The unemployment rate in the Manhattan metropolitan area went up a little this past month. That’s according to numbers just released by the Kansas Department of Labor, which indicates a 4.3 percent rate for May, compared to 4.1 percent in April. That’s still way below last May’s numbers of 5.4 percent though. The Manhattan metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary Counties. The city of Manhattan by itself had a 3.6 percent rate, actually down from 3.8 percent the month before. Manhattan continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, with the 3.6…
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On New Year’s Day a St. Mary’s resident was arrested for the death of a Rossville man, and on Friday morning in Pottawatomie County court the prosecution and defense squared off on whether or not portions of evidence should be allowed in the upcoming jury trial. Pablo Gonzalez is charged with second degree homicide and aggravated assault after the body of Rossville resident Levi Bishop was found deceased in the passenger seat of his vehicle on January 1st. The defense questioned admissibility of statements given by Gonzalez to the police on the morning of the incident, and argued one of the mitigating factors was Gonzalez’s blood alcohol…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs will head into training camp next month with plenty of questions. Who will replace Brandon Flowers at cornerback? When will Pro Bowl linebacker Justin Houston show up? Will quarterback Alex Smith land a long-term contract? Who will earn the open spots along the offensive line? And for that matter, the defensive line? The Chiefs had their final workout Thursday of a mandatory three-day minicamp. Along with another no-show by Houston, who like Smith is opening for a long-term contract, the biggest news of the day was wide receiver Dwayne Bowe coming up lame.…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) TCU is out of the College World Series after a 6-4 loss to Ole Miss. Will Allen had three hits and three RBIs for the Rebels. Ole Miss needs to sweep Virginia on Friday and Saturday night to reach next week’s best-of-three championship series. Friday’s first game in Omaha has Texas, the Big 12’s only remaining team, against unbeaten Vanderbilt at 3:00pm. The Longhorns must beat the Commodores twice to reach the championship series.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who survived a recall effort just a few years ago now finds himself at the center of allegations he was part of a criminal scheme involving campaign fundraising.
Faced with a situation in Iraq that grows more tense by the day, President Obama also is seeing his poll numbers hit an all-time low.
Today on “The Game”…The Royals streak ends at 10. Chiefs minicamp continues. Texas stays alive in CWS. John’s “World Cup Minute.” Full THrottle with Lyle Shepard. Also You Can’t Be Serious.
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…
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