KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals clinched the AL Central for their first division title in 30 years, beating the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Thursday night. Johnny Cueto picked up his first victory in nearly six weeks, and the win, coupled with the Minnesota Twins’ 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians, ensured a title. The Royals have dominated the division, leading by as many as 14 games. The Kauffman Stadium announced crowd of 32,244 cheered when the Twins’ final score was shown on the scoreboard in the top of the ninth. Kansas City became the first team to…
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Seattle fire officials say two people killed when a charter bus and an amphibious tour vehicle crashed were on the bus, as were most of the nine people critically injured.
Fresh from enrapturing crowds all over Washington, Pope Francis is bringing his message of humility and hope to Capitol Hill as he becomes the first pontiff in history to speak to a joint meeting of Congress
Sometimes property tax lids, internet sales tax and state funding problems are better discussed over orange juice and cinnamon rolls. Local legislators, Riley County commissioners and department heads held their annual legislative breakfast in the commission chambers Thursday morning. Representatives Sydney Carlin, Susie Swanson, Tom Phillips and Ron Highland were present. Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells has often expressed his less-than-cheerful feelings about the state legislature and Topeka, but said after the breakfast that Riley County legislators aren’t the problem. “We have very good legislators,” he said. “They seem very attentive and absolutely concerned in helping Riley County with our…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Megan Umscheid, Executive Director of the Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Mikaela Kall, Tourism Coordinator, Wamego Chamber & CVB Corey Reeves, Columbian Theatre and Oz Museum Board of Directors Robbin Cole, Executive Director for Pawnee Mental Health Services
Officers in Riley County filed a report for rape involving a teenage minor and two suspects of similar age. These suspects are known to the victim and are reported to have committed this crime approximately one year ago. Due to the nature of this investigation no further information has been released. ### An inmate in the Riley County Jail granted the privilege of work release by the court system has failed to return to jail and police have filed a report for escape from custody. This subject was confined on a warrant for probation violation. No further information has been…
The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to Throckmorton Hall at Kansas State University at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a lab on the third floor of the building that had a small fire in it. The fire was contained within the lab and was extinguished by fire department personnel. Eight fire apparatus and seventeen firefighters responded with the last units clearing at around 6:41 p.m. Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, on Kansas State University, houses several academic departments including agronomy and plant pathology, and is the largest building on campus. Loss…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Lorenzo Cain singled home pinch-runner Paulo Orlando in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Wednesday night to close in on their first division title in 30 years. The victory reduced the Royals’ magic number to two for clinching the AL Central crown. They can lock it up Thursday night with another victory over Seattle and a Minnesota loss to Cleveland. The defending AL champions have not won a division since taking the AL West in 1985 and going on to win the World Series. Alex Gordon snapped an…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications LAWRENCE, Kan. – K-State held No. 15 KU’s offense to its second-lowest hitting percentage of the season, but the Wildcats were unable to build upon a second-set win and lost, 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-21), on Wednesday in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The Wildcats (8-5, 0-1 Big 12) dropped their fourth straight match, and fourth consecutive Big 12 opener, despite holding the Jayhawks (13-0, 1-0 Big 12), who entered the match hitting a conference-best .331, to their lowest hitting efficiency over the last five contests. The Wildcats also out-blocked the Jayhawks, 9.0-7.0, but…
Some 25,000 worshipers joined Pope Francis as he celebrated the first Holy Mass of Canonization on U.S. soil outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.