KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Lorenzo Cain hit a two-run homer during a four-run eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. The Royals won back-to-back games for the first time since May 4-5 thanks to an offense that produced as many runs in the eighth as it had in any of its last 14 games. Their seven runs total was their most since beating the Astros by the same score on May 21. Wade Davis allowed three unearned runs before the Royals bullpen took control. Luke Hochevar, Tim Collins…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The new faces in charge of the Kansas City Chiefs have been pleased with the progress made as the team wrapped up several weeks of offseason workouts on Thursday. General manager John Dorsey said during an interview with The Associated Press that while he’s never content, he believes the foundation is being poured for sustainable success. That would be welcomed news in Kansas City, where the Chiefs are coming off a 2-14 year that resulted in general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel being shown the door. They haven’t won a playoff game since 1993…
Update: 6-10-13 Details were released Monday regarding a fire at the Eastside Sonic Restaurant in Manhattan last Friday. As KMAN first reported early Friday morning, a structure fire was reported at the restaurant at about 7:45 in the morning, located at 800 North Third Street. The Monday morning response form from the Manhattan Fire Department indicates a total loss of $7,500, with $5,000 to the contents and $2,500 to the structure. The cause was determined to be accidental, with a small grease fire in the kitchen area. #### The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a fire at Sonic, located on…
Dueling measures in the Senate fail, raising concerns that interest rates on new student college loans will double come July 1. Americans already have more than $1 trillion in student loan debt.
The government has been secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A lawsuit by the state of Kansas to force a Topeka sperm donor to pay child support is on hold while a judge considers whether to remove herself from the case. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County District Judge Mary Mattivi had a 25-minute hearing Wednesday but didn’t issue a decision. She said she needed to do research and read the lengthy affidavit submitted by an attorney for sperm donor William Marotta. There’s been no public explanation for the request for Mattivi to step aside. The state argues Marotta must pay child support because he is…
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) A Lenexa company has been fined about $27,000 for failing to follow federal rules on lead paint. The Environmental Protection Agency said in a release Wednesday that HarenLaughlin Construction Co. will pay $27,286 for not using required practices for lead paint while renovating a multifamily building in Kansas City, Mo. Under the agreement, HarenLaughlin will complete a $24,500 supplemental environmental project to remove lead-based paint from a nearby apartment and pay the remaining $2,786 in cash. The lead paint rule requires contractors that work on buildings constructed before 1978 to use lead-safe work practices. Lead exposure can…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Sedgwick County Sheriff says inmates are wasting too much toilet paper, so he’s reduced their supply. Sheriff Jeff Easter is limiting inmates to one roll a week. He says that will cut the amount his office is spending on toilet paper from $100,000 to $50,000 a year. Inmates are allowed to buy extra toilet paper. Exceptions will be made for those who are indigent, or inmates who are sick. Easter says inmates plug toilets and cover vents and doors with the toilet paper to absorb the smell when they are illegally smoking tobacco or marijuana. Several…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) An 11-year-old Salina girl who suffered an electrical shock while playing in a rainstorm remains in critical condition at a Wichita hospital. An uncle of Jayden Hicks told The Salina Journal the family has seen some improvements since the girl was hospitalized May 29 but he did not give specifics. The girl was found lying on two in-ground electrical junction boxes in front of the Campbell Plaza in downtown Salina. Four other children playing with her and a firefighter who was injured during the rescue were treated and released at a Salina hospital. Fire Marshal Roger Williams…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Corporation Commission will not ask an independent consultant to investigate the executive director’s complaints about the agency’s staff. On Wednesday, commissioner Tom Wright proposed a review of director Patti Petersen-Klein’s remarks to an auditor that the agency was overstaffed, inefficient and had no accountability. The motion died after another commissioner declined to support it. The third commissioner was not at the meeting. The Topeka Capital-Journal last week reported that Patti Petersen-Klein told the consultant the agency’s employees were lazy and the agency was dysfunctional. The agency’s employees complained to the auditor that Petersen-Klein’s management style…