On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission Chair, Stan Hartwich, Administrato,r Robert Reece, and Management Asst. Operations, Dustin Trego. She also talked to Michelle Haub and Don Rasmussen with the Pig out for Parkinson’s event.
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After K-State grabbed an early 2-0 lead, Soloman Williams hit a solo homer in the top of the 6th as Cal State Bakersfield went on to a 5-2 victory over the Wildcats on Monday night at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State would get an RBI single from Tanner DeVinny in the first and a sac fly by Austin Fisher in the 5th, but only managed two hits beyond that point. The Roadrunners tied the game in the 6th when Andrew Lojewski scored on a K-State error following a single by David Metzgar. Bakersfield took a 4-2 lead in the 7th when…
CLEVELAND (AP) Jason Kipnis and Michael Brantley hit two-run homers, powering the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Monday night. Kipnis connected in the sixth inning off Jeremy Guthrie, overcoming a 3-2 deficit. Brantley provided Cleveland a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Alex Gordon and Omar Infante each had two of the Royals’ six hits. Infante gave Kansas City a 3-2 lead in the 5th with an RBI single. Game 2 of the four game series between the Royals and Indians is at 6:05pm on Tuesday night in Cleveland.
As KMAN has previously reported, Governor Sam Brownback signed HB 2506 Monday, which addresses school funding. Before signing the legislation, Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board member, Aaron Estabrook presented the governor with nearly 3,000 signatures of Kansans that asked him to not sign the bill, in order to keep due process rights for teachers. Despite Estabrook’s attempt, Brownback still signed the bill. KMAN spoke to Estabrook, and the entire interview can be found below. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Aaron-Estabrook-on-Gov.mp3
The Chiefs are speaking with representatives of quarterback Alex Smith about an extension that would keep him in Kansas City beyond next season. Smith said this afternoon that his agent has been talking with the team about a new contract. Smith is due to make $7.5 million in the final year of a contract signed in 2012, when he was still with the San Francisco 49ers. Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid have both expressed their desire to keep Smith in Kansas City, but his play last season underscored his value. Smith completed 66 percent of his passes with…
Vice President Joe Biden addressed the ongoing crisis Ukraine, urging leaders the United States is prepared to assist in the rebuilding of its government.
The future of Aereo, an online service that provides over-the-air TV channels, hinges on a battle with broadcasters that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Officials say a 16-year-old boy is “lucky to be alive” and unharmed after flying from California to Hawaii stowed away in a plane’s wheel well, surviving cold temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen.
With security tight along the 26.2-mile course, nearly 36,000 runners set out from the Boston Marathon starting line Monday in a “Boston Strong” show of resilience a year after the bombing that turned the race into a scene of carnage. Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the 26.2 mile race since 1983
From the anticipated discussion of dealing with drinking establishments to the treatment of a suicide four years ago–Riley County Law Board members heard from a variety of folks during a lengthy Monday meeting with some of the discussion becoming emotional. Earlier in the meeting local bar owner Rusty Wilson even apologized to Sgt. Brad Ingalls,after originally picking him out as harrassing him. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen told the board his findings, saying the complaint was unfounded and didn’t happen. Wilson at one point in the meeting talked about needing the help of the police but toward the…