, 21, and Kaytlan Tanner, 20, both of Louisville, were taken to the hospital following the accident reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. about a mile south of Wamego. Arrow was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City and Tanner was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka. Tanner was a passenger in Arrow’s vehicle. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Arrow was driving a ’98 Mitsubishi Eclipse northbound on K-99 when it went left of center and struck a 1980 GMC…
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The United States dominated defending champion Japan 5-2 for their first Women’s World Cup title since 1999 in the highest-scoring final in the tournament’s history on Sunday. Carli Lloyd recorded a first-half hat trick as the U.S. women scored four goals in the opening 16 minutes to put the game well out of Japan’s reach. Carli Lloyd scored a first-half hat trick in the United States’ victory over Japan on Sunday. The last time the U.S. tasted WWC success they beat China in penalty shootout. Sunday’s final against Japan was a completely different affair. The U.S. wasted little time avenging…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Royals manager Ned Yost treats just about every game the same, especially in July, because the reality is that they all count the same at the end of the season. So when he singles one out, it must have been important. Eric Hosmer drove in Lorenzo Cain with nobody out in the ninth inning Sunday, helping Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 and earn a four-game split between AL Central contenders. “It’s huge. It’s as big a game as you’re going to play in early July,” Yost said, his own head drenched in sweat. “Very…
Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected austerity demands in return for rescue loans from the debt-wracked country’s creditors in a referendum Sunday. The Greek government says the vote opens the door for more negotiation.
On 9th day of Iran nuke talks, cautious Kerry says ‘it could go either way’
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) After almost 50 years together, the portraits of two scientist-brothers have been removed from a soon-to-be razed University of Kansas residence hall that is named after them. The Lawrence Journal-World that Elmer and Burton McCollum’s portraits will now overlook students studying their respective sciences on West Campus. Elmer McCollum discovered vitamins A and D, while Burton McCollum was a seismology pioneer. Celebrated area artist Daniel MacMorris painted the portraits in 1966. He’s best known for painting murals at the Liberty Memorial and the downtown library in Kansas City, Missouri. But the school had to find new homes…
Riley County Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire at 428 Ninth Street in Ogden shortly after 5:30 a.m. Sunday. County Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN the mobile home in the Maplewind Mobile Home Park was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. The home had been abandoned several years ago, with the last known owner having the last name of Moss. Damage is estimated at $8,000-$10,000 to an occupied mobile home, car, and outbuilding next door. The Manhattan Fire Department and Fort Riley Firefighters assisted. Cause of the fire has not yet been determined, although Collins says investigators are leaning…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Joe Mauer continues to make Kansas City his home away from home. Mauer hit a two-run homer in his first four-hit game in nearly two years, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Saturday night. Mauer, who is 13 for 28 against Royals starter Joe Blanton, homered with Brian Dozier aboard in a three-run first. Mauer finished 4 for 5 to raise his average to .337 with 51 RBI and 41 runs scored in 76 career games at Kauffman Stadium. “I don’t know,” Mauer said of his success in Kansas City. “It’s a…
Tens of thousands turned out for Wamego’s top-rated 4th of July fireworks show Saturday night at the Recreation Complex. Accompanied by a soundtrack aired on KMAN’s sister station Hot Country B 104.7 the show capped off a full day of activities which included an all-day car show and carnival in Wamego City Park and the annual parade. It was the 17th fireworks show in Wamego accompanying the annual celebration which has spanned more than 140 years.
The ongoing Taliban offensive in Afghanistan demands a reassessment of the Obama administration’s current plan to drawdown U.S. forces, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday during a visit to the country’s capital.