HOUSTON (AP) Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to give the Houston Astros a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. The Astros trailed by one in the fourth inning before Dominguez launched his fourth homer of the season into the Crawford Boxes in left field to give Houston a 6-4 lead. Castro’s homer came in Houston’s two-run third inning before Kansas City took the lead on a three-run home run by Miguel Tejada in the fourth. It was his first homer since 2011. Houston’s Dallas Keuchel (1-1) allowed nine…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately. Black has graduated from Memphis and has one year of eligibility left. Last season, Black started five of 32 games played for Memphis and averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. His 58.9 field goal percentage was second best on the team. He had 20 blocked shots and 22 steals at the power forward position. For his career, Black has averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds and made 60 starts.
Angel Kendrick (19) of Manhattan was sentenced Monday to serve eight months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for aggravated battery and sexual battery. Kendrick was originally charged with rape, but entered a plea agreement on May 17th. According to the Riley County Police Department, the incident occurred between the 15th and 16th of July, 2012.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says “hearts are broken” for parents who are wondering about the fate of their children after the tornado that devastated suburban Oklahoma City.
MULVANE, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Star has booked country singer Tim McGraw for the grand opening concert of its arena in Mulvane Its grand opening concert July 7 marks the latest phase of the development at the Kansas Star Casino. McGraw is best known for hits like “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Where the Green Grass Grows” and his latest hit, “Highway Don’t Care.” The Kansas Star Casino was temporarily located on the arena floor for its first year of operation. It moved into its permanent facility in December. That allowed work to begin on remodeling the arena for its…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A central Kansas man has been sentenced to 260 years in prison for using a 9-year-old girl to produce child pornography. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten handed down the punishment Monday to Philip Andra Grigsby, 50, of Marquette. Grigsby pleaded guilty earlier to eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count each of possession of child pornography and unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says in a news release that he wants the sentence to send a message. The investigation began after Grigsby sent emails containing…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An engineering firm says it plans to appeal a decision by federal regulators in favor of a whistleblower allegedly fired for reporting unsafe conditions at a nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Georgia-based Enercon Services violated whistleblower protections when it retaliated against an engineer for raising concerns during construction work at the Wolf Creek plant in Burlington. OSHA acting regional administrator Marcia Drumm said in a news release Monday that professionals in the nuclear power industry have a right and responsibility to report safety-related concerns. Enercon said in an email…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pat Collins, Riley County Emergency Management Director, followed by Bill Spiegel, Director of Communications for Kansas Wheat Commission. [mp3-jplayer]
The completion date for the Justice Center in Pottawatomie County has been pushed back again. Due to change orders and request for more time, the completion of the center is now looking to be done the third week in July, with the total move being done by August. Though, according to Trisha Brooke-Fruendt, Construction Manager for SMH Consultants, things continue to be completed on site. The commission did approve a few change orders, but others were tabled until either more information could be gathered or discussion with other individuals could be had. Other items on the agenda included monthly reports from…
[mp3-jplayer] – You Can’t Be Serious: a football recruit accidentally tweets porn – Former Georgetown Hoya Brandon Bolden talks about his transfer to K-State, his role on the team and how much weight he wants to put on this offseason – Matt puts K-State baseball Big 12 title in perspective