KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Three line workers at the GM assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan., have put together a musical group that sings the praises of GM cars. The Kansas City Star reports the workers have a CD with four songs celebrating GM vehicles and the company’s turnaround from bankruptcy. Dwayne Hawkins, a member of the group, says they “make cars by day and music at night.” He says their dream is to take part in one of GM’s commercials. The automaker isn’t making any promises though. But Hawkins and the other members of the group, Tremaine Stephens and…
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DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera’s body is making it difficult for him to run without appearing to be in pain. Luckily for the Tigers, it’s not keeping the reigning Triple Crown winner from swinging the bat really well. Cabrera hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning, lifting Detroit to a 6-5 win over Kansas City on Saturday night hours after Royals infielder Miguel Tejada was suspended for at least the rest of this season for testing positive for an amphetamine. “Every at-bat, every game, you want to do something good, because I think people pay for that,” Cabrera…
Kansas City Royals infielder Miguel Tejada has been suspended 105 games after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s drug program. The suspension of the 2002 American League MVP is effective immediately, the Office of the Commissoner announced Saturday. Miguel Tejada was suspended 105 games by MLB after testing positive for an amphetamine. “I admitted I made a mistake. But I want people to understand one thing: I wasn’t using a drug to take advantage on the field, or be stronger or hit more home runs,” Tejada said to Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com from his home…
With a series of quick blasts and a cloud of dust, a 13-story building crashed to the ground in Hayward, Calif. Scientists are studying the implosion to prepare for future earthquakes.
The Manhattan Fire Department is conducting fire scenarios at the properties of 901 N 3rd street, 308 Vattier street and 312 Vattier Street, starting Monday and going through Wednesday. This exercise will give the department the ability to train in an actual structure in the community to aid them in being proficient in a variety of disciplines associated with firefighting. Some of the scenarios include-fire attack, search, ventilation, HVAC handling, and MAYDAY operations. There will be no live fire training conducted in the structures, and citzens can expect to see theatrical smoke produced by smoke machines set up within the buildings. The…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence museum is opening a new $300,000 exhibit as the city marks the 150th anniversary of William Clarke Quantrill’s rebel guerrilla attack on the pro-union town. The Lawrence Journal-World Watkins (http://is.gd/6C6YIe ) reports that the exhibit opens Saturday at the Watkins Museum of History. It features displays and artifacts from the Civil War and Bleeding Kansas eras. Among the items on display is Ernst Ulmer’s 4-by-6-foot canvas painting depicting Quantrill’s Raid. The loaned piece, valued at about $30,000, greets visitors as they enter the exhibit. It also features a newly constructed booth with a large touch-screen…
Pressured the entire first half by the San Francisco defense, the Chiefs were unable to get much going without injured Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles. The only touchdown they scored was on a kickoff return, and that wasn’t enough in a 15-13 preseason loss Friday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Alex Smith was just 7 of 16 passing for 62 yards against his former team, very little resemblance to the calm, efficient quarterback who led the Chiefs on a touchdown drive last week at New Orleans. The team as a whole couldn’t get anything going on offense with a combined…
DETROIT (AP) — James Shields and Danny Duffy were too much for the Detroit Tigers’ offense. Shields allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings and was part of a combined four-hit shutout in Kansas City’s 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night to give the Royals a sweep of a day-night doubleheader. Kansas City won the first game 2-1 as Duffy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and pitched a combined two-hitter. “Huge day for us. Shields came back and, basically, matched the outing that Duffy had,” said Eric Hosmer, who homered in each game. Royals pitching…
Originally starting off as a family hobby, Tony Nichols, US Army Veteran and Manhattan resident, has turned the creation of artwork into a job. Being introduced to the process of using a resin by a friend, Nichols takes shards of glass to create commissioned pieces in designs or abstract ones. Nichols mentioned one of the places he lived actually helped push him towards the creations as he tried to bring color to his family’s surroundings. “In the Army, you move a lot and sometimes you don’t have the best housing available to you,” said Nichols. “In Columbia, South Carolina, we had…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has declared a state of disaster emergency for 62 counties hit by severe storms and flooding. The declaration issued Friday authorizes state resources to provide emergency assistance. Brownback said in a written statement that the flooding has damaged infrastructure and that repairs need to be made as quickly “so everyone can get back to business as usual.” Counties named in the declaration are Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Dickinson, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Geary, Gray, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearney,…