MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have played well away from home. They’re consistently capable of winning with only a couple of runs. If they can keep this up for the summer, they’ll probably be right there in the pennant race at the end. Jason Vargas threw seven scoreless innings, Raul Ibanez homered in his second game for Kansas City and the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 Wednesday. “We’ve been running the ball out there and doing a good job of keeping our team in the ballgame, and when we’re not the boys are stepping up and keeping…
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Water flowed down the aisles and rained onto passengers of a double-decker Qantas Airways jet as the leak forced the flight to return to Los Angeles. Video shot by passengers shows water dripping onto people seated in the lower deck.
Israeli soldiers detain a blindfolded Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Hebron, early Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Tensions have mounted between Israel and the Palestinians after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found in the West Bank more than two weeks after they went missing. Later Wednesday the body of a Palestinian teenager was found west of Jersusalem hours after it was reported he was forced into a car. The killing could be retaliation for the murder of the Israeli teens.
Pawnee Mental Health Services recently announced their decision to become completely tobacco free on July 1. In an effort to promote better health for all Pawnee employees, clients, and visitors, smoking and the use of tobacco related products will be prohibited in all buildings and on all Pawnee grounds effective August 1, 2014. Smoking and using tobacco negatively impacts health and can lead to serious illness. It is Pawnee’s mission to provide an environment conducive to good health for all employees, clients, and visitors. Pawnee will educate its employees and clients on the risks of using tobacco products and provide…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to prospective new School Board President, Leah Fliter and Superintendent, Bob Shannon; as well as K-State’s College of Architecture, Planning and Design Dean, Tim DeNoble.
The City of Manhattan Public Works Department issued a release Wednesday morning involving road construction on Kimball Avenue. Starting on Sunday, Kimball Avenue, from North Manhattan Avenue to Tuttle Creek Boulevard, will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. This will be ongoing for approximately four to six weeks during the work week. City of Manhattan street crews will be repairing the failing concrete joints between the panels along Kimball Avenue. Motorists will have to use alternate routes around this segment of Kimball Avenue during the night work. Alternate routes for eastbound traffic include Denison Avenue to Marlatt Avenue,…
The Wamego City Commission looked at rezoning issues. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager, Merl Page introduced two rezoning requests. According to Page, the Planning Commission unanimously approved the request from Construction, Inc.’s Dave Karnowski to rezone his property in the Industrial Park from an I-P to a C-S, in order to expand and add additional camp sites east of the current RV Park location. Page said the Planning Commission held all the appropriate meetings and there were no protests. The Planning Commission unanimously voted not to approve the request from Jim Ebert to rezone the property at Parkview and 4th street from an R-1 to…
A key role of the American troops in Iraq is assessing whether the country’s security forces can hold together and whether its leaders are confident they can do their jobs, Gen. Martin Dempsey said Tuesday.
Obama seeks to pin blame for looming highway crisis on congressional Republicans.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Joe Mauer drove in two runs before leaving with an injury, Eduardo Nunez homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Tuesday night. Mauer extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a two-run double down the left-field line in the fourth inning, but was noticeably limping as he ran to second base. The team said he has a strained oblique muscle on his right side and will be evaluated Wednesday. In his shortest outing of the season, James Shields allowed nine hits and five runs — four earned — in five innings. Although…