Author: KMAN Staff

Midnight finally arrived for the Texas Longhorns in Omaha. The last of three Big 12 teams still alive in the College World Series defeated Vanderbilt on Friday night to force a second play-in game, but the Commodores scored the winning run in the bottom of the tenth Saturday night to earn a spot in the Championship series against Virginia beginning Monday. It’ll be the first trip to the CWS finals for either team. Texas finished the year at 46-21, a feat even more impressive after the Longhorns finished last in the Big 12 in 2013. Coach Augie Garrido called this…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dustin Ackley delivered the clutch hit, while Chris Young baffled the Kansas City Royals batters. Ackley drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out ninth inning single as the Seattle Mariners beat the Royals 2-1 on Saturday. His single to right on a 2-2 count scored Kyle Seager, who doubled with two outs to start the game-winning rally. Seager moved to third on Stefen Romero’s infield single before Ackley’s hit. Ackley is 5-for-10 off Jason Vargas (7-3), who took the loss. “It was basically a battling at-bat,” Ackley said. “I got behind early and I…

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149 years ago slaves in Texas were told by a Union general that they were free.  The announcement was met with celebration is commemorated each year as Juneteenth. Monique King, coordinator for the Manhattan Juneteenth Celebration, says the event has an important goal. “In order to not repeat the mistakes of the past, you have to know what happened and how to do better, to prevent it from happening in the future,” King said. King says the Juneteenth celebration is a community event. “We want everybody, of all races, to interact with each other and realize we’re not that different.…

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“A great selection of arts and crafts , the car show is massive, and food vendors are great–we’ve got a wonderful food court” were the words Debbie Adcock used to describe this year’s Washunga Days, held annually in Council Grove.  Adcock serves as Executive Director of the Council Grove/Morris County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, and she was pleased with the turn-out at the event. New this year were helicopter rides at an additional cost. Adcock also mentioned the Kaw Inter-tribal Powwow as a unique feature. Lots of children’s activities were also part of Saturday afternoon’s festivities at Riverwalk Park.…

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The spiritual leader of Iraq’s Shiite majority called for a new, “effective” government, increasing pressure on the country’s prime minister  a day after President Barack Obama challenged him to create a more inclusive leadership. <iframe width=”425″ height=”239″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/0uDEfTo9AdI” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>

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