KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Jeremy Guthrie pitched six shutout innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Wednesday night. The Royals tied a club record with 24 consecutive scoreless innings, which was set June 9-12, 1976. That streak ended in the seventh when Brandon Phillips’ two-out double off reliever Ryan Madson scored Zack Cozart. The Royals, who won for the fifth time in six games, improved to 26-14, the franchise’s best record after 40 games. The Reds lost their fifth straight, a season high. Guthrie (4-2) pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out predicament in the first…
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By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications TULSA, Okla. – Colton Kalmus matched his career-high in strikeouts with six while Max Brown went 4-for-4 with a pair of two-out RBIs as six-seed K-State opened its trip to the 2015 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship with a 7-3 win over third-seeded Oklahoma on Wednesday at ONEOK Field. The Wildcats (27-28) notched their third win in the opening game of the postseason tournament in their last four trips with the help of a five-run lead through the third inning. K-State scored a run in the first, two in the second and another…
During their meeting Wednesday evening, Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board members went into their regular business meeting following retiree recognition. The board covered old business over budget planning for the 2015 and 2016 school year, discussing budget steering committee recommendations presented by Lew Faust, Larry Doll and Robert Seymour. Following a presentation containing information over hypothetical interest rate savings for potential refunding analysis presented by Lew Faust and Greg Vahrenberg, the board moved to discuss more new business as well. New business during this meeting included the movement by the board to keep school meal prices the same after numbers…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The House has advanced a bill that would give Kansas’ secretary of state the power to prosecute election fraud. The chamber gave the measure first-round approval Wednesday. Several lawmakers questioned the necessity of the bill, given the relatively few recorded instances of election fraud. Others expressed concern that the Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach might bring charges when prosecutors believed people did not intentionally break the law. The measure gained 63 votes Wednesday, which is the minimum needed for it to pass during the final vote expected Thursday. Democratic Rep. John Carmichael from Wichita said he…
A view through the Sky Portal shows a live video view of the streets below from One World Observatory, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in New York. Visitors can stand on a round video platform that shows an actual livestream of the view straight down. The observatory atop the 104-story One World Trade Center opens to the public on May 29.
Manhattan’s Parks and Recreation Department will delay opening City Park Pool and Northview Pool until Monday due to health and comfort reasons. The delay is based on current water temperatures and the predicted forecast over Memorial Weekend. CiCo Pool is on track to open on Saturday, May 30th. This pool will be utilized for lifeguard training that has been delayed due to poor weather conditions. During the season, water parks will not open unless the temperature is 70 degrees with a clear sky, or 75 degrees with a cloudy sky. In case of adverse weather, the pools will close at…
Clean up crews remove oil-laden sand on the beach at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, north of Goleta, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A broken onshore pipeline spewed oil down a storm drain and into the ocean for several hours Tuesday before it was shut off, creating a slick some 4 miles long about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara.
On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Laura Monsanto spoke with Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board member, Marcia Rozell and Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour. She also talked to Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram. Rozell and Seymour-segment 1 Rozell and Seymour-segment 2 Kevin Ingram-segment 1 Kevin Ingram-segment 2
– Rock Creek softball is headed to the 4A-Division two state tournament after beating Santa Fe Trail 10-8 and Royal Valley 3-1 in their regional yesterday. Blair Campbell won both games on the mound for the Mustangs, and Brynn Hammett drove in all three runs in the regional final against Royal Valley. – Manhattan High girls soccer cruised to a 10-0 win over Junction City in their regional semifinal. Cailey Perkins tied the school record for goals in a season (26) after scoring three more last night. The Indians take on Dodge City Thursday night in Manhattan for a trip…
The Wamego City Commission approves the Columbian Theatre maintenance agreement. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the presentation from the last meeting where he asked Architect Bruce McMillan for a cost estimate if the work was done in phases. McMillan brought the numbers back, and they reflected a 11 ½ per cent increase to perform the required maintenance in phases. Page added that the increase does not include the cost of additional contractual services.After a brief discussion, and evaluating the numbers, Commissioner Bob Morse made the motion authorizing McMillan to seek bid proposals to do the work at…