CHICAGO (AP) Paul Konerko and Gordon Beckham homered late, Chris Sale pitched eight solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday night. Konerko tied it leading off the seventh and Beckham gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead with a solo shot in the eighth off Luis Mendoza. The AL Central leaders won for the 10th time in 13 games. A.J. Pierzynski added two hits. Although he didn’t go deep after tying the White Sox record with homers in five straight games, he drove in the first run with a double in the…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County police are investigating an armed robbery at Domino’s Pizza on Tuttle Creek Boulevard, reported a little after 8:30 Monday night. The suspect is described as a white male, 5’6″ tall, weighing about 130 pounds, wearing a black and white scarf on his face, black hoodie, and blue jeans. He had brown hair with spiked tips. He reportedly had two handguns in his waistband. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup indicates the suspect demanded money, but when told by the employee there were no keys, he left–fleeing in a southeasterly direction in a silver pickup. Anyone with information is asked to call RCPD at 537-2112…
During Monday’s Riley County Commissioner meeting, Assistant County Counselor, Craig Cox, came before commissioners to propose the repaving projects for Lakeview, Cliffside, Stony Brook, Vista Acres, and Terra Heights. All five areas had more than the 51% requirement of owners to petition for the work and they satisfied all other requirements as well. Commissioners approved the projects with both Commissioner Dave Lewis and Chair Al Johnson approving the resolutions. Commissioner Karen McCulluh was not in attendance for this vote. Other items on the agenda included an overview of how the 2012 Riley County Fair went from Riley County Extension Director,…
Alex Morgan scored in extra time as the United States beat Canada 4-3 in a women’s soccer semifinal at the London Olympics. The U.S. will face Japan in the gold medal game on Thursday.
11 Israelis killed in a 1972 attack in Munich were remembered in a memorial ceremony in London. But anger is growing over IOC refusal to include a moment of silence in the Olympic opening ceremony.
A mosque in Joplin, Missouri, burned to the ground Monday in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month, officials said. Officials say the building was a total loss. No injuries were reported and no charges were filed.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The political action committee of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce has spent more than $394,000 on legislative races in the final days before Tuesday’s party primaries. Campaign finance reports filed through Monday show most of the money went for mailings and radio spots for conservative Republicans running for state Senate. The chamber’s PAC reported spending nearly $307,000 on Sunday alone, but chamber vice president Jeff Glendening said $45,000 of the spending also was listed in an earlier report. The chamber is backing efforts by GOP conservatives to oust a dozen moderate Republican senators in primary races. But…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Wichita public library will reopen its main branch Tuesday after dealing with bedbugs that were found last week. A patron reported seeing an insect last Wednesday in a chair at the downtown branch. An expert identified it as a bedbug, and a search turned up more of the insects on chairs in two lounge areas. Library officials brought in pest control companies and a dog trained to detect bedbugs to search the premises. All of the lounge seating has been removed, and other seating and some materials on shelves have been treated. Library director Cynthia Berner…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says the state’s corn and soybean crops are in the worst condition since the agency began keeping records in 1985. In its weekly update, the agency said Monday that 69 percent of the corn crop was in poor to very poor condition. About 22 percent was in fair condition, with just 8 percent rated good and only 1 percent rated excellent. About 7 percent of the state’s corn acreage had been harvested for grain by Sunday. The hot, dry weather is also hurting soybeans, with 67 percent in poor to very poor condition.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Moderate Republicans trying to retain control of the Kansas Senate may get help from Democrats temporarily switching parties to vote against conservative challengers in Tuesday’s GOP primaries. The state GOP allows only registered Republicans to vote in its primaries. Kansas Democratic chairwoman Joan Wagnon says local party officials have seen hundreds of people switch their affiliations to the GOP in counties with contested Senate races. Wagnon said Monday she believes the party-switching will be a significant factor. Voter registration numbers from Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office also suggested such a trend. But Kansas Republican Party executive…