The Manhattan Manko Senior 17ers scored nine runs in the first two innings, four more in the fourth, and six in the seventh to beat Atchison 19-9 in the opening round of the zone tournament at Leavenworth on Monday night. Chris Klug led Manko with five RBI’s, while Josh Klug and Alex Huerta each pounded out three hits. The Senior 17ers will face one of two teams from Leavenworth in the next round on Tuesday night, the Diamond Jaxx or Geiger.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy each drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games. Davis, who leads the majors with 97 RBIs, drove in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning double and another with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. Hardy homered, his 17th of the season, in the four-run sixth with Davis aboard. He picked up another RBI in the third when Davis scored on his ground out. The Orioles’ 18-hit attack matched…
Officials say the nose gear of a plane landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed as the aircraft touched down on the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.
A brief but violent protest over the Pope’s visit broke out in Brazil. Several hundred people protested the expense of Pope Francis’ visit. Two people were arrested.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are arriving on the campus of Missouri Western for their first training camp under coach Andy Reid. Rookies and quarterbacks were reporting Monday ahead of the full squad, which will begin practice in earnest on Friday. The Chiefs play their first preseason game Aug. 9 at New Orleans, and then open the regular season Sept. 8 at Jacksonville. After going 2-14 last year, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt fired coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli this past offseason. Longtime Packers personnel man John Dorsey was brought in as the new…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The National Park Service has added a former elementary school in Kansas City, Kan., that’s long been used as a community center to the National Register of Historic Places. The Kansas State Historical Society says the former Franklin Elementary School building is now one of about 1,300 Kansas sites on the national list of historically significant properties. The Park Service added the school in the Argentine section of Kansas City, Kan., to the register last month. The school opened in 1898, with four teachers and students in first through eighth grade. In 1910, the school was…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Steve Frazier and Doug Williams with the Kaw Valley rodeo. [mp3-jplayer]
As the completion date is only a few weeks off, a date has been decided for the open house to allow the public to tour the new Justice Center before the departments make their move. On Saturday, August 10, from 10 am until 2 pm, the building will be opened and guests will get to tour the facility. After Phase II of the project, a dedication ceremony will be held as a final completion of the new Justice Center. Though, the Justice Center looks to be ending on time, there is concern for another project as a letter was read…
Nicki the fire truck doesn’t fight fires anymore. This pink traveling memorial spreads love and hope in support of women who have cancer, and she’s coming to the Kaw Valley Rodeo for Tough Enough to Wear Pink night on Friday, July 26. Held in conjunction with the Riley County Fair, the rodeo will be at 8 p.m. in Wells Arena in CiCo Park, Manhattan. The Kaw Valley Rodeo Association’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign supports Kansas State University’s Johnson Cancer Research Center, which directs all donations to cancer research and student training at the university. Nicki will be…
Riley County department heads raised concerns regarding the new concealed carry bill, that went into effect July 1st, during a previous county commission meeting. Department heads were concerned about concealed carry for their employees, when they are not in county buildings, but are working off grounds. Department heads came to a consensus, during one of their recent department heads meeting, that they want a consistent policy in place for all departments. County Counselor, Clancy Holeman wrote a draft personnel policy amendment prohibiting employee caoncealed carry while on the job. Holeman mentioned, “the statute does not say anything about unlicensed concealed…