KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) George Brett is stepping down as interim hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals. The Hall of Famer took the job May 30, with the Royals mired in an eight-game losing skid. He said he would do it for a month and wound up doing it for two. He will return to his job as vice president of baseball operations for the Royals, the same job he’s had since retiring as a player following the 1993 season. General manager Dayton Moore says Brett did an incredible job.
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The last hospitalized Boston Marathon bombing victim has gone home, exactly 100 days after the attack that killed 3 people and wounded more than 260. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg above the knee and suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds.
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro is in plea deal talks. Castro is accused of kidnapping three women, raping them and holding them hostage for about a decade. A deal would help him avoid the death penalty.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Cari Merril, Program Manager with American Red Cross on Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, followed by Elyse Cruz and Brandon Gary, Administrator of Angels Care Home Health, and ending with Robbin Cole, Ex. Dir. Pawnee Mental Health. [mp3-jplayer]
Pope Francis headed on Thursday to Varginha, one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, or shantytowns, where he got out of the Popemobile to walk to a soccer stadium to deliver a speech.
Reports out of Spain say that one U.S. Citizen was among 80 people killed in the train derailment that occurred late Wednesday in Northwest Spain. More than 100 people were injured after the train appeared to be rounding a track much faster than the posted speed limit for trains. The accident remains under investigation by Spanish authorities.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The hailstorm that pounded south-central Kansas earlier this week has left automotive dealers with big headaches, but it’s also giving prospective buyers a chance at big bargains. The Hutchinson News reports dealerships in the city were scrambling to get insurance appraisals after the fast-moving storm hit the area Tuesday night. Large hailstones dinged hundreds of vehicles parked in dealers’ lots. The general manager of Midwest Superstore says all 400 cars on the lot were damaged, and signs announcing discounts of up to $6,000 went up immediately. But Nick Hill also says that some vehicles will be taken…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A special session of the Kansas Legislature would cost from $35,000 to $40,000 a day, with lawmakers’ pay making up the bulk of the expense. Legislative Administrative Services Jeff Russell provided the estimate Thursday following a request from Attorney General Derek Schmidt to Gov. Sam Brownback to call a special session by mid-September. Schmidt wants lawmakers to quickly rewrite a state law that allows judges to sentence some convicted murderers to at least 50 years in prison before they seek parole. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision raised questions about the law’s constitutionality. Lawmakers receive $89 in…
PRATT, Kan. (AP) Pratt police say a woman is dead and a man was critically injured after an overnight shooting. The shooting was reported shortly before midnight Wednesday. The man was taken to Wichita with critical injuries. Pratt police say a suspect is in custody and the investigation is continuing. No other details have been released.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas is asking the state for an additional $4.5 million for its medical school in Wichita. Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little told the Board of Regents Wednesday the university wants to double class sizes at the Wichita school and fund physicians for the faculty. Doug Girod, executive vice chancellor for the Kansas Medical Center, said the university is hopeful it will get the funding because it is for a specific purpose. Earlier this year, state lawmakers cut nearly $4 from the University of Kansas budget. The Lawrence Journal-World reports if the money is approved, it…