KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Sporting Kansas City won the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night, outlasting Seattle in a penalty shootout to derail the Sounders’ bid to become the first team to win four straight titles. Kansas City won the shootout 3-2 after the teams finished overtime tied 1-1. Sporting converted three of five attempts, while the Sounders missed their last three. Eddie Johnson’s shot over the bar on Seattle’s last attempt sealed Kansas City first Cup title since the then-Wizards won it in 2004. Kei Kamara opened the scoring for Kansas City on a penalty kick in the…
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Hurricane-force winds hit parts of Kansas on Wednesday. Winds reached 79 miles per hour in Shawnee County, blowing trucks off a highway.
Country singer Randy Travis is charged with driving while intoxicated and threatening law officers. Texas officials say he crashed his Pontiac Trans Am and was found naked and combative at the scene Tuesday night.
New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort had a surprise visitor at its lodge this week when a bear found its way inside through a back door that was left open. Surveillance video captured the animal wandering through the lobby and some of the corridors.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The nation’s chief agricultural negotiator plans to meet with Kansas producers to talk about trade issues. Isi Siddiqui is a presidential appointee in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He planned several stops in Kansas on Thursday to discuss efforts to bring down trade barriers and increase U.S. farm exports. In Johnson County, Siddiqui is to tour Bayer Animal Health Co. and Kansas State University’s research lab. He also plans to tour the Cargill Innovation Center in Wichita and host a roundtable meeting with the Wichita Agribusiness Council.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has granted an extension for motions in the case of a Kansas man facing child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia on Wednesday extended the deadline for pre-trial motions in the case of Michael D. Arnett of Roeland Park. The motions, previously required Aug. 6, are due Oct. 9. Arnett faces federal charges of making, possessing and distributing child pornography. A lawyer for Arnett says he’s pleaded not guilty. Investigators have said Arnett’s computer files also contained online chats about his desire to abduct, kill and eat children and had a photo…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature are hoping Republicans disillusioned with the results of their party’s primaries will back Democrats in November. House Minority Leader Paul Davis and Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Wednesday the general election gives voters one more chance to decide how far Gov. Sam Brownback can advance his conservative agenda. Eight moderate GOP incumbents were ousted from the state Senate Tuesday by conservative challengers. Hensley says an unprecedented amount of outside money was spent on the GOP primaries. But he and Davis say despite being the minority party in Kansas, Democrats offer…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) After fireworks ignited several grassfires and destroyed a home during the July Fourth weekend, Hutchinson city officials have had enough. The city council has directed the city staff to prepare an ordinance to ban aerial fireworks and other fireworks that shoot sparks more than 6 feet in any direction. Fire Chief Kim Forbes says he is nearly 100 percent sure that fireworks started a fire that did $500,000 damage to a home on July 5. The department also extinguished 33 grass fires on July 4. Representatives of two fireworks dealers asked the council not to impose the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The drought that has hit Kansas this year has also taken a toll on the Bartlett Arboretum outside Wichita. But arboretum officials have taken the drought as an opportunity to dredge Euphrates Creek, which often floods the arboretum in Belle Plaine when it rains. The creek has only been dredged twice in its 102-year history. The Wichita Eagle reports that dredging the creek will alleviate flooding and will also help the ecosystem and minimize blue-green algae. Owner Robin Macy says the drought is the best time to clear out ponds and creeks. She says the dredging is…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) Hays officials have declared a “water watch” to encourage residents to conserve water. The city said on Tuesday that a water watch means the city’s well fields have deteriorated and peak water consumption is abnormally high. The Hays Daily News reports a water watch is the first level of the city’s water operations plan. Some of the restrictions include no street sweeping or hydrant flushing, reduced watering of ball fields and no new permits for newly seeded or sodded lawns. City Manager Toby Dougherty says the voluntary restrictions are intended to stabilize well field levels and lower…