CHICAGO (AP)– Lorenzo Cain hit a tiebreaking RBI double and scored in a three-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday. Alcides Escobar homered on the game’s first pitch. Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez also went deep, and the Royals won after squandering a 4-1 lead. Mike Moustakas walked leading off the eighth against Pedro Strop (1-3). Cain then drove him in with a double to the base of the wall in right-center and the Royals scored two more thanks to an error by center fielder Dexter…
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In this courtroom sketch, sports marketing executive Aaron Davidson, foreground center, appears at federal court in New York for arraignment on conspiracy and other charges stemming from the FIFA corruption scandal, Friday, May 29, 2015. Davidson, who was arrested on Wednesday, May 27, was among 14 people named in racketeering indictment accusing soccer officials of accepting more than $150 million in bribes. At far left is an unidentified U.S. Marshal, defense attorney Michael E. Hantman is second left, Aaron Davidson, center, defense attorney Katherine A. Skeele is at right, at far right is defense attorney Katherine A. Skeele, at far…
Flood waters from the Brazos River encroach upon a home in the Horseshoe Bend neighborhood, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Weatherford, Texas. Floodwaters submerged Texas highways and threatened more homes Friday after another round of heavy rain added to the damage inflicted by storms.
Kevin Gwinner, professor and head of the department of marketing and Jon Wefald chair of business leadership, has been named interim dean of Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. The appointment is effective June 15. Gwinner was chosen for the position by a search committee. “Kevin has substantial support from the faculty, and has a long and successful tenure in the college,” said Kirk Schulz, university president. “He will do a superb job in his new post and will certainly help move Kansas State University forward to becoming a Top 50 public research university by 2025.” “I am confident…
Summer reading has an important mission: to motivate kids, teens, and adults to read for fun, and help prevent learning loss while school is out. To accomplish this mission, the Manhattan Public Library has partnered with local businesses and organizations to give out great prizes for reading, such as free books, gift certificates to local restaurants, and passes to the Sunset Zoo and the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The gift certificates and prizes for summer reading have been purchased by the Manhattan Library Association or donated by local businesses and organizations. The library would like to thank these generous sponsors:…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy visits with: State Representative Ron Highland of Wamego Jesse Romo, Director of Manhattan Regional Airport a special segment of open phone lines with comments from callers State Representative Ron Highland of Wamego Jesse Romo, Director of Manhattan Regional Airport, Segment 1. Jesse Romo, Director of Manhattan Regional Airport, Segment 2. Open phone lines with comments from callers.
An Ogden man, sentenced a year and a half ago after a no contest plea to second degree murder, was represented in Riley County District Court Friday for a status hearing. Michael Dechant, 21, who was 19 at the time of his sentencing in December of 2013, had filed a motion to withdraw his previous plea. Another status hearing is set for August 10th in Riley County District Court. Dechant’s sentence was for more than 26 years, in connection with the death of six-month-old Dominick Lubrano. Judge David Stutzman sentenced Dechant to 321 months. Friday’s status hearing was held in…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to an altercation in the 1300 block of Central Park in Manhattan City Park Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:45. A 12-year-old male was taken into custody and ultimately transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility for the offenses of attempted aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal threat, and battery. There were two victims included in this investigation– a 26-year-old female who sustained minor injury after a bite and a 12-year-old male with no injury. All subjects involved were known to each other. Officers found during the physical altercation the subject detained had…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Junction City man has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Shawnee County Jail claiming it failed to provide proper medical attention for a broken bone in his foot and subsequent head injury. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Jason Dixon, 34, filed the lawsuit in a handwritten petition May 13. Dixon is being held on a federal hold order and pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine. Dixon says he broke the bone while playing basketball in plastic flip-flops after being stepped on by another inmate, then later hit…
Mentioning that he “feels a sense of personal responsibility to help restore America to exceptionalism” given that he has delivered more than 5,000 babies, Dr. Roger Marshall announced in Manhattan on Thursday that he will be a Republican candidate for Congress in Kansas’ First Congressional District. “I am a pro-life conservative,” Marshall stated. “I’ve devoted my career to making certain parents and children start in a position to succeed and now I want to shift gears and make certain opportunities abound for them later in life as well.” “It is the American entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic coupled with citizen…