CLEVELAND (AP)– The Cleveland Indians found the perfect way to avoid a winless homestand. Corey Kluber took a shutout into the ninth, and rookie Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer and had a career-high four RBI in a 12-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. “We needed a day like today,” said manager Terry Francona, who was ejected in the fifth inning. “That’ll help us. Now we need to carry it over.” Michael Brantley, Yan Gomes and rookie Giovanny Urshela hit solo homers for the Indians, who had been outscored 37-10 in losing the first six games of…
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A local youth was selected to serve on Youth Volunteer Corps’ (YVC) International Youth Advisory Board and to represent the local YVC on an international level. Cameron Marshall, an 8th grade student at Anthony Middle School, was selected as one of 26 youth to serve on the International Youth Advisory Board. “The International Youth Advisory Board is such a valuable part of YVC, so we look forward to seeing all that they will accomplish this year,” said David Battey, president and founder of YVC. “We love seeing all that can be achieved when outstanding youth from throughout the U.S. and…
A Manhattan man was taken into custody on a couple of warrants Tuesday night. Christopher Cuchy, 22, was arrested at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 8:25 PM. Cuchy was arrested on a probation violation warrant with the original offense listed as making false information and theft and a warrant for failure to appear with the original offense of use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. His bonds totaled $8,000.
On today’s edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes is talking Rhythm and Blues with Erika Davis; getting an update on construction headaches and campus safety from Major Don Stubbings, with K-State Police; and filling up on a nutritious chat about healthy eating in our area schools, with USD 383 Food Services Director, Stephanie Smith.
Christopher Cuchy, 22, of Manhattan was arrested at the Riley County Police Department on Tuesday. Cuchy was arrested on a warrant for probation violation with the original offense listed as making false information and theft, as well as a warrant for failure to appear with the original offense of use/possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Cuchy’s bonds totaled $8,000.00 and he was confined at the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.
A federal court hearing has been set for a man charged with plotting to bomb Fort Riley, in support of ISIS. 20-year-old John T. Booker of Topeka, will appear before U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia on August 19th, in Kansas City, KS. A public defender representing Booker filed a motion under seal on Tuesday. Attorneys and prosecutors had until Wednesday to file any pretrial motions. Court documents reveal that Booker was arrested in April, when he tried to arm what he believed to be a 1,000-pound bomb, in a van near Fort Riley. Booker is facing charges that include attempted…
In this edition of In Focus KMAN’s Cathy Dawes sits down with Pottawatomie County Administrator Robert Reece and County Appraiser Lois Schlegel and Ruth Nicolaus stops by to talk about the Abilene Rodeo.
CLEVELAND (AP)– Eric Hosmer pointed at his teammates celebrating wildly in the dugout and continued his trot around the bases. With one swing, Hosmer gave the Royals another thrilling moment in a season getting better by the second. Hosmer’s homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Trevor Bauer lifted Kansas City to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night over the fading Cleveland Indians, who have lost eight straight at home — their longest home losing streak in 40 years. Hosmer hit a 3-2 curveball from Bauer (8-8) over the wall in right for his 11th homer, a shot…
The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Zobrist from the Oakland Athletics for minor league pitchers Sean Manaea and Aaron Brooks, the team announced Tuesday. The deal comes on the heels of Kansas City acquiring star pitcher Johnny Cueto from the Cincinnati Reds for three minor-league pitchers on Sunday. Zobrist is hitting .268/.354/.447 with six home runs in 67 games this season. According to ESPN’s Stats & Information, only three position players — Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano and Adrian Beltre — have accumulated more wins above replacement than Zobrist since 2009. Zobrist missed a month following arthroscopic left knee surgery…
A US Coast Guard C-130 plane searched for two missing 14-year-old boys off the Florida coastline on Tuesday.