ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Tony Moeaki spent most of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offseason workouts watching from the sideline with a baseball cap on his head. Donnie Avery did the same thing. They’re both happy to have a helmet on instead. Moeaki had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after last season, keeping the tight end from participating in the first round of practices under new coach Andy Reid. Avery only managed to get in a couple workouts before a high ankle sprain sidelined the wide receiver. Both of them are allowed to practice with the rookies this week…
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The Manhattan Manko Senior 17ers led by as many as five runs, but the Leavenworth Diamond Jaxx sent the game to extra innings and picked up a 10-9 victory in 11 innings on Wednesday night. Manko must now rematch with the Diamond Jaxx in their zone tournament final on Thursday night with a spot in the state tournament on the line. Chris Klug pounded out five hits in six at-bats, while Jesse Steinbring knocked in three runs.
A US Airways Express jet got stuck at the gate in Charlotte, North Carolina for about two hours on Wednesday. A beekeeper eventually came and caught the bees, so the plane could fly to Indianapolis.
The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency’s secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records Wednesday. The vote was 217-205 and came after a fierce debate.
Despite calls for him to step aside following new sexting revelations, embattled New York City mayoral candidate and former Congressman Anthony Weiner vowed to push forward with his campaign, with his wide by his side.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Authorities in a northeast Kansas county are cautioning residents not to be fooled by a scammer posing as a sheriff’s employee demanding money. Investigators say someone has been making calls from what appears to be a non-emergency dispatch number of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department. The caller claims to work for the sheriff’s department and tells potential victims they’ll be arrested on a warrant unless they pay him some money immediately. Master Deputy Tom Erickson says the sheriff’s procedure for contacting people facing warrants does not include a demand for immediate payment of a bond. Johnson County…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has awarded a couple $202,500 in a dispute over a dam that was once part of Hutchinson’s flood-control program. Jerry and Georgia McGonigle bought a home in 2008 without being told they would be responsible for maintaining the dam. The previous owner had received complaints about the dam’s condition. The Hutchinson News reports couple owned the property before being told about their liability. Bids for repairing the dam were as high as seven figures. After litigation began, the city of Hutchinson abandoned the dam agreement and was not part of the case. The $202,500…
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Arkansas City police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at an apartment over the weekend. The police say in a news release that Manton Kieffer died Sunday at an Arkansas City hospital. When officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at the Garden Walk Apartments, they found neighbors performing CPR on the child. Police say the boy apparently was being cared for by the mother’s boyfriend. The cause of death has not been determined.
DERBY, Kan. (AP) Authorities have identified a man found dead in a backyard pool in south-central Kansas, but they still don’t know the circumstances of the death. The Sedgwick County sheriff’s department said Wednesday the man has been identified as Kyle Phelps, 34, of Derby. Deputies found Phelps floating in the pool behind a Derby-area home Tuesday afternoon after being asked to check on his welfare. The deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived and pronounced Phelps dead. Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Stover tells The Wichita Eagle that Phelps was connected to a person who lives at the home and was a…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Riley County Schools as Antoinette Root, new Riley County High School principal, and Jacyln West, new Blue Valley/Randolph elementary principal, stop by. [mp3-jplayer]