Author: KMAN Staff

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)– Jeremy Guthrie and Salvador Perez delivered a milestone win for the Kansas City Royals. Guthrie struck out a season-high seven batters to top 1,000 for his career and Perez homered for his 500th career hit to help Kansas City complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-3 victory on Sunday. “We had two big milestones today, which I think are big,” manager Ned Yost said. “So they got that behind them and now they just keep moving forward.” Omar Infante hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run sixth inning for the Royals, who have…

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On Sunday afternoon Topeka’s Oakland Church of the Nazarene was on lockdown after someone had threatened to bring a gun to the church. Police arrived to the church at 939 Northeast Oakland at 1 p.m. after hearing reports of a possible threat to the facility, but the lockdown ended shortly after 2:15 p.m. after officers concluded there was no threat. During the lockdown, occupants of the church were relocated to the basement. No suspects were taken into custody, but the investigation is ongoing

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You’ve heard the old saying about how does one get to Carnegie Hall.  But how does a young girl from North Dakota end up on stage with one of country music’s biggest stars? Well…it certainly helps to have “The Voice”. Gwen Sebastian can trace her love of music to her early childhood.  “I thought I wanted to do that (singing) when I was about five”, said Sebastian.  “That’s how I grew up…singing with my parents”.   After spending some time on her back-up plan (nursing school), the talented singer/songwriter moved to Nashville and began to enjoy a successful career; four albums…

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US Senator Jerry Moran was at the Country Stampede on Saturday night, and not just for the music entertainment.  He was on hand to honor veterans of the Vietnam War, with 2015 being the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the conflict. “We’re going to do something tonight that wasn’t done when many of these veterans returned home”, said the Senator, referring to the general resentment felt by so many who served in the region during the late sixties and early seventies. Once on stage, Senator Moran was joined by two individuals who he said are spearheading the effort…

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OAKLAND, Calif.(AP)– With his team nearing its 43rd win of the season to tie Houston for the most in the AL, Kansas City manager Ned Yost finally relaxed and allowed himself to enjoy the moment. The Royals are rolling again and the normally stoic Yost broke character to take it in. Chris Young bounced back from his worst start of the year to pitch six innings and Kansas City beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Saturday to move a season-high 15 games over .500. “I was sitting there thinking about that in the ninth inning, this would be a chance to…

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Wamego’s Veteran’s memorial  went from vision to reality with the unveiling of the bronze “Duty Called”.   The unveiling ceremony was held Friday afternoon at the Columbian Theatre, with an opportunity to meet the artists, Charlie and Carson Norton from Leoti, Kansas.   Both Charlie and Carson revealed how the bronze design was born, and some of the significant parts of the sculpture.   Charlie said it was like coming full circle, as a Viet Nam veteran, the piece was special to him and son Carson.  Charlie said he’s been casting for 42 years, and had always done Western art, with his largest…

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