TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say two people have been killed and three injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike west of Topeka. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that a sport utility vehicle driving from Omaha, Nebraska, rolled Saturday night near a highway exit. Turnpike officials said the vehicle was turning too fast while exiting the highway. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Janetta-Marie Niesha Godbolt and 20-year-old Arthur L Godbolt Jr. Three other occupants of the vehicle were taken to a hospital, but their conditions weren’t immediately available.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boston slugger David Ortiz left the ballpark early due to what Red Sox manager John Farrell called a family emergency. “He’s fine. He got called away from this game,” Farrell said. “There was a family emergency that he had to attend to and he jumped on a flight late this afternoon. He should catch up with us in Pittsburgh.” Even without him, Boston was able to rally past Kansas City for an 8-4 victory on Sunday as Daniel Nava hit a grand slam and Xander Bogaerts added a three-run shot. The loss continued the Royals slide.…
Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her return to Iowa for the first time since the 2008 presidential campaign. The high-profile appearance drove speculation about another White House bid into overdrive.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said after an emergency meeting of his military and security chiefs on Sunday that the Islamic State group poses a massive security threat and pledged to destroy the organization.
KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) Jeremy Guthrie retired the final 17 batters he faced, Omar Infante had three hits and drove in two runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Saturday night. Manager Ned Yost overhauled his batting order and got immediate results. The Royals scored seven runs for the first time since Aug. 19, a span of 22 games. Nori Aoki, batting second for the first time this season, and Alex Gordon, who snapped an 0-for-22 skid, each had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run. Infante, who usually bats second,…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications CARBONDALE, Ill. – The K-State volleyball team picked up its seventh straight win as well as first place in the Saluki Invitational after beating IPFW 3-1 (25-20, 28-26, 19-25, 25-20) on Saturday at SIU Arena. Freshman Kylee Zumach and sophomore Brooke Sassin powered the Wildcats (9-1) with 15 and 14 kills, respectively. Sassin earned her second all-tournament honor of the season after she had 49 kills over the tournament’s three matches. Sassin was joined on the all-tournament team by sophomore Kersten Kober, who paced K-State with 17 digs against…
Minnesota Vikings fan sounds off on running back Adrian Peterson being indicted in Texas on a charge of child abuse. Peterson’s attorney says the allegation stems from Peterson using a switch to spank his son.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to meet with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Kerry arrived in Cairo for a short visit of less than a day to discuss how Egypt can help in the fight against the Islamic State group. He has been on a regional trip to garner support for President Barack Obama’s initiative to go assemble a coalition of nations willing to go after the militant group. Kerry heads to Paris next for a meeting on how to support Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican Senator Pat Roberts’ re-election campaign has posted an online ad attacking independent candidate Greg Orman as a liberal pretending to be conservative. But Orman’s campaign demanded Friday that Roberts’ team remove the ad because it edits audio from their recent debate at the Kansas State Fair. Orman spokesman Sam Edelen called the audio “fake”.
The Color Run is described as the “Happiest 5K on the Planet”, and is currently on it’s Kaleidescope Tour. The tour stopped in Manhattan Saturday morning, and several volunteers could be seen around the east side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium assisting with the event. Runners are instructed to arrive to the event wearing white t-shirts, and are even provided white t-shirts on site as well. Throughout the 5K, there are different color stations where runners get dowsed in paint powder. Once they reach the finish line, the runners have purple, pink, yellow and blue on their once-clean shirts. Law enforcement…