KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals agreed to terms with left-hander Bruce Chen on one-year deal Thursday, giving them a veteran pitcher comfortable as a long reliever or in the starting rotation. Kansas City had yet to announce the contract, which includes a mutual option for 2015. The 36-year-old, one of the most popular players in the clubhouse, has spent the past five seasons in Kansas City. He’s coming off perhaps the finest year of his 15′-year career, going 9-4 with a 3.27 ERA while making 15 starts and 19 appearances out of the bullpen. Chen will likely assume a…
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The Manhattan High girls basketball team opened up the 19th annual Mid America Classic at McPherson in convincing fashion with a 60-24 win in the first round over Hays. The Tribe defense was key throughout the ballgame, forcing 18 first half turnovers and a total of 30 in the game. MHS was paced by Darby Price with a stout double-double; 14 points and 14 rebounds. Caroline Ballard was solid as well, scoring 13 points and grabbing nine boards. In all, 11 Manhattan girls scored in the ballgame. Many of the younger girls got the opportunity to see the floor…
Meredith Kercher’s brother Lyle, left, and sister Stephanie wait for the reading of the verdict for the murder of the British student in Florence, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. An appeals court in Florence upheld the convictions of U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison, raising the specter of a long legal battle over her extradition. After nearly 12 hours of deliberation Thursday the court reinstated the guilty verdict first handed down against Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in 2009.
President Barack Obama looks at a crank shaft as he tours General Electric’s Waukesha Gas Engines facility, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Waukesha, Wis. as part of a four-stop tour he is making to expand on themes from his State of the Union address.
Updated:Friday morning Names and vehicle information were provided overnight by the Kansas Highway Patrol, regarding Thursday evening’s accident two miles north of Manhattan on Highway 24. KHP confirms the accident, which occurred shortly before five p.m., occurred when a 2009 Toyota Corrola driven by Carson Faessler, 19, of Lodgepole, Nebraska was eastbound and went left of center, striking a 2004 Dodge Dakota head on. The truck was driven by Donald Currey, 59, of Riley. Both had seatbelts on. This is the reason why having lorry or truck insurance is important. Faessler was life-flighted to St. Francis Via Christi in Wichita…
4:30 p.m.- The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 729 Brierwood Drive early Thursday afternoon for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a two-story residence with smoke and flames coming through the roof. The fire was contained to the attic within 30 minutes of the initial alarm assignment. Crews responded with 5 fire apparatus and 17 firefighters, with the last units still on scene at roughly 3:30 p.m. Brierwood Drive was closed for several hours due to the fire. The building is a single family residence and the owners, Terry and Tara Cupps of Manhattan, were not at home at the time…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 29 points, including six straight late in the game, to lead #6 Kansas to a 92-81 victory over #16 Iowa State on Wednesday night and help push the Jayhawks’ winning streak to seven straight games. Wiggins, the nation’s top ranked recruit, sealed up the win with an emphatic dunk that gave Kansas an 81-72 lead with just under 3 minutes remaining in the game. Perry Ellis added 20 points for the Jayhawks (16-4, 7-0 Big 12), which has won five straight over the Cyclones (15-4, 3-4). Georges Niang led Iowa State with 24…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals acquired outfielder Carlos Peguero from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash. The 26-year-old Peguero has spent parts of the last three seasons with Seattle. He is a career .195 hitter with nine home runs and 27 RBIs in 219 at-bats in the majors. Kansas City also designated left-handed pitcher Everett Teaford for assignment. Teaford made one appearance for the Royals in 2013.
Justin Bieber turned himself in to Toronto police on an assault charge Wednesday, the second arrest in a week for the baby-faced 19-year-old pop star. An official said the charge has to do with an alleged assault on a limo driver in December.
Tuesday’s storm deposited mere inches of snow, barely enough to qualify as a storm up North. And yet it was more than enough to paralyze Deep South cities such as Atlanta and Birmingham, and strand thousands of workers.