Shane Conlon is joining teammate Ross Kivett in returning to school after being taken in this month’s MLB draft. Conlon announced his decision on twitter late last night. @Condor__15 Real excited to be a cat next year, great things to come! #unfinishedbusiness Conlon, a redshirt Sophomore, was a first team All-Big 12 selection last year and helped lead K-State to it’s first ever Super Regional. Conlon hit .341 with 28 RBI’s and a team-high seven home runs in 2013. He was drafted in the 21st round by the Kansas City Royals. Junior Jared King is the only of the three…
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WICHTA, Kan. (AP) The state of Kansas and Wichita are seeking a federal grant to move up plans to extend rail passenger service between Wichita and Oklahoma City. The Wichita Eagle reports that the state and the city of Wichita are asking for $12.7 million in federal grant funding to complete planning for the possible extension of Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer line to Wichita and nearby Newton. The project would then connect the Wichita area with the Southwest Chief line, closing a 185-mile service gap from Oklahoma City to Wichita. The grant project includes $3 million in matching funds from the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The first compressed natural gas pump for public use in Kansas is now open in Wichita. The $1 million station was officially opened Thursday at the CNG Services in Wichita. It was designed by Midwest Energy Solutions of Kansas City, Kan. Michael Batten, president of Midwest Energy, said it is the first in Kansas for the public. But Batten expects the number to grow rapidly because natural gas costs less and provides better gas mileage than other fuels. The Wichita Eagle reports the natural gas comes from Black Hills Energy’s regular gas lines. A compressor condenses the…
LANSING, Kan. (AP) A man who walked away from a minimum security job at Lansing Correctional Facility has been recaptured. The Kansas Department of Corrections reports Paul Cohagen, 43, was caught Thursday evening in Leavenworth County. Prison officials did not release more details of where or how he was found. Cohagen was reported missing Monday. He was a plumber at the prison, which allowed him to leave the minimum security area to go to the prison’s main campus. Cohagen is jailed for an August 2011 burglary in Osage County. He was scheduled to be released in November. He has several…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The city of Wichita plans to settle a lawsuit filed after a 12-year-old girl was hit and killed by a police patrol car. Officials say the city will pay the parents of Suhani Bhakta $300,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The girl was killed in February 2012 when she was hit by the patrol car as she ran across a road near her home. A Kansas Highway Patrol investigation verified that the officer was speeding in a 30 mph zone and was not using lights or a siren. Police said the officer was following policy and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say an unknown man burst into another man’s apartment and tried to set the tenant on fire while he was taking a bath. The Wichita Eagle reports the attacker instead set himself ablaze and was seen fleeing the victim’s apartment around 5 a.m. Thursday. The 38-year-old tenant told police he didn’t know his assailant very well and isn’t sure why he would try to set him on fire. Police spokesman Lt. Doug Nolte says police think the suspect is a man in his mid-20s who forced his way into the apartment with a gas can,…
The Miami Heat won their second straight NBA Championship Thursday night, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a tense Game 7, 95-88. Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra called it “the toughest series we’ve been in.”
An all-women jury has been chosen in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, who says he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin in self-defense.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series at home on Friday night against the Chicago White Sox. Jeremy Guthrie (7-4) will take the mound for the Royals, and left-hander Hector Santiago (2-5) will start for the White Sox. Kansas City comes home after winning four games during a seven-game road trip, but have lost two straight. First pitch between the Royals and White Sox is at 7:10pm, and pregame begins at 6:30 on SportsRadio 1350 KMAN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A Texas woman whose cousin was fatally shot by a Kansas City Chiefs player who then killed himself has been given custody of the couple’s infant daughter. Jackson County Probate Commissioner Daniel Wheeler issued his order Thursday afternoon, awarding custody of 9-month-old Zoey Belcher to Sophie Perkins of Pflugerville, Texas. Zoey was orphaned Dec. 1 when Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed Kasandra Perkins, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and shot himself in front of coaches and the team’s then-general manager. Belcher’s mother, Cheryl Shepherd of West Babylon, N.Y., also was seeking custody of the girl.…