KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Back above .500, the Cleveland Indians are focused on getting back to the playoffs. Carlos Santana drove in three runs, Yan Gomes homered and the Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 Saturday night to move above .500 for the first time since April 9. Two years after winning their final 10 games to earn a wild-card berth, the Indians (77-76) have a winning record for the first time since they were 2-1. They remained three games back in the AL wild-card race. “It was awful difficult, but that can’t be our goal, obviously,” Indians manager…
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WAMEGO — It’s been 76 years since audiences across the world were taken somewhere over the rainbow when “The Wizard of Oz” made it’s 1939 debut. To think of how different the world is now compared to 1939 takes brains, courage and a lot of heart. But the love of Oz and Victor Fleming’s directorial achievement has remained among generations that have seen everything from the first man on the moon to the first robots on Mars. Friday night, Wamego’s Oz Museum kicked off its annual Oztoberfest with the reveal of new costumes from the film and plans for an…
The K-State Cycling Club held its second annual Cycling marathon which involves cycling for 11 straight hours. in support of the Anthony Bates Foundation. Vice President, Steven Howard says the club began the challenge two years ago after a life-changing cardiac event during which he had a very accelerated heartbeat. Howard was able to recover and begin riding again and he says he’s been training all summer for this year’s event. Howard stresses the importance of heart health and adds some conditions can go undiagnosed until disaster strikes. If you would like to get your heart checked, go to the Anthony Bates…
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in front of 1,600 people at Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul on Saturday.
President Obama offered a toast at his lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping and said that, while some differences were inevitable, he wished that the American and Chinese people may work together.
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested 22-year old Devin Field, of Manhattan for the offenses of cultivation of controlled substances, possession of methamphetamine precursors, possession of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs, and the use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug transaction. He was given a bond of $15,000.00 after being arrested in the 800 block of Vattier Street at apporximately 1 a.m. Friday. At the time of this report he was confined at the Riley County Jail. 24-year old Kristen Johnson, of Manhattan was arrested for the offenses of possession of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Carlos Carrasco had his A-plus stuff and overpowered the Kansas City Royals’ B-team. Carrasco pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a seventh-inning single, and struck out a career-high 15 to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Royals 6-0 Friday night. The AL Central Champion Royals didn’t come close to a hit until Alex Rios lined a single to center with one out in the seventh. Carrasco (14-11) was trying to pitch Cleveland’s first no-hitter since 1981, when Len Barker threw a perfect game. On July 1, Carrasco was within one strike of a no-hitter against Tampa Bay…
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) released the following statement on Speaker John Boehner’s resignation: “We are long overdue for new leadership in Congress. Instead of ignoring and attacking conservatives, it is time that Washington Republicans start standing for the conservative principles they promised to defend in their campaigns. When Republicans stand unified and fight on these conservative principles, we win. When they surrender the power over the purse to President Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the American people lose.”
Pope Francis has greeted tens of thousands of people as he drove through New York City’s Central Park, a processional that marked his biggest public event in the city.
In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans Friday he’ll resign from Congress at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition.