KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Buehrle pitched seven strong innings, Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City 6-2 Saturday to snap the Royals’ six-game winning streak. Buehrle (10-5) limited the Royals to two runs and five hits while improving to 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA in his past four starts against them. Encarnacion’s 18th home run in the fourth inning off Chris Young ended the Blue Jays’ 27-inning scoring drought. Toronto led 3-2 in the ninth when Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer off Royals rookie Brandon Finnegan to extend the advantage.…
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Egyptian officials say an explosion in downtown Cairo outside the Italian Consulate has killed at least one person.
Mammoth bones, prehistoric rock carvings and more than a million acres of wilderness will be protected as part of three new national monuments that President Barack Obama is creating in California, Nevada and Texas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Danny Duffy’s fastball was too much for the Toronto Blue Jays’ power hitters. Duffy pitched six sharp innings to pick up his first victory in more than two months as the Kansas City Royals beat the Jays 3-0 Friday night. Duffy (3-4) shut down a Blue Jays offense which leads the majors with 470 runs. He gave up four singles while walking three and hitting a batter to earn his first victory since beating Detroit on April 30. “I wasn’t really executing a whole lot, but my fastball was good enough to get in on guys…
A Manhattan man is behind bars for four outstanding warrants. Brian Keith Flanary, 36, was arrested Friday in Junction City in the 800 block of South Washington Street. Flanary had one outstanding warrant for failing to appear at the Junction City Municipal court and one outstanding warrant for failing to appear at Geary County District Court. Flanary also had an outstanding warrant out of Saline County and Leavenworth.
The U.S. women’s soccer team got a hero’s welcome at City Hall in New York City following a parade along the Canyon of Heroes.
The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday, marking a stunning political reversal in a state where many thought the rebel banner would fly indefinitely.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Brent Sigman and Chelsea Dunham with the Manhattan Arts Center Glenn Brunkow of Pottawatomie County, Kansas Farm Bureau Member
A sinkhole is causing problems at Tuttle Creek Lake. Following are interviews with Brian McNulty, Operations Project Manager with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake and Todd Lovin, Tuttle Creek State Park Manager:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Jarrod Dyson did his best impression of Alex Gordon with his glove. Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez did the same with their bats. Along with a strong return from the disabled list for right-hander Yordano Ventura, the Kansas City Royals proved with an 8-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday that they could be just fine without their injured star outfielder. “We do have a confident team here,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We think we can get through these things. We think we have the ability to overcome these things.” Earlier in the…