SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Kansas City Royals are sending former No. 1 overall draft pick Luke Hochevar to the bullpen after more than five seasons of shaky results in the starting rotation. Manager Ned Yost announced the decision Wednesday. Hochevar had been competing with Bruce Chen, Will Smith and Luis Mendoza for the fifth spot in the Royals’ revamped rotation his spring. Hochevar, who is scheduled to make $4.56 million this season, is 38-59 with a 5.39 ERA. He’ll operate as a long reliever and could work back into the rotation, though it’s possible the Royals will seek to…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have reached a deal with cornerback Dunta Robinson. Robinson has played in 131 games over nine NFL seasons with the Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons. His career numbers include 580 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 17 interceptions and 87 pass breakups.
Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City jumped in joy when white smoke poured out, many shouting ‘Habemus Papam!’ or ‘We have a Pope!’
Patrick Scahill, 20, and Virginia Griese, 19, entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of Arson where an apartment building was purposely set aflame leading to the death of 34-year-old Vasanta Pallem on February 6th. Their arraignment trial in U.S. Magistrate Court in Topeka was on Wednesday morning. The case will be reviewed by a panel of experts with the Justice Department to decide if federal prosecutors should seek life in prison or the death penalty for the suspects. Officials have yet to give information on a motive, but it is believed by sources that the fire was…
Authors of the book ‘Zoobiquity’ visited Sunset Zoo to discuss the book and their findings. Wednesday’s presentation and book signing at the zoo followed their presentation at Kansas State University the previous day. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz M.D. is a psychiatrist who holds numerous titles including: Director of Imaging at UCLA and Co-Director of Evolutionary Medicine. Her inspiration for this book came when she went to the zoo with her kids for a zoo sleepover. After the kids went to bed, the adults stayed up to talk. She spoke with zoo workers who asked her to come in and do ultra sounds…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has rewritten tax-cutting legislation before giving it first-round approval. Wednesday night’s voice vote advanced the measure to a final Senate vote set for Thursday. Passage would send it to the House. The Senate kept Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal for cutting income tax rates further, but scrapped part of his plan for revenue-raising offsets to stabilize the budget. Brownback and many GOP legislators want eventually to phase out personal income taxes. The bill retains Brownback’s proposal to cancel a decrease in the state sales tax scheduled for July. But the Senate rejected Brownback’s proposals…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Sedgwick County sheriff says a deputy who was shot in the eye following a chase is out of the hospital. KAKE-TV reports Sheriff Jeff Easter said the 33-year-old deputy was released Wednesday from Wesley Medical Center, where he underwent surgery. The deputy was shot Monday night after a chase that began when he tried to stop a car for traffic violations. Authorities say the car sped off, and the deputy later found it abandoned near Potwin in Butler County. He was shot while searching for the suspects. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper joined the search and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Legislation giving the Kansas governor and lawmakers more power in appointing Court of Appeals judges is on its way to Gov. Sam Brownback. The Senate gave the measure final approval Wednesday on a vote of 28-12. The House passed it earlier this month, and Brownback is expected to sign it. The measure would give the governor the authority to appoint Court of Appeals judges, subject to Senate confirmation. It abolishes the existing attorney-led commission that screens applicants and nominates three finalists. The governor makes the appointment, with no role for lawmakers. Supporters contend the new process will…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has advanced a bill expanding the public places where people with permits could carry concealed weapons. Much of Wednesday’s debate focused on whether legislators had the right to mandate that local governments take additional steps to make public buildings secure. The measure received first-round approval Wednesday, with a final vote is set for Thursday. The bill would allow school districts and state colleges to designate employees who could carry concealed firearms inside their buildings, even if such weapons were banned for others. The measure also would expand the number of public buildings where people…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee leader says the panel has removed the flaws in legislation barring public employee unions from automatically deducting money from members’ paychecks to finance political activities. But the state’s largest teachers union still strongly opposes the measure. Commerce Committee chairwoman Julia Lynn said Wednesday that the panel has narrowed the proposal so it wouldn’t also prevent public employee unions from lobbying lawmakers. Critics argued the measure was broad enough when the House passed it in January to violate the free speech rights of union members. Supporters say they just want to protect union members…