KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Edinson Volquez is quickly proving his breakthrough season of a year ago was no fluke. The Royals right-hander held down the Twins for seven innings Monday night, and Kansas City’s opportunistic offense took advantage of a series of Minnesota miscues in a 7-1 victory. “It feels good because the way I’m pitching, I’m carrying over everything,” said Volquez, who went 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA for Pittsburgh. “Just trying to do what I did last year.” Royals manager Ned Yost said that pitching coach Dave Eiland has been working on mechanics with Volquez (2-1) that have…
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Survivors of the boat that overturned off the coasts of Libya Saturday, wait to disembark from Italian Coast Guard ship Bruno Gregoretti, at Catania Harbor, Italy, Monday, April 20, 2015. A smuggler’s boat crammed with hundreds of people overturned off Libya’s coast as rescuers approached, causing what could be the Mediterranean’s deadliest known migrant tragedy and intensifying pressure on the European Union Sunday to finally meet demands for decisive action.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo toasts with a mojito during a meeting at the Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 20, 2015. Cuomo is the first U.S. governor to visit Cuba since the Dec. 17 declaration of detente. At right is Gustavo Machin, Cuba’s deputy chief of North American affairs.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas legislator has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for defrauding a bank to help fund his political activities. Former Republican state Rep. Trent LeDoux was sentenced Monday. LeDoux pleaded guilty last May and was ordered to pay about $461,000 in restitution to the bank under a deal with federal prosecutors. LeDoux allegedly obtained three bank loans to buy cattle, but failed to make payments and deposited $28,000 from the loans into his campaign account in late 2011 and 2012. He said after the sentencing hearing that he is truly sorry for his actions.…
“The burning is about done for the year”. This statement was made by Riley County Fire Chief, Pat Collins during Monday’s county commission meeting. Collins reported that his crews did not have any calls in reference to pasture burning on Saturday or Sunday, which hasn’t happened in several weeks. Collins also shared some preliminary numbers regarding pasture burning. He said there have been over 17,000 acres burned this month so far and around 30,000 were burned last month. ————- In other business, the commission viewed the 2015 non-funded projects list during a capitol improvement project work session. Several department heads…
An initial appearance has now been scheduled for a 20-year-old Topeka man who was indicted last week with trying to carry out a suicide attack at Fort Riley. Defendant John T. Booker, Jr., is set for a 9:30 a.m. appearance Tuesday in the federal courthouse in Kansas City, Kan. The hearing’s purpose is to inform the defendant of the charges in the grand jury indictment returned last week. A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday indicted Booker for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and other charges, including attempting to provide material support to an Islamic State…
A General Order regarding body-worn cameras was approved by the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency at its Law Board meeting Monday. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen reminded the group there are two vastly different opinions about how much should be recorded by law enforcement officers, from those who believe cops should record everything they do to the opposite or more civil libertarian view. But the director feels his group has drafted a policy that comes somewhere between those two views. Only a few questions were asked, with Board Member Karen McCulloh wondering about storage. RCPD Captain Tim Hegarty responded…
As KMAN has previously reported, a work site accident took place Monday morning shortly after 10:30 at the construction site of the new KSU Foundation building and K-State Office Park, located at 1800 Kimball Ave.An employee of the steel erection subcontractor, Ferco, was injured and transported for medical treatment. Preliminary reports indicate that the employee’s injuries are not life threatening.Vice President of GE Johnson Construction Co., Justin Cooper, said both emergency medical personnel and K-State Occupational Safety and Health representatives responded quickly to the incident, and that a full investigation is underway by GE Johnson / Hutton, A Joint Venture and its…
In an effort to accurately assess the health and wellness needs of Pottawatomie County, Health Director Leslie Campbell enlisted the help of Project Coordinator for the Riley County Senior Service Center Debbie Nuss and Konza United Way to survey local residents on a variety of quality-of-life issues. The findings were presented to the Pottawatomie County Commissioners during their weekly meeting on Monday, April 20. “This assessment was just completed about a month ago,” said Nuss. “It was the result of a year-long project where we asked the residents of Pottawatomie County to take a survey and give us their input regarding what they…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Flint Hills Discovery Center Marketing Coordinator, Megan Berry; Asst. Professor and Meat Extension Specialist with Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Dr. Travis O’Quinn; and Manhattan Bicycle Coordinator, Joey Lightner and Bicycle Advisory Committee member, Dave Colburn. Megan Berry-segment 1 Travis O’Quinn-segment 1 Lightner and Colburn-segment 1 Lightner and Colburn-segment 2