Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a baseball game without fans Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks before a joint meeting of Congress, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listen.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy had several guests: Christina Nolte, Director of Development with Manhattan’s Homecare and Hospice and Ben Sigle with the Manhattan Running Company; Kayla Savage and other ladies with Junior League on Next 2 New sale for Books for Babies program; and Director of Manhattan Convention and Vistor’s Bureau, Karen Hibbard and Tourism Sales Manager, Marcia Rozell. Nolte and Sigle-segment 1 Kayla Savage-segment 1 Manhattan CVB-segment 1 Manhattan CVB-segment 2
A Wichita man was convicted and a Wichita woman sentenced in Pottawatomie County District Court earlier this week on methamphetamine-related charges. Joseph Swarts, 34, and Ashleigh Swarts, 30, were arrested last July at the Quality Inn along with several other individuals on drug-related counts. Joseph Swarts was convicted Tuesday after a two day jury trial, of felony possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. His sentencing is set for May 21st. Ashleigh Swarts, who entered a plea of no contest to distribution of meth last month, was sentenced Tuesday to an underlying sentence of 30 months with the Department of Corrections,…
(From Fort Riley Public Affairs Office) FORT RILEY, Kansas – About two dozen single soldiers here traveled to Bandera, Texas, in mid-March to hone their leadership, mentoring and resiliency skills. But this wasn’t a military-directed training exercise, it was a voluntary trip led by the Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers, or B.O.S.S., program. The group saddled up Friday night for a weekend at the Rancho Cortez “Cowboy Fitness Ranch” to participate in activities like horseback riding, roping contests and a campfire. But that’s where the cowboy clichés ended. After the long drive from Kansas to Texas, the group was…
– Manhattan High baseball split with Topeka West. The Indians took game one 1-0 and lost game two 4-0. – Manhattan High girls soccer tied Blue Valley Stilwell 1-1. Cailey Perkins scored for MHS. – Manhattan High softball swept Topeka West. The Indians won 4-3 and 7-5. – Manhattan High boys tennis won the Emporia Quad with a team score of 54 points. Bryce Easton went 3-1 and finished in second in singles for the Tribe. Brian Armbrust also went 3-1 and took fifth. The doubles team of Kirkland Lambert and Colin Queal went 4-0 and took first. – Rock…
As KMAN has previously reported, a couple of vehicle collisions occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Although no major injuries, several vehicles were involved. Junction City Police Chief, Tim Brown reported that a pick up struck a semi trailer on the 296 east bound exit ramp onto I-70. This accident did result in the exit being closed for some time. Brown said it appeared a few inattentive drivers attempted to look at the accident from the highway, which resulted in another accident. An individual driving on I-70 was reportedly not paying attention when they changed lanes, and caused an accident…
Baltimore police report scattered arrests on the first night of a curfew, but say the city was much calmer overnight than during Monday night’s riots.
Mariusz Malkwoski was set to climb Mount Everest when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal. Malkowski, who was not injured, says he considers himself extremely lucky.
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The K-State baseball team was held to a season-low one hit on Tuesday as the Wildcats dropped the series opener at Minnesota, 5-0, at Siebert Field. The Wildcats (20-23), shut out for the third time this season, were restricted in most part by Golden Gopher starting pitcher Toby Anderson. The right-hander faced the minimum through the first six frames of his seven-inning outing before allowing a one-out single to Tyler Wolfe in the seventh. Anderson also struck out three and did not walk a batter in…