KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– The Indians had won just twice in their first 11 games against left-handed starters this season, and were forced to face Royals lefty Danny Duffy on the mound Wednesday night. They didn’t have to look at him for long. Just about everyone in the Cleveland lineup drove in a run as the Indians knocked Duffy from the game in the second inning, eventually cruising to a 10-3 victory over Kansas City. “You’re not going to score five or six runs every night,” said Brandon Moss, who homered and added a two-run double to lead the charge.…
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An NFL investigation released Wednesday said that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably “at least generally aware” of the rules violations.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A line of severe storms rumbled through Kansas late Wednesday afternoon, producing at least nine confirmed tornadoes but no reported injuries as of 7 p.m. The National Weather Service said the strongest tornadoes were in the sparsely populated north-central part of the state. That includes a large and extremely dangerous tornado that was spotted near the tiny town of Republic just south of the Nebraska state line, moving northeast at 35 mph. A dispatcher with the Republic County Sheriff’s Office said reports of damage to some rural homes were starting to come in Wednesday evening, but…
Budget deficits and potential cuts continue to highlight Manhattan Ogden USD 383 agendas. During Wednesday night’s meeting, a budget steering committee work session was held before the school board meeting, with additional discussion featured during the actual meeting as well. Questions were raised regarding the future of the funding in reference to the block grant. “We will know something within 2-4 weeks”, stated Superintendent, Bob Shannon. Shannon went on to say, another discussion that still needs to take place involves how to maximize the replacement of the $600,000 shortfall for the current school year. In connection with the budget cuts…
Congressman Tim Huelskamp conducted a Town Hall meeting Tuesday in Pottawatomie County. Huelskamp discussed a wide variety of topics ranging from marriage, pro-life topics and Food Stamp reform. Pottawatomie County residents also discussed immigration and amnesty. Prior to the Town Hall, the Congressman also toured two manufacturing businesses with long histories in northeast Kansas, and held a Q&A with students at Wamego High School. Rep. Huelskamp released the following statement: “I hear from Kansans worried about the massive growth of government – a government that too often puts Wall Street and special interests before Main Street businesses like those I…
A first degree murder/child abuse case involving a Junction City man will be entering its fourth day Thursday. The state has been calling witnesses in the Christopher Lyman trial all this week, with more state witnesses expected to last though out the week. Lyman was arrested in September of 2013 after an eight-month-old child was brought into the emergency room at Geary Communitiy Hospital, then transported by helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. The child later died. The trial, which began with jury selection Monday, is expected to last two weeks.
Indicating he’d “never hurt a woman like that,” the defendant in a Riley County rape case gave his version of events that occurred in August of last year just outside a local movie theatre. Fort Riley soldier Sean Wedgwood recounted three trips to the alleged victim’s car and two trips to his vehicle parked a few rows away in the theatre’s parking lot, following the movie the two had gone to see. He described the woman as “flirty” and “playful,” and referred to an earlier phone conversation when she allegedly indicated she liked the idea of him being dominant. He…
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she’s asked the Department of Justice to investigate the city’s police department and determine whether it discriminates or exhibits patterns of excessive force.
A central Florida woman helped save herself and her children by sending a message in an online pizza order that asked employees to call 911 because she was being held hostage.
A federal grand jury returned indictments against the Topeka couple accused of forcing a teenager into prostitution. Reginald Newman (29) and Tiara Newman (21) have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and one count of sex trafficking of a minor. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, the Topeka couple met the victim in March of this year and since then had conspired to engage her in prosititution. The teenager voluntarily traveled with the Newman couple to Manhattan, where they planned for her to engage in commercial sex acts. The indictment alleges Reginald…