DETROIT (AP) — With his team in need of a victory and an anxious crowd waiting, Joe Nathan took the mound and struck out the last three hitters of the game. Any win would have meant a lot to the Detroit Tigers, but Nathan’s performance made this one a little more encouraging. “It was still a matter of just coming to work and trying to get better, trying to figure out what’s going on,” Nathan said. “We’ve been grinding.” Nathan breezed through the ninth inning, and the Tigers ended Kansas City’s 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the…
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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the situation in Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Obama said the US will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, set up joint operation centers.
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. arrives in his workout clothes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 19, 2014. McCarthy is the heavy favorite over Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, to replace Cantor in the second-ranking post in the House GOP leadership
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Flint Hills Summer Fun Camp Coordinator, Melissa Kirkwood, parent Kristin Lundstrom, and intern Tate Pulliam. She also was joined by Vice President for Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Division, John Pagen and Chamber’s Military Community Liaison, Janet Nichols.
A register of deeds meeting earlier this month helped to clear up a lot of confusion, according to Riley County Register of Deeds, Debbie Regester. She attended the meeting in McPherson, and it focused largely on the mortgage registration fee elimination. This was discussed during Thursday’s county commission meeting. Regester explained, an attorney took each line of the bill apart. He then explained what each part can be interpreted as. Regester said this was extremely beneficial, as parts of the bill are vague. Although the attorney cleared up a majority of the confusion, some questions still remain. This bill is…
The Junction City Police Department reports two drug-related arrests Tuesday. Joshua Shaw and Dominic Butler were taken into custody shortly before 10:30 Tuesday night on charges which include sale or possession with intent to sell depressant . And JCPD took another man into custody early Wednesday morning on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. William Cordray was arrested shortly after midnight.
By J. Parker Roberts, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. – Ahead of its deployment to Kuwait, the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team conducted a ceremony June 18 in which leaders cased the brigade colors, inactivated the Special Troops Battalion and reflagged the 1st Engineer Battalion to the 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion. Several thousand Soldiers from the brigade will deploy for nine months in support of Operation Spartan Shield. A group of Soldiers departed the same day as the casing and inactivation ceremony. Meanwhile, the Soldiers of the inactivating BSTB, which was led by Lt.…
STEM Summer Institute is a collaboration between K-State’s College of Education and USD 383 that provides educational experiences for middle school students in everything from technical skills to engineering. Thursday’s STEM session featured special guests from the Manhattan Fire Department and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Chief of Investigations Rose Rozmairek and her yellow Labrador partner, Tana, demonstrated the impressive service they provide to the investigative community. Tana is a fire dog trained in detecting flammable liquids found in fire scenes. Chief Rozmairek was asked about her partnership with Tana and the importance of her line of work.…
An Ogden woman faces a $25,000 bond after her arrest Wednesday noon. Riley County Police reported Thursday morning the arrest of Deliliah Bellamy, 35, while she was at the Riley County Police Department. Bellamy was arrested for motion to revoke probation, which was listed on a warrant from Geary County. Bellamy is no longer in the Riley County Jail. ### A 20-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Wednesday night on a probation violation warrant. Police arrested Gina Jones at approximately 8:50 PM. while she was at the Riley County Jail. The probation violation warrant lists interference with law enforcement as the original offense. Jones was given…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) C.J. Hinojosa homered for the only run and Texas eliminated UC Irvine 1-0 from the College World Series. Chad Hollingsworth stymied UC Irvine, holding the Anteaters to four hits in his eight and a-third innings. Travis Duke finished up for the combined shutout. Texas now moves on to play Vanderbilt on Friday in their bracket final. The Longhorns will need to beat the Commodores twice to reach next week’s championship series. TCU will try to stay alive on Thursday night against Ole Miss.